Slovenia finished runners up in their qualifying group to Slovakia in a pretty weak group. Their two defeats coming against the Czech Republic and Northern Ireland. I don't think England (or the USA for that matter) will be losing much sleep the night before playing them.
I'm not suggesting they'll go very far in the competition, they won't. But you do know that they finished the qualifiers with the best defensive record, conceding only 4 goals in 10 qualifiers. For that reason I think the USA will find it hard to score against them and Slovenia will probably barricade themselves into second position. We'll see though.
It said on the news earlier that Drogba's got a suspected broken elbow, that'll mean he'll have to change his diving style.
I still think that the Ivory coast will play some of the better football out of the lesser fancied teams, and worth a watch. I can't help liking Drogba you know, perhaps it is because as a West Ham fan, I like seeing what having someone that scores goals for a football team is like.
It also said on the news earlier that Ferdinand's injured already so England might have a chance after all. 
I have no idea what Ferdinand is all about. Sure he's a big old defender with guts, but I'm pretty sure those attributes are simply job requirements?
