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  • Dark Horse
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    • 12-14-05
    • 13764

    #1
    Fifa World Cup - teams to move on from round 1
    Let's see if we can come to some sort of consensus.

    Group A
    South Africa
    Mexico
    Uruguay
    France

    Group B
    Argentina
    Nigeria
    Korea Rep
    Greece

    Group C
    England
    USA
    Algeria
    Slovenia

    Group D
    Germany
    Australia
    Serbia
    Ghana

    Group E
    Netherlands
    Denmark
    Japan
    Cameroon

    Group F
    Italy
    Paraguay
    New Zealand
    Slovakia

    Group G
    Brazil
    Korea DPR
    Ivory Coast
    Portugal

    Group H
    Spain
    Switzerland
    Honduras
    Chile
  • RockyS
    Restricted User
    • 03-23-10
    • 1091

    #2
    Why do you think USA can move on and why Slovenian can't ?

    Yes, Slovenia is unknown country, but did you watched them play? They kicked out Russia which was big surprise for everyone, I'm sure a lot of people lost their bets that night.
    I'm from Slovenia and I support our team but when it comes to betting I'm homeless, from out of space. I think that betting on USA/SLO is to soon.
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    • Dark Horse
      SBR Posting Legend
      • 12-14-05
      • 13764

      #3
      I don't have any solid opinions yet. They're just educated guesses at this point.

      The only two teams that I know will not reach the next round are Honduras and New Zealand.
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      • JOHON8
        SBR Hall of Famer
        • 01-28-10
        • 7712

        #4
        I pretty much agree with the whole list Dark, except these: Ghana over Serbia? Cameroon over Denmark or Japan?

        I still need to look into these myself, but just curious.
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        • Sportslover
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          • 06-04-09
          • 860

          #5
          Paraguay instead of Slovakia in Group F.
          Denmark instead of Cameroon in Group E.
          Serbia instead of Ghana in Group D.
          Mexico instead of South Africa in Group A.

          Those are the only changes that I would pick differently compared to your picks, Dark Horse.
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          • Dark Horse
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            • 12-14-05
            • 13764

            #6
            I may have to rethink some of my African teams, but Ghana I wouldn't easily discard. And the home team almost has to qualify. Unwritten rule. lol
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            • aca
              SBR MVP
              • 03-20-06
              • 2111

              #7
              South Africa
              Argentina
              Netherlands
              Italy
              Brazil
              Spain




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              • Giuvara
                SBR Wise Guy
                • 03-15-10
                • 873

                #8
                After seeing South Africa in the Confederation's Cup and a little in two recent friendlies,i don't think they have any chance of getting out of their group.They are kind of amateurish in defense and have big problems scoring,despite having a couple of good players-Mokoena,Pienaar,Mccarthy.
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                • Giuvara
                  SBR Wise Guy
                  • 03-15-10
                  • 873

                  #9
                  It kind of seems to me that the only African team that could go through will be Ivory Coast- Portugal barely making it to the WC,with or without CR.Nigeria also has a shot.Serbia and Denmark are in too good of a shape for Ghana and Cameroon,i think.
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                  • SRBI
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                    • 10-20-09
                    • 8393

                    #10


                    ...way off. Serbia will advance before any African team does, sorry to burst your bubble.
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                    • Czu81
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                      • 10-25-09
                      • 1082

                      #11
                      GOGOGO! Central Europe Slovakia, Serbia, Slovenia....
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                      • Wilforth
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                        • 05-10-08
                        • 16309

                        #12
                        Qualifying countries in bold. Just my 2 cents.

                        Originally posted by Dark Horse
                        Let's see if we can come to some sort of consensus.

                        Group A
                        South Africa
                        Mexico
                        Uruguay
                        France

                        Group B
                        Argentina
                        Nigeria
                        Korea Rep
                        Greece

                        Group C
                        England
                        USA
                        Algeria
                        Slovenia

                        Group D
                        Germany
                        Australia
                        Serbia
                        Ghana

                        Group E
                        Netherlands
                        Denmark
                        Japan
                        Cameroon

                        Group F
                        Italy
                        Paraguay
                        New Zealand
                        Slovakia

                        Group G
                        Brazil
                        Korea DPR
                        Ivory Coast
                        Portugal

                        Group H
                        Spain
                        Switzerland
                        Honduras
                        Chile
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                        • SRBI
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                          • 10-20-09
                          • 8393

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Czu81
                          GOGOGO! Central Europe Slovakia, Serbia, Slovenia....
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                          • SRBI
                            SBR Hall of Famer
                            • 10-20-09
                            • 8393

