By The Scout Portugal – Cristiano Ronaldo I've had the opportunity to watch this player in action quite a lot over the last couple of season, both with his club Manchester United and for country as they made it to the finals of the Euro 2004 tournament. Blessed with incredible speed and agility, the 21 […]

Keller Onyewu Pope Cherundolo Lewis Mastroeni Dempsey Reyna Beasley Donovan McBride First subs of the bench: Convey Johnson O'BrienI would employ a 4-5-1 or more truly a 4-4-1-1 formation that utilizes Landon Donovan's playmaking by using him as a withdrawn striker/attacking midfielder. I have doubts about John O'Brien's fitness and believe that Clint Dempsey is […]

The offficial FIFA World Cup site has this excellent article on Leo Beenhakker, whose Trinidad and Tobago side surprised just about every observer with an excellent performance in a draw with Sweden yesterday. The Dutch born Beenhakker who has coached Real Madrid, Ajax, the Dutch National Team and several other top club and national sides […]

On of the first 'blood matches' of the World Cup. Will former colony Angola beat their former occupiers Portugal? Put your remarks on the match here.

Another match where an underdog can have a good result. Who will American fans support...their soccer rival, Mexico, or one of their arch enemies Iran. I say Mexico. Game is at 11:55 PM EST. Put your remarks on the game here.

This will be the first match between two European teams. Game at 9:00 AM EST. Put your remarks on the game here.

ABC's Day 2 World Cup coverage, I believe, was appalling. Sure, Marcelo Balboa misspoke and said "Michael Beckham" during the England match, but that was an unfortunate slip. But what I was more pissed off at was lead commentator Dave O'Brien. First off, his manner of speaking is very slowww and monotonous (great for baseball). […]

Day two is over, and it's been a long day. More than 126 miles in the car, tooling around South Florida watching World Cup matches in different locales rather than at home. Here are some of my experiences and observations. For the England versus Paraguay match, I made the 40 mile trip to The Kings […]

A great moral victory for CONCACAF, the MLS and Trinidad & Tobago After watching a marvelous display of defensive football by Trinidad's "Soca Warriors," I feel really good about the chances for both the USA and Mexico to have a good World Cup. Trinidad whom the US has had little trouble defeating in recent years […]

Group A 1) Germany 2) Ecuador 3) Costa Rica 4) Poland Group B 1) England 2) Sweden 3) Paraguay 4) T & T Group C 1) Argentina 2) Netherlands 3) Ivory Coast 4) Serbia Group D 1) Portugal 2) Mexico 3) Iran 4) Angola Group E 1) Italy 2) U.S.A. 3) Ghana 4) Czech […]

Yes, I had the advantage of seeing the games yesterday before I made these picks. June 24th Germany beats Paraguay Mexico beats Holland June 25th England beats Ecuador Portugal beats Argentina June 26th U.S.A. beats Australia France beats Ukraine June 27th Brazil beats Czech Republic South Korea beats Spain June 30th Germany beats Mexico France […]

This could be one of the great games of the first round. Game time is 2:55 EST, or close 9 pm German time. Post your thoughts, before, during and after the game here.

Post your comments before, during and after the game on this thread. Game Time is 9 am EST, which is 3 pm German time. Wayne Rooney will not play for England, but Roque Santa Cruz may play for Paraguay.

By The Scout Serbia and Montenegro – Nikola Zigic While no one is a lock to advance, there are two groups that will prove more difficult to emerge from than the others. Group E with Italy, USA, Ghana and Czech Republic squads has been dubbed a "group of death". Vying equally hard for that title […]

Jurgen Klinsmann has taken lots of criticism for his attacking style and his decision to continue to live in California while managing the national team. . While the critics may continue to persist, Klinsmann's Germany side scored 4 goals today and beat Coast Rica 4-2. Miroslav Klose picked up where he left off in the […]