Group A: going through will be Mexico and South Africa. I predict France will flame out.
Group B: a no-brainer: Argentina & Nigeria. Go Super Eagles!
Group C: England & (though I don't think they're that good) the U.S.A. These two had lucky draws! England is strong!
Group D: Germany, obviously, and Ghana.
Group E: Netherlands, of course. I'm a big fan of the African teams, and I think they'll all benefit from playing in their home continent. But I'm picking Denmark instead of Cameroon for the second spot. This is a pretty strong group!
Group F: I don't think Italy is as strong as they once were, but this isn't a really tough group. I'm picking Paraguay for the second spot, but just because I like the South American teams. It could just as easily be Slovakia. But not the kiwis!
Group G: I predict that being in the Group of Death will be an advantage for Brazil. They'll go through, along with Portugal, but there will be a strong showing from the Cote d'Ivoire, and perhaps even the North Koreans.
Group H: Spain and Chile look to be the obvious choices here.
Two of these five teams will be in the finals:
Brazil, Spain, Argentina, Netherlands, Portugal. My outsider pick:
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