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Felipe, anything can happen in one year and, in Football, you don't win only because you have top class players: tactics, mentality and teamwork are decisive factors to determine the success of a team. But I fear is still too early for Italy. Is a generational problem: the old stars retired or are too old to give a major contribution to the squad and the new players still lack the experience to hold the pressure of an important competition such as the World Cup.
Italian clubs are experiencing a period of transition: most of them lost some ground in comparison to the other big European clubs. That affects the national team as well. We will see.
Oh, Bruconero. If my country, the USA, and your country Italy, encounter each other in the World Cup 2014, do you think your country will have a good chance to beat the US even though they have some problems with their team?
Yes, I think Italy can still beat the US. Nations with a great tradition in football, like mine or that of your mom, always stand a chance in a single match, against anybody. The problem is keeping that form for the whole competition. Only the best can do that and Italy is not amongst the best right now.
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The draw ceremony took place today and these are the following groups:
GROUP A - Brazil, Croatia, Mexico, Cameroon
GROUP B - Spain, Netherlands, Chile, Australia
GROUP C - Colombia, Greece, Cote d"Ivoire, Japan
GROUP D - Uruguay, Costa Rica, England, Italy
GROUP E - Switzerland, Ecuador, France, Honduras
GROUP F - Argentina, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Iran, Nigeria
GROUP G - Germany, Portugal, Ghana, USA ("Group of Death")
GROUP H - Belgium, Algeria, Russia, Korea Republic
Brazil will have a few challenges but nothing I don't think they can't handle, however Argentina has a 'free' ticket to win their group they have no excuse to not be in on top of their group. USA will probably struggle and Englad could find itself in a difficult position.