Anyone want to make any post-group stage winner predictions?
I'm sticking with Brazil
I stuck a tenner on Colombia after their first match. Don't suppose they'll win, but 33/1 looked good. Still no outstanding team. Germany couldn't beat Ghana, Holland scraped past Oz, likewise Argentina with Iran and Brazil with Croatia. Which leaves France as the only remaining 'big' team with an unblemished performance record (I'm excluding their half-arsed draw in a match they had no need to win). So given all that, Brazil's 12th man (Referinho, to steal the name from a mate) may swing it for them.
Meantime, I'll predict the q/fs will line up as:
Brazil-Colombia
France-Germany
Mexico-Costa
Argentina-Belgium
That means Holland out. Not as far fetched as it sounds given Mexico are yet to concede* and their win against Croatia was among the most impressive of the tournament.
*I meant a goal that matters - forgot about the late Croatian one