These are two of our favorite soccer players, Ronaldinho of Brazil and Jared Borgetti of Mexico. They both have great talent, and while there is a lot of hype surrounding Ronaldinho, he is a pretty neat guy, a kind of rags-to-riches story from Brazil's slums. He has also actively campaigned for intervention in Darfur. Jared is a forward for Mexico and also plays in England. Talented but not flashy, and not hotheaded like Cuauhtémoc Blanco (who, fortunately, was not selected to play for Mexico this year, although very talented). Let's say Cuauhtemoc is like a Porsche whereas Jared is like my Toyota Corolla, that still gets me from A to B without being obnoxious. Enough talk. Here are our picks for teams that will advance through the 1st round. A "J" denotes Hubs' picks, a "B" denote's mine. Wee One picks anyone who will score a "Gooooooooool!" (one of his favorite words)
Group A: Germany & Poland (J)
Germany & Costa Rica (B)
Group B: Sweden & Trinidad/Tobago (J)
England & T/T (B) *apologies to our Paraguayan pastor*
Group C: Ivory Coast & Argentina (J & B) *we hate to agree with my former Argentine boss on anything but Argentina's good*
Group D: Portugal & Angola (J)
Portugal & Mexico (B)
Group E: Italy & USA (J)
Italy & Czech Rep. (B)
Group F: Brazil & Japan (J)
Brazil & Croatia (B)
Group G: France & S. Korea (J & B)
Group H: Spain & Saudi Arabia (J)
Spain & Ukraine (B)
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