World Cup 2010 Draw

[OumaFan]

Group of death!!!

Brazil
North Korea
Ivory Coast
Portugal


Ronaldo,Kaka.Drogba nice group!!!

To someone like myself who knows very little about football why is that a group of death?

Obviously Brazil are the perrenial favourites and Portugal are a decent side but Ivory Coast and North Korea?? When did they become good? I bet there are some English non league teams that could give those sides a good game surely?

I would expect Brazil and Portugal to breeze through this group.

The Ivory Coast have a lot of good players. I don't know anything about N. Korea, I assume they're the whipping boy but I don't know, anyway even with just Brazil, Portugal and Ivory Coast its a tough group.

[skel1983]

Ivory Coast are the best team in Africa for me, add to that they are playing in Africa they are a good team they drew in a freindly against Germany in Germany 2-2 and that was without Drogba probably best striker in the world rite now, Ivory have a chance.

[Mark TKO]

i will take that draw

can see us getting 7 points there and progressing as winners

I think Ivory Coast may be the surprise package and I can see Brazil or Portugal going out there.

Roll on 6 months !

[Gandalf]

It's a decent enough group, we should get through relatively unscathed.

[HattonTheHammer]

Ivory Coast are the best team in Africa for me, add to that they are playing in Africa they are a good team they drew in a freindly against Germany in Germany 2-2 and that was without Drogba probably best striker in the world rite now, Ivory have a chance.

Definitely good enough to be the 1st ever african side to make the semi finals.

Dont know about winning it. Cant see exactly how theyre gonna cope with a spain or brazil.

If they get a favourable enough draw, and have the odd bit of fortune on the way i cant see no reason why they cant sneak quarter finals. Inevitably its the same old problems with sides from africa. Good going forward but absoloutely hopeless when it comes to defence!!

[El Kabong]

OK so now the question is who does the US pair Altidore with?

1. Landon Donovan - our leader, but one of our better box-to-box players. He'd pair well with Jozy but you'd have to fill the CAM role with someone else and that would be difficult.
2. Clint Dempsey - I think the BEST option, we used him every second half in the Confederation Cup as a striker and he did wonderfully and it's easy to replace him as Fielhaber did that in the Confed Cup with much success as well.
3. Freddy Adu - He's fast, he has lots of experience with Jozy and seemingly has the most potential of all the guys who aren't already starting.
4. Robbie Findley - He's similar to Davies but isn't tested on the international level.
5. Eddie Johnson - He's experienced but VERY streaky and I don't think he's ever played or had success playing with Altidore.
6. Someone else.

I have this fear that Brian Ching or Conor Casey is going to be Bob Bradley's solution...I'm a Kenny Cooper fan and I think he deserves a shot over those guys but I know he changes our style a bit too much to give him the outright starting job he'd be a very solid sub though.

I also would like to know what late additions to the US team would help us out: Jermaine Jones, Maurice Edu, Marvell Wynn, DeMarcus Beasley, Jose Fransisco Torres, Edgar Castillo, etc.....who else can help us out?