The Spanish Armada, La Furia Roja, will cruise to its first ever World Cup victory. They have all the pieces and some to spare. I dont care who thinks Brazil is ranked #1 in the world, Spain is clearly the best national team on the planet. Actually, updated FIFA world rankings have Spain back ahead of Brazil at #1.
The path is not without danger though. Spains group will match up with the 2nd place team form the Group of Death. Which means that there first knockout round will be against either Portugal or Ivory Coast most likely, or even Brazil should they manage to slip into 2nd. After that they could face either Italy or Netherlands depending on how the cards fall.
Talk about an epic matchup in group G, how bout Brazil - Portugal? The #2 and # 5 ranked sides in the world will square off in group play. The two sister countries share the same language and the same passion-soccer. Ivory Coast without Drogba will struggle.
Team USA has a shot at beating England on Saturday, which would set them up nicely to win the group. England being without Ferdinand is an epic lucky break for the US. If we can win the group, then that would likely mean avoiding Germany in the first knockout round, which would be nice.
My darkhorse team is Argentina. I know the #8 seed is not a that big of a risk, but rarely is WC won by a true darkhorse. Argentina has the best footballer on the planet in Messi, but having that kook Maradonna as a manger could either be the lucky ticket or their downfall. There group should be a cakewalk and the knockout against either France or Mexico will be their first test. I think they handle either of those. #3 ranked Netherlands is my personal third favorite team behind US and Spain. The Oranje could hijack Spains run in the knockout stages.
All in all the biggest soprting event on the planet should be a fun ride.
The path is not without danger though. Spains group will match up with the 2nd place team form the Group of Death. Which means that there first knockout round will be against either Portugal or Ivory Coast most likely, or even Brazil should they manage to slip into 2nd. After that they could face either Italy or Netherlands depending on how the cards fall.
Talk about an epic matchup in group G, how bout Brazil - Portugal? The #2 and # 5 ranked sides in the world will square off in group play. The two sister countries share the same language and the same passion-soccer. Ivory Coast without Drogba will struggle.
Team USA has a shot at beating England on Saturday, which would set them up nicely to win the group. England being without Ferdinand is an epic lucky break for the US. If we can win the group, then that would likely mean avoiding Germany in the first knockout round, which would be nice.
My darkhorse team is Argentina. I know the #8 seed is not a that big of a risk, but rarely is WC won by a true darkhorse. Argentina has the best footballer on the planet in Messi, but having that kook Maradonna as a manger could either be the lucky ticket or their downfall. There group should be a cakewalk and the knockout against either France or Mexico will be their first test. I think they handle either of those. #3 ranked Netherlands is my personal third favorite team behind US and Spain. The Oranje could hijack Spains run in the knockout stages.
All in all the biggest soprting event on the planet should be a fun ride.
