How do you think these teams will be arranged in their group?
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It’s hard to tell… This is one of the toughest groups.\nI think:\n\n1.Portugal\n2.Angola (surprise, eh?)\n3.Mexico\n4.Iran
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Group A: Germany and Ecuador\nGroup B: England and Sweden\nGroup C: Argentina and Netherlands\nGroup D: Mexico and Portugal\nGroup E: Italy and Czech\nGroup F: Brazil and Australia *fingers crossed*\nGroup G: France and Switzerland\nGroup H: Spain and Ukraine definately!
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Each of the 8 groups have 4 teams. The 4 teams play each other once - 3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss. After all the group matches are completed, the top 2 teams from each group move on to the knockout stages. Should there be a tie within a group between teams moving into the knockout stages, the following tie-breakers are used:\n\n1) Goal differential (goals scored minus goals allowed)\n2) Total goals scored\n3) Head-to-head result\n4) Drawing of lots (in essence, a random drawing - think coin-flip)\n\nOnce the top 2 teams from each group are set, pairings for the knockout stages are setup. Group A's top seed will face Group B's 2nd seed, and vice versa; Group C's top seed will face Group D's 2nd seed, vice versa, and so on.  Top seeds from Groups A, C, E, and G are on one side of the knockout bracket, with top seeds from Groups B, D, F, and H on the other side - this means it is possible for the top two teams from one group to face each other again in the World Cup Finals.
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The top two teams go straight into the Group Stages while the 3rd and 4th team, go through a qualifying game(against other European teams).  However next year the 4th team in the league may not enter the Tournament if Arsenal win this years tournament but fail to finish in the top 4 places.
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There are 32 teams who\nthink they can win!(~~)
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They play each team in their divison/confrence 2 times...the rest is just random.
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A: Germany\nB: England\nC: Argentina\nD: Portugal\nE: Italy\nF: Brazil\nG: Swiss\nH: spain\n\nthat's almost how it's going
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64 each group has 6 games (8 groups)\nnext round 16 teams 8 games\nquarters 8 teams 4 games\nsemis 4 teams 2 games\nfinal plus 3rd/4Th place play off
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Rooney/ England/ Manchester United\nRonaldinho/ Brazil/ Barcelona\nAdriano/ Brazil/ Inter Milan\nShevchenko/ Ukraine/ Ac Milan\nGerrard/ Englad/ Liverpool\nHenry/ France/ Arsenal\nChirstiano Ronaldo/ Portugal/ Manchester United\nLampard/ England/ Chelsea\nTotti/ Italy/ Roma\nJoe Cole/ England/ Chelsea
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Too many teams and too games for one\ncountry to handle
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if they are united, not untied, they have a chanhce to reach the knock-out bracket.\nBut with the Czeech Reublik, Italy, and Ghana, they have one of the hardest preliminary groups to play in.
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first of all, it matters how many people are on Ur team. If it is more than 5, then have 2 strong people in the front, 2 strong people in the back, and 1 strong person in the middle. the rest(if any more)will be in front of the middle strong person, and some will be behind.
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32 teams.\n\n14 teams from Europe, 5 teams from South Africa, 4 teams from North America, 4 teams from South America, 4 teams from Asia and 1 team from Oceania.
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group a \n\ngermany\ncosta rica\n\ngroup b \n\nengland\nparagauy
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Group D is pretty challenging for Iran. \n\nProbably, Portugal will be first and Mexico will be runner up in Group D. Even Iran can succeed to be runner up, I don't think that they have a chance against Holland or Argentina one of which will be first in Group C.\n\nGood luck anyway !
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Well, in most groups there are 2 good teams and 2 so-so teams. In most cases the 2 good teams will beat the 2 not-so-good teams and then they'll draw against each other and they'll both qualify 4 the next round. In the group of death there are 3 good teams, but only 2 can qualify. So each team will have to play really well and try and beat each other. Most people say that Group C was the group of death.
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Probably a lottery or a coin flip.\n\nFrom the Wiki, the tiebreakers are\n\n"If teams are even on points at the end of group play, the tied teams will be ranked as follows:\n\n-greater number of points obtained in matches between the tied teams \n-goal difference in matches between the tied teams \n-greater number of goals scored in matches between the tied teams \n-goal difference in all group matches \n-greater number of goals scored in all group matches \n-a play-off on neutral ground, with extra time and penalties if necessary (in qualifying) \n-drawing of lots (at the final event)"