Soccer World Cup 2010 :: Finals and Qualifiers

Final Tournament Predictions

Using Nov 2009 Fifa Ranking:

A: France 1122 | Mexico 931 | Uruguay 901 | South Africa 377
B: Argentina 1085 | Greece 1028 | Nigeria 848 | South Korea 625
C: England 1063 | USA 980 | Algeria 823 | Slovenia 756
D: Germany 1170 | Serbia 900 | Australia 863 | Ghana 739
E: Netherlands 1279 | Cameroon 1035 | Denmark 835 | Japan 709
F: Italy 1215 | Paraguay 816 | Slovakia 755 | New Zealand 433
G: Brazil 1592 | Portugal 1181 | Ivory Cost 927 | North Korea 399
H: Spain 1622 | Chile 926 | Switzerland 924 | Honduras 738

Last 16
(1) 1A v 2B: France 1122 - Greece 1028
(2) 1C v 2D: England 1063 - Serbia 900
(3) 1B v 2A: Argentina 1085 - Mexico 931
(4) 1D v 2C: Germany 1170 - USA 980
(5) 1E v 2F: Netherlands 1279 - Paraguay 816
(6) 1G v 2H: Brazil 1592 - Chile 926
(7) 1F v 2E: Italy 1215 - Cameroon 1035
(8) 1H v 2G: Spain 1622 - Portugal 1181

Quarter Finals
(A) (1) v (2): France 1122 - England 1063
(B) (5) v (6): Netherlands 1279 - Brazil 1592
(C) (3) v (4): Argentina 1085 - Germany 1170
(D) (7) v (8): Italy 1215 - Spain 1622

Semi-Finals
(A) v (C): France 1122 - Germany 1170
(B) v (D): Brazil 1592 - Spain 1622

Final
Germany 1170 - Spain 1622

Using arbitrarily adjusted ranking:

A: Mexico 931 | Uruguay 901 | France 900 | South Africa 600
B: Argentina 950 | Nigeria 848 | Greece 800 | South Korea 625
C: England 1100 | Slovenia 950 | Algeria 940 | USA 900
D: Germany 1095 | Serbia 900 | Australia 863 | Ghana 739
E: Netherlands 1179 | Cameroon 935 | Denmark 835 | Japan 709
F: Italy 1115 | Paraguay 816 | Slovakia 755 | New Zealand 433
G: Brazil 1400 | Portugal 1101 | Ivory Cost 927 | North Korea 399
H: Chile 1026 | Spain 1022 | Switzerland 924 | Honduras 738

Last 16
(1) 1A v 2B: Mexico 931 - Nigeria 848
(2) 1C v 2D: England 1100 - Serbia 900
(3) 1B v 2A: Argentina 950 - Uruguay 901
(4) 1D v 2C: Germany 1095 - Slovenia 950
(5) 1E v 2F: Netherlands 1179 - Paraguay 816
(6) 1G v 2H: Brazil 1400 - Spain 1022
(7) 1F v 2E: Italy 1115 - Cameroon 935
(8) 1H v 2G: Chile 1026 - Portugal 1101

Quarter Finals
(A) (1) v (2): Mexico 931 - England 1100
(B) (5) v (6): Netherlands 1179 - Brazil 1400
(C) (3) v (4): Argentina 950 - Germany 1095
(D) (7) v (8): Italy 1115 - Portugal 1101

Semi-Finals
(A) v (C): England 1100 - Germany 1095
(B) v (D): Brazil 1400 - Italy 1115

Final
Germany 1095 - Brazil 1400

Qualified Teams

Europe:	Denmark	Switzerland	Slovakia	Germany	Spain	England	Serbia
Europe:	Italy	Netherlands	France	Portugal	Greece	Slovenia
South America:	Brazil	Paraguay	Chile	Argentina
Africa:	South Africa	Cameroon	Nigeria	Algeria	Ghana	Cote dIvoire
Asia:	Australia	Japan	South Korea	North Korea
North America:	USA	Mexico	Honduras
Intercontinental Playoffs:	Uruguay	New Zealand

Europe

Group winners qualify directly. 8 best runner ups in play-offs.

