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The World Cup is well underway now, and yesterday the ‘group of death’ kicked off their first group games. There’s always a group of death in every tournament, and this year it consists of:

Brazil

Ivory Coast

Portugal

North Korea

I didn’t intentionally write them in this order, but I actually think that this will be the order that they finish in the group. Brazil, had a supposedly non-tricky tie against North Korea last night and in fairness the North Koreans played exceptionally well until the deadlock was broken in the second half and Brazil went on to win 2-1. In the other game, there was a stalemate between Portugal and the Ivorians. Looking at the highlights last night I think Ivory Coast should probably have just about won it. The main reason I think Portugal will finish third is because I don’t rate their manager Carlos Queiroz. I’m a Man Utd supporter and highly rated him as an assistant coach, but I think his team always lacks something when he’s the main man in charge. Sven Goran Eriksson manages Ivory Coast now, and with his experience, and their strength with Drogba, Kalou, and the Toure brothers I think they’ll come second in the group. Which means that arguably the best player in World Football Cristiano Ronaldo will be getting an early flight home.