The Netherlands has the easiest draw with Qatar from group A. Everyone would have liked to win that. It's not so much that you're through to the next round, but it's also important to finish first in the group. If you come first in the group, you will play against the number 2 from another group. That is a big difference. Germany and Spain together in a group, neither of them will be happy about that. I rate them both equally.

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It may seem so, but they will still have to play against Ecuador and first try to beat Senegal, which is going to be no walkover with Senegal's current momentum.

However, this is the world cup and any team that made it here really qualified for it. It takes a great deal of composure and build up of play to get to the knockout stage. Not how you start the competition, but how you build up in performance to match every new opponent matters. Some teams may start poorly and finish well, some others may start so well and turn out to be disappointments.

Among all the 6 African countries participating in the world cup, it's only the AFCON Champions Senegal that I think can qualify from group stage, although there group is tough, but I have confidence in the Senegalese team, they have accurate team work that can shake the entire world, I can't wait to watch them play.

Speaking of Ghana in the group h, I think the black stars can't qualify after watching them play against Nigeria, it was a slightly win by them to qualify to the next stage. The black stars needs to come up with a new pattern of play, their performance recently was a bad one they need to improve. With their recent performance I don't think they can qualify in a group were we have Portugal and Uruguay.

Slowly getting hyped for the Worldcup, even though I don't like it's being played in Qatar. Too many people died building the stadiums and politically the country shouldn't be supported through such a big event. But of course I will still watch and bet on the games. The group stage drawings was really nice, there is no knock out group were some of the big teams have to fight early one. There should be nice odds for picking the champion already now.

Looking at the groups, group A seems the easiest, Netherlands should definitely manage to get through. Group B will be easy for England to advance. Group C are Argentina and Mexico my favourites. Group D France of course and probably Denmark. Group E Spain Germany I hope. Group F Belgium, Group H Brazil and Group F Portugal. I don't expect any of the favourites to be eliminated during group stage.

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Gareth Bale is one of those players who I have always wanted to see in the World Cup, a player who has had a rare stage at the last year, but this is about selections and it will be incredible to see him in a World Cup with Wales.

Group E is brutal imagine staring Spain and Germany in your group pretty much wrap it up.  Netherlands wins the group lottery and gets the perfect draw.  Group B is going to be hard to navigate for the US.  England tough draw but Iran will be a tough draw and then the wales/scotland/Ukraine draw.  If Wales makes it out that will be another tough match.  Don't expect much from the US but looking to get in the one and done rounds.

I think have different topic based on your recommended because OP make new topic about world cup stage and looking with your recommended still qualifying, do you know about qualifying still have thousand countries there but on this topic as final with 32 countries participant on World Cup. I think OP is not wrong with this topic because he has ideas about which one countries will qualify from group stage and you just take predicting only which one lead to next stage.

Group E is the last one to be decided, as New Zealand plays against Costa Rica soon. My guess is that New Zealand will end up qualifying.

In Group B Wales took that spot after 64 years!

And in Group D Australia got there after penalties against Peru with some dancing moves from the goalie.

It's going to be a great world cup, can't wait for it to start!

I think Group C is a very easy group for Argentina which I consider one of the big favorites to win the tournament if not the biggest one.Saudi Arabia is the worst team here so most probably it will be eliminated,Poland maybe a good team in Europe but against Argentina they definitely stand no chance at all,if they get a draw I would be extremely surprised.The clash with Mexico I think may offer a level of surprise but I highly doubt Mexico to be a threat for Argentina after Argentina will win the two games against Saudi Arabia and Poland.

All other big teams like Netherlands,Brazil,Portugal,England are all in easy groups.