Who will win the World Cup?

[matoski]

Italy will defend the title. Spain is favorite at the bookies, but i can't see them past last 16. Argentina is a team to be feared of, but with Maradona in charge......

[Acrowot]

Maradona has gone. Now they have Mickey Mouse.

Also some fine players.
:snooker:

[miscuehamburg]

Maradona has gone. Now they have Mickey Mouse.

Also some fine players.
:snooker:

They sure do. Won against our team a friedly game 2-1 half a year ago. But Mickey Mouse () as a coach has tried some 110 players in less than a year! I very much doubt he will be able to form a succesfull tournament team.

[Luke Hooper]

i think the netherlands or portugal...

[steedee]

Well, European nations have never won a tournament that was held outside Europe, so tradition suggests it's between Brazil and Argentina.

That won't be my preference though, but I'm not too bothered.

Its the first time the tournament has been held in Africa, so no south american teams have won there before either. the conditions are actually more favourable to european teams so i think it might be the end of that particular statistic.

Do you not give Slovenia much of a chance then?

Maradona has gone. Now they have Mickey Mouse.

Also some fine players.
:snooker:

Having Maradona in charge of the Argentina squad is like having the quickest car in the race and letting a drunk man race it. Im actually tipping them to lose to Mexico in the last 16!

For me it will be France & Germany in the final.

[vucko117]

Has to be Algeria-Serbia final

I think England will win it because Capello is an amazing coach,and it's been a while since 1966

[Harv]

Germany's squad is utter crap lol England's is slightly better.

Saying that the Germans will get further than us again

[attilahun]

Has to be Algeria-Serbia final

I think England will win it because Capello is an amazing coach,and it's been a while since 1966

Unfortunately the tournament is not held in England and Bahramov is not refereeing.....so no England.
Argentina has a strong team but no coach....I think Spain or Germany will win it.

[Odrl]

Its the first time the tournament has been held in Africa, so no south american teams have won there before either. the conditions are actually more favourable to european teams so i think it might be the end of that particular statistic.

You may well be right. Especially since South America only has two realistic contenders these days, while Europe has six or seven. But it's not out of the question for an African team to go far either.

Do you not give Slovenia much of a chance then?

No chance whatsoever of winning it.

The group stage could be interesting though. England is obviously the big favourite, but USA and Algeria are not that impressive.

[vucko117]

I have watched Serbia-Cameroon (4-3) and must say that neither team looked good. Serbian goalkeeper is just awful. And I just dont know how we managed to beat Cameroon as they were better team. I really believe that England are strong favorites because of Capello and if you look other teams they can go all the way. For me other contenders are Spain,Brazil and Argentina(because everyone are saying that Maradona is worst coach ever etc)...

[SnookerStarter]

My heart says England but my mind thinks other wise but I hope England win for a change!

[bonoman1970]

England are utter crud nowadays , no defence ,average midfield, and a bit part attack.
The only chance England had of winning the world cup was if they had their two world class players in ...Becks/Owen...,without those two the team lacks any sort of plan, I think Capello has took the team back years......(was a better team under the much maligned Swen) Tho he seems to be a well lucky manager....so who knows ?

[kokokol]

kokokol, why wouldn't you want to see your own national team win it?

Because I hate any kind of patriotism since its the "best" way to nationalism. And I guess you remember some bad german nationalism, don't you?
Saying this I don't want to **** off anyone who wants Germany to win as well as anyone in England who wants his team to win etc.
I'll watch the World Cup though, but I just hope to see some good soccer. Bought a Ghana jersey (wanted to get a england or northkorean one but there were none) and just hope to annoy as much intolerant people as I can.
And another reason I wouldn't want to see the german squad winning anything: Most players are from Bayern Munich. I'm not a fan of Bayern Munich, so why should I want to see them win?

Woher kommen sie?
:snooker:

(sie -> Sie)
Aus Deutschland. But I was born there accidentally, I don't see any sense in just blindly praising men who accidentally have the same nationality. Plus there is no real reason to favor Germany - "our" Snooker players are bad :snooker:

[jonnylovessn8ker]

i would like england to win. but knowing that no european team has won outside europe...i would think its gonna be an underdog.
looking at the groups, i'd say they would make it quarter finals

ivory coast springs into my mind... but given their group, its unlikely (but i would like to think of it like the snooker world champs, if u beat ronnie, u got every chance of winning the tournament)

i would support the underdog teams.
it would really do wonders for south africa and the entire continent if a team from the region were to win. imagine the political and economic progress.

[Rane]

I´m keeping up to the statistics, so Brazil for me. My dream final would be Brazil - Spain.

If my nationalteam gets to the last 16, it´s as good as it gets. I hope for more, but can´t see it happening as too many players are injured.