Group 1

1.	Denmark	10/21	QUALIFIED
3.	*Portugal*	10/19	PLAY-OFF
2.	Sweden	10/18	dnq
4.	Hungary	10/16	dnq
5.	Albania	10/7	dnq
6.	Malta	10/1	dnq

Group 2

1.	Switzerland	10/21	QUALIFIED
2.	*Greece*	10/20	PLAY-OFF
4.	Latvia	10/17	dnq
3.	Israel	10/16	dnq
5.	Luxembourg	10/5	dnq
6.	Moldova	10/3	dnq

Group 3

1.	Slovakia	10/22	QUALIFIED
2.	*Slovenia*	10/20	PLAY-OFF
3.	Czech Republic	10/16	dnq
4.	Northern Ireland	10/15	dnq
5.	Poland	10/11	dnq
6.	San Marino	10/0	dnq

Group 4

1.	Germany	10/26	QUALIFIED
2.	Russia	10/22	PLAY-OFF
3.	Finland	10/18	dnq
4.	Wales	10/12	dnq
5.	Azerbaijan	10/5	dnq
6.	Liechtenstein	10/2	dnq

Group 5

1.	Spain	10/30	QUALIFIED. Group Winner
2.	*Bosnia-Herzegovina*	10/19	PLAY-OFFS
3.	Turkey	10/15	dnq
4.	Belgium	10/10	dnq
5.	Estonia	10/8	dnq
6.	Armenia	10/4	dnq

Group 6

1.	England	10/27	QUALIFIED
2.	*Ukraine*	10/21	PLAY-OFF
3.	Croatia	10/20	(dnq
4.	Belarus	10/13	dnq
5.	Kazakhstan	10/6	dnq
6.	Andorra	10/0	dnq

Group 7

1.	Serbia	10/22	QUALIFIED
2.	France	10/21	PLAY-OFF
3.	Austria	10/14	dnq
4.	Lithuania	10/12	dnq
5.	Romania	10/12	dnq
6.	Faroe Islands	10/4	dnq

Group 8

1.	Italy	10/24	QUALIFIED
2.	Republic of Ireland	10/18	PLAY-OFF
3.	Bulgaria	10/14	dnq
4.	Cyprus	10/9	dnq
5.	Montenegro	10/9	dnq
6.	Georgia	10/3	dnq

Group 9

1.	Netherlands	8/24	QUALIFIED
2.	Norway	8/10	not in play-off
3.	Scotland	8/10	dnq
4.	FYR Macedonia	8/7	dnq
5.	Iceland	8/5	dnq

Runner Ups

4.	Russia	16 +9	seeded for draw
2.	Greece	16 +7	seeded for draw
6.	Ukraine	15 +4
7.	France	15 +3	seeded for draw
3.	Slovenia	14 +6
5.	Bosnia	13 +7
1.	Portugal	13 +4	seeded for draw
8.	Ireland	12 +2
9.	Norway	10 +2	did not qualify

South America

Main Group

1.	Brazil	18/34	QUALIFIED
3.	Chile	18/33	QUALIFIED
2.	Paraguay	18/33	QUALIFIED
4.	Argentina	18/28	QUALIFIED
5.	Uruguay	18/24	PLAY-OFF
6.	Ecuador	18/23	dnq
8.	Colombia	18/23	dnq
7.	Venezuela	18/22	(a) Brazil
9.	Bolivia	18/15	dnq
10.	Peru	18/13	dnq

Top 4 qualify directly. 5th place in play-off against 4th placed CONCACAF team.

Africa

Group winners qualify directly

Group A

1.	Cameroon	6/13	QUALIFIED. Group Winner
2.	Gabon	6/9	dnq
3.	Togo	6/8	dnq
4.	Morocco	6/3	dnq

Group B

1.	Nigeria	6/12	QUALIFIED. Group Winner
2.	Tunisia	6/11	dnq
3.	Mozambique	6/7	dnq
4.	Kenya	6/3	dnq

Group C

1.	Algeria	6/13	QUALIFIED. Won decider
2.	Egypt	6/13	dnq
3.	Zambia	6/5	dnq
4.	Rwanda	6/2	dnq

Group D

1.	Ghana	6/13	QUALIFIED. Group Winner
2.	Benin	6/10	dnq
3.	Mali	6/9	dnq
4.	Sudan	6/1	dnq

Group E

1.	Cote dIvoire	6/16	QUALIFIED. Group Winner
2.	Burkina Faso	6/12	dnq
3.	Malawi	6/4	dnq
4.	Guinea	6/3	dnq