Well, Costa did really well. It's a really good match, very entertaining with lots of goals. As for the golden boots, I think Christiano Ronaldo has a good chance if his country gets far enough. He has gotten rather good these days. But realistically, I think the Brazillians win everything. They make it look so easy. Damn.
I think it's nearly impossible for Spain to win : ,there are good players but some of them aren't in the world cup. We'll have real problems to pass the first round. I like Portugal with CRonaldo, Simao, Deco, Miguel...England and Brazil are really impresive, and German players are very strong and they play at home so any of them could win.
he he he The only time that India came close to participating in the World cup finals was in 1950. At that time teams were invited to the world cup. After Independance (1947) , India's first major competition was the Olympics. India did well there and so got an invite to 1950 world cup. However just before the world cup fifa changed its rules and made it mandatory for players to play with shoes on. Most Indian players were from a poor background and were used to playing with their bare feet - Indian team had to withdraw from the world cup. India has never qualified for the finals after that.
Oh yes..the FIFA WORLD CUP 2006 I love this tournament, what makes it so special is that it is every 4 years. Germany are of course the hosts and Brazil are the current world champions, but there are so many teams in with a realistic chance of winning. Brazil will be favurites but teams like Argentina, France, Holland, Italy, Spain, England, Czech Republic and Germany will have a say in the matter. My personal feeling is that either Argentina or Czech Republic will win this time round.