I did the optomistic thing and voted for an England win ... and why not? It's possible. And I don't think the lack of form in the friendlies is anything to go by. The guys will take it to a higher level when the real games begin. Italy could do it again ... but they struggled in the last World Cup and should have lost to the Aussies. France, I don't think so. Germany could win, they are always tough. Spain have the talent. Netherlands are powerful up front, but iffy at the back ... Argentina have a great team, but Maradona is quite possible off his rocker, and will probably screw things up ... all in all, anyone of the top eight teams can do it. And I wouldn't write off the US; they have some solid players. Donovan didn't look out of place in the Premier League when he played for Everton.
I managed to predict the winner of the Stanley Cup (Chicago Blackhawks in six games); so, hopefully, I'm on a roll with my predictions.
