Friday, June 4, 2010

Round 1: Group G

Brazil (2 pts)

Portugal (4 pts)

Ivory Coast (6 pts)

North Korea (8 pts)


22 comments:

The Claret and Blue said...

So, has Ivory Coast been re-ranked, points-wise, since Drogba broke his elbow? They might be worth 8 points now... I don't know how good the North Korean team is, but without Drogba, "Les Elephants" take a major hit.

jv said...

good point, c&b... but the seedings were established before all these pre-cup matches... plus, even without drogba, i'd still rate ivory coast ahead of north korea.

Real Marin said...

Will anybody bet against Brazil?

Even with a broken arm, Drogba is still the brightest star in Africa.

BRASIL and COTE D'IVOIRE

Let the egos of Cristiano Ronaldo and Kim Jong-il battle it out for third.

cantona said...

BRAZIL: What a squad! They can afford to leave Pato at home????? Midfield is a touch light, Kleberson! WTF?????But with Maicon/Alves you don't need a midfield.
PORTUGAL: Can Ronaldo resist doing it all himself? Has Nani grown up? Is their defence good enough?
IVORY COAST This should have been the best African team, but Without Drogba?
Aaaaargh, El Gruppo del Deatho! drives Canona insane!!

1-BRAZIL
2-Port.. Ivory.....Uhhhh... IVORY COAST!!!!!!!!
there , I said it.

The Claret and Blue said...

Brazil: Probably the biggest no-brainer in the group stage. Except for England, of course (you guys better not embarrass me).

Portugal: Ronaldo has been doing flop drills with the rest of the squad for weeks now, so they have the best chance now that Drogba is out.

KC/DC said...

Love those Brazilians! Looks like Portugal and Brazil for team Chavez. We wanted to see this Drogba character live up to his reputation...another time.

Bollo said...

Brasil & Cote d'Ivorie ... the best african team sends Portugal home early.

Team Ethanslaves said...

Brazil and Portugal. North Korea's an unknown but how can you root for the commie pinkos, even if they're are peeps too?

Crown City FC said...

No, I don't think Ivory Coast is good enough to beat Portugal. Especially without Drogba at full fitness. And I don't think Portugal will be overly focused on Brazil. CCFC selects Brazil & Portugal.

NewYorkCosmos said...

Group G picks:

Brazil
Portugal

The Continentalist said...

BRAZIL of course. I hope they score 5 on N.Korea.

Ronaldo scores at least 1 free kick and Portugal gets out of the group stage - despite inspirational play from IC.

eastern influence said...

PORTUGAL and IVORY COAST. someone needs to do it....

banana island said...

Brazil and Ivory coast

Wexfordcisco said...

Brazil
Portugal

Sin Nombre said...

Eddie and Maggie choose....

BRAZIL AND PORTUGAL

but Maggie feels threatened by North Korea.

Clueless in Denver said...

Brazil, Ivory Coast

Myron said...

brasil, ivory coast

Canarinhos said...

BRASILLLL!!!! Rumo ao Hexa!!
And Portugal...

Big Bend said...

I wanted badly to root for IC, but without Drogba? Tough one. Probably still the best african team....

Brazil and Portugal

C.D. Azul Demon said...

Brazil & Cote D'Ivoire

C.D. Azul Demon said...

Brazil & Cote D'Ivoire

Carlos Baena said...

Brasil and Portugal.
Definitely.