Chile and Australia kick off their World Cup 2014 campaign June 13 – each team looking for the second qualifying spot in Group B – the #1 spot has all but been conceded to the Spanish who are the class of the Group.
The World Cup kicks off this week when the host country Brazil opens the tournament with a match against one of the two teams that will be fighting for the second spot in Group A and a place in the knock-out stage of the tournament – Croatia.
The two teams that met in the 2010 World Cup Final meet on day 2 of World Cup 2014 when the defending Champs Spain takes on the Netherlands, a team that figures to be battling just to move on past the Group stage this year.
NFL.com’s Adam Schein recently wrote the following about the 2014 NFC South:
“I get paid to have an opinion. That’s how I make a living. The words “I don’t know” usually don’t fly in my world. However, I’m asking for an exception.
Colombia enters as this summer’s Group C favorite in Brazil, and will open its World Cup play against a stubborn Greece side that are not expected to make it out of the group stage, much less the finals.
Germany will open its World Cup Group G campaign with a crucial match against a Portugal side which will once again rely heavily on the skills of mega superstar striker Cristiano Ronaldo.
There’s still plenty of time between now and the first game of the upcoming NFL season, but the alert bettor is always looking ahead, and with lines available for Week 1, attempting to find value in those lines is something we can do now.
The final tune-up for the US Open takes place in Memphis Tennessee this week as the FedEx St. Jude Classic is contested at TPC at Southwind. Many of the big names will take the week off to prepare for next week`s Major but there are still a number of interesting competitors teeing it up this week.
2014 Stanley Cup Final Preview – Battle of the Big Markets
The Stanley Cup playoff starts Wednesday and pits a New York teams against a Los Angeles team for the first time in Major Sports action since 1981. The New York Rangers earned the right to play for the Cup off series wins against Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and the Montreal Canadiens.
Group H is definitely not the most competitive group. This is in part in that Belgium is still considered a surprise favourite at a World Cup as they have not traditionally been this good and everyone seems to be wondering whether they are really capable of winning a big event like this.
By being placed in this group Argentina is almost guaranteed to advance past the group stage. They would have been one of the favourites to win the whole tournament regardless of what group they are in, but amongst this collection of nations they are likely to be unchallenged until the knockout stage.
2014 AFC West Division Outlook – Denver’s Division to Lose
The NFL season is right around the corner – the draft and rookie camps are a thing of the past. Although position battles have yet to be determined there are some definite favorites in each division based on projected roster alone – the AFC West is absolutely no exception.
NFC West Division Outlook – Seahawks and 49ers Poised for Another Showdown
Summer is officially upon us – the NFL draft is over and teams have already held rookie camps. Yes folks, the NFL season may seem far away but it will creep up on us quicker than we can expect. Simply put – it is never too early to start talking about the teams we should keep our eyes on.
The PGA pros will tee it up from Muirfield in Dublin, Ohio – the site of the Memorial Tournament since 1976. Muirfield Village has been the hardest par 72 in a non-major two years running.
Group G is this year’s World Cup “Group of Death”, and is likely to live up to that billing after Germany, Ghana, the United States and Portugal were all assembled, with te later being arguably some of the best teams in the world, with Germany being a strong possible World Cup winner.
While Group C appears to be fairly evenly matched, and there are plenty of different styles within the group that should make for some relatively interesting and competitive matches.
