[wanabidii] RE: World Cup - Groupings

Maurice,

In Group B, Spain is the favorite to win the group and the world cup. Netherlands will qualify but they have no enough talent to reach the Q-finals. Unlike their last world cup. Well, Chile have a good Spain-like soccer display but they have only one player - Alexis Sanchez of Barcelona.

The only team Chile may beat in a single game may be the Aussies.

In Group D a lot of Urugway players are doing well in Europe. Obviously, Italy has a lot of talent, but England is just a name.  Costa Rica is good and has been sought for in a lot of high-voltage friends by great soccer power-houses. However, it will be miraculous if any of those teams get to the Quarterfinals. There is no serious contender for the world cup in that group.

Serious contenders for the world cup are:

1. Brasil

2. Spain

3. Argentina

4. Germany

In that order, Brasil being on top because of home-ground and historical advantage. As usual, some dark horses like France, the Netherlands, Uruguay, Portugal, Chile and Italy may find way into the last four. But that would be a very long short.

I'll be watching this game from the forests of the Amazon in Rio.

Mobbi Gichaba, somewhere in the forests of North Carolina.

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Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2013 12:31:07 -0500
Subject: World Cup - Groupings
From: mauricejoduor@gmail.com
To: progressive-kenyans@googlegroups.com
CC: wanakenya@googlegroups.com; kenyaonline@yahoogroups.com; VuguVuguMashinani@yahoogroups.com; Kiswahili@yahoogroups.com; mabadilikotanzania@googlegroups.com; wanabidii@googlegroups.com

Here is the grouping structure for the upcoming  2014 World Cup Soccer tournament in Brazil. Which one would you consider the Group of Death ? That's the  group with more that 2 serious cup contenders?

I think B and D are groups of death.

THE GROUPS
Group A
Brazil
Croatia
Mexico
Cameroon
Group B
Spain
Netherlands
Chile
Australia
Group C
Colombia
Greece
Côte d'Ivoire
Japan
Group D
Uruguay
Costa Rica
England
Italy
Group E
Switzerland
Ecuador
Honduras
France
Group F
Argentina
Iran
Nigeria
Bosnia Herzegovina
Group G
Germany
Ghana
USA
Portugal
Group H
Belgium
Algeria
Russia
Korea Republic

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