Group A
Germany - Captain Michael Ballack - Homesquad Germany has the young firepower to contend in this years World Cup but it will need the steadying force and leadership of Ballack to keep the squad balanced and focused.
Ecuador - Captain Equator - I know one person from Ecuador, and she isn't on their national team.
Poland - Maciej ?urawski - He plays for Celtic, that's a pretty good team give eit to Maciej.
Costa Rica - Nobody - Wow I know pretty much nobody on any of these teams in this group. Hope these games aren't on tv much.
Group B
England - Stephen Gerrard - Midfielder and leader of the Liverpool winner of the 2005 Champions League, will now be thrust into a more attacking position with the injury and doubtful presence of Wayne Rooney. England will need Gerrard to be a goal scoring force if it is to win its first World Cup in Four Decades.
Sweden - Henrik Larsson - Larsson was the spark plug that a sloppy Barca squad needed to jump out in front of Arsenal in this years Champions League Final. Will he be able to do the same for this Swedish Squad?
Paraguay - Julio Dos Santos - The possible successor to Ballack at Bayern.
Trinidad & Tobago - Squad - Nobody in the Trinidad Squad is particularly well known however the majority do play in England and will be very motivated to show what they have against the English Team in hopes of possible transfers to more prolific Clubs in the Premiership.
Group C
Argentina - Lionel Messi - Messi is a talented scoring machine who is developing into one of the best players in the world. If he is at full strength the Argentinians will be a scoring machine.
Netherlands - Ruud van Nilsterooy - Missed a lot of action for Man U. but could becoming a striking force for KNVB, which has by far the best logo of any team.
Serbia & Montenegro - Mateja Kezman - Lead the Serbians and the Montenegros in goals in qualifying, give the man the paleta.
Ivory Coast - Didier Drogba - The Ivory Coast needs Drogba to score to have a chance against the fantastic clubs they are pitted against.
Group D
Mexico - Don Quixote - I believe Don Quixote and Sancho Panzo will be suiting up for team Mexico. Either that or they will be in the Mexican bar I will be inhabiting during the early AM when Mexico takes on Iran next week.
Portugal - Cristiano Ronaldo - The Man U stud midfielder has the skills to help Portugal take the top seed of Group D.
Iran - Ali Karimi - Yep give him the ball he plays in Munich maybe he even speaks German.
Angola - That Guy - Ok be honest do you know where Angola is, I don't so...
Group E
Italy - Simone Barone & Simone Perrotta - Overly partial to anyone named Simone, hopefully they get massive amounts of PT and score a few goals.
United States - Kasey Keller - The goaltending for the US was fantastic in the last World Cup, Keller will need to excel in the Group Stage in order for the U.S. to pull off the mild upset and advance.
Czech Republic - Peter Cech - Cech has put forward a case with his time spent at Chelsea as the best Goaltender in the world. He could easily carry the Czechs past the US and deep into this World Cup.
Ghana - Michael Essien - He stars at Chelsea, therefore I've heard of him, therefore he wins.
Group F
Brazil - Ronaldo - Ronaldinho is certainly more exciting and more important and Ronaldo could not perform well at all and Brazil could still win the World Cup, however Ronaldo is worth watching because he needs only 3 goals to become the all time leading goal scorer in World Cup history.
Japan - Shunseke Nakamura - Aren't Japanese names the best? They just flow so much better than most names.
Croatia - Goran Ivanisevic - The big lefty has always been good on the grass surface.
Australia - Harry Kewell - Really the only Aussie of note. Nice that they made the world cup, but not sure if it will be that enjoyable when they get steamrolled by the Brazilian Juggernaut.
Group G
France - Zinedine Zidane - A last hurrah for the great Frenchmen, tune it to see one of the greatest players of his time for the last time.
South Korea - Park Ji-Sung - Solid Midfielder for Man U. Koreans names are also fantastic. There seem to be a certain amount of one syllable name options and then just put together three of them and you have a Korean name.
Switzerland - Fabio Coltorti - The FABIO? The Fabio plays for a team called the Grasshoppers, excellent.
Togo - John Belushi - Oh that was a toga, damn missed that one.
Group H
Spain - Raul - Always bet on the guy who is so brash that he goes by a single name. I wonder at what level you establish this.
Saudi Arabia - Every Saudi Player plays in the Saudi league, unfortunately I do not get Fox Soccer Channel 13 so I have yet to watch a single Al-Hilal match. I'm ashamed to call myself a sports fan.
Ukraine - Andreii Shevchenko - As close to a one man squad as any of the true conteders to reach the second round. Chelsea fans will certainly be eyeing the Ukranian games to see what they're future star is made of.
Tunisia - African - How did 5 teams from Africa qualify, there are really five good teams from Africa?
