The 2014 Fifa World Cup Brazil Prediction thread

[Brum Royal]

Yes but don't forget any real meaningful insight requires thought and research. Far easier for your Mersons, your Redknapps and your Kamaras to just trot out a lazy generalisation and make it sound like it's based on facts.

[Sanguine]

Agreed in general, but it is the case that all 4 World Cups held in South America (as well as both in Mexico) have been won by South American teams.

[stealthpapes]

Given one of them took a 6 month* boat journey to get to, there may have been a reason for that.

[Whatevs]

Agreed in general, but it is the case that all 4 World Cups held in South America (as well as both in Mexico) have been won by South American teams.

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

- Only been hosted in SAm (+ mex) 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)

Plus as Papes says travel/climate was more of an issue in earlier competitions

[Whatevs]

Koppen world climate map. Based on distribution of vegetation that grows in that region (i.e. rain forest to f¨ck all)

[Whatevs]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... ion%29.png

cba to minimize the pic but it's at this link

[soggy biscuit]

Agreed in general, but it is the case that all 4 World Cups held in South America (as well as both in Mexico) have been won by South American teams.

Uruguay won in 1930 when more than half the teams in it were from south america. They also won in 1950 when lot of teams were either banned or pulled out.

[PieEater]

I predict the new ball will be shit again.

[Ian Royal]

Winners: Brazil
Top Scorer: Messi
Biggest Flops: France
England: The usual knockout stage exit to someone decent.

[stealthpapes]

Will there be vuvuzelas?

[No Fixed Abode]

Winners: Spain
Top scorer: Fred
Biggest flops: Colombia
England: Out at group stage.

[sandman]

Winners: Spain
Top scorer: Cristiano Ronaldo
Biggest flops: Holland
England: 2nd round

[sputnik]

Winners: Argentina
Top scorer: Aguero
Biggest flops: Italy
England: QF

[tulip]

Winners: Spain
Top scorer: Cristiano Ronaldo
Biggest flops: Holland
England: 2nd round

No one in Holland expects them to go further than the second round at the most. Spain in the group and Brazil in the second round, it would take a miracle to progress.

[USA_Loyal_Royal]

winner: germany
top scorer: suarez
biggest flops: france and columbia

[soggy biscuit]

Winners: Spain
Top scorer: Cristiano Ronaldo
Biggest flops: Holland
England: 2nd round

No one in Holland expects them to go further than the second round at the most. Spain in the group and Brazil in the second round, it would take a miracle to progress.

Getting your excuses in early I see Van Der Tulip

[Royalclapper]

Winners: Brazil
Top Scorer: Neymar
Biggest Flops: Germany
England: Group Stage
Finalists: Brazil v Argentina

[YateleyRoyal]

Winners: Brazil
Top scorer: Messi
Flop: Italy
England: QF
Final: Brazil vs Argentina
Surprise package: Ecuador

[tulip]

Winners: Spain
Top scorer: Cristiano Ronaldo
Biggest flops: Holland
England: 2nd round

No one in Holland expects them to go further than the second round at the most. Spain in the group and Brazil in the second round, it would take a miracle to progress.

Getting your excuses in early I see Van Der Tulip

It's a crying shame tbf! But I still have 2 teams to support & expect at least 1 will reach the final stages.

[stealthpapes]

Just filled in the dates on my calendar and I'd be lying if I said 2 weeks of group stages didn't make me tent.