                            #14
                            Will that looks more accurate than anything I've seen yet.
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                            • lakerboy
                              SBR Aristocracy
                              • 04-02-09
                              • 94379

                              #15
                              i like wilforths list.
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                              • pavyracer
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                                • 04-12-07
                                • 82837

                                #16
                                Group A
                                South Africa
                                Mexico
                                Uruguay
                                France

                                Group B
                                Argentina
                                Nigeria
                                Korea Rep
                                Greece

                                Group C
                                England
                                USA
                                Algeria
                                Slovenia

                                Group D
                                Germany
                                Australia
                                Serbia
                                Ghana

                                Group E
                                Netherlands
                                Denmark
                                Japan
                                Cameroon

                                Group F
                                Italy
                                Paraguay
                                New Zealand
                                Slovakia

                                Group G
                                Brazil
                                Korea DPR
                                Ivory Coast
                                Portugal

                                Group H
                                Spain
                                Switzerland
                                Honduras
                                Chile
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                                • Jimmy0607
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                                  • 04-09-09
                                  • 7785

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by lakerboy
                                  i like wilforths list.
                                  +1

                                  But i think Chile will get thru instead of Switzerland
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                                  • skrtelfan
                                    SBR MVP
                                    • 10-09-08
                                    • 1913

                                    #18
                                    2nd team in D very tough to call IMO.
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                                    • lakerboy
                                      SBR Aristocracy
                                      • 04-02-09
                                      • 94379

                                      #19
                                      pavy nice list buddy- but germany isnt going out in the group stage.
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                                      • Giuvara
                                        SBR Wise Guy
                                        • 03-15-10
                                        • 873

                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by SRBI


                                        ...way off. Serbia will advance before any African team does, sorry to burst your bubble.
                                        Yeah!That's what i was trying to say!I've seen what Serbian players can do against us - 3-1 in Constanta, 5-0 in Belgrad.It's a great team,who can get very far if they could get over their Balkan mentality.I really like them,they are great fighters and have a terrific coach,Antic.It's one of my favorite teams there!
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                                        • Karayilan9
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                                          • 01-10-09
                                          • 3742

                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by Giuvara
                                          It kind of seems to me that the only African team that could go through will be Ivory Coast- Portugal barely making it to the WC,with or without CR.Nigeria also has a shot.Serbia and Denmark are in too good of a shape for Ghana and Cameroon,i think.
                                          I would strongly recommend not betting on Ivory Coast, they have world class players, they have a strong defense, midfield and attack, looks great doesn't it, well its not. They are awful just like Nigeria, Cameroon and Algeria, the only African team who is going to make an impact is Ghana, they are going all the way

                                          Group A
                                          South Africa
                                          Mexico
                                          Uruguay
                                          France

                                          Group B
                                          Argentina
                                          Nigeria
                                          Korea Rep
                                          Greece

                                          Group C
                                          England
                                          USA
                                          Algeria
                                          Slovenia

                                          Group D
                                          Germany
                                          Australia
                                          Serbia

                                          Ghana

                                          Group E
                                          Netherlands
                                          Denmark
                                          Japan
                                          Cameroon

                                          Group F
                                          Italy
                                          Paraguay
                                          New Zealand
                                          Slovakia

                                          Group G
                                          Brazil
                                          Korea DPR
                                          Ivory Coast
                                          Portugal

                                          Group H
                                          Spain
                                          Switzerland
                                          Honduras
                                          Chile
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                                          • Giuvara
                                            SBR Wise Guy
                                            • 03-15-10
                                            • 873

                                            #22
                                            For Ghana to qualify, they must get past Serbia,because Germany i think is out of the question.

                                            Serbia looks like this:


                                            Z. Brkic 23 Goalkeeper
                                            V. Disljenkovic 28 Goalkeeper
                                            B. Isailovic 30 Goalkeeper
                                            V. Stojkovic 26 Goalkeeper
                                            I. Dragutinovic 34 Defender
                                            B. Ivanovic 26 Defender

                                            A. Kolarov 24 Defender
                                            A. Lukovic 27 Defender
                                            I. Obradovic 21 Defender
                                            A. Rukavina 26 Defender
                                            N. Subotić 21 Defender
                                            N. Tomovic 22 Defender
                                            N. Vidic 28 Defender
                                            J. Vukovic 21 Defender
                                            G. Kacar 23 Midfielder
                                            M. Krasic 25 Midfielder
                                            Z. Kuzmanovic 22 Midfielder
                                            N. Milijas 26 Midfielder
                                            M. Ninkovic 25 Midfielder
                                            R. Petrovic 21 Midfielder
                                            D. Stankovic 31 Midfielder
                                            Z. ToÅ¡ić 22 Midfielder
                                            B. Jankovic 26 Attacker
                                            M. Jovanovic 28 Attacker
                                            D. Lazovic 26 Attacker
                                            D. Lekic 24 Attacker
                                            M. Pantelic 31 Attacker
                                            N. Zigic


