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Old 09-06-2014, 22:03
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Though i'd get this a go, discuss everything involving the group A matches here, teams in Group A are Brazil, Croatia, Cameroon and Mexico
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Old 09-06-2014, 23:14
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Not much to discuss. Brazil are gonna destroy this group.
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Old 10-06-2014, 01:42
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Probably the most boring group you could have picked
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Old 10-06-2014, 02:01
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Brazil ddin't play to well against Serbia the other day and were booed at half time
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Old 10-06-2014, 07:26
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Not much to discuss. Brazil are gonna destroy this group.
Not so sure about that, Croatia & Mexico are a good sides, Croatia will have problems with the heat & Mexico's defense might struggle against Neymar.
If Neymar gets injured or sent off Brazil are nothing special up front & will struggle.
A side note, the world cup is not popular in Brazil, the majority feel it's a waste of money, if Brazil get knocked out......
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Old 10-06-2014, 07:37
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Brazil are clearly favourites to win the group but still lots of interest (for me anyway) in which other team will get through.

Croatia and Mexico seem pretty evenly matched - Croatia don't seem as strong as they have been in previous competitions and Mexico have some decent players. And who knows, Cameroon might even have a shot of progressing with Samuel Eto'o up front.
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Old 10-06-2014, 07:42
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Not so sure about that, Croatia & Mexico are a good sides, Croatia will have problems with the heat & Mexico's defense might struggle against Neymar.
If Neymar gets injured or sent off Brazil are nothing special up front & will struggle.
A side note, the world cup is not popular in Brazil, the majority feel it's a waste of money, if Brazil get knocked out......
BIB - That's how the majority of English people felt about the 2012 Olympics and look how great that went. The Brazilians will come around once it starts.
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Old 10-06-2014, 11:47
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Brazil are clearly favourites to win the group but still lots of interest (for me anyway) in which other team will get through.

Croatia and Mexico seem pretty evenly matched - Croatia don't seem as strong as they have been in previous competitions and Mexico have some decent players. And who knows, Cameroon might even have a shot of progressing with Samuel Eto'o up front.
I saw a friendly between Cameroon and Germany recently and Cameroon gave the Germans all kinds of problems, but what Cameroon need to sort out judging by that friendly is their tempers, otherwise they might have players sent off
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Old 10-06-2014, 11:51
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I think Croatia will finish 2nd and be quite dangerous. I don't rate this Mexico side though, and I think they'll finish bottom.
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Old 10-06-2014, 12:45
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I think Croatia will finish 2nd and be quite dangerous. I don't rate this Mexico side though, and I think they'll finish bottom.
Mexico struggled to qualify, they normally have some exciting players but don't see them doing well this year. Croatia are always decent, they do tend to have a game where they upset one of the bigger teams so Brazil do need to be wary.
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Old 10-06-2014, 13:02
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Brazil will obviously win the group barring several major upsets. 9 points is possible.

Croatia and Mexico will battle it out for second, I'm expecting Croatia to edge it when they compete head-on as Mexico aren't in the greatest shape and Croatia seem to be having a slight resurgence.

Cameroon will sadly be the punching bag as far as I'm concerned, I feel confident everyone will beat them.

Predicted table:
Brazil - 9
Croatia - 6
Mexico - 3
Cameroon - 0
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Old 10-06-2014, 13:09
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The Croatian midfield is extremely decent. I'd have them down to finish second, behind Brazil.
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Old 10-06-2014, 15:00
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Group A Fixtures:

THURSDAY 12TH JUNE
Brazil v Croatia
21:00 - ITV

FRIDAY 13TH JUNE
Mexico v Cameroon
17:00 - ITV

TUESDAY 17TH JUNE
Brazil v Mexico
20:00 - BBC ONE

WEDNESDAY 18TH JUNE
Cameroon v Croatia
23:00 - ITV

MONDAY 23RD JUNE
Cameroon v Brazil
Croatia v Mexico
21:00 - ITV
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Old 10-06-2014, 16:53
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Not so sure about that, Croatia & Mexico are a good sides, Croatia will have problems with the heat & Mexico's defense might struggle against Neymar.
If Neymar gets injured or sent off Brazil are nothing special up front & will struggle.
A side note, the world cup is not popular in Brazil, the majority feel it's a waste of money, if Brazil get knocked out......
Did you know in their last 10 games Brazil have scored 30 goals? Out of those 30 goals, Neymar scored just 7. Of course, Neymar is (most of the time) a great player and yes Brazil would be weaker without him but to say they would struggle without him is, in my opinion, ridiculous. The goals come from everywhere not just Neymar.
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Old 10-06-2014, 17:53
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I think Croatia could be an outside bet to win this group. They look a solid enough side with lots of talent in midfield and they could easily exploit Brazilian nervousness in the opening game.
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Old 11-06-2014, 07:22
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BIB - That's how the majority of English people felt about the 2012 Olympics and look how great that went. The Brazilians will come around once it starts.
Really! I don't remember any violent anti Olympic protests happening in London.
I don't recall the British team bus getting attacked, I don' remember the prime minister talking about "unamed plots" to de-stabilize the country.
A few nitwits in tweed jackets mouthing off about the London Olympics to which ever fool is dumb enough to listen, did not mean the games were un popular.
As with most things in British society, the general public were ambivalent.
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Old 11-06-2014, 07:31
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Did you know in their last 10 games Brazil have scored 30 goals? Out of those 30 goals, Neymar scored just 7. Of course, Neymar is (most of the time) a great player and yes Brazil would be weaker without him but to say they would struggle without him is, in my opinion, ridiculous. The goals come from everywhere not just Neymar.
Lol, did you know Brazil have played no competitive games since the confederation cup.
Saying the goals come from everywhere when playing friendlies against teams like Panama is imo a form of madness.
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Old 11-06-2014, 20:39
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There is a lot of pressure on Brazil, I can see them losing the opening game tomorrow night.

I'd expect them to bounce back, but with Eto for Cameroon and Hernandez for Mexico, both players who can produce something special from nothing, this could well turn out to be one of the tightest groups.
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Old 12-06-2014, 11:10
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When does the pre-show start tonight?

ITV start their WC show at 7pm but I don't want to sit there watching people talk about the game 2 hours before kick off.
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Old 12-06-2014, 11:23
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When does the pre-show start tonight?

ITV start their WC show at 7pm but I don't want to sit there watching people talk about the game 2 hours before kick off.
The opening ceremony is at 7:15pm and lasts about half an hour. After that, expect England discussion before they move on to the Brazil match.
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Old 12-06-2014, 11:27
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What would happen if - in some bizzarre circumstances - Brazil failed to get out of the group stages? :O
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Old 12-06-2014, 11:36
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What would happen if - in some bizzarre circumstances - Brazil failed to get out of the group stages? :O
Then two other teams would go through and play in the knockout rounds.
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Old 12-06-2014, 11:48
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Then two other teams would go through and play in the knockout rounds.
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Old 12-06-2014, 12:14
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Then two other teams would go through and play in the knockout rounds.
Should have saw that coming.

I meant do we think there'll be some sort of uproar or backlash against the team from the country? After all the controversy over Brazil hosting the tournament and all the pressure on the team to be a success, if they failed to get out the group stages it would be a massive dissapointment and they'd pretty much be a laughing stock. It's unlikely to happen but I'm sort of fascinated to see what would happen if they did **** things up.
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Old 12-06-2014, 12:19
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Croatia to win 1-0, 0-0 half time, then score a fluke goal 66min.
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