World Cup Nonsense

[El Gordo]

Bettings a mugs game.

It is, and I am that mug.

Mercifully it's limited to football and even then, only sporadic.

Agree that Monsieur Henry seemed to make an ass of himself, though I didn't see a replay. First sight looked embarrassing for the va-va-voom man. Forgive me if I disagree that he's "undone years of goodwill" though. I suspect that's the ManU fan talking .

Only had half an eye on the TV tonight but it struck me that France are beginning to gather strength after a slow start while Spain have reverted to tournament type after a start that threatened to remodel their reputation.

So.

Argentina v Germany.
Italy v Ukraine.
England v Portugal.
France v Brazil.

Looks pretty tasty.

I'd say Italy will start firm favourites to reach the semis, but the others are almost too close to call.

Argentina - Germany threatens to be a classic though I'm less sure about the entertainment value of the England game.

If I had to stick my neck out, I'd go for Argentina, Italy, Portugal and Brazil to get through, with a final between Brazil and the eventual winners, Argentina.

Where's that betting slip.....?