Group B: England In A Cakewalk; Rooney Returns?
1>>>ENGLAND 9 points. Even without Wayne Rooney, the Brits look impressive, although, any bit they can get from Man U. striker will build a huge amount of momentum for the next round. Not having a completely healthy Rooney may actually force the English to better utilize the dorkish Peter Crouch with long balls and in the air.
2>>>PARAGUAY 4 points*. These guys are survivors who will prosper because of the chip on their shoulders being the South American team nobody pays attention to. The Paraguayans will make their third straight trip to the round of 16.
3>>>Sweden 4 points. To Paraguay's delight, their good fortune is that the talented Swedes are coming into the tournament at a crawl by going winless in six straight. They have the names: Ljundberg, Ibrahimovich and Larsson, but such a winless streak doesn't seem like a smokescreen, but portends to some confusion in the manager's box.
4>>>Trinidad & Tobago 0 pts. What can you say? Does the weak CONCACAF region deserve a fourth spot in the Cup if T&T is the best they can do? They may not be the worst team, but you can be assured to see some highly disorganized caos on the pitch.
*Paraguayans advance on goal differential.
Pivotal Match: Jun 20th. ENG 3-0 SWE. The Brits finally beat the Swedes. It's enough to just stop playing!
Group MVPs: Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard (ENG)
2>>>PARAGUAY 4 points*. These guys are survivors who will prosper because of the chip on their shoulders being the South American team nobody pays attention to. The Paraguayans will make their third straight trip to the round of 16.
3>>>Sweden 4 points. To Paraguay's delight, their good fortune is that the talented Swedes are coming into the tournament at a crawl by going winless in six straight. They have the names: Ljundberg, Ibrahimovich and Larsson, but such a winless streak doesn't seem like a smokescreen, but portends to some confusion in the manager's box.
4>>>Trinidad & Tobago 0 pts. What can you say? Does the weak CONCACAF region deserve a fourth spot in the Cup if T&T is the best they can do? They may not be the worst team, but you can be assured to see some highly disorganized caos on the pitch.
*Paraguayans advance on goal differential.
Pivotal Match: Jun 20th. ENG 3-0 SWE. The Brits finally beat the Swedes. It's enough to just stop playing!
Group MVPs: Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard (ENG)
