Hello everyone,
So far the World Cup threw a lot of surprises. All favourites struggled and most of them dropped some points when they were expected to win. Germany lost, Spain, Brazil & Argentina tied and France barely got three points against Australia. It's going to be a very interesting 2nd round and I expect to see some favourites go home after the group stage but we'll see.
The first game today is Sweden against South Korea and it's going to be an interesting match after last nights Germany slip up against Mexico.
Sweden
Pros: Teamwork, defense, Forsberg, Berg
Cons: Young team, lack of experience
South Korea
Pros: Son Heung-min, not much really
Cons: serious lack of quality
Summary
I think the way these two teams qualified for the World Cup is the best sign of their strength. Sweden finished 2nd in their qualifier group behind France and in front of Netherlands, two very strong teams. After that they beat Italy in a 2-game knock out.
Meanwhile South Korea finished 2nd in their qualifier group behind Iran and have won only 4 (four!!!) out of 10 games, beating Syiria, China, Qatar and Uzbekistan on their home field, and they were all very tight wins with one goal apart.
Sweden is a much better team with better players playing in solid european teams and I think they are gonna humiliate South Korea today.
Prediction
Sweden to win (3:0)