World Champions are the top seeds in this group, which some people might not respect enough. They should still top the group but something is telling me this isn't a foregone conclusion. First up for them is a tough game against Mexico who have been improving since giving them a good game 12 months ago in the Confederations Cup. Then you have Sweden, they are always a tough defensive and will give you a game. They have improved even without The King Ibrahimovic, beating Italy in a playoff to advance here. They could squeak through in second if they can take points off Mexico or Germany. Rounding out the group is South Korea who have been a very poor side lately and rely heavily on Son Heung-min their biggest star right now. They will give a good game and account of themselves but i think they are going to finish last here and struggle to score.

Predictions
1st - Germany
2nd - Mexico
3rd - Sweden
4th - South Korea

Squads

Goalkeepers
Manuel Neuer (captain) - Kevin Trapp - Marc-André ter Stegen
Defenders
Marvin Plattenhardt - Jonas Hector - Matthias Ginter - Mats Hummels - Niklas Süle - Antonio Rüdiger - Jérôme Boateng - Joshua Kimmich
Midfielders
Sami Khedira - Julian Draxler - Toni Kroos - Mesut Özil - Thomas Müller - Leon Goretzka - Sebastian Rudy - Julian Brandt - İlkay Gündoğan
Forwards
Timo Werner - Marco Reus - Mario Gómez

Goalkeepers
José de Jesús Corona - Alfredo Talavera - Guillermo Ochoa
Defenders
Hugo Ayala - Carlos Salcedo - Rafael Márquez - Héctor Moreno - Héctor Herrera - Edson Álvarez
Midfielders
Érick Gutiérrez - Jonathan dos Santos - Miguel Layún - Giovani dos Santos - Jesús Manuel Corona - Andrés Guardado (captain) - Javier Aquino - Jesús Gallardo
Forwards
Marco Fabián - Raúl Jiménez - Carlos Vela - Javier Hernández - Oribe Peralta - Hirving Lozano

Goalkeepers
Robin Olsen - Karl-Johan Johnsson - Kristoffer Nordfeldt
Defenders
Mikael Lustig - Victor Lindelöf - Andreas Granqvist (captain) - Martin Olsson - Ludwig Augustinsson - Filip Helander - Emil Krafth - Pontus Jansson
Midfielders
Sebastian Larsson - Albin Ekdal - Emil Forsberg - Gustav Svensson - Oscar Hiljemark - Viktor Claesson - Marcus Rohdén - Jimmy Durmaz
Forwards
Marcus Berg - John Guidetti - Ola Toivonen - Isaac Kiese Thelin

Goalkeepers
Kim Seung-gyu - Kim Jin-hyeon - Cho Hyun-woo
Defenders
Lee Yong - Jung Seung-hyun - Oh Ban-suk - Yun Young-sun - Park Joo-ho - Kim Min-woo - Hong Chul - Kim Young-gwon - Jang Hyun-soo - Go Yo-han
Midfielders
Ju Se-jong - Lee Seung-woo - Koo Ja-cheol - Jung Woo-young - Ki Sung-yueng (captain) - Lee Jae-sung - Moon Seon-min
Forwards
Son Heung-min - Kim Shin-wook - Hwang Hee-chan

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Pandemona

Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts

June 17 2018 00:07 GMT

Poll: Who Advances?

Germany & Mexico (6)

40%

Sweden & Germany (5)

33%

Germany & South Korea (2)

13%

Sweden & Meixco (2)

13%

South Korea & Sweden (0)

0%

Mexico & South Korea (0)

0%

15 total votes

Your vote: Who Advances?

(Vote): Germany & Mexico
(Vote): South Korea & Sweden
(Vote): Mexico & South Korea
(Vote): Sweden & Germany
(Vote): Germany & South Korea
(Vote): Sweden & Meixco

Poll: Who Do You Want To Advance?

Germany & South Korea (4)

31%

Germany & Mexico (3)

23%

Mexico & South Korea (3)

23%

Sweden & Germany (3)

23%

South Korea & Sweden (0)

0%

Sweden & Meixco (0)

0%

13 total votes

Your vote: Who Do You Want To Advance?

