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Group A

South Africa: not enough vuvuzelas

Mexico: striker aged 37!

Uruguay: squeaked into tournament

France: handballed into tournament

Group B

Argentina: Messi overcomes Maradona

Nigeria: disorganized but strong

South Korea: far from home

Greece: worse than economy

Group C

England: nosebleed expectations again

USA: not quite yet

Algeria: Egypt a fluke

Slovenia: nil nil draws

Group D

Germany: nicht ich mannschaft

Australia: gutsy 2006 fluke?

Serbia: Montenegro no loss

Ghana: Essien hurt? ouch!

Group E

Netherlands: one million midfielders

Denmark: silly short passes

Japan: fresh minnow sushi

Cameroon: 1990 long ago

Group F

Italy: ma gic spray

Paraguay: surprising qualifying performance

New Zealand: soccer's detroit lions

Slovakia: better than Slovenia

Group G

Brazil: no introduction needed

North Korea: record breaking horrible

Cote d'Ivoire: 4 stars enough?

Portugal: 1 star enough?

Group H

Spain: clever fancy feet

Switzerland: multicultural immigration helping

Honduras: drew with Azerbaijan
Chile: hotheaded but good