Monday, June 26, 2006

World Cup all the way through

Let's review my picks of who I predicted would advance to the Round of 16.

Group A: Germany and Ecuador- 2 for 2
Group B: England and Sweden- 2 for 2
Group C: Netherlands and Argentina- 2 for 2
Group D: Portugal and Mexico- 2 for 2
Group E: Italy and Czech Republic- 1 for 2
Group F: Brazil and Japan- 1 for 2
Group G: France and Switzerland- 2 for 2
Group H: Spaine and Ukraine- 2 for 2

14 out of 16 which is pretty good. I thought the US would miss the second round, but I didn't think they would play as badly as they did. You only score one goal on your own, it's not the officials' fault. Now we come to the Round of 16. Let's check out the brackets.

Germany-Sweden
Argentina-Mexico
England-Ecuador
Portugal-Netherlands
Italy-Australia
Switzerland-Ukraine
Brazil-Ghana
Spain-France

Games 1, 3, and 8 figure to be the most competitive.

Quarterfinals
Germany
Argentina
England
Netherlands
Italy
Ukraine
Brazil
Spain

Semifinals
Germany
England
Italy
Brazil

Third place
England over Italy

Final
Germany over Brazil

If france wins at home in 1998, then I think Germany wins at home in 2006.

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