8 left now, rank 'em!

[djKianoosh]

For me, here's my order of preference for who I'd like to see win it.. not who has the best chance, but who i'm rooting for:
Argentina - grew up there, love the team
Ghana - would be magical for an African team to win it
Uruguay - return to old glory; love how Forlan plays
Spain - Xavi/Iniesta/Villa are so freaking good they make things look easy
Paraguay - total longshot, would be shocking
Holland - Clockwork Orange, cool colors, lol
Brasil - Has won too many already. plus they don't play 'jogo bonito' they play 'jogo efectivo' right now
Germany - secretly i admire the way they play. but shhhh, dont tell that to my peeps...


As for who's more likely to win it:
Brasil - they play 'jogo efectivo' not jogo bonito, and that's why they win.
Spain - that midfield is sublime
Germany - they've added a bit of flair to their efficiency, scary
Argentina - the best attacking force in the game
Uruguay - solid D, impressive attacking trio
Holland - another solid D, and impressive attacking trio
Ghana - too much pressure from the continent
Paraguay - really nice D, but just not enough firepower


Who ya got!?

[Comeback QB]

For me, here's my order of preference for who I'd like to see win it.. not who has the best chance, but who i'm rooting for:
Argentina - grew up there, love the team
Ghana - would be magical for an African team to win it
Uruguay - return to old glory; love how Forlan plays
Spain - Xavi/Iniesta/Villa are so freaking good they make things look easy
Paraguay - total longshot, would be shocking
Holland - Clockwork Orange, cool colors, lol
Brasil - Has won too many already. plus they don't play 'jogo bonito' they play 'jogo efectivo' right now
Germany - secretly i admire the way they play. but shhhh, dont tell that to my peeps...


As for who's more likely to win it:
Brasil - they play 'jogo efectivo' not jogo bonito, and that's why they win.
Spain - that midfield is sublime
Germany - they've added a bit of flair to their efficiency, scary
Argentina - the best attacking force in the game
Uruguay - solid D, impressive attacking trio
Holland - another solid D, and impressive attacking trio
Ghana - too much pressure from the continent
Paraguay - really nice D, but just not enough firepower


Who ya got!?

Argentina
Messi can totally take over when he want's to. I seen them struggle at times on the defensive end, but I think Deigo Maradona is getting these attacking type guys to help back more and win with numbers.
Their team skill is equal to Brazil IMO

[CapnKill]

1. Brazil - That defense is just too damn good right now, plus the fire power in front... deadly combination.

2. Argentina - Messi is just simply amazing. He showed what a real top player can do for his team, while C. Ronaldo showed what he can't do for his team. Also Tevez is playing great as well!

3. Spain - Love how they move the ball around, their passing is superb, that midfield is insane, and D. Villa just scored again.

4. Germany - That counter attack is brutal, the finishing is perfect, and they have some speed as well. This team is better without Ballack at this stage of his career IMO, I think his injury was a blessing in disguise.

5. Holland - If they can get passed Brazil, they have a damn good chance, especially with the confidence they will get.

6. Paraguay - I like how they play, so I'll just put them here

7. Ghana / Urugay - eh... I think both these teams made it as far as they can with what they had... unfortunately one of them will actually get to the semi final, which is just luck of match ups IMO. Semi final will be a rude awakening for whom ever makes it out of these two.

[Swift456]

Holland beat Brasil today book it...................

Holland wins the whole thing!

[MonoxideChild]

Argentina is my pick. Messi is literally the most explosive player Ive ever seen. Btw, the Ghana/Uruguay finish was ****ing incredible. everyone that says soccer is boring should see this before they put their foot in ther mouth. Amazing.

[djKianoosh]

WOW!!! Brasil is OUT! Uruguay is IN THE SEMIS!! say whaaaaaaaat!?!?!

now i'm scared about argentina, cause if brasil can be beat like that, with them all falling apart and getting discombobulated, anything can happen! holland didn't play all that great. brasil just had a meltdown of epic proportions! what the hell was felipe melo thinking!?! after setting up robinho on that first goal, he had three of the worst plays of his life! on the own goal, he was just as guilty as julio cesar. on the 2nd holland goal he just stood there and didn't mark anyone! and then he stomps on the that guys leg and gets a straight red card! whaaaaaat!?!? homeboy, just dont go back to brasil. please, save yourself and your family. stay the phug out! what a nightmare he was..
http://www.zonalmarking.net/2010/07/02/holland-2-1-brazil-tactics/


and then the ending to Uruguay-Ghana was insanity!! I was in Richmond with my bro watching both games in a pub downtown, it was phat... URUGUAY!!! amazing comeback. both teams came back today in splendid fashion. uruguay's comeback was just so nuts. there were a half million people out in the streets of montevideo tonight. crazyness! what a GREAT day of games!

[CapnKill]

I stand corrected on my Uruguay slamming... Ithought Uruguay was Paraguay and vice versa :)

I don't care for Paraguay, but always like Urugay, so I'm happy with the semis that we are presented with.

[Swift456]

Netherlands one game away..........

I think Germany wins tomm..........

My prediction for Finals

Netherlands takes lead 1-0 then germany puts on two goals to make it 2-1 then Netherlands ties it 2-2 to send it to OT then it goes to extra time and in the 2 minute of the 2nd extra time Netherlands scores Robben with his left GoALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLl and Netherlands wins the cup