Predicting the 2018 World Cup
Earlier this morning, the draw was held to determine the groups for the 2018 World Cup. Obviously the United States won't be participating , so instead of focusing on how they would have done, let's take a look at the tournament as a whole. --- Group stage --- The lack of a true group of death means Cinderellas will be less likely and big time, big money favorites will go deep, ensuring FIFA's pockets get deeper. Group A: Russia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Uruguay I dunno if we’re talking Human Rights Group A is the Group of Death tbqh — Ryan Keefer (@reefa_k) December 1, 2017 Somehow not even a top-three contender for the most controversial host of this millenium, the Russians drew a fairly easy group to contend with. I'm sure that sits well with Russian football authorities who will be hoping the national team can advance to the knockout stage for the first time since the breakup of the Soviet Union. Arguably the strongest contender in the group is...