2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil

[Old Manus]

If Australia get up over Spain I will laugh my goddamn ass off. I don't know whether Spain actually have the quality to beat us given their form. Given how well the Aussies rise to a tougher opponent, and given the utter no-stakes nature of the game, I reckon Australia will be relaxed enough to play at their peak and topple the Spanish.

I believe in Tim Cahill. David Moyes taught him everything he needs to know to play tournament-winning football.

Roo won't be dropped; I will put my house on it. Roy Hodgson is the Alistair Cook of man management (though I'm sure this comparison is lost on everyone but DK) and will not want to rock the boat, plus I reckon he might have spent a moment thinking about what happens if he drops Rooney and England somehow manage to get out of the group. Do we want a sulking Wayne for the rest of the tournament?

I really liked the way England played against Italy. It was the first time in years that they actually played keep-ball for a while and could string 10+ passes together. It's just a shame Italy are marginally better. If England keep it up and people like Barkley and Shaw live up to the hype we could see an interesting Euro 2016 (SPOILER)Oh my God I sound like a Liverpool fan now