No this is not a thread about a Mudcat gathering, its about the football (soccer to N. Americans) tournament taking place in Portugal in a couple of weeks. So before anyone starts, if you don't like the game or the topic, then please don't participate. We had a little fun with the last world cup thread so I'd like to see a few predictions even weird ones. I predicted that Oliver Neuville would hit the post in the final and he duly complied. So what do you think? Who will win? Will it be host's Portugal, will it be Spain or current champs France, will they take it again. Will it be England or will this be Holland's turn for a major honour. The groups are as follows:

Group A
Greece
Portugal
Russia
Spain

Group B
Croatia
England
France
Switzerland

Group C
Bulgaria
Denmark
Italy
Sweden

Group D
Czech Republic
Germany
Netherlands
Latvia

So there you are. What do you think?