Thoughts? I mainly started the thread to point out this very cool schedule which a friend pointed my way.

World Cup Odds as of This Evening:World Cup Odds 2.png

I have Germany in our work's sweepstake and things were looking good before the Serbia match, but there is still a part of me that wants Germany to fail, even if them winning the tournament will win me money, but thats just cause I'm English.

either way you win
and I know what you mean, I'm glad that France is out.

I can't imagine what it felt like if Germany wins, because it never happened when I was alive or in my right mind (1990 doesn't count cos I was a little baby back then).

The loss against Serbia was just bad bad luck... Blaming the referee is usually no excuse, but in this case it's one of the reasons why the German team lost the concentration and just minutes later found themselves 0:1 down. In the second half they had tons of chances, but missed it by just a few millimeters.
So I'm sure against Ghana everything will be fine.


I reckon Brazil will win it, I backed Spain to begin with but after seeing them lose to Switzerland and struggle to find the net, despite their world class build up play, against Honduras, I can't seem them beating to top top sides in the tournament. And, with them losing to the Swiss in the first game they could finish 2nd in their group, which means they will face Brazil in the second round. What a match up that will be.

Don't forget Portugal, they are playing pretty good as well, and destroyed north korea 7:0


btw: It's pretty hard to follow both Wimbledon and World Cup

Cibulkova Hantuchova and enthusiasm footballers
25.06.2010 08:23, Soccer, Talk (0)

Historical practice Slovak players in the fourth round World Cup in South Africa inspired and Dominika Cibulkova and tennis players Daniela Hantuchova, who these days are fighting for the prestigious Wimbledon. Cibulkova followed the end winning the match with Italy in preparation for the match against Japanese Ayumi Morita and admitted that before the screen properly tŕpla .

"The champions have a lot teliek and will always give the football. When I rozvičovala, so I watch our guys. In the last minutes of the match in Italy was really solid. I am a sportswoman and I know exactly what those times had to experience. I think However, it managed to beat a great team like Italy, so they certainly deserve pass," Cibulkova told Reuters.

Hantuchova watch television in the opening game against the Slovaks and New Zealand after losing to Paraguay is still believed that Weissovci may refer to the fourth round. "I am delighted that they succeeded and I would like this opportunity to congratulate them on fantastic result. We are to them very, very proud. It is incredible, as shown. The success was even less that it was able fight through the World Cup. Procedure in the fourth round and the withdrawal of Italy is a historic achievement," the Slovak Tennis enthused unit.

@ google translation.

A Twitter friend provided this one: "Wayne Rooney may have had dreams of being on a cereal box. Right now, he's on a milk carton."

Paul the Octopus is better at picking winners than Victoria:

I'm reserving judgement on Brazil until I hear Gisele's analysis: