RolStoppable said:
The odds don't surprise me. Switzerland played well against two quality opponents while Sweden wasn't as convincing. I don't think anyone considers Mexico to have played well against Sweden, so the result of that game doesn't have much weight. I actually had written Sweden while I put my post together, but then changed to Switzerland. I can't let my bias for Sweden blind me. Oh, and you were right about Poland in 2002. |
I was also right when I said Poland would certainly beat Japan. Sweden are a pesky team, that's the game I'm looking forward to the most since it's pretty even. If Mexico could actually top their group for once they would have a better matchup. In their Round of 16 streak they finished second 5 times facing Germany, Argentina, Argentina, Netherlands and Brazil afterwards. The two times they managed to finish first they got Bulgaria and the United States.
