The World Cup is here

At last, a month of good football. The saddest thing about the WC is that it comes once every 4 years. Now for my predictions for each group (Yeah, I got nothing else to do!)

Group A

Germany ought to top the group, with a bloody fight between Costa Rica, Poland and Ecuador for the second spot. Costa Rica do have some experienced campaigners like Paulo Wanchope.

Group B

England and Sweden should qualify, but Paraguay could surprise them. Trinidad & Tobago might cause the other 3 teams a few problems.

Group C

The most difficult group to predict, and also the most exciting to watch. Argentina and The Netherlands ought to qualify, but both Serbia & Montenegro and the Ivory Coast can easily upset them.

Group D

A relatively easy group to predict. Portugal & Mexico should qualify, though Iran can give them a few scares. Angola is an unknown quantity.

Group E

Another very interesting group. Italy and the Czech Republic are my picks, although the US could very easily turn the tables on both of them. Also, Ghana normally do well in the African regional tournaments, so they might cause a few scares.

Group F

Brazil should win this group. However the battle for the second spot between Croatia, Australia and Japan could get interesting. Japan made the knockout stages last time, Croatia finished 3rd in 1998, and Australia are in good form.

Group G

France should qualify here, though it is short of form. Switzerland and South Korea will battle it out for the second spot. Togo do not appear to pose any threat.

Group H

Spain should count themselves lucky to get one of the easiest groups in the tournament. Ukraine are expected to take the second spot. Saudi Arabia and Tunisia, though good on their day, do not appear to pose too much of a threat to the 2 European teams.