World Cup squad news:

-France leave out Nasri, Vieira and Benzema.

-Argentina leave out Cambiasso, Gago, Zanetti and Lucho Gonzalez.

-Germany leave out Kuranyi.

-Holland leave out van Nistelrooy and Seedorf.

-Ghana select Essien.

-Italy leave out Totti, Luca Toni, and Del Piero.

-Brazil leave out Adriano, Ronaldinho and Alex.

-Spain select Fabregas and Torres.

Discuss ...

Argentina must have some squad to leave out Cambiasso. They will either go all the way or crash and burn in the last sixteen, will depend how Maradona sets the side out.



Germany will be their usual efficient selves, probably get to the semi finals.



Italy will be tough to beat but are an old squad....Quarter finals.



France,England and Holland no strength in depth outside the 1st choice 11....Quarter finals.



Dark horses for me are Serbia,or Cameroon.



Brazil and Spain have my money

I can see Ivory Coast doing well. They may be in the group of death with Brazil and Portugal but I can see them upsetting Portugal and then making the quarter finals after that. With Kalou, Drogba and The Toures they have the talent.

But they have got Fabricio Coloccini who, last time I noticed, was getting ragged by Nicky Maynard.



Looking at that squad, Maradona has clearly lost however much of "the plot" he had left.

Brazil or Germany to win the World Cup.

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Ta.

I've got Serbia, obviously, at the bookies.





In the second round, if England win their group they will likely face Serbia, who will hopefully get 2nd behind the Germans.

Everyone is usually second behind the Germans.

Group D with Serbia, Australia, Ghana and Germany in it looks a great group in my opinion. All 4 are capable of going through with some great players on show.

I take it all back just seen the Argentina squad





No G.Milito, 7 strikers?,..Bet Maradona starts with Palermo as well





My crash & burn comment looks more likely.

Don't think Carragher even remotely warrants a call-up, never mind what sort of message it sends out to let him come straight back from the wilderness into a world cup squad. Would cut: Carragher, Upson, Warnock, Wright-Phillips, Cole, Walcott and Carrick or Huddlestone. Unsure which way I'd go on the last, Carrick has the previous pedigree, but Huddlestone has the better form by far.

I agree with you there mate. Their midfield is dire, players like Veron and Gutierrez have been selected over Cambiasso. What is Maradona playing at ?!