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England are 8.4/1 which is a pretty good bet. Great team but so far they seem to produce less than the sum of their parts. Can they do it? Being Irish i like to see England loose but with Rooney showing pure genious for Man U they are hard to bet against. Plus England playing on German soil give them an extra few percent that might count.
Prediction wise, Brazil are incredible and teams trying to play them at their own game will loose and teams that will play the defensive game will loose, they have it all but the present team has yet to prove itself on Euro turf. Ronaldo is injury prone, he took a knock against Real Sociedad and may be out for a few weeks but should be ok for the WC. Take note of that if you are thinking of betting on the highest goal scorer of the tournament. Germany have a great team and on home soil, as with England will be playing with added vigor. Bet against them at your peril.
My bet for last 4 would be
England, Italy, Germany and Brazil. - pretty predictable and soccer usually is, with the exception of the world cup. The winner is easy to predict (Germany, England or Brazil) but who gets into the last four is another story.
England are as predictable as the weather but they have the depth in the squad and playing in Germany is going to be a serious boost, as much as it pains me to to say it i think this could be their tournament.