                                            Ghana:


                                            D. Adyei 20 Goalkeeper
                                            R. Kingson 31 Goalkeeper
                                            P. Maccarthy 26 Goalkeeper
                                            E. Addo 31 Defender
                                            D. Addy 20 Defender
                                            L. Addy 24 Defender
                                            H. Adu Sarpei 33 Defender
                                            H. Afful 23 Defender
                                            S. Inkoom 20 Defender
                                            J. Mensah 19 Defender
                                            E. Agyemang-Badu 19 Midfielder
                                            A. Annan 23 Midfielder
                                            K. Asamoah 21 Midfielder
                                            I. Ayew 24 Midfielder
                                            A. Ayew 20 Midfielder
                                            D. Boateng 26 Midfielder
                                            M. Essien 27 Midfielder INJ
                                            S. Muntari 25 Midfielder
                                            M. Narry 23 Midfielder
                                            I. Vorsah 21 Midfielder
                                            D. Adiyiah 20 Attacker
                                            O. Agyemang-Prempeh 20 Attacker
                                            M. Amoah 29 Attacker
                                            Y. Antwi 24 Attacker
                                            H. Draman 23 Attacker
                                            A. Gyan 24 Attacker
                                            R. Osei 19 Attacker
                                            P. Tagoe 23 Attacker
                                            Coach

                                            M. Rajevac


                                            Individually, the Europeans look better.Antic is better than Rajevac, so i don't see how Ghana can go through.As for Ivory Coast,I'm not going to put money on them to pass the group stage, i just said they have a shot, as Portugal looked kind of shakey in the preliminaries.
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                                            • bostonbruins
                                              SBR MVP
                                              • 04-02-08
                                              • 3272

                                              #23
                                              Anyone think Japan could beat Cameroon and Denmark
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                                              • Jimmy0607
                                                SBR Hall of Famer
                                                • 04-09-09
                                                • 7785

                                                #24
                                                No japan sucks
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                                                • DolphinSpurs
                                                  SBR Wise Guy
                                                  • 12-07-09
                                                  • 576

                                                  #25
                                                  My own musings. Cant wait for June

                                                  Group A
                                                  South Africa
                                                  Mexico
                                                  Uruguay

                                                  France

                                                  South Africa will ruin this group for someone and my money is on France. Both Mexico and France had horrible qualifying campaigns but Mexico I think has less contrasting personalities and can play as a team. Host teams are always dangerous and while SA prolly wont get to 2nd round, they'll upset France I believe.

                                                  Group B

                                                  Argentina
                                                  Nigeria
                                                  Korea Rep
                                                  Greece

                                                  Argentina gets through on sheer starpower. Second place goes to Nigeria. I think Greece is actually the better team but having the tourny in your home continent always shows up in the results.

                                                  Group C

                                                  England
                                                  USA
                                                  Algeria
                                                  Slovenia

                                                  USA usually craps the bed every other 4 years. Thankfully for Sam's Army this is not the other 4 years so they should show up this time. Their performance in the Confed Cup also points to advancement. England obviously goes through unless their bus gets shot up by rebels.

                                                  Group D

                                                  Germany
                                                  Australia
                                                  Serbia
                                                  Ghana

                                                  Ghana very dangerous on their own already as we saw in the last WC and they should build on their success this time around being (relatively) close to the event. Australia and Serbia are both dangerous squads but Germany should find a way through. If there is a major upset, look for it to the the Aussies coming through here.

                                                  Group E

                                                  Netherlands
                                                  Denmark
                                                  Japan
                                                  Cameroon

                                                  Love the Dutch team and their orange shirts (check out this Guy Ritchie commercial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anwlp...layer_embedded). I don't know much about the Cameroon side but I know Japan and Denmark aren't good and that's good enough for me.

                                                  Group F

                                                  Italy
                                                  Paraguay
                                                  New Zealand
                                                  Slovakia

                                                  I wanted to find any way that Italy would not go through, but couldn't make it happen realistically. New Zealand are minnows which may nick a point or two but that's it. I believe Paraguay beats Slovakia head to head.

