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World Cup Preview: Group Stage I Know The Score

When the draw came out, I made my initial predictions picking Spain to win. However, that was 6 months ago. The World Cup starts tomorrow, so now it’s time to make my predictions given what I know now and based

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World Cup 2010 Preview: Player and Team Predictions

Before I get to predicting the games themselves, I wanted to take a look at some of the players and teams that I expect to stand-out whether it be for good or bad reasons in the tournament. In addition to

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World Cup Preview: Chile

Chile are the final team in Group H and the final of my previews. They are an offensive side and finished second in CONMEBOL to qualify. They appear to be an exciting team to watch and a team I am

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World Cup Preview: Honduras

Hondruas is the third team in Group H. This is their first World Cup since the 80s. They have a decent number of players in the top leagues in Europe, but still needed a dramatic goal from the US against

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World Cup Preview: Switzerland

Switzerland are the second team in Group H. Last World Cup they did not concede a goal, but were eliminated by Ukraine in the Round of 16 on penalties. The team plays a similar defensive style as last time, but

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World Cup Preview: Spain

Spain is the top team in Group H. They are also among the favorites to win the tournament as they are a squad filled with talent in attack with a slick passing midfield and dangerous strikers. Here is my preview.

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World Cup Preview: Portugal

The final team in Group G is Portugal. The Portuguese struggled to qualify needing a great run late in their group just to get second before they beat Bosnia-Herzegovina in the playoffs. The team has great attacking talent, but has

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World Cup Preview: Ivory Coast

The third team in Group G is Ivory Coast. They will dealing with the loss of Didier Drogba who suffered an arm injury against Japan. It will be a big loss, but the team does have plenty of other attacking

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World Cup Preview: Korea DPR

The second team in Group F is Korea DPR. This is their second World Cup. They are composed of mostly domestic players and they will rely on their defense to keep them in games. They will struggle offensively and even

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World Cup Preview: Brazil

The seeded team in Group G is Brazil. They are not as flashy as older teams, but they have won every competition they’ve been in under Dunga. Here is my preview.

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