Afam4eva: France is another overhyped team. I don't see them going far in this world cup. I don't even see them as a force.

Funny enough, they are not hyped. Since 1998, i believe this will be their first time of going to the world cup as underdogs.

homesteady: Is it 5pm or 6pm?

5pm.

Before the main draw starts (around 5:30), a team from pot 4, which contains the 9 non-seeded European teams; would have to be placed in Pot 2-which has 7 teams.
This will ensure that all the 4 pots have 8 teams each.

Theben:
Funny enough, they are not hyped. Since 1998, i believe this will be their first time of going to the world cup as underdogs.

I don't think they were genuine favorites in 2010 too.

CFCfan:
5pm.

Before the main draw starts (around 5:30), a team from pot 4, which contains the 9 non-seeded European teams; would have to be placed in Pot 2-which has 7 teams.
This will ensure that all the 4 pots have 8 team's each.

Ok!

Theben:
I doubt. France do well against tough opponents.

I doubt whether they can stand Brazil!

CFCfan: ^
that hypothetical grp A would be the toughest ever WC group.

I tell you. It's gonna be a real terrible group. Imagine France,Brazil and Italy in the same group? It would be a shame if Brazil get eliminated.

homesteady:
I doubt whether they can stand Brazil!

Yeah, playing against a host team also involves playing against the crowd and the entire nation. It's always tough, let alone against a quality team like Brazil.

homesteady:
I doubt whether they can stand Brazil!

Can they? They better be ready to work their asss out. See how they struggled against Ukraine in the World Cup qualifier,though they manage to turn over the deficit during the 2nd leg at home.

Danhumprey: I tell you. It's gonna be a real terrible group. Imagine France,Brazil and Italy in the same group? It would be a shame if Brazil get eliminated.

Be rest assured that FIFA won't allow Brazil to be eliminated in the group stage

Oh boi how many hours to go?, my body dey do me jigigi, i pray that oluwa favours us..

Dannyxy: Oh boi how many hours to go?, my body dey do me jigigi, i pray that oluwa favours us..

8 hours to go...

Unlike past world cups, most matches in the group stage will be keenly contested. The Round of 16 matches will be hard to predict too.

CFCfan:
Yeah, playing against a host team also involves playing against the crowd and the entire nation. It's always tough, let alone against a quality team like Brazil.

Exactly! Spain comes to mind especially Arbeloa

Danhumprey: Can they? They better be ready to work their asss out. See how they struggled against Ukraine in the World Cup qualifier,though they manage to turn over the deficit during the 2nd leg at home.

Exactly!

CFCfan: Unlike past world cups, most matches in the group stage will be keenly contested. The Round of 16 matches will be hard to predict too.

Will there be a draw for the round of 16?

homesteady:
Exactly! Spain comes to mind especially Arbeloa

you forgot Piquè and Ramos.

homesteady:
Will there be a draw for the round of 16?

Nope. I meant the eventual match-ups will be fiercely contested.

CFCfan:

Be rest assured that FIFA won't allow Brazil to be eliminated in the group stage

Why? Is it because they are the host? Haba! Let's there be a fair-playing ground na. Why would FIFA want to put Brazil in a not too dangerous group just because they are the host?

Austeenx:

you forgot Piquè and Ramos.

No pique defended well! if not for him, the scoreline would have been 4-1 but he got a red card in the process of stopping that goal
I watched the highlights of the match yesterday! I was seriously laughing when Ramos missed that P.K

CFCfan:
Nope. I meant the eventual match-ups will be fiercely contested.

Ok! I get it now!

Front page pls

In case anybody is curious, there
are 112,368,549,888,000 (over
112 trillion) different ways to
draw the 32 teams into the 8
groups based on the rules of the
draw

sureteeboy: In case anybody is curious, there
are 112,368,549,888,000 (over
112 trillion) different ways to
draw the 32 teams into the 8
groups based on the rules of the
draw

Gbam! That's astonishing

sureteeboy: In case anybody is curious, there
are 112,368,549,888,000 (over
112 trillion) different ways to
draw the 32 teams into the 8
groups based on the rules of the
draw

You don't mean it

homesteady:
No pique defended well! if not for him, the scoreline would have been 4-1 but he got a red card in the process of stopping that goal
I watched the highlights of the match yesterday! I was seriously laughing when Ramos missed that P.K

But, you didn't laugh when Piquè was sent off.

homesteady:
I doubt whether they can stand Brazil!

Brazil will tear them apart.

homesteady:
You don't mean it

permutation and combination tinz.

I predict Group C

Uruguay
Nigeria
Honduras
Greece

Group B

Argentina
Nigeria
South Korea
Bosnia

Group A

Brazil
Nigeria
Japan
Italy

Group D

Colombia
Nigeria
Australia
Portugal

Group F

Spain
Nigeria
South Korea
England

I think we'll get into one of those groups

I predict

Belgium
Nigeria
Costa Rica
Greece

My prediction for the draws:

Group A: Brazil, Greece, CIV, Australia
Group B: Spain, Bosnia, Ecuador, Japan
Group C: Germany, Portugal, Cameroon, Costa Rica
Group D: Argentina, Netherlands, Algeria, Mexico
Group E: Colombia, England, France, Iran
Group F: Belgium, Croatia, Chile, South Korea
Group G: Uruguay, Italy, Ghana, USA
Group H: Switzerland, Russia, Nigeria, Honduras

Group G is clearly the "group of death" here.

...

I'll come back and predict








after the draws