DEUTSCHLAND, DEUTSCHLAND, UBER ALLES!!!

Germany will win the World Cup this year. Mark my words.

Here is their path to the World Cup. They're in a pretty lackluster Group with Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Poland. Poland is a solid team, but Germany should roll over them easier than they did in 1939. Horse calvary against tanks, man.

So Germany will win Group A and go on to play the 2nd place team from Group B, which is England's group. This will probably be Paraguay, a good team, but no match for Germany.

After that, they'll play either the winner of Group C, or the 2nd place team in Group D. Argentina SHOULD win Group C, and the 2nd place team in Group D is a coin flip between Portugal and an improved Mexico side. I think Argentina will be the team in this match and Germany can handle them to win 2-1.

In the semi-finals, I think Germany will be playing against France. The French are tough and have some amazing playmakers, but with the home crowd, I think Germany will hold them off in order to advance to the finals.

Who do I think Germany will play in the finals? Brazil. Brazil is probably the toughest team in the tournament, but I think a great match will see Germany narrowly win.

Germany has two powerful weapons, the home crowd, and Jens Lehmann. The crowd support will be impressive to say the least. Once Germany rolls over the weaker teams in their group, the support will be even more overwhelming.

Germany has the best combo of goalkeepers in the world in Lehmann and Oliver Kahn. Lehmann will start and hope to continue his run of clean sheets racked up in the Champions League against the best players in the world. If he can keep teams like Real Madrid and Juventus from scoring, he is capable of preventing teams like Poland, France, Argentina, and Brazil from hitting the back of the net.

Germany's defense will play tight and fundamentally sound as always. Ballack in midfield and Klose up front won't mesmerize like Ronaldhino and Ronaldo, but they'll play solid football and score enough goals to push the team forward through the competition. Germany's mastery of set-pieces will also come into play.

If Germany does win it all, that country will erupt.