no surprises in the WC,except that the Koreans fell at the last hurdle...poor things.unlike Japan who didn't quite stand a chance,they utterly went bust against the Swiss.now it's time for the even more scray stuff...full of nail biters and unwanted matchups...such as Spain-France and Portugal-Netherlands.

looks like it's going to be showtime in Europe after the WC when the CHamps League qualifiers start....as always here's the draw

(Northern Irish/Slovenians) vs Steaua--looks like I just need to see the UEFA semifinalists in the third round
Levski Sofia vs (Georgians/Azerbaijanis)--another nobrainer...but then Levski has a higher chance of making it
FC Zurich vs Austria Salzburg--this is a nail biter
Djurgardens vs Ruzemberok--they can't be Artmedia,so looks like the Swedes are next up
Debrecen vs (Luxembourgese/Macedonians)--another eternal 3rd rounder
(Irish/Cypriots) vs Red Star Belgrade--one with quite a chance to make it
Fenerfarce vs (Maltese/Faroese)--want to come to the 3rd round?
Mlada Boleslav vs Valerenga-the Norwegians want to continue Rosenborg's legacy.see what happens in August
(Armenians/Moldavians) vs Spartak--welcome back to the Champs League
(Latvians/Kazakhs) vs Dinamo Kiev--no more Thuns...they'll be back too
(Estonians/Icelanders) vs Legia Warsaw--a lucrative 3rd round beckons,with the tantalising prospect of Champs League ball in Warsaw
Copenhagen vs (Finnish/Welsh)-another one who's going to fall in the 3rd round
(Albanians/Lithuanians) vs Dinamo Zagreb--one more eternal 3rd rounder
Hearts vs (Belarussians/Bosnians)--this is the Romanov effort at winning the Champs League at first try...funny nonetheless