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World Cup 2014 - Group A - Preview Group A Prediction  1. Brazil 2. Croatia 3. Cameroon 4. Mexico  Brazil - FIFA Ranking - 3 Brazil, being the home nation, will benefit greatly from the "home field advantage".  Under the leadership of Luis Scolari, the talented yet lacking World Cup experience squad is the clear front runner for advancing with max points from this group.  The successful of Brazil will hinge largely on the play of fan favorite Neymar  who has been pinned for having a breakout tournament.  They will look to generate most of their scoring chance through standout Chelsea midfielders Oscar and Wilian .  Brazil is a worldwide and personal favorite for a deep run in this edition of the World Cup. My Player You Should Know  is none other than midfielder  Bernard (FC Shakhtar Donetsk) .  The 21 year old will be hoping to use this tournament to validate his claim to becoming a house hold name. His speed and ability to generate individual on ball bri

This year's World Cup will not feature one name that has left the entire United States puzzled.  That name is Landon Donovan.  Here is the roster that will be heading to Brazil...   GOALKEEPERS (3):  Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Tim Howard (Everton), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake) DEFENDERS (8):  DaMarcus Beasley (Puebla), Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), John Brooks (Hertha Berlin), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City), Timmy Chandler (Nürnberg), Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy), Fabian Johnson (Borussia Mönchengladbach), DeAndre Yedlin (Seattle Sounders FC) MIDFIELDERS (8):  Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Alejandro Bedoya (Nantes), Michael Bradley (Toronto FC), Brad Davis (Houston Dynamo), Mix Diskerud (Rosenborg), Julian Green (Bayern Munich), Jermaine Jones (Besiktas), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) FORWARDS (4):  Jozy Altidore (Sunderland), Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders FC), Aron Johannsson (AZ Alkmaar), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes) Here's another look at

With the USA  30-man preliminary World Cup roster set to be released today, I will go a step further. Here is my first look prediction for the 23 that will make it to Brazil.... Goalkeepers - Tim Howard, Brad Guzan, Nick Rimando Defenders - Matt Besler, Omar Gonzalez, Geoff Cameron, DaMarcus Beasley, Brad Evans, Fabian Johnson, Clarence Goodson, Parkhurst Midfielders - Michael Bradley, Jermaine Jones, Clint Dempsey, Landon Donovan, Graham Zusi, Julian Green, Kyle Beckerman, Brad Davis  Forwards - Jozy Altidore, Aron Johannsson, Terrence Boyd, Chris Wondolowski