Brazil 2014 (Official Thread)

[B.A.D.]

lol, I thought USA might have good chances as they have been doing quite well on their preparation and qualification haha

[Francesco]

Brazil & Argentina... High
Germany... Medium
Italy & Spain... Slim

All the rest & esp. non South American or European countries... None

[RSoares]

Careful with Belgium. They will be the WC surprise.

[Flamez]

Agree with some of those and disagree with others. haha

Can you imagine Iran winning the World Cup. lol

[Francesco]

Careful with Belgium. They will be the WC surprise.

I expect them to do well but they definitely have their limitation 'cuz a WC isn't just about potential.

[OneOneSix]

I watch US soccer religiously and was going to make this thread the other day haha. There's going to be two, maybe three, groups of death but if our key players stay healthy going into this summer I expect us to at least make it out of the group stage.

If I had to guess now, I think Brazil is going to win. You guys don't seem to like Neymar but I love watching the guy play and it would be a shame if he got hurt. Yeah yeah I know he's a pussy and flops too much and I'm American and know nothing about football.

(Btw Mexico fans, you're welcome)

[OneOneSix]

USA High? LOL! Stick to playing hand egg, football ain't your scene.

Not his scene either, huh?

[B.A.D.]

(Btw Mexico fans, you're welcome)

Extremely appreciated haha

[OneOneSix]

So nobody talking about the final draw today?

Pot 1: Argentina, Brazil, Belgium, Colombia, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Uruguay
Pot 2: Algeria, Cameroon, Chile, Côte d’Ivoire, Ecuador, Ghana, Nigeria
Pot 3: Australia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Iran, Japan, Korea Republic, Mexico, USA
Pot 4: Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, England, France, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia

And one team from group 4 will be drawn into group 2. It's not surprising but the US is going to get a really tough group it looks like. Best case scenario is Switzerland, Algeria and Greece I think. Guess we'll see Friday.

[Francesco]

I can't wait...
Prandelli starts every interview answering if he's gonna call Totti or not & it makes sense 'cuz that's the only chance Italy could compete with the rest favorites.

[Trimss]

Belgium
Algeria
USA
Greece

Hopefully the easiest teams for Belgium.

[OneOneSix]

Belgium
Algeria
USA
Greece

Hopefully the easiest teams for Belgium.

Cmon bro, you really think USA is the worst team in pot 3? We're easily the best team in CONCACAF right now, but its true I don't want to see Belgium at all in the World Cup. You guys abused us in a friendly earlier this year.

I think they're going to be real contenders and I expect Lukaku to have a breakout performance in Brazil.

[B.A.D.]

holy shit, this CAN actually happen!!!

- Brazil
- Netherlands
- France
- Mexico

or

- Brazil
- Italy
- England
- Mexico

HOLY SHIT!!!!

[RSoares]

Draw rehearsal:

Group A: Brazil, France, Australia, Italy.
Group B: Uruguay, Nigeria, USA, Croatia.
Group C: Argentina, Ghana, Costa Rica, Russia.
Group D: Switzerland, Chile, Japan, Greece.
Group E: Spain, Ivory Coast, South Korea, England.
Group F: Colombia, Cameroon, Honduras, Holland.
Group G: Germany, Ecuador, Iran, Portugal.
Group H: Belgium, Algeria, Mexico, Bosnia.

Group A would be nice lol

[B.A.D.]

Group H: Belgium, Algeria, Mexico, Bosnia.

Dream group for Mexico/Belgium