betiko wrote:trevor33 wrote:Yeah i see that Mexcio had 6 wins from 6 in the previous round and had trouble with the coach, i hope they do well.
This is the same Chile side that played in S Africa, just 4 years older and 4 years smarter... granted their defense is poor because they push so many men forward but they have the ability to out score any team. The only European team that i rate is Germany the rest have holes, don't be surprised if Spain go out in the group phase.
What do you think of my forecasts? I bet there will be a brazil spain in the first round of knock out. Germany will be the only european reaching semis and will play brazil and lose.
I wouldn't be surprised at all if Germany are the only European team to reach the last 4, i can't see Uruguay being one of them though, their defense is just to old... their have experience by the bucket load though and i think they'll probably get out of their group but wouldn't be shocked by an early exit either. If they face Colombia in the last 16, they're out.
Can't see Argentina winning it tbh. they always seems to mess up at world cups. If it was being played in Europe i would say Germany 100% but i've watched a lot of S. American football in the past few years and they're better than 4 years ago, plus a home WC will make a big advantage. Colombia and Chile have looked really good, Chile do concede but Colombia have everything but i think they might choke against Brazil... will take a European team to knock out Brazil imo. The rest will have more fear.
You have Bosnia out in the first round, they have been getting better and better the past 8 years or so and have a lot of experienced players... granted none of them have played at a WC but i expect them to be the surprise of Brazil if they can get used to the conditions.
I'm just really looking forward to it tbh. In S. Africa i picked out Chile and Uruguay to support, this year i'll add Colombia and Bosnia to that list.
If Argentina and Portugal do play each other in the last 8 i expect the Ronaldo show and Portugal to win. He is better than Messi and will want to show the world.