WCH Official Predictions
by Herr DannyPlease find predictions from a selection of our team below. Who do you think will be saying ‘I told you so’ at the end of the tournament? And who will be eating Humble Pie whilst wiping egg from their face?!
Herr Danny
1st – Portugal
2nd – France
3rd – Germany
4th – Brazil
Surprise package: Saudi Arabia
Golden Boot: Thierry Henry (France)
Lev Yashin award (best goalkeeper): Ricardo (Portugal)
Herr Ed
1st - England
2nd - Argentina
3rd - Brazil
4th - Switzerland
Surprise package: Switzerland
Golden Boot: Peter Crouch (England)
Lev Yashin award: Mark Schwarzer (Australia)
Herr Neil
1st – Italy
2nd – Brazil
3rd – England
4th – Argentina
Surprise package: Ukraine
Golden Boot: Adriano (Brazil)
Lev Yashin award: Paul Robinson (England)
Herr Paul
1st – Brazil
2nd – Argentina
3rd - France
4th – England
Surprise package: Ivory Coast
Golden Boot: Carlos Teves (Argentina)
Lev Yashin award: Paul Robinson (England)
Herr Mark
1st – England
2nd – Brazil
3rd - Sweden
4th – France
Surprise package: USA
Golden Boot: Thierry Henry (France)
Lev Yashin award: Jens Lehmann (Germany)
June 8th, 2006 at 9:32 am
I hope Herr Paul isn’t proved right. I’m not sure I’d enjoy watching Brazil v Argentina in the final. Interesting selection for surprise package from Herr Neil. I think Ukraine could either bottle it and come away pointless or perform in a similar fashon to Greece in Euro 2004.
No mentions for the Czech Republic or Netherlands. They are both at their most dangerous when written off.
June 8th, 2006 at 10:27 am
I’m surprised nobody has chosen Australia as their surprise package. If they can sneak through their group I think they could do very well.
If we can avoid Brazil I think England stand a very good chance of winning the competiton and Brazil look like they may have a difficult second round game (the Czechs or the Italians, unless the USA can surprise us). If it’s not England though, I’ll copy Wes and say it’ll either be the Czechs or the Dutch.
June 8th, 2006 at 11:50 am
Herr Paul would also like it to be known that Luca Toni is also a good bet for Golden Boot. An all South American final could be a brilliant affair, but let’s hope England can do the business against Brazil.
June 8th, 2006 at 11:50 am
Ivory Coast to knock out Holland at the group stage
June 8th, 2006 at 11:54 am
Herr Andy got his predictions in a bit late:
1st - Brazil (sorry)
2nd - Holland
3rd - France
4th - Serbia and Montenegro
Surprise package - Serbia and Montenegro
Golden Boot - Ruud Van Nistelrooy
Lev Yashin - Paul Robinson
June 8th, 2006 at 11:56 am
I don’t see how an all South American final could be brilliant. Have you ever seen South American football on Channel Five in the early hours?
My dream final would be Saudi Arabia v Croatia.
June 8th, 2006 at 8:52 pm
Luca Toni has been on fire in Serie A this year, becoming the first Italian player in the post-war era to score more than 30 goals in a season and the first of any nationality since Antonio Valentin Angelillo in 1958/59.
I dream of a USA v Iran final, with the losing team’s president having to give a public congratulatory speech to the winners, then I’m flying but I start falling and I scream and no words come out.
June 9th, 2006 at 11:08 am
Who is the President of Iran?
June 9th, 2006 at 1:24 pm
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.