What a disappointment when Japan choked in the last six minutes against Australia. They gave up a 1-0 lead at ended up losing 3-1. I was pulling for Japan to win (even though I predicted a draw) because the Aussies were playing like a bunch of thugs. I despise dirty soccer players and the Australian team has more than its share of them. Hopefully Japan can recover from the loss, because I don't want to see Australia advance to the second round. Here are my predictions for the next few days.
Group Stage, Second Round, Predictions for Groups A to D
Group A: Germany over Poland, Costa Rica will draw with Ecuador
Group B: England over Trinidad and Tobago, Paraguay will draw with Sweden
Group C: Argentina over Serbia and Montenegro, Netherlands over Ivory Coast
Group D: Mexico over Angola, Portugal over Iran
Predictions So Far
Australia beat Japan, I predicted a draw (my record: 5-4)
Czech Republic beat USA, I called it (6-4)
Italy beat Ghana, I called it (7-4)
South Korea beat Togo, I called it (8-4)
Switzerland and France draw, I predicted a France win (8-5)
Brazil beat Croatia, I called it (9-5)
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