Yikes! Jozy sprained his ankle in practice. Sounds minor so even if he's out for the warm-up match this weekend, he'll hopefully be ready for England. Bummer of a thing to have to worry about though.
Alrighty, Group E picks. I'll be honest, the Netherlands are my pre-tournament-quasi-sleeper pick to win the whole thing. Sure, their back four isn't fantastic, but whose is, other than Brazil?
(Side note: When was the last time Brazil had the best defense going into... well... anything?)
At Euro 2008, the Netherlands tore through group play with mind-blowing counterattacking soccer. Two years later, their best players are in their primes and finished the club season in top form. Unless they have a meltdown, the Oranje look like one of the teams to beat.
Netherlands vs. Denmark (6/14) - Netherlands
Japan vs. Cameroon (6/14) - Cameroon
Netherlands vs. Japan (6/19) - Netherlands
Cameroon vs. Denmark (6/19) - Cameroon
Cameroon vs. Netherlands (6/24) - Netherlands
Denmark vs. Japan (6/24) - Draw
1st Place: Netherlands 2nd Place: Cameroon
Rationale: Obviously I like the Dutch. I think Cameroon is probably the second-best team here. Eto'o is their best known player, but their guys play all over Europe and have made names for themselves at clubs like Tottenham. Denmark has some good players but no game changers. My guess is that Cameroon's physical style will help them edge Denmark and dominate Japan.
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agreed. but this one was easy.
What about the grass, Big Mike? The GRASS. A southern hemisphere stadium with northern hemisphere grass. It's a world cup out of whack!!
looks like the dutch might have an injury problem too.
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