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Predicting the World Cup finishes
Riffing off the England Ladder by F365, I have decided to try and figure out which team will finish where after these round of matches, and this is what I have come up with:
1. Portugal – Insanely talented team led by a veteran looking for one last shot at glory before retirement. The script writes itself. Excellent all-round play + a cup winning manager and a squad full of great players who get along well.
2. Netherlands – Again a team full of talented flair players and a good core. Putting them here based on nothing but the fact that it’s time for the Netherlands to shine after a few years away in the wilderness. Depay to outperform.
3. Brazil – More in hope than in practice, as most of their matches (Just like most SA teams) are against opposition of lower quality. But they have a team that should be able to challenge for the top four, along with a climate that should suit them more than others.
4. Denmark – The darkest of the dark horses, I fully expect them to get knocked out in the first stage, but think that maybe they can pull through as the surprise semi finalists.
5. Argentina – Looked good in the finalisima and have a great talented team led by another player looking at one last shot at the WC.
6. Spain – An average looking squad with a mix of inexperience and players that are old. Gavi carrying the team shows you all you need to know.
7. Germany – Not looking as great, but will reach the top 8 because they are Germany.
8. Uruguay – Expect them to round off the top 8, with a good squad, hot climate helping them sneak in.
16th: England. Will make the knockout due to the easy group, knocked out at the first stage possible.
To be able to guess any of this is madness, and I am sure the above may not even be close to the reality. But it’s the international break, so doing international break things till the new seasons start.
Aman
PS: Winner of Sportswashing campaign: A good fight between the OG’s Qatar & Saudi Arabia. Old school players like Iran, Ghana, Serbia et al will be forgotten and fail.
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