(Vote): Germany & Mexico
(Vote): South Korea & Sweden
(Vote): Mexico & South Korea
(Vote): Sweden & Germany
(Vote): Germany & South Korea
(Vote): Sweden & Meixco

Mafe

Germany5966 Posts

June 17 2018 12:59 GMT

Urgh, Hector apparently injured. Might be the position with the least depth in the squad. On the other hand, Lahm has set the bar for fullbacks really high.
edit: Actually, he's not injured, he (hopefully only) caught a cold.

739

Bearded Elder29906 Posts

June 17 2018 14:02 GMT

Germany X Mexico

Let's go !

mahrgell

Germany3943 Posts

June 17 2018 14:02 GMT

Germany: 4-2-3-1
Neuer
Kimmich, Boateng, Hummels, Plattenhardt
Khedira, Kroos
Müller, Özil, Draxler
Werner

Mexico: 5-4-1
Ochoa
Salcedo, Ayala, Moreno, Gallardo, Layun
Guardado, Vela, Herrera, Lozano
Chicharito

don_kyuhote

3007 Posts

June 17 2018 14:22 GMT

Let's go SK!!!!

Mafe

Germany5966 Posts

June 17 2018 14:28 GMT

Average goals scored by germany in world cup opening matches this millenium: 5.
Probably will go down today.

Shellshock

United States97277 Posts

June 17 2018 14:41 GMT

Those German keeper warmups look weird

Grettin

42417 Posts

June 17 2018 14:41 GMT

LETS GO GERMANYYYYYYY

Acrofales

Spain18497 Posts

June 17 2018 14:48 GMT

#10

On June 17 2018 23:28 Mafe wrote:
Average goals scored by germany in world cup opening matches this millenium: 5.
Probably will go down today.

Rofl. Yeah. But I don't think anybody expected 4-0 vs Portugal either.

Shellshock

United States97277 Posts

June 17 2018 14:54 GMT

#11

On June 17 2018 23:48 Acrofales wrote:

Show nested quote +

Rofl. Yeah. But I don't think anybody expected 4-0 vs Portugal either.

Pepe got a red in that game though right? What was the score when it was 11v11?

739

Bearded Elder29906 Posts

June 17 2018 14:55 GMT

#12

Noone expects the Mexican inquisition.

Dav1oN

Ukraine3164 Posts

June 17 2018 14:55 GMT

#13

Pepe with red card feels like a century ago, nowadays can't remember even yellow one for him Oo

Shellshock

United States97277 Posts

June 17 2018 15:03 GMT

#14

Sweeper keeper alert

Redox

Germany24794 Posts

June 17 2018 15:05 GMT

#15

My biggest issue with Werner is the variance with his shots. He misses a lot of them.

FueledUpAndReadyToGo

Netherlands30548 Posts

June 17 2018 15:07 GMT

#16

Oh Mexico doesn't have the super saiyan coach anymore
+ Show Spoiler +

Shellshock

United States97277 Posts

June 17 2018 15:08 GMT

#17

On June 18 2018 00:07 FueledUpAndReadyToGo wrote:
Oh Mexico doesn't have the super saiyan coach anymore
+ Show Spoiler +

They fired him after he hit a reporter for writing shit about his daughter or something iirc

Grettin

42417 Posts

June 17 2018 15:10 GMT

#18

On June 18 2018 00:07 FueledUpAndReadyToGo wrote:
Oh Mexico doesn't have the super saiyan coach anymore
+ Show Spoiler +

But they have Ochoa.

FueledUpAndReadyToGo

Netherlands30548 Posts

June 17 2018 15:12 GMT

#19

On June 18 2018 00:08 Shellshock wrote:

Show nested quote +

They fired him after he hit a reported for writing shit about his daughter or something iirc

legend

FueledUpAndReadyToGo

Netherlands30548 Posts

June 17 2018 15:15 GMT

#20

That was a gorgeous cross

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