The mega event which happens every four years, and is followed by intense interest by plenty of fans around the globe. Here at HDC too we have followed WC 2006 closely before (Zwoti and Austin made sure we did!), and its about time we had this thread open for discussing the same.
This year, the Football World Cup is being hosted by South Africa. 32 teams are in the fray, split into 8 groups of 4 teams each. The huge tournament kicks off on June 11th, and the Final will be played on July 12th.
Which means one whole month of kickass, nail-biting, intensely fought football.
I hope that like last time, Zwoti and Austin will pop in again and put in their opinions and updates for all the football fans in HDC.
These are the team groupings - (Updated points along with the Goals Differences {Goals Scored MINUS Goals Conceded} in the Group Standings are given alongside them)
Group A
URUGUAY : 7 (+4) <--- QUALIFY FOR ROUND OF 16 (A1)
MEXICO : 4 (+1) <--- QUALIFY FOR ROUND OF 16 (A2)
South Africa : 4 (-2) (Eliminated)
France : 1 (-3) (Eliminated)
Group B
ARGENTINA : 9 (+6) <--- QUALIFY FOR ROUND OF 16 (B1)
KOREA REPUBLIC (aka SOUTH KOREA) : 4 (-1) <--- QUALIFY FOR ROUND OF 16 (B2)
Greece : 3 (-3) (Eliminated)
Nigeria : 1 (-2) (Eliminated)
Group C
USA : 5 (+1) <--- QUALIFY FOR ROUND OF 16 (C1) (on basis of more Goals scored)
ENGLAND : 5 (+1) <--- QUALIFY FOR ROUND OF 16 (C2)
Slovenia : 4 (0) (Eliminated)
Algeria : 1 (-2) (Eliminated)
Group D
GERMANY : 6 (+4) <--- QUALIFY FOR ROUND OF 16 (D1)
GHANA : 4 (0) <--- QUALIFY FOR ROUND OF 16 (D2)
Australia : 4 (-3) (Eliminated)
Serbia : 3 (-1) (Eliminated)
Group E
NETHERLANDS : 9 (+4) <--- QUALIFY FOR ROUND OF 16 (E1)
JAPAN : 6 (+2) <--- QUALIFY FOR ROUND OF 16 (E2)
Denmark : 3 (-3) (Eliminated)
Cameroon : 0 (-3) (Eliminated)
Group F
PARAGUAY : 5 (+2) <--- QUALIFY FOR ROUND OF 16 (F1)
SLOVAKIA : 4 (-1) <--- QUALIFY FOR ROUND OF 16 (F2)
New Zealand : 3 (0) (Eliminated)
Italy : 2 (-1) (Eliminated)
Group G
BRAZIL : 7 (+3) <--- QUALIFY FOR ROUND OF 16 (G1)
PORTUGAL : 5 (+7) <--- QUALIFY FOR ROUND OF 16 (G2)
Ivory Coast : 4 (+1) (Eliminated)
Korea DPR (aka North Korea) : 0 (-11) (Eliminated)
Group H
SPAIN : 6 (+2) <--- QUALIFY FOR ROUND OF 16 (H1)
CHILE : 6 (+1) <--- QUALIFY FOR ROUND OF 16 (H2)
Switzerland : 4 (0) (Eliminated)
Honduras : 1 (-3) (Eliminated)
Fixtures and teams to follow.