JsXtm wrote: Alright, so lets see now. Only a few groups still haven't gotten their qualifications completely done.
In A, Ecuador and Germany both advance.
In B, England has a spot, and Sweden seems to have the second one clinched, although Trinidad has a faint hope of getting that spot.
In C, Argentina and the Netherlands advance.
In D, Portugal has a spot, and Mexico looks like it'll easily clinch it over Angola.
In E, It's still anybody's game, although Italy is probably going to get a spot.
In F, Brazil has of course clinched, and Australia is in a pretty solid second, although they haven't clinched yet.
In G, the only one who's been eliminated is Togo; Switzerland and South Korea are tied with 4 points, but France has 2 and still isn't out of contention.
In H, Spain is in, and Ukraine probably is, while Tunisia and Saudi Arabia might still sneak past Ukraine.
So, I'm not very soccer-literate. What of these results are suprising, and what are expected?
Okay then I'll break it down for you...
In Group A, Poland was expected to advance with Germany. What happend though was an upset from Ecuador. That win over Poland was easily enough to clinch it, and it was sealed with a win over Costa Rica.
In Group B, England was easily expected, and did, but not easily. They played horribly, and didn't really dominate the group in style as much as they should. Sweden was expected to go through, but their first round tie scared them a bit. They still got through, however. And England has yet to beat Sweden 
Group C had no surpises. Holland and Argentina both advanced dominatingly.
Group D is messed up. Portugal advance, but they didn't do it with the Grace of their Euro showing. They most likely won't survive they next round. Mexico looks like they can take the next spot, but this is a really weird group.
Group E is the other completely mess up group. USA has actually a good chance of going through with Italy, since we could, theoretically, beat Ghana. Our awesome showing against Italy should boost our confidence enough to get the players motivated, and Italy could easily beat Czech Rep.
Group F Brazil is through, of course, but the second place is in a dead locked match. Australia vs. Croatia. Australia has only 3 points, and Croatia has 1. This means that if Croatia wins, the Aussies are sent packing, but a Tie or a Win for Australia will send them through. They are both good teams, so it's a toss up. Japan are basically out, since Brazil should beat them.
Group E France is the big let down here. Well, actually it should have been expected. I mean, look at '02. Look at Euro '04. Both are dropouts in the first round. And now two ties, and I can honestly see another one coming up. All Switzerland and South Korea have to do to stop France from progressing, although, is simply to Tie. 1-1 should do it, although 0-0 should still work if France don't overwhelm Togo, which they shouldn't.
Group H Ukrain and Spain should easily progress. Ukraine looked a bit shaky after that 4-0 defeat in their first match, but then they came back with a 4-0 win, so they may just have what it takes.
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) to go far in this competition. The fact that Argentina had five different scorers in their 6-0 win proves that any of their players can score. The 24 passes strung together leading to Cambiasso's goal was also highly impressive. Furthermore, with Lionel Messi and Carlos Tevez, they have quality substitutes.
gotta say it due to pride 
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