Germany - Captain Michael Ballack - Homesquad Germany has the young firepower to contend in this years World Cup but it will need the steadying force and leadership of Ballack to keep the squad balanced and focused.Ecuador - Captain Equator - I know one person from Ecuador, and she isn't on their national team.
Poland - Maciej ?urawski - He plays for Celtic, that's a pretty good team give eit to Maciej.
Costa Rica - Nobody - Wow I know pretty much nobody on any of these teams in this group. Hope these games aren't on tv much.
Group B
England - Stephen Gerrard - Midfielder and leader of the Liverpool winner of the 2005 Champions League, will now be thrust into a more attacking position with the injury and doubtful presence of Wayne Rooney. England will need Gerrard to be a goal scoring force if it is to win its first World Cup in Four Decades.Sweden - Henrik Larsson - Larsson was the spark plug that a sloppy Barca squad needed to jump out in front of Arsenal in this years Champions League Final. Will he be able to do the same for this Swedish Squad?
Paraguay - Julio Dos Santos - The possible successor to Ballack at Bayern.
Trinidad & Tobago - Squad - Nobody in the Trinidad Squad is particularly well known however the majority do play in England and will be very motivated to show what they have against the English Team in hopes of possible transfers to more prolific Clubs in the Premiership.
Group C
Argentina - Lionel Messi - Messi is a talented scoring machine who is developing into one of the best players in the world. If he is at full strength the Argentinians will be a scoring machine.Netherlands - Ruud van Nilsterooy - Missed a lot of action for Man U. but could becoming a striking force for KNVB, which has by far the best logo of any team.
Serbia & Montenegro - Mateja Kezman - Lead the Serbians and the Montenegros in goals in qualifying, give the man the paleta.
Ivory Coast - Didier Drogba - The Ivory Coast needs Drogba to score to have a chance against the fantastic clubs they are pitted against.
Group D
Mexico - Don Quixote - I believe Don Quixote and Sancho Panzo will be suiting up for team Mexico. Either that or they will be in the Mexican bar I will be inhabiting during the early AM when Mexico takes on Iran next week.Portugal - Cristiano Ronaldo - The Man U stud midfielder has the skills to help Portugal take the top seed of Group D.
Iran - Ali Karimi - Yep give him the ball he plays in Munich maybe he even speaks German.
Angola - That Guy - Ok be honest do you know where Angola is, I don't so...
Group E
Italy - Simone Barone & Simone Perrotta - Overly partial to anyone named Simone, hopefully they get massive amounts of PT and score a few goals.
United States - Kasey Keller - The goaltending for the US was fantastic in the last World Cup, Keller will need to excel in the Group Stage in order for the U.S. to pull off the mild upset and advance.Czech Republic - Peter Cech - Cech has put forward a case with his time spent at Chelsea as the best Goaltender in the world. He could easily carry the Czechs past the US and deep into this World Cup.
Ghana - Michael Essien - He stars at Chelsea, therefore I've heard of him, therefore he wins.
Group F
Brazil - Ronaldo - Ronaldinho is certainly more exciting and more important and Ronaldo could not perform well at all and Brazil could still win the World Cup, however Ronaldo is worth watching because he needs only 3 goals to become the all time leading goal scorer in World Cup history.Japan - Shunseke Nakamura - Aren't Japanese names the best? They just flow so much better than most names.
Croatia - Goran Ivanisevic - The big lefty has always been good on the grass surface.
Australia - Harry Kewell - Really the only Aussie of note. Nice that they made the world cup, but not sure if it will be that enjoyable when they get steamrolled by the Brazilian Juggernaut.
Group G
France - Zinedine Zidane - A last hurrah for the great Frenchmen, tune it to see one of the greatest players of his time for the last time.South Korea - Park Ji-Sung - Solid Midfielder for Man U. Koreans names are also fantastic. There seem to be a certain amount of one syllable name options and then just put together three of them and you have a Korean name.
Switzerland - Fabio Coltorti - The FABIO? The Fabio plays for a team called the Grasshoppers, excellent.
Togo - John Belushi - Oh that was a toga, damn missed that one.
Group H
Spain - Raul - Always bet on the guy who is so brash that he goes by a single name. I wonder at what level you establish this.Saudi Arabia - Every Saudi Player plays in the Saudi league, unfortunately I do not get Fox Soccer Channel 13 so I have yet to watch a single Al-Hilal match. I'm ashamed to call myself a sports fan.
Ukraine - Andreii Shevchenko - As close to a one man squad as any of the true conteders to reach the second round. Chelsea fans will certainly be eyeing the Ukranian games to see what they're future star is made of.
Tunisia - African - How did 5 teams from Africa qualify, there are really five good teams from Africa?
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