The 2014 Fifa World Cup Brazil Prediction thread

[just some bloke]

Hard to see past a South American winner. Argentina have the easiest run to the quarter finals. So Argentina for me.
Brazil in the final too.

Has a host country ever gone out in the early rounds?

You have to go all the way back to 2010 to find an example of this.

That was the only time though wasn't it?

[Ascotexgunner]

Hard to see past a South American winner. Argentina have the easiest run to the quarter finals. So Argentina for me.
Brazil in the final too.

Has a host country ever gone out in the early rounds?

You have to go all the way back to 2010 to find an example of this.

That was the only time though wasn't it?

Spain in 82 had a disaster. Even N Ireland beat them.

[tulip]

Hard to see past a South American winner. Argentina have the easiest run to the quarter finals. So Argentina for me.
Brazil in the final too.

Has a host country ever gone out in the early rounds?

You have to go all the way back to 2010 to find an example of this.

I had forgotten that I didn't watch many games that time round as the vuvuzelas(sp) drove me nuts.

[soggy biscuit]

Nasri out of the France squad. Personal fall out with the boss apparently.

[Reading4eva]

Nasri out of the France squad. Personal fall out with the boss apparently.

Personally I think they will flop again.

On the spin side I am mildly optimistic about England's chances now

[soggy biscuit]

Falcao in the Colombian squad 3 1/2 months after doing his ACL

Tevez out of the Argies preliminary 30

[soggy biscuit]

F*ck France, F*ck Deschamps. Sh*t manager

lol

[Ian Royal]

I see the traditional Dutch meltdown the French have been getting so good at the last few tournaments has begun before anyone's even turned up!

Can't see a European team winning it.
Brazil beat Germany in the final.
Spain & Argentina knocked out in the semi's. (not sure if this is possible haven't checked the groups and paths through.)

England to scrape through the group and lose to the first quality side they come up against as usual. If it weren't for the promising youngsters and Roy's good work I'd have written off our chances of getting out of the group completely.

Japan dark horses.

Top scorer Rooney.... only kidding, Messi.

[genome]

Anyone else looking forward to seeing a deadly Argentinian front three of Sergio Aguero, Lionel Messi and Franco Di Santo?

[genome]

Looking at the Italian and Uruguayan squads I can't see England getting out of the group. I just can't see us beating either side with our youthful squad with the quality both sides have.

[leww_rfc]

Falcao in the Colombian squad 3 1/2 months after doing his ACL

Tevez out of the Argies preliminary 30

Tevez is taking the Mickey http://metro.co.uk/2014/04/16/carlos-te ... d-4701516/

[Maguire]

Hard to see past a South American winner. Argentina have the easiest run to the quarter finals. So Argentina for me.
Brazil in the final too.

Has a host country ever gone out in the early rounds?

You have to go all the way back to 2010 to find an example of this.

I had forgotten that I didn't watch many games that time round as the vuvuzelas(sp) drove me nuts.

I'd forgotten about those damn horns Last world cup really wasn't very good although I spent 25 minutes watching all the goals from the tournament again last night and got incredibly excited about this one.

[floyd__streete]

Winners: Argentina
Top scorer: Aguero
Biggest flops: Brazil
England: LOL

[Whatevs]

Not sure i buy into the it's in South America so only a South American team can win

- Only been hosted in SAm 6 times.
- The beaten finalist's in the last 4 hosted in SAm where European
- Brazil had a period of domination between '58 and '70 winning it 3 times out of 4. Two of those hosted in SAm. Is it a good team or location or a combination?
- Three of the finals where before we showed the rest of the world how to play football in '66 (not sure how competitive the earlier comp was compared to what it is now)

[Pepe the Horseman]

Winners: Germany
Top scorer: Suarez
Biggest flops: Spain
England: ALOL

[stealthpapes]

I think the whole travel and climate issues were a major issue up until the 1960s, 70s at a push. Also, there's a world of difference between the climates of Mexico and Chile/most of Argentina.

So I also reckon that the South American thing may have less effect than it did but then again, if you're playing kick'n'rush in the depths of the jungle, it ain't going to end well.

[Brum Royal]

Winners: Germany
Top Scorer: Aguero
Biggest Flops: France
EngLOLand: GROFLoup ELOLimination

[stealthpapes]

Winners: Germany
Top Scorer: dunno
Biggest Flops: England/France/Belgium
EngLand: win a holiday to Montenegro.

[Maguire]

Winners: Argentina
Top Scorer: Aguero
Biggest flops: Belgium
England: 1/4 finals (oxf*rd it, someone has to say something other than group elimination)

[soggy biscuit]

Winners - Argentina
Top scorer - Messi
Biggest flops - Netherlands
England - QF