Wow, I did not see this coming!  Today, Netherlands beat Italy 3-0 and Romania tied France 0-0.

Netherlands vs. Italy(3-0)

This is a complete shocker to me.  Not that I don’t respect the Netherlands’ side, as they have a lot of talent, I just thought that Italy would win.  This changes things and may even make my predictions look stupid.  However, we are only one game in, nothing to worry.  Maybe losing their team captain has made things uneasy.

Romania vs. France(0-0) 

I really didn’t see this coming.  Romania did not win however, this should be taken as a loss for France and their supporters.  This should not have happened.  When everyone says that this group is the “group of death” they did not mean that Romania would be a killer.  As a matter of fact, they were written off–completely.

 My predictions for the death group:

• Italy versus France will be a nice game to watch as both teams will be putting everything they have into it.  They need to to make a rebound however only one will.
• Romania will be playing the Netherlands on their next game…they will lose.  Then they will move on to an already mad Italian team…they will lose.
• Netherlands: My prediction was wrong and they will pass.  They will win against Romania which will put them with 6 points.  Now that this has occurred, I’m thinking that they will take Group C Champion honors.

Coming Up:

1. Greece versus Sweden
   
2. Spain versus Russia

Quick Hits

• Man U has reported Real and does not like them pursuing Ronaldo.
• Man City has offered Ronaldinho 200,000 pounds a week…roughly $400,000.  That’s a lot of 0′s.