, England have looked a much stronger unit especially against mid-range opposition they have traditionally slipped up against. For the Group Stage, Capello's men will face USA
, Algeria 
and Slovenia and I do not foresee any slipups with England topping their group easily. The only question being how many will they score.The first knockout phase of the World Cup is where the real test begins with a possible fixture against the runner-up of Group D from Germany, Australia, Serbia and Ghana. Germany will win this group easily with the only real threat possibly coming from Serbia who finished top of their qualifying group ahead of France. Serbia possess some dangerous players and can be difficult to break down with players like Jovanovic (Liverpool), Nikola Zigic (Valencia), Milos Krasic (CSKA Moscow) and Dejan Stankovic (Inter) all potentially match-winners. It is likely England will face either Serbia or Ghana in the first knockout stage with my money going on a tie against Serbia who I think will be too good for Ghana.
