There is more than a year to go to the World Cup, but already speculation is rife as to who will be the world champion. 204 footballing countries are already competing hard for the 32 spots available. Let us explore the possibilities of the competing nations in the South Africa 2010.
Russia, the semi-finalist in last summer's European Championships will definitely fancy their chance. So will Turkey, who also reached the final four in European Championships last year, was also a semi-finalist in the 2002 World Cup. Despite being thrashed by England in a World Cup qualifying tie in Zagreb, Croatia is brimming with confidence. And not be left behind in the quest for top is Serbia who are emboldened by the presence of Nemanja Vidic at centre-half. Further afield the emergence of Australia as a force to reckon with in the firmament. And of course, Paraguay tops the South American qualifying section, ahead of Argentina and Brazil.
Football is synonymous