You have invested the last month with us, though the expert interviews to the two weeks of group breakdowns, and now – the day before the 2010 World Cup starts – Laurence McKenna, Kartik Krishnaiyer and myself make out final predictions: the Round of 16 to the July 11 final. Join us in this final preparatory step for South Africa 2010 as we tell you who we think will be the next world champions.

On behalf of Kartik, Laurence and the Gaffer, thank you for joining us for the last month as we’ve prepared ourselves for the quadrennial celebration of the game we love. Starting with Friday’s matches, we will be bringing you daily, post-match podcasts in the style of our EPL Talk Weekend Review shows: looking at the day’s action and previewing the next day’s fixtures.

Enjoy your football, and love your soccer!