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BLF I typed this up over the course of the last 2 weeks. What do you think? Tough making a projection.....

Predictions for Brazil 2014

1. Spain
G ---- Iker Casillas ---------- 33 --- 9
RB --- Sergio Ramos ------- 28 ---- 9
CB ---- Gerard Pique ------- 27 --- 9.5
CB ---- Javier Martinez ---- 25 --- 8.5
LB ---- Jordi Alba ----------- 25 --- 7.5
CM ---- Sergio Busquets --- 25 ---- 9
CM --- Andres Iniesta ----- 30 ---- 9
RW --- David Silva -------- 27 ---- 8.5
LW --- Juan Mata ---------- 27 ---- 8.5
AM --- Cesc Fabregas ----- 27 ---- 9
St --- Fernando Llorente – 29 ----- 8
Avg -------------------------- 27.5 – 8.6

2. Brazil:
G --- Diego Alves --------- 31 --- 7.5
RB – Danny Alves -------- 31 --- 8.5
CB – Thiago Silva --------- 29 --- 9
CB – David Luiz ----------- 27 --- 8
LB – Marcelo --------------- 26 --- 8.5
DMF --- Ramirez ----------- 26 --- 8.5
RM --- Ganso --------------- 24 ---- 8
LM --- Lucas Moura ------- 21 --- 8.5
RW ----- Hulk --------------- 27 ---- 9
CF ------- Pato --------------- 24 --- 8.5
LW ----- Neymar ------------ 22 --- 9.75
Avg --------------------------- 25.6 - 8.5

3. Argentina
G ---- Sergio Romero ----- 27 ---- 8
RB – Pablo Zabaleta ------ 29 ---- 8
CB – Ezequiel Garay ------ 27 ---- 7.5
CB – Javier Mascherano – 29 ---- 8
LB – Nicolas Otamendi --- 26 ---- 7
CM – Fernando Gago ----- 28 ----- 8
CM – Javier Pastore ------- 24 ----- 9
RW --- Angel Di Maria --- 26 ----- 9
LW --- Ezequiel Lavezzi – 29 ----- 8.5
CF ---- Lionel Messi ------- 26 ---- 10
St ----- Kun Aguero -------- 25 ----- 9.5
Avg -------------------------- 26.9 --- 8.4

4. England
G --- Joe Hart ----------------- 27 --- 9
RB – Micah Richards -------- 25 --- 8
CB – Joleon Lescott ---------- 31 --- 8
CB – Gary Cahill -------------- 28 --- 8.5
LB – Kyle Walker ------------- 24 --- 8.5
DMF – Phil Jones ------------- 22 --- 8.5
LW – Ashley Young ---------- 28 --- 8.5
RW – Adam Johnson --------- 26 --- 8
AMF – Jack Wilshere --------- 22 --- 9
RF ---- Danny Welbeck ------- 23 --- 8.5
LF ---- Wayne Rooney -------- 28 --- 9.5
Avg ----------------------------- 25.8 – 8.4

5. Germany
G --- Manuel Neuer ----------- 28 ---- 9.5
RB – Jerome Boateng --------- 25 ---- 8
CB – Holger Badstuber ------- 25 ---- 8.5
CB – Matts Hummels --------- 25 ----- 8
LB --- Phillip Lahm ------------ 30 ---- 8.5
CM – Sammi Khedira --------- 26 ----- 8
CM – Thomas Muller --------- 24 ------ 8.5
RW --- Mest Ozil --------------- 25 ----- 9
LW --- Bastian Scwheinsteiger – 29 --- 8
AM --- Toni Kroos ---------------- 24 --- 8.5
CF ----- Mario Gomez ------------ 28 --- 8.5
Avg -------------------------------- 26.2 --- 8.4

6. France
G ---- Hugo Lloris ------------------ 27 --- 9
RB --- Younes Kaboul ------------- 28 --- 7
CB – Mahmadou Sakho ------------ 25 -- 8.5
CB – Laurent Koscielny ------------ 28 --- 8
LB – Gael Clichy -------------------- 28 --- 8
DMF – Yann M’Vila ---------------- 23 --- 9
RM --- Jeffrey Menez --------------- 27 --- 8
AM ---- Samir Nasri ----------------- 27 --- 9
LM ---- Yohann Gourcouff --------- 28 --- 7.5
RF --- Karim Benzema -------------- 26 --- 9.5
LF ---- Olivier Giroud --------------- 27 --- 8.5
Avg ------------------------------------ 26.7 – 8.4

7. Netherlands
G --- Maarten Steklenberg ---------- 31--- 8.5
RB – Greg Van der Wiel ------------ 26 --- 8
CB --- Johnny Heitinga ------------- 30 --- 8.5
CB --- Jeffrey Bruma --------------- 22 – 7.5
LB --- Erik Pieters ------------------ 25 – 7.5
RM – Rafael Van Der Vaart ------- 31 – 8
CM – Nigel De Jong ---------------- 29 – 8
LM --- Wesley Sneijder ------------ 29 – 9
RW – Arjen Robben ---------------- 30 -- 9
St ---- Robin Van Persie ------------ 30 – 8.5
LW – Luuk De Jong ----------------- 23 – 8.5
Avg ----------------------------------- 27.8 - 8.27

8. Italy
G --- Salvatore Sirigu --------------- 27 – 8.5
RB – Davide Santon ---------------- 24 --- 8
CB – Giorgio Chiellini -------------- 29 – 8.5
CB –
LB –
DM – Daniele De Rossi ------------- 30 -- 8
RM –
LM –
AM –
RF – Mario Balotelli --------------- 23 --- 9
LF – Giusseppe Rossi -------------- 27 --- 8

BamaLivesFootba..

Was waiting for you to start this thread..

Also think Argentina may make a strong push if their defense can hold up.

No biggie. I really like Brazil, especially with that XI and it being in their home country. Really like Germany and Argentina as well.

England's XI is solid, but young compared to most others.

Just a stat to throw out there, no team not from the Americas has won a WC that was hosted in the Americas.

I like France this summer as well, but semis is as far as I see them going, especially if they run into Germany.

Hulk has emerged as a bigtime baller over the past year.. I like Brazil to be tough to beat.

This^^

What's your take on the Dutch?
They are definately my team to beat.

Maybe but I was watching a few of there friendly matches and France seemed to have it all together and were playing very well. I watched the one against Germany a few EDIT: months ago (I think france won 3-2 or 2-1 cant remember) but the game was not as close as the score showed

Man.. I really hope so too. If we can go into HT with Brazil at least tied, we have a good chance of not getting raped..

IMO Brazil needs as much success as possible going into WC2014, especially after 2010 and Copa América 2011. Hopefully that success doesn't start tonight.

I think that English fans overvalue their talent compared to how the rest of the world sees them.

None of them play abroad, they all play at home and while the EPL is one of, if not the, top league in the world, it doesn't seem to be helping.