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Group A: Colombia, USA, Paraguay, Costa Rica
Colombia will top the group as they are finally clicking after the disastrous 2015 they've had. Colombia are once again looking like the team they were in 2013 and 2014. Very fast paced, great to watch, lots of danger in the attack. They are definitely favourites to win at this tournament. As for the other 3, Paraguay should clinch second. USA missing out and Costa Rica to lose all their games. Some could argue USA are at home, but Paraguay and Colombia are both better sides by a mile, and the USA are very beatable at home, like the Gold Cup 2015 proved. Costa Rica are shit. They were good in the 2014 World Cup but that was a one time thing. They are back to what they are historically and that is being not very good.
Group B: Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Haiti
Easily the hardest group to predict. I don't even know where to start. I guess I can go on with Brazil, if Dunga is still there by this moment, which he should be, then no chance Brazil will win this tournament. However, Brazil should top this group. The Haiti match is basically a free win for Brazil, as for the other 2, its hard to judge Ecuador. They do terrible in every tournament they participate in. The 2006 World Cup was the last tournament where they did decent, going out in the groups of the Copa America in 2007, 2011, and 2015, and the groups in the 2014 World Cup. If that continues on here, I can expect Peru to beat them even though they are a better side than us. If they do perform, then I can see them beating Brazil and Peru, and of course Haiti. As for Peru, I can't say what will happen. Peru have been very, VERY poor as of late, and the players aren't playing for their clubs (abroad of course) except Guerrero, Cueva, Advincula, and Pizarro. I may have missed some there, but there has to be changes. Haiti is finishing bottom. No chance they get any points. The team they have the most chance of getting points against though is Peru, I hate to say just because of how poor we've been.
Group C: Uruguay, Jamaica, Mexico, Venezuela
I hate to say this, but Mexico are definitely making it through their group here. I don't think they'll top it, as Uruguay is also here, but they'll make it through. Venezuela and Jamaica are awful. I can see Jamaica taking a somewhat similar approach that they took during the Copa America 2015, although Jamaica are capable of beating Venezuela. It all depends on Venezuela's new manager though as Sanvicente is gone now. Mexico and Uruguay will breeze through this group. Venezuela and Jamaica are both pretty terrible, Venezuela is at their worst in 20 years, and Jamaica despite reaching the Gold Cup final in 2015 are really not very good. However, they do a good job defensively, and that could possibly get them points in the group, but to go through? I doubt it.
Group D: Argentina, Chile, Panama, Bolivia
And interesting group. Argentina and Chile should breeze it, but I would like to see where Bolivia stand. The game against Panama is one I'll definitely watch as it will tell me how much better or worse Bolivia is over Panama. Argentina will win this group, Chile second. The big match is Argentina vs Chile really, as those 2 teams will beat everyone else in the group.
This is all assuming the teams don't send their under 23's however.
Colombia will top the group as they are finally clicking after the disastrous 2015 they've had. Colombia are once again looking like the team they were in 2013 and 2014. Very fast paced, great to watch, lots of danger in the attack. They are definitely favourites to win at this tournament. As for the other 3, Paraguay should clinch second. USA missing out and Costa Rica to lose all their games. Some could argue USA are at home, but Paraguay and Colombia are both better sides by a mile, and the USA are very beatable at home, like the Gold Cup 2015 proved. Costa Rica are shit. They were good in the 2014 World Cup but that was a one time thing. They are back to what they are historically and that is being not very good.
Group B: Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Haiti
Easily the hardest group to predict. I don't even know where to start. I guess I can go on with Brazil, if Dunga is still there by this moment, which he should be, then no chance Brazil will win this tournament. However, Brazil should top this group. The Haiti match is basically a free win for Brazil, as for the other 2, its hard to judge Ecuador. They do terrible in every tournament they participate in. The 2006 World Cup was the last tournament where they did decent, going out in the groups of the Copa America in 2007, 2011, and 2015, and the groups in the 2014 World Cup. If that continues on here, I can expect Peru to beat them even though they are a better side than us. If they do perform, then I can see them beating Brazil and Peru, and of course Haiti. As for Peru, I can't say what will happen. Peru have been very, VERY poor as of late, and the players aren't playing for their clubs (abroad of course) except Guerrero, Cueva, Advincula, and Pizarro. I may have missed some there, but there has to be changes. Haiti is finishing bottom. No chance they get any points. The team they have the most chance of getting points against though is Peru, I hate to say just because of how poor we've been.
Group C: Uruguay, Jamaica, Mexico, Venezuela
I hate to say this, but Mexico are definitely making it through their group here. I don't think they'll top it, as Uruguay is also here, but they'll make it through. Venezuela and Jamaica are awful. I can see Jamaica taking a somewhat similar approach that they took during the Copa America 2015, although Jamaica are capable of beating Venezuela. It all depends on Venezuela's new manager though as Sanvicente is gone now. Mexico and Uruguay will breeze through this group. Venezuela and Jamaica are both pretty terrible, Venezuela is at their worst in 20 years, and Jamaica despite reaching the Gold Cup final in 2015 are really not very good. However, they do a good job defensively, and that could possibly get them points in the group, but to go through? I doubt it.
Group D: Argentina, Chile, Panama, Bolivia
And interesting group. Argentina and Chile should breeze it, but I would like to see where Bolivia stand. The game against Panama is one I'll definitely watch as it will tell me how much better or worse Bolivia is over Panama. Argentina will win this group, Chile second. The big match is Argentina vs Chile really, as those 2 teams will beat everyone else in the group.
This is all assuming the teams don't send their under 23's however.
