CLICK HERE TO VIEW OUR SOUTH AFRICA WORLD CUP 2010 PREVIEW INDEX GUIDE —–><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n For the 32 teams that qualified for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, the wait will soon be over.<\/p>\n We know the seeded teams, we know the groups, we know the matchups, the first games are on the schedule, and the odds have been released.<\/p>\n Below we look indepth at the 2010 World Cup Groups, and we predict each group, and how the team will do during the group stages.<\/p>\n Enjoy, and of course comments are welcome.<\/p>\n Provisional World Cup of Soccer Squads Announcement<\/strong> \u2013 May 12, 2010 Group A Odds<\/strong><\/a> – France\t-125, Mexico\t+350, South Africa +600, Uruguay\t+400<\/p>\n World Cup Group A Prediction<\/strong>: \u00a0Mexico looks like the team to beat in this group. France should finish second and advance with Uruguay finishing third and South Africa finishing a disappointing fourth.<\/p>\n Group B Odds<\/strong><\/a> – Argentina -225, Greece\t+500, Nigeria\t+475, South Korea\t +1100<\/p>\n World Cup Group B Prediction: <\/strong>This is clearly Argentina\u2019s group. Nigeria and Greece should fight it out for second. I like Greece and their cohesiveness. South Korea finishes fourth.<\/p>\n Group C Odds<\/strong><\/a> – Algeria +1200, England -300, Slovenia +800, USA +450<\/p>\n World Cup Group C Prediction:<\/strong> England wins this group \u2013 but dysfunction could reign supreme. The US is the second best team in this group, Slovenia could make life miserable for their opponents and Algeria will finish last. Group D Odds<\/strong><\/a> – Australia +600, Germany -133, Ghana +400, Serbia +375<\/p>\n World Cup Group D Prediction:<\/strong> Germany moves through easily, Serbia second- could be this year\u2019s Croatia of Turkey. Ghana will finish third and Australia fourth.<\/p>\n Group E Odds<\/strong><\/a> – Cameroon +450, Denmark +375, Japan, +1000, Netherlands -175<\/p>\n World Cup Group E Prediction: <\/strong>Netherlands is the class of Group E. Denmark and Cameroon will be close for second but I like Denmark by a hair. Japan finishes fourth.<\/p>\n Group F Odds<\/strong><\/a> – Italy\t-333, New Zealand +5000, Paraguay +350, Slovakia\t+1000<\/p>\n World Cup Group F Prediction:<\/strong> Italy wins this Group easily and then the dogfight is on for second. I like Paraguay to edge out Slovakia and New Zealand to finish fourth.<\/p>\n Group G Odds<\/strong><\/a> – Brazil\t-222, Ivory Coast\t\t+400, North Korea\t+10000, Portugal\t+350<\/p>\n World Cup Group G Prediction: <\/strong>Brazil breezes through on their way to the Final, Portugal puts it together and lives to play another day, Ivory Coast finishes a disappointing third, and North Korea just hope to look competitive.<\/p>\n Group H Odds<\/strong><\/a> – Chile\t\t+475, Honduras\t+2000, Spain -400, Switzerland +900<\/p>\n World Cup Group H Prediction:<\/strong> Spain wins this group on their way to the Finals with Chile finding a way to finish ahead to Switzerland. Honduras will play hard but is destined to finish fourth.<\/p>\nHere are some key dates for the finals.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nFinal Squad Deadline<\/strong> \u2013 June 10, 2010
\nOpening Ceremonies<\/strong> \u2013 June 11, 2010
\nWorld Cup 2010 Final Date<\/strong>– July 11, 2010<\/p>\nGroup A <\/strong><\/h3>\n
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