Here are the teams that advance from their groups:
Group A: Brazil,Mexico
Brazil, being the host and a powerhouse team, will surely advance. Mexico, on the other hand, has a few good players, but probably won't advance past the quarter-finals, but I think they will advance from their group.
Group B: Spain, Netherlands
Spain, being a very experienced team from the 2010 World Cup, which they won, will probably advance from their group. Netherlands, being from Europe and also being experienced, and the other teams in group B not being as experienced, they both will advance.
Group C: Colombia, Greece
Colombia comes from an area of countries whose main sport is soccer, so most people from the area know the sport well, so Colombia will advance. Greece will advance because Japan and Ivory Coast aren't very familiar with the sport, but Greece is extremely familiar with the sport of soccer.
Group D: England, Italy
Italy has lots of veterans and very experienced players, so they will probably advance. Plus, Italy is, by far, the most experienced team in this year's World Cup. England has Wayne Rooney, so they will advance because Wayne Rooney will probably go all out. Plus, England is a team who has faced lots of great teams in the World Cups, such as Pele, Lionel Messi, and Christiano Ronaldo.
Group E: France, Switzerland
Both teams are great teams. But, also, Ecuador and Honduras aren't very good teams, in the sport of soccer. But, France is from southwest Europe, which that area of Europe in specific, is a great area for great soccer teams to form. Netherlands, on the other hand, partly relies on France, in World Cups, to defeat the other teams for them to advance.
Group F: Argentina, Nigeria
I selected Argentina because they have Lionel Messi and also because they come from a region of the world were the soccer teams are great, in other words, southeast South America. Nigeria, I selected them because Iran and Bosnia and Herzegovina (Long name, right?) aren't very good soccer teams.
Group G: (A.K.A. The group of Death): Portugal, United States of America
I picked Portugal because they have Ronaldo and because there a great team. I picked the U.S. because there always has to be a underdog, so why not the U.S. this time? Plus, the I'm rooting for the home team. (Well, there's no fun in a World Cup without rooting for the home team.)
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