The World's Game

December 2, 2011

Of course, that means Group B of Euro 2012 is your Group of Death. My own personal guesses as to who advances (subject to change, of course) from each group in boldface.

Group A: Poland, Czech Republic, Greece, Russia (and this will be some of the ugliest tournament football you’ve seen in some time; how many petrobucks did the Russian federation slip on the down low to get this one?)

Group B: Netherlands, Denmark, Portugal, Germany (the Danes got screwed beyond belief and Portugal can’t like their chances either as they’ve played largely like Ronaldo and 10 men — never mind how the Oranje and die Mannschaft have to feel about being completely dominant in qualifying yet wind up in this hellmouth of a group)

Group C: Spain, Ireland, Croatia, Italy (go ahead and think me crazy but there’s always one defensively-minded team that pulls a complete out-of-sighter, and everyone expects the Greeks to do it; I think Cesare Prandelli’s going to field a good Azzurri squad but something wonky will happen)

Group D: Ukraine, France, Sweden, England (Sweden is Ibra and 10 others who play better when he’s not in the side, somehow — England will have to find new and creative ways to screw the pooch to not advance)

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