Shoutbox

I have my doubts abour England. They are lacking alot from the previous years. With Rio Ferdinad's suspension and David Seaman's retirement they has a horrible defense and goaltending. England might be able to squeeze by into the second round after the groups. They have a hard match up against France that I highly doubt England has a chance to win, and they'll also have to face off against Croatia who has proven in the past few competitions like the 2002 World Cup and the EURO 2000 that they are serious competitors for the championship. All I have to say is that England has their work cut out and they'll have to improve on their recent results if they want to be contenders for the chapionship.

My pick to win it is France. Although they had a bad performance at the 2002 World Cup they are probably the strongest team in Europe. They have high quality players. I admit it that I'm not a huge fan of France since it was them that knocked Portugal out at the semi-finals of the EURO 2000 but I feel they have the potential to win.