World Cup Shot From Distance: What each team has told us in their first game.

A quick blast of what the teams have shown us through their first game in the World Cup:

GROUP A:

• South Africa........have a nation behind them, and a work ethic and spirit that says they refuse to be the first host to go out in the first round.
• Mexico.......have an abundance of talent, but are young up front and lack composure.
• Uruguay..............have two world class strikers and will hope they do all the attacking for them.
• France.................continue to be a dysfunctional family under Raymond Domenech.

GROUP B:

• Argentina..............knows for now that Maradona hasn't screwed it up.
• Nigeria...................knows they probably could have lost about 6-0 to Argentina.
• Korea Republic...............have pace and counterattacking ability to win this group.
• Greece.........................looked like they were stuck in the mud.

GROUP C

• England....................are looking into getting 1970 Gordon Banks in a time machine to 2010.
• USA.....................got the result, now go and win the group.
• Algeria..................denying reports that Ghezzal was sent in to get sent off.
• Slovenia..................really? We lead the group?

GROUP D

• Germany........................Has scored 16 goals in their last three World Cup openers.
• Australia........................are not playing Uzbekistan, Bahrain, etc anymore.
• Ghana...........................Michael who?
• Serbia...........................needs far more from Zigic, Krasic, and Pantelic than they got.

GROUP E

• Netherlands.........................own goals and rebounds, wait till Robben is back.
• Denmark............................okay that's done, now let's get 6 points on the other two teams.
• Cameroon.........................does anybody know what they're doing out there?
• Japan..............................still happy to be here? Or can you spring a bigger upset?

GROUP F

• Italy.....................Desparate for Pirlo, and need more from the strikers.
• Paraguay.............Cardozo, Barrios, and Santa Cruz disappeared, did they go home?
• New Zealand........come on ref, our first point! Wouldn't you have taken your shirt off too?
• Slovakia...............needs to close it out.

GROUP G

• Brazil.....................what was more embarrassing, only 2 goals against North Korea or giving one up?
• North Korea.............hope we can try and do that again.
• Ivory Coast....................really? That's what we get from you?
• Portugal.........................really? That's what we get from you?

GROUP H

• Spain.........................can still win this group.
• Switzerland....................Ottmar Hitzfeld can coach. See Borussia Dortmund's Champions League win over Juventus in 1997.
• Chile...........................Alexis Sanchez may not do that against Switzerland or Spain, but he showed promise.
• Honduras.....................desparate for Suazo.