@Flashman:
You needn’t have worried.
Gerrard is too old; it’s all very well to have Pirlo running a team but SG is not in that class.
Uruguay looked like a bunch of 40 something middleweight boxers brought out of retirement for one last fight to pay child maintenance.
Same for Spain - this is not a contest for old men.
Italy & England to meet again in the final?
I don’t think England has what it takes to get there by a long shot. Netherlands looked stronger than expected and they went from Darkhorse to one of the favorites after that performance. Brazil wasn’t sharp as expected despite getting the points, so we’ll have to see how they play their other group games. For me the favorites are Germany, Netherlands, and (conditionally) Brazil.