Terry Baddoo's World Cup Predictions

Terry Baddoo is co-host of World Sport, the international sports show that airs live on CNN International. He will be part of the World Sport team at the World Cup, contributing regular Postcards to CNNSI.com.

Darkhorse Team: Cameroon

Predicted Top Scorer: Rivaldo

FIRST ROUND (May 31-June 14)

Group A
1. France, 2. Uruguay, 3. Denmark, 4. Senegal

Group B
1. Spain, 2. Paraguay, 3. Slovenia, 4. South Africa

Group C
1. Brazil, 2. Turkey, 3. China, 4. Costa Rica

Group D
1. Portugal, 2. South Korea, 3. U.S., 4. Poland

Group E
1. Germany, 2. Cameroon, 3. Ireland, 4. Saudi Arabia

Group F
1. Argentina, 2. England, 3. Nigeria, 4. Sweden

Group G
1. Italy, 2. Croatia, 3. Ecuador, 4. Mexico

Group H:
1. Japan, 2. Russia, 3. Belgium, 4. Tunisia

SECOND ROUND (June 15-18)
Single elimination

Germany (Winner E) d. Paraguay (Runner-up B)
France (Winner A) d. England (Runner-up F)
Argentina (Winner F) d. Uruguay (Runner-up A)
Cameroon (Runner-up E) d. Spain (Winner B)
Italy (Winner G) d. South Korea (Runner-up D)
Brazil (Winner C) d. Russia (Runner-up H)
Japan (Winner H) d. Turkey (Runner-up C)
Portugal (Winner D) d. Croatia (Runner-up G)

QUARTERFINALS (June 21-22)

Brazil d. France
Italy d. Germany
Portugal d. Cameroon
Argentina d. Japan

SEMIFINALS (June 25-26)

Brazil d. Argentina
Italy d. Portugal

THIRD-PLACE FINISHER (June 29)

Argentina d. Portugal

FINALS (June 30)

Brazil d. Italy 2-1