2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil

[Psychotic]

Balls on the line, who's going to win the bloody thing? I think one of Brazil, Argentina, Spain or Uruguay. Mayyyyyyybe Germany.

[Shauna]

I don't really know! But I always root for ol' faithful Spain.

[Old Manus]

Home by 5:30? Pshaw, slacker.

Also, PREDICTIONS:

Group A: Brazil, Mexico
Group B: Chile, Spain (Holland bottle it, Chile turn out to be boss (they are my tip to go far))
Group C: Colombia, Japan (Colombia will like the South American conditions, so will Japan, Ivory Coast have always been overrated)
Group D: Uruguay, Italy (England just aren't good enough)
Group E: France, Equador (humongous backhanders for France to burgle their way into the finals and then draw the easiest group. They wouldn't make it out of any others)
Group F: Argentina, Nigeria (It's the 2002 World Cup in an alternate reality!)
Group G: Germany, USA (On goal difference)
Group H: South Korea, Belgium (Tricky group, none of the teams are particularly good)

Which means...

Round of 16
Brazil beat Spain
Chile beat Mexico
Italy beat Colombia
Uruguay beat Japan
France beat Nigeria
Argentina beat Equador
Germany beat Belgium
South Korea beat USA (a last minute winner at 2-2)

Quarter finals
Brazil beat Italy
Uruguay beat Chile
Germany beat France
Argentina beat South Korea

Semi finals
Germany beat Brazil on penalties
Uruguay beat Argentina thanks to a Luis Suarez handball hat trick

Final
Germany beat Uruguay

GERMANY CONFIRMED AS WINNERS OF FIFA WORLD CUP 2014

[Psychotic]

Home by 5:30? Pshaw, slacker.

I'm out the door at 5 dead on. I only live 5 minutes away from the office too.

[AssassinDX]

Going with the hosts for this one.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...ctor-Game.html

Group A - Brazil, Mexico
Group B - Spain, Netherlands
Group C - Japan, Columbia
Group D - Uruguay, Italy
Group E - France, Ecuador
Group F - Argentina, Bosnia
Group G - Germany, Portugal
Group H - Russia, Belgium

Round of 16

Brazil beat Netherlands
Italy beat Japan
France beat Bosnia
Germany beat Belgium
Spain beat Mexico
Uruguay beat Columbia
Argentina beat Ecuador
Portugal beat Russia

Quarter Finals

Brazil beat Italy
Germany beat France
Spain beat Uruguay
Argentina beat Portugal

Semi-Finals

Brazil beat Germany
Spain beat Argentina

Third Place Playoff

Germany beat Argentina

Final

Brazil beat Spain

[The Captain]

Group A: Brazil, Mexico
Group B: Spain, Chile
Group C: Ivory Coast, Japan
Group D: Uruguay, England
Group E: France, Switzerland
Group F: Argentina, Bosnia
Group G: Germany, USA
Group H: Russia, Belgium

Round of 16:
Brazil over Chile
Spain over Mexico
England over Ivory Coast (Gerrard's revenge on Yaya)
Uruguay over Japan
France over Bosnia
Argentina over Switzerland
Germany over Belgium
USA over Russia (USA, USA!)

Quarterfinals:

Brazil over England
Germany over France
Uruguay over Spain
Argentina over USA

Semifinal:

Germany over Brazil
Argentina over Uruguay

Third place:
Brazil over Uruguay

Final:
Argentina over Germany

Top three scorers:
Leo Messi
Luis Suarez
Miroslav Klose (Ageless wonder!)

Cannot wait for this to start!

Take care all.

[Freya]

Crap, our first group is with Germany? smurf. We wont even make it far. :/

[escobert]

North Korea will win!

[Psychotic]

Sadly True Korea didn't qualify this year.

[blackmage_nuke]

Boy are you going to be embarassed when all of the countries you've racistly excluded from your poll make it to the second stage

[Jiro]

I wish Australia wasn't in such a hard group but at least getting smurfing thrashed might indicate to the people in charge that we need to not be fielding the same team from '06. You can't relive the past. Play some good, younger players who can work up to the World Cup and hopefully play well. I'm still smurfing pissed Italy robbed us in '06 btw. I voted Spain but only because I want my bracket to win overall. Probably should've gotten on board with the Netherlands because it's doubtful Spain will backup after the 2010 win.

[Quindiana Jones]

I feel this is Bosnia's year.

Also, I love how England have already started making excuses as to why they're going to be trout.

[Psychotic]

I voted Uruguay to be different Also because it's in South America and imho Suarez and Cavani is the best strikeforce on the planet.

Boy are you going to be embarassed when all of the countries you've racistly excluded from your poll make it to the second stage

It's happened before. Ukraine got all the way to the quarters in '06 despite not being on my poll! But it won't happen for Australia. I'm pissed off about it too, I've got your lot in the work sweepstake.

Also, I love how England have already started making excuses as to why they're going to be trout.

I prefer it to the usual tub-thumping GOLDEN GENERATION SPIRIT OF 66 THREE LIONS HERE WE GO bulltrout.

[Jiro]

glad to see your concern is genuine

[Psychotic]

You've got players from sodding League One in your squad. Although that's probably still better than the A-League standard. Where are the Vidukas and Kewells? Even a Brett bloody Emerton would've filled me with some hope.