As Brazil and Croatia kicked off the 2014 FIFA World Cup today, six Sporting Kansas City players with different nationalities offered their predictions for soccer's most coveted tournament. The picks indicate a shared belief among the players that their home countries will perform well in Brazil.
<strong>Player (nationality)</strong> |
<strong>World Cup Final prediction</strong> |
<strong>Golden Boot winner</strong> |
<strong>World Cup dark horse</strong> |
<strong>Prediction for native country</strong> |
<strong>Dom Dwyer (English)</strong> |
Brazil over Spain |
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) |
United States |
England will lose in the quarterfinals |
<strong>Benny Feilhaber<br>
(Brazilian-American)</strong> |
Brazil over Argentina |
Fred (Brazil) |
Chile |
Brazil will win the tournament, and the United States will not advance from the group stage |
<strong>Alex Martinez (Uruguayan)</strong> |
Uruguay over Germany |
Luis Suarez (Uruguay) |
Belgium |
Uruguay will win the tournament |
<p><strong>Jimmy Medranda </strong><strong>(Colombian)</strong></p> |
Argentina over Brazil |
Lionel Messi (Argentina) |
Colombia |
Colombia will lose in the quarterfinals |
<strong>Victor Munoz (Spanish)</strong> |
Spain over Argentina |
Neymar (Brazil) |
Belgium |
Spain will win the tournament |
<strong>Paulo Nagamura (Brazilian)</strong> |
Brazil over Argentina |
Neymar (Brazil) |
Colombia |
Brazil will win the tournament |
