World Cup Group A

mmmm World Cup time,

Yes I've started a post with the words mmmmm, sue me if you have to, if not just remember Oprah is always watching out for our safety. But yes the World Cup is only weeks away now, the excitement is building, the rosters have been set for all the teams, and the EU is still trying to get Iran kicked out because someone forgot to tell them that the Holocaust indeed did happen.

So with the time indeed closing in, 18.5 days till kickoff it's time for me to start rolling out my predictions of who will get out of each of the groups, and hopefully if I can annoy you just enough, a little blurb on each team, maybe something funny, maybe me just mocking the country, or maybe me saying we will win the world cup.

So ahoy, here we go, Group A, the wonderful group that gets to start this whole beautiful tournament off.

Germany aka the Krauts
Yes I said it, they are just a bunch of sausages, you don't like that eh do you mr. germany. Hope of repeating former success by winning the world cup at home, I hate to say it looks to be slim. While playing Germany at home can never be called any easy thing, the sad part this time around is that other than Ballack, Lehmann and Klose, the Germans don't really have very much other talent to go around.

While on a good note, it appears the Germans are very good with time, apparently they like to work with watches and even set up a day where are the players learnt how to make watches. I'm not sure if this was just a job training exercise before they get kicked out, booed by there country for the performance and sent to the nearest watch shop factory somewhere in Asia to make watches for pennies a day.

Costa Rica aka Thank goodness we play in Concacaf
Well here we are now, they have made it to the big show. They can pretend they are as good as Mexico right about now, as they have the same record before the show starts, doesn't mean that it will last thought, probobly far from it. It all comes down to if there national hero Mr. Paulo Cesar Wanchope can continue to show his gazelle like form and put some goals in against some tough defensive teams in the group. But when in doubt they can all go back to San Jose and party the night away. Cause just making the dance a second time in a row is good enough in the eyes of Costa Rica fans.

Poland aka We are paying you for mistreating us Germany
Get your riot gear out everybody, we are in for a show, and when I mean show I mean lots of rocks, sharp objects, urine bags and maybe the ever so pretty fecal shower to add a nice personal touch. Polish fans got exactly what they wanted, which was a piece of the Germans by being placed in this group. With the fact that both sides of a history of riotting, we shall look forward to hopefully a good showing in Dortmund June 14.

Otherwise Poland put a pretty good fight up in qualifying, ending up in the second spot just one point behind England. But other than the fact that most of the team ends with the last name ski or ek or z or j, their really isn't anything special about the team. They play as a team and that's how they got out of there qualification group in second place.

Ecuador aka can we please play at home
Yes Ecuador did finish 3rd in the South American qualification, but I hate to say it, they won almost everyone of there games at home, which is way above sea level, and lost or tied just about every game away from home, minus the vicotry against Bolivia. So let me be the first to say that Ecuador is in mighty trouble trying to figure out how to play at or near sea level air.

Look for them to struggle again, even with such a weak group this time around, yes no Italy or Mexico to beat them up this time around.

Predictions for the group
Well Apparently when Germany drew the groups they somehow managed to get the easiest one.
Expect to see the following order in finishing.
1. Poland
2. Germany
3. Ecuador
4. Costa Rica