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colo colo · 11th June 2006, 13:50

Much has been made of the fact that Holland is a different type of team this year. Less egos, better squad unity, etc. But I'm with Mike on this one and opposed them as they regularly struggle in opening matches (only 1 win over the Saudis in '94 ) lately. Serbia is compact and despite missing one of the back four I think they can keep Holland at bay. Big fan of Mladen Krstajic.

I think Iran are overpriced in their match against Mexico. Saw plenty of their 4 German-based players and Ali Daei spent most of his career in Germany. These guys are no mugs. Some interesting results in their warmups (2-2 vs Croatia, 5-2 vs Bosnia) could indicate that they are up to the level of second tier European teams. Mexico, on the other hand, didn't impress me when I saw them live at the Confed Cup. Experts were drooling over their 4th place finish but I saw a nice, tidy side with a serious weakness that will be exploited......set piece defending. They haven't a clue. Not sure if Iran is good enough although Hashemian and Daei are excellent headers of the ball. I think a small lay of Mexico is the order of the day for me.

Portugal/Angola is no bet for me. Can't see Angola keeping up but that last meeting between the two could make for some interesting "clashes".

11th June 2006, 13:50	#45 (permalink)
colo colo Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,034	Re: Individual Matches Thread Much has been made of the fact that Holland is a different type of team this year. Less egos, better squad unity, etc. But I'm with Mike on this one and opposed them as they regularly struggle in opening matches (only 1 win over the Saudis in '94 ) lately. Serbia is compact and despite missing one of the back four I think they can keep Holland at bay. Big fan of Mladen Krstajic. I think Iran are overpriced in their match against Mexico. Saw plenty of their 4 German-based players and Ali Daei spent most of his career in Germany. These guys are no mugs. Some interesting results in their warmups (2-2 vs Croatia, 5-2 vs Bosnia) could indicate that they are up to the level of second tier European teams. Mexico, on the other hand, didn't impress me when I saw them live at the Confed Cup. Experts were drooling over their 4th place finish but I saw a nice, tidy side with a serious weakness that will be exploited......set piece defending. They haven't a clue. Not sure if Iran is good enough although Hashemian and Daei are excellent headers of the ball. I think a small lay of Mexico is the order of the day for me. Portugal/Angola is no bet for me. Can't see Angola keeping up but that last meeting between the two could make for some interesting "clashes". __________________ "He's on his final hole. He's about 455 yards away, he's gonna hit about a 2 iron I think."