This thread you can post who your favorite teams, players and discuss underdogs/favorites
Here are some of my picks and interesting historical facts!
Favorites
Brazil
Uruguay
Italy
Spain
Dark Horses
Belgium
USA
England
Holland
Argentina
Portugal
Why I didn't include any African teams?
Because of the statistics below. Only country outside of Europe to even come close to third was USA in 1930. Only African country that can pull it off though would be Ghana but looking at that group it will be a task in itself to escape death especially with bitter USA relishing a chance at avenging two exits at their hands and Germany involved that have never lost to any African team in it's history of the world cup along side an unpredictable Portugal side no short of talent.
The stat
No team outside of CONMEBOL have won a world cup in South America since the first one.
Uruguay won the last world cup hosted on Brazilian soil in 1950, Spain forth, the host came in as as runners ups.
Only Uruguay 1930, England 1966, Germany 1974, Argentina 1978 and Ofc France 1998 manage to win the World Cup as host country.
Only Germany FR(1986) , Holland(1978), Italy(1970)(1994), Czechoslovakia (1962) have managed to claim runners up position on South American soil.
Groups
Group A: Brazil, Croatia, Mexico, Cameroon
Group B: Spain, Netherlands, Chile, Australia
Group C: Colombia, Greece, Côte d’Ivoire, Japan
Group D: Uruguay, Costa Rica, England, Italy
Group E: Switzerland, Ecuador, France, Honduras
Group F: Argentina, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Iran, Nigeria
Group G: Germany, Portugal, Ghana, USA
Group H: Belgium, Algeria, Russia, Korea Republic
Group of death: D 3 former world cup winners: England Italy and Uruguay.
Discuss