Did you pay up yet? You need to pay more attention to the teams you bet against. Italy is a good team, but Spain has pretty much owned the world for the last 4 years.
I know it's easy to talk after the fact. I always pull for England (even though they are a bunch of snotty pricks) but I (everyone) pretty much knew it was Spain's tourney to lose.
Oh, and Balotelli is a beast, but he still needs to grow up a bit. He's really young. By WC 2014, he should be the best player in the game.
Don't remember you in this thread much, wish you posted more before it's over.