the REAL world cup draw

the real draw was not much better than my random draw for the ol USofA.  my predictions to advance to the 2nd round in bold.  I figured out the average raking of the group acoriding to current fifa rankings, this is the first number in parenthesis.  The USA's group has the toughest group according to this.  I figured many groups have one team that is highly outmatched so i figued the average ranking of the top 3 team, and again the USA's group has the toughest group.  According to those number group F is the next toughest, but I think group C is the 2nd toughest, and also the group that many people will think is the group of death, but in my mind, the group of death is definetly the one with Italy, USA and the Czech Republic.  According to the numbers group G is the weakest, but I think group H probably is the weakest group of them all.

Group E is potentially trouble for the US if they get out of the group and into the 2nd round. The winner of the group will play 2nd place from brazil's group (assuming brazil wins it) that would be croatia, australia or japan, but 2nd place would play brazil right away. So whatever happens, i hope USA finished in the same position that Brazil does!



Group A: (24.25 - 20)
1. Gernamy (16)
2. Costa Rica (21)
3. Poland (23)
4. Ecuador (37)

Group B: (26 - 17.66)
1. England (9)
2. Paraguay (30)
3. Trinidad & Tobago (51)
4. Sweden (14)

Group C: (23.75 - 16)
1. Argentina (4)
2. Ivory Coast (41)
3. Serbia & Montenegro (47)
4. Netherlands (3)

Group D: (24.5 - 12)
1. Mexico (7)
2. Iran (19)
3. Angola (62)
4. Portugal (10)

Group E: (18 - 7.33)
1. Italy (12)
2. Ghana (50)
3. USA (8)
4. Czech Republic (2)

Group F: (21.25 - 12)
1. Brazil (1)
2. Croatia (20)
3. Australia (49)
4. Japan (15)

Group G: (31.5 - 23.33)
1. France (5)
2. Switzerland (36)
3. South Korea (29)
4. Togo (56)

Group H: (26.5 - 22)
1. Spain (6)
2. Ukraine (40)
3. Tunisia (28)
4. Saudi Arabia (32)