It's hard to make any predictions about the 2010 World Cup. I can see a weakness in every squad. I think Spain, Brazil, England, France, Italy, Germany, Argentina, and Netherlands are by far the eight best teams. So much so that if those 8 nations bought another 23 man team, they'll still be favorites. However for the last 50 plus years, European teams win when playing in Europe, and South America teams win, when playing outside of Europe. Actually I don't think a European Team has won it, out side of Europe.The thing about soccer is the margin of victory is so slim. Therefore it allows for many upsets. A clearly superior team might get 9 good opportunities in a game, while their less talented opponents might get 3. However add a bit of luck and what happens with those few chances determine a game. Also FIFA seems more likely to give out cards, and if you team goes down a man, the chance of victory goes with it.
The World Cup is in South Africa, so I’m not going to be surprised if an African nation reaches the semis. For years people have been saying this could be the year an African teams breaks though. However no one is showing too much faith in any of African nations in 2010. Those teams have greatly improved over the last 25 years, but many other countries have improved even more. I will not be surprised if there are a ton of upsets, or if controvesry rules the tournament. All through the past year I was thinking of picking England, because I thought they were due to win, but I think Brazil has best defense so I’m going with them.
I'm just excited to see all the teams play. Will Argentina's defense be good enough? Can Italy recapture their form. What crazy thing will happen in an England game. How will teams try to stop Spain? Who will be the sleeper team and player? It should make for some of the greatest sports theater ever seen.
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