AliW1993: World Cup Draw

AliW1993 12.06.13	Bump.
DominionMM1 12.06.13	god damn we're gonna get killed
thumbcrusher 12.06.13	i thought i was watching eurovision
neurisis17 12.06.13	^I don't think the US'll get killed, we're a lot better than most people give us credit for (I'm assuming "we" is the USA). I think our play in 2013 has proven that we A) have a solid team that can win consistently and B) are still improving. By 2014, I think Group G will be by far the best Group of the World Cup.
Pheromone 12.06.13	oh fuck we're with Italy
Pheromone 12.06.13	also lol at the guy who said Group G will be the best group
Kiran 12.06.13	group b is definitely tougher than group g but yeah that was a tough draw for the US. portugal are good on paper and obviously have ronaldo but they don't play anything like a top international squad, and i also suspect ghana are in for a disappointing follow up to south africa so it's a toss up for runner up. groups e and f look super boring, especially considering how cautious and shit group stage football can get at tournaments
DikkoZinner 12.06.13	Germans gonna hit 'em with the blitzkrieg.
Pheromone 12.06.13	agreed, group H seems pretty easy as well
SirDrumsalot 12.06.13	Real Salt Lake winning the MLS Final this Saturday, thats what up right now nigs!
MalleusMaleficarum 12.06.13	yessssss an easy group. : D
MalleusMaleficarum 12.06.13	"Real Salt Lake winning the MLS Final this Saturday, thats what up right now nigs!" not happening.
oresttt 12.06.13	Fifa has banned the samba drums from the stadiums. :[
Kiran 12.06.13	@nerdtalent: ha yeah, group h is one of those groups where i can't really say russia or south korea are bad teams (though not great teams) but i just couldn't care less about watching them or any of their players
oresttt 12.06.13	fifa influenced everything here
AliW1993 12.06.13	My favourite is group C. That's probably the only group where every match looks like it'll be competitive.
AgainAnd 12.06.13	Is there an idea behind matching each group with the particular albums?
AliW1993 12.06.13	No, they're just the last 8 records I've listened to.
VisionsFromTheDarkSide 12.06.13	Was I hearing things or did the commentator say that England's games will be played at 2 in the morning (GMT)?
Dunwich 12.06.13	A: Brazil, Mexico B: Spain, Netherlands C: Japan, Greece D: Italy, Uruguay E: France, Switzerland F: Argentina, Bosnia G: Germany, Portugal H: South Korea, Russia
Dunwich 12.06.13	Okay, I might rethink my ranking for A, but I don't think Croatia will make it through.
dcalderon 12.06.13	Great! Chile got fucked...
InfamousGrouse 12.06.13	South Korea to qualify ahead of Belgium, Dunwich? hahahahaha
Grooveologist 12.06.13	I hope the Dutch will be able to win group B to avoid Brazil in the round of sixteen. They could do it, they have often been good in the preliminary.
Grooveologist 12.06.13	And yes, the US are most likely fucked.
NapalmCrusader 12.06.13	I will be satisfied if colombia can advance to the quarter finals, groups seems ok but the second stage will be mor diffucult ( specially if our rivals are italy or uruguay)
ButteryBiscuitBass 12.06.13	England will scrape through that group.
dcalderon 12.06.13	Uruguay is not what it used to be. They barely qualified
ButteryBiscuitBass 12.06.13	Just pack the midfield against both Uruguay and Italy anyway.
AliW1993 12.06.13	It's a tough group for England but I think we'll finish runners-up. Italy will play us off the park but I think we'll get something against Uruguay - provided we can contain Suarez and Cavani - and Costa Rica should be three points.
thumbcrusher 12.06.13	i would expect england to get through, we are solid defensively and don't concede a lot and so i think they can get draws against italy and uruguay (possibly a win) and a win against costa rica should see us through. not to be taken for granted by any means though.
AliW1993 12.06.13	People have been saying it's good we're playing another European country in humidity, but I think what people are forgetting is that Italy keep the ball so well. We'll be the team doing all the running. Uruguay have the fear factor with Suarez and Cavani but aside from them they're nothing flash, and have lots of ageing players. Provided we contain those two I think that's very winnable.
VisionsFromTheDarkSide 12.06.13	We need someone to actually pressurise Pirlo this time as opposed to letting him run the show like he did at Euro 2012. Preferably Rooney
ncguitar 12.06.13	Chile got fucked hard. We have it tough, gonna have to beat Spain or Netherlands, and if we advance to the next round, we'd be playing against Brazil probably.
AliW1993 12.06.13	It's a tough group for Chile but I wouldn't count them out. Spain are still the team to beat but they look past their best, and Netherlands always fly through qualification but often flatter to deceive in once the tournaments come around. For me they seem to rely too heavily on certain individuals.
ncguitar 12.06.13	Me neither. We just need to be consistent against the bigger teams (we're getting there), it's just that we had bad luck with the draws haha (second World Cup against Spain in a row? damn).
qiblas 12.06.13	Nigeria will dominate this WC!
AliW1993 12.06.13	I'll be surprised if any of the African teams get through the group stages to be honest.
Kiran 12.06.13	i reckon ivory coast will make it out of group c but columbia and japan are good sides, so seeing that play out should be exciting
Fugue 12.06.13	lol england
Fugue 12.06.13	fuck it, gerrard and lampard op midfield lets fuck the cunts
NordicMindset 12.06.13	goddamit we're gonna die
Fugue 12.06.13	uruguay more like ur a gay
AliW1993 12.07.13	Ivory Coast have always looked good on paper but they've never done it in tournaments. They got horrible groups in 2006 and 2010, and although this one's not as bad it's certainly competitive. There's no easy wins there.
DominionMM1 12.07.13	only hope for murka is to draw with germany and portugal, and defeat Ghana by a healthy margin
Fortheloveofmusic 12.07.13	I think we can beat Portugal and Germany, although it definitely won't be easy. That's almost required for second place, as Germany have a great chance of winning all of their matches.