World Cup... Who will survive the Group stages?

Question

Analysing the FIFA rankings and lists.... Some groups I can see who will go through while others are harder, however I believe

Group A.... Good solid group
Brazil should go through, expecting 3-0
Mexico vs. Croatia will determine 2nd place as Cameroon I see as weakest... Mexico 2nd

Group B.... Tough Tough Group
Australia I'm saying as an Aussie 4th....
Spain ranked #1, Netherlands #8 & Chile #12
.... Competitive but think 1st Spain as I see more talent in their team out of the group... 2nd Chile, think being South America will have its advantage...

Group C... Open group anything can happen
I seriously believe this group is that even maybe a win & a draw enough to see you through... Think based just on opinion only
Colombia 1st.. Ivory Coast 2nd.. No surprises

Group D... Group of Death, Toughest
This group has it all.... Italy cannot rely on defensive style gameplay as might come down to goals.... no team can rely on thinking Costa Rica will be a win because they will make every team earn a win.... Thinking
Uruguay 1 win, 2 draws.... England 1 win, 2 draws.... Italy 3 draws, C Rica 1 draw, 2 loss

Group E.... Maybe the group top seed doesn't go through.... ill be quick on this one France 1st, Ecuador 2nd.... again no surprises

Group F..... Ill be quick with this group
Argentina 3-0.... Rest of group will fight it out... I think maybe Nigeria over Bosnia & Iran just based on World Cup experience

Group G.... I believe this group quality just as tough as Groups B&D... However
Germany confident in giving 1st...
Ghana, USA & Portugal fight out 2nd spot but based on 1 reason ill give 2nd to Portugal, its Cristiano Ronaldo

Group H... Weakest group of tournament so ill just say
Belgium 3-0.... 1st
Algeria, Russia & Korea hmmmmm I think Russia only because of Higher ranking

A. Brazil, Mexico
B. Spain, Chile
C. Colombia, Ivory Coast
D. Uruguay, England
E. France, Ecuador
F. Argentina, Nigeria
G. Germany, Portugal
H. Belgium, Russia

What are your tips? For each group

Answer 1

Who will advance from the 8 World Cup groups?



Group A: Brazil and Mexico

I agree, Mexico and Croatia will fight for second place. Brazil could be first in this group, or Mexico can be a factor in the first group and surprise. Anything will happen.



Group B: Spain and the Netherlands

Tough to predict who will advance from this group of death, but Chile can surprise anybody out of this group and advance due to their South American advantage. Australia could like score some goals in this World Cup.



Group C: Colombia and Japan

Three teams who could make a surprise for Colombia in the group. Greece have a tough defending position, Ivory Coast have very fast forwards, and Japan play fast and are athletic. Can't underestimate Colombia, because they are a very skilled nation and could be Group C leaders.



Group D: Uruguay and Italy

This is a very tough to predict who will advance from this group of death. Three former World Cup champions, and only one of these will exit early from the group stages. England could only make a few surprises from this group, and only win against Costa Rica. Costa Rica are a scrub team and they will be eliminated from the group phase. Uruguay could surprise Italy because the Celeste have a South American advantage. Or Italy could score 2 goals on the Uruguayans. Anything could happen in this.



Group E: France and Ecuador

One of the weak groups in the 2014 World Cup. There won't be any surprises in the group, but top seeds Switzerland could be eliminated.



Group F: Argentina and Bosnia

Argentina will get all 9 points in this group, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Nigeria will fight for second place. Bosnia could make a surprise in Group F.



Group G: Germany and Portugal

Another group of death, Germany could get all of the 9 points they need. Portugal with Cristiano Ronaldo could defeat Ghana and United States...Germany and Portugal are 2 strong European nations who will advance from this group.



Group H: Belgium and Russia

This is one of the weakest groups of the 2014 World Cup tournament. Belgium will be in first place and Russia will be in second place.

Answer 2

Brazil, Croatia

Holland, Chile

Ivory Coast, Colombia

Italy, England

Switzerland, France

Argentina, Bosnia

Portugal, U.S.

Belgium, Russia

Answer 3

A. Brazil, Mexico

B. Netherlands, Chile Spain will be knocked out.

C. Colombia, Ivory Coast.

D. Uruguay, England. Italy slow start kills them.

E. France, Switzerland.

F. Argentina, Nigeria.

G. Germany's, Portugal.

H. Belgium, Russia.



Europe will dominate this World Cup as 3 European teams make the semi finals again and Brazil will not make the semi finals.

Answer 4

A. Brazil, Croatia

B. Spain, Holland

C. Uruguay, Italy

D. France, Switzerland

F. Argentina, Bosnia

G. Germany, Portugal

H. Belgium, Russia



Yes I know this will not happen, but these teams have the BEST ODDS to qualify. That's what football is all about.

Answer 5

GROUP A - Brazil top the group easily due to talent and home advantage. The climate in South America will hamper Croatia, so I think Mexico will win through in 2nd place.



GROUP B - Spain in 1st place because nobody will get the ball off them, they will proceed with a diet of 1-0 and 2-0 victories. Holland messed up at Euro 2012, and will want to put that right this time so them in 2nd.



GROUP C - I agree, Columbia through due to South American fervour and maybe referee bias. Ivory Coast will also thrive from not being in a tough group.



GROUP D - Not the group of death everyone seems to think. I say England in 1st and Italy in 2nd. Uruguay have good strikers but the defence isn't all that, and Costa Rica are obviously the weakest team. I think England and Italy will be 0-0 played in cloying circumstances, and then England's attacking play will win through in the other games.



GROUP E - France through on ability and experience. 2nd place goes to Switzerland on the strength of their defence.



GROUP F - Argentina through in experience and Bosnia to join them, fired up by pride of a war-ravaged nation, and Edin Djzeko's goals.



GROUP G - The group of death, but Germany will go top because they have that German mentality of getting the job done, and really good attacking flair. Portugal are a bit too conservative and reliant on Ronaldo, so I will go for USA to go through. Very fit players which will make a difference in summertime Brazil, and a manager with.....that German mentality.



GROUP G - Dolly ride for a team as good as Belgium. Not fully sure about Russia though, they have never had a particularly strong defence, and have lost the tactical nous of Gus Hiddink which they had in 2008, but I do think their tournament experience and instinct will see them through.

Answer 6

Group A - Brazil, Croatia

Group B - Spain, Netherlands

Group C - Colombia, Japan

Group D - Uruguay, Italy

Group E - Switzerland, France

Group F - Argentina, Nigeria

Group G - Germany, Portugal

Group H - Belgium, Russia

Answer 7

USA ALL THE WAY