I'm not going to say who the champion is going to be, but I'll venture with the teams making it to the second round and we go from there.
If you feel you got a winner, let us know.
I'll go by groups:
A Germany, Ecuador
B England, Sweden
C Argentina, Netherlands
D Mexico, Portugal
E Italy, USA
F Brazil, Croatia
G France, Korea
H Spain, Tunisia

Groups
A Germany, Ecuador
B England, Sweden, but Paraguay is quite capable too. This is a tough group.
C Argentina, Netherlands Another tough group. I'd keep my eye on Côte d'Ivoire too.
D Mexico, Portugal
E Italy, Czech Republic - another tough group. The USA has a world-class team, but because of the group they're in they may not make it past the 1st round.
F Brazil, Croatia
G France, Korea - tough for Switzerland
H Spain, Tunisia

For the most part, this WC will be quite competitive. There will be quite a few major upsets as well as no-brainers. I can't wait for the games to begin.

World-class soccer at it's finest!!

when does the cup begin?

June 9th
Calendar (http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/calendar.html)

FIFA World Cup 2006 (http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/)

thanks, racermex.