Do you think England will advance out of their group with Uruguay, Italy and Costa Rica? I know England’s first game is against Italy. Should be a good one, I’d say that likely ends up as a draw. Then, England has to travel some long distance for their 2nd game.
I like England’s chances to advance. Can’t say they’ll be a first seed, but I honestly don’t see them losing to either Uruguay or Costa Rica. Problem is,the English tend to overrate themselves at World Cup time and only rarely is the hype deserved.
And you bring up a good point about travel, which works against the Americans in their group, unfortunately. Some huge distances involved.