Group C: Colombia, Greece, Ivory Coast, Japan
Colombia is one of the four South American group leaders in this World Cup. The last time Colombia has participated in a World Cup was in 1998 in France. The current team is considered a golden generation. Back/winger Pablo Armero, defender Cristian Zapata, midfielder Freddy Guarin and forward Radamel Falcao are some of the Colombian stars. "Los Cafeteros" will not have much trouble finishing at the first place in this group.
After winning the UEFA European Championship, Greece didn't manage to keep playing that well. Their World Cup in South Africa ended after the group stage. In my opinion, Greece is the weakest team of this group. The most players that won the European Championship in 2004 are getting old, so experience won't be a problem, but Greece lacks some young enthusiastic players to inspire the others. "Piratiko" will most likely not be able to reach the round of sixteen.
The success of Ivory Coast depends on their forwards: Didier Drogba, Salomon Kalou and Gervinho are the top players of "The Elephants". However, their team has other talented players. Serge Aurier and Wilfried Bony are members of the next generation internationals. Ivory Coast's team is a bit underrated, I think they can do well on this World Cup.They will have to compete with Japan for the second place in this group.
The last team in this group is Japan. Being one of the best teams in Asia, Japan managed to qualify for all the World Cups since 1998. However, "Samurai Blue" never reached further than the round of sixteen. Yuto Nagatomo, Keisuke Honda and Shinji Kagawa are the best players of Japan. Especially Kagawa is a great, talented player. The Manchester United midfielder is an example of the next generation of Japanese players. The round of sixteen is probably the best Japan can get in this World Cup.
My expectation:
1.Colombia
2.Ivory Coast
3.Japan
4.Greece
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