Checking my World Cup predictions and what I got right in the bracket

Prior to kick off for the 2014 World Cup, I filled up my bracket and submitted it. Let's see how I did.

The ones in bold are what I got right. The ones in italics are the actual correct ones.

Group A

Brazil

Cameroon ----- Mexico

Group B

Netherlands

Spain -- Chile

Group C (I struck out in this bracket. I knew Colombia was good but not that good).

Ivory Coast -- Colombia

Japan -- Greece

Group D (I tabbed Uruguay to go deep on account of Luis Suarez, Diego Forlan, and Edinson Cavani except Forlan was a shade of his former self leaving more pressure for the other two. Then Suarez got hungry).

Uruguay – Costa Rica

Italy -- Uruguay

Group E

Ecuador -- France

France -- Switzerland

Group F

Argentina

Nigeria

Group G

Germany

United States

Group H (I was going on a limb here with Korea beating Belgium except the latter was pretty solid).

South Korea -- Belgium

Algeria

Semis (Got three of the four semifinalists right. If Suarez got Uruguay to this stage, I figured they'd beat Lionel Messi and the La Albiceleste).

Brazil-Germany

Uruguay-Argentina

Finals

Germany-Uruguay

World Cup Champion: Germany

I also said that Germany would score 14 goals. They finished with an 18-goal total.


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ADDITIONAL READING!

My 2014 World Cup dubious awards -- The Boot

Redeemed: Germany are World Cup Champions!

My best XI of the World Cup including reserves.

Fall, Brazil 2014