Good morning steemians,
The Rave for this years FIFA World cup is much, as a four year event, much preparation has been put in place to ensure its success.
The Group stage promised to be exciting as 32 countries would be challenging each other, in order to remain in the competition, after which 16 countries would be eliminated.
Countries in each group stage includes:
My picks for 
Group A: Egypt and Uruguay
Group B: Portugal and Spain
Group C: France and Peru
Group D: Nigeria and Argentina
Group E: Brazil and Serbia
Group F: Germany and Mexico
Group G: Belgium and England
Group H: Poland and Colombia
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