                                                  Group G

                                                  Brazil
                                                  Korea DPR
                                                  Ivory Coast
                                                  Portugal

                                                  Just kidding. Brazil obviously gets through in this one. It's hard to pick between Portugal and Ivory Coast though and I have been leaning towards the African sides so far but I have a gut feeling that Ronaldo wills Portugal through on the biggest stage in soccer. It could go IC's way though.

                                                  Group H

                                                  Spain
                                                  Switzerland
                                                  Honduras
                                                  Chile

                                                  Torres and Spain take first, Duh. For second, don't be surprised to see a very hardy Honduran side make it through this group. A lot of their players have been streaming out internationally over the past couple of years and this could end up being their coming out party. As long as they can score a goal against the stout Swiss defense in their match, they should be safely through.
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                                                  • Wilforth
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                                                    • 05-10-08
                                                    • 16309

                                                    #26
                                                    Originally posted by bostonbruins
                                                    Anyone think Japan could beat Cameroon and Denmark
                                                    Japan can beat Denmark. I'm not sure they can beat Cameroon. Cameroon plays a very stifling style of soccer, they kind that saw them draw 0-0 on the road in their last friendly against Italy. Japan can win it though if they take the lead in the 1H, but I doubt that'll happen against the Cameroonians. I have Cameroon winning that encounter by 1-0.
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                                                    • ProfessorGoatduk
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                                                      • 12-25-09
                                                      • 430

                                                      #27
                                                      I feel bad for North Korea, they won't score a single goal in that group and will probably end up with a goal difference in the negative double digits and arguably be the worst team in the tournament.
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                                                      • Jimmy0607
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                                                        • 04-09-09
                                                        • 7785

                                                        #28
                                                        Cameroon is so Overrated is not even funny
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                                                        • Karayilan9
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                                                          • 01-10-09
                                                          • 3742

                                                          #29
                                                          Originally posted by Jimmy0607
                                                          Cameroon is so Overrated is not even funny
                                                          So is Nigeria and Ivory Coast, they are managed horribly.
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                                                          • lakerboy
                                                            SBR Aristocracy
                                                            • 04-02-09
                                                            • 94379

                                                            #30
                                                            Originally posted by ProfessorGoatduk
                                                            I feel bad for North Korea, they won't score a single goal in that group and will probably end up with a goal difference in the negative double digits and arguably be the worst team in the tournament.

                                                            You never know. Its the hardest situation for the minnow nation but you just never know.
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                                                            • theplagy
                                                              SBR MVP
                                                              • 04-21-09
                                                              • 1915

                                                              #31
                                                              South Korean have no chance? I like them to be the sleeper pass nigeria and greece. Qualifying w/ 4 points or something of that sort
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                                                              • tigerbalm13
                                                                SBR High Roller
                                                                • 10-04-09
                                                                • 113

                                                                #32
                                                                Ivory Coast over Portugal. Hopefully Australia does get out but I think Serbia will have more of a chance than Ghana. I think it looks good otherwise but anything can happen in the World Cup.
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                                                                • suckerforparlays
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                                                                  • 02-15-10
                                                                  • 4536

                                                                  #33
                                                                  Group A
                                                                  South Africa
                                                                  Mexico
                                                                  Uruguay
                                                                  France

                                                                  Group B
                                                                  Argentina
                                                                  Nigeria
                                                                  Korea Rep
                                                                  Greece

                                                                  Group C
                                                                  England
                                                                  USA
                                                                  Algeria
                                                                  Slovenia

                                                                  Group D
                                                                  Germany
                                                                  Australia
                                                                  Serbia
                                                                  Ghana

                                                                  Group E
                                                                  Netherlands
                                                                  Denmark
                                                                  Japan
                                                                  Cameroon

                                                                  Group F
                                                                  Italy
                                                                  Paraguay
                                                                  New Zealand
                                                                  Slovakia

                                                                  Group G
                                                                  Brazil
                                                                  Korea DPR
                                                                  Ivory Coast
                                                                  Portugal

                                                                  Group H
                                                                  Spain
                                                                  Switzerland
                                                                  Honduras
                                                                  Chile
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                                                                  • suckerforparlays
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                                                                    • 02-15-10
                                                                    • 4536

                                                                    #34
                                                                    Originally posted by theplagy
                                                                    South Korean have no chance? I like them to be the sleeper pass nigeria and greece. Qualifying w/ 4 points or something of that sort
                                                                    there the sleeping giant shhhhhhhhhhhh.
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                                                                    • MendozaLine
                                                                      SBR MVP
                                                                      • 01-11-10
                                                                      • 4088

                                                                      #35
                                                                      Group G is fukkin brutal.
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