Who'll Win The World Cup?

[elefantfresh]

Paddy Power 5/1 double - Germany and Spain.
Thats me sorted so - if that fecking octopus gets it wrong...

 

[VOR]

if that fecking octopus gets it wrong...

...the parakeet gets it right

 

[TarfHead]

.. and no European team has ever failed to win the World Cup when it has been played in Africa !

Score !

Favourites rarely end up winning the World Cup. Tournaments also develop their own monentum and teams discover or lose form. Italy in 2006 and in 1982 were no-one's pick early on yet brought the Cup home.

Spain should be good, but the backbone of their side is Barcelona who have had 2 hard seasons. This may be a tournament too far for them. When is the last time the reigning European championship winners have gone on to win the World Cup ? When Holland were great in 1988, they were outdone in 1990. Denmark ? Greece ?

Next !

Argentina or Brazil should be safe bets, but the chances are that Maradona will pick the wrong team (given that he has already started with the wrong squad) and will fail to get the best out of Messi.

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The leading African teams were poor in the ACN and the winners didn't qualify for the World Cup and, in terms of climate, the South African winter won't be an advantage for any African team.

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So, who is left ?

Holland ? If they can stop arguing among themselves long enough to keep winning.

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One of the other European teams to do a Croatia ? Serbia ?

Germany ? Unlikely without Ballack or a striker.

Next !

England ? They could get to the last 4, but, ultimately, their defence will be undone.

So .. Brazil ?

 

[elefantfresh]

Are you an octopus Tarfhead?

 

[csirl]

Spain, as Euro Champs, must be the favourites. As with any WC, the last 8 are usually all decent teams who could win.

Guessed right.

 

[mathepac]

Guessed right.

Congratulations. I was neutral (disappointed Germany supporter ) but having witnessed the spate of "agricultural" tackles by the Dutch players, my allegiance swung Spain's way.