ose Mourinho, a global football ambassador for Yahoo,
has been asked to decide who he thinks will progress to out of the
group stages at the 2014 FIFAWorld Cup. How does the Special one decide?
Form? Mathematical formula?
No, it appears Jose makes the
tougher calls by doing what millions of fans do around the world, by
going with the teams and people he likes the most.
"I'm very
emotional, I go always with my friends," Mourinho says before picking
the Netherlands to finish as runners up in Group B behind Spain, due to
his time working with Louis Van Gaal at Barcelona.
In Group C, Didier Drogba's Ivory Coast and Greece advancing over Colombia and Japan.
Typically,
Jose refused to choose who would be progressing In Group D, citing
Uruguay's strength and his ties to England and Italy. "If I say England
out, next season they don't let me coach here [at Chelsea]."
In
Group E, Mourinho said, "I don't believe in another collapse for France"
and chose them to win the group with Switzerland edging out Ecuador for
the second spot.
In Group F, he opted for Nigeria to finish in
second spot behind Messi’s Argentina since the Super Eagles have John
Obi Mikel, a stalwart under Mourinho at Chelsea.
In Group G,
Mourinho is certain no one will finish with zero points, but he does see
Germany finishing top with Portugal behind them. Mourinho did however
add that he's afraid for his native Portugal against the U.S.
And
finally, in Group H, he said "Belgium has the talent," but somewhat
surprisingly went with Russia to finish first and Belgium second.
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