Summary: First Cycle of Games

The first cycle of games in the Group Stage has come and gone.  Would you like to talk about my feelings?

Prediction vs. Conviction, Part Two.

Welcome to Prediction vs. Conviction, in which I explain what teams I realistically want to advance from group play versus what teams I actually think will advance from competition.

Prediction vs. Conviction, Part One

Welcome to Prediction vs. Conviction, in which I explain what teams I realistically want to advance from group play versus what teams I actually think will advance from competition.

Word of warning:

Some of my predictions are completely based upon hope; it's hard to be a fan and a realist at the same time.  If you somehow decide to use this as a betting tool, you're an idiot.  A big, fat, racist idiot.