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Predicted Teams to advance from Group Stages as winners

Group A: France
Group B: Argentina
Group C: England
Group D: Germany
Group E: Netherlands
Group F: Italy
Group G: Brazil
Group H: Spain

Predicted Teams to advance from Group Stages as Runners-Up
Group A: Mexico
Group B: South Korea
Group C: United States
Group D: Serbia
Group E: Cameroon
Group F: Slovakia
Group G: Portugal
Group H: Chile
Round of 16 Matchups By Group:

Group A winner vs. Group B runner-up
Group B winner vs. Group A runner-up

Group C winner vs. Group D runner-up
Group D winner vs. Group C runner-up
Group E winner vs. Group F runner-up
Group F winner …

Once every four years, billions of football fans worldwide get caught up in a wave of passion, emotion, pride, despair, elation and hope. For your average Joe football fan, nothing can quite compare to the pure drama provided by the World Cup.
32 countries will take part in the tournament, which kicks off in Johannesburg on Friday, June 11, they are as follows;
Group A: South Africa, Uruguay, Mexico, France
Group B: Argentina, Nigeria, Korea Republic, Greece
Group C: England, United States, Algeria, Slovenia
Group D: Germany, Australia, Serbia, Ghana
Group E: Netherlands, Denmark, …

Group G consists of five-time World Cup Champions Brazil; two-time former semi-finalists Portugal; the highly-rated Ivory Coast; and 1966 World Cup Quarter-finalists North Korea.
Group Breakdown
Brazil
Head Coach: Carlos Dunga
Captain: Lucio
Most capped player: Cafu (142 caps).
All-time top scorer: Pele (77 goals).
Previous appearances: 17.
Best World Cup result: Champions in 1958 (crushing hosts Sweden 5-2), 1962 (overcoming Czechoslovakia 3-1), 1970 (hammering Italy 4-1 in an imperious team performance), 1994 (edging Italy in penalties after regular and extra time ended in a goalless draw), and 2002 (beating Germany 2-0 thanks to two second-half goals from …

Group B consists of two-time World Cup champions Argentina; two-time African Cup of Nations winners Nigeria; 2004 European champions Greece; and former World Cup semifinalists South Korea.
Group Breakdown

Argentina
Coach: Diego Armando Maradona
Captain: Javier Mascherano
Most capped player: Javier Zanetti (136 caps)
All-time top scorer: Gabriel Batistuta (56 goals).
Previous appearances: 14.
Best World Cup result: Champions in 1978 – when they needed extra-time to defeat the Netherlands 3-1 – and in 1986, when a Maradona-inspired Argentina overcame West Germany 3-2 in one of the greatest World Cup finals of all time.
2006 World Cup result: …

Group A
This group consists of hosts South Africa; 1998 FIFA World Cup champions France; two-time former champions Uruguay; and CONCACAF representatives Mexico. The opening match of the group – and of the tournament – will see South Africa take on Mexico.
Group Breakdown
France
Head coach: Raymond Domenech
Captain: Thierry Henry
Most capped player/player with most international appearances: Lilian Thuram (142 caps).
All-time top scorer: Thierry Henry (51 goals)
Previous World Cup appearances: 12
Best World Cup result: Winners in 1998 (defeated Brazil 3-0 on home soil)
2006 World Cup result: Runners-up (losing to Italy 5-4 on penalties …