I swear I had a bloody strong feeling Switzerland group was going to be mega weak. So many people expected them to get drawn with Honduras and it happened. France is the luckiest team in the whole draw. Going to steamroll through
Anyway early predictions.
GROUP A
1 BRA
2 CRO
3 MEX
4 CMR
GROUP B
1 ESP
2 NED
3 CHI
4 AUS
GROUP C
1 COL
2 GRE
3 CIV
4 JPN
GROUP D
1 URU
2 CRC
3 ENG
4 ITA
GROUP E
1 SUI
2 ECU
3 FRA
4 HON
GROUP F
1 ARG
2 BIH
3 IRN
4 NGA
GROUP G
1 GER
2 POR
3 GHA
4 USA
GROUP H
1 BEL
2 ALG
3 RUS
4 KOR
Group A is quite tough, I honestly think 2nd place is up for grabs but Mexico have an edge. Grp G is the real group of death. Australia is going to be so bad in Grp B, poor draw for them. Grp C, E, F, H will be yawnfest. Korea might surprise a few though. Ivory Coast has their best draw in their entire world cup history after the last 2 group of death and even then, its not easy 😆
England meanwhile, will really need to play well to get through that group. Uruguay on South American patch is mega strong. Costa Rica will not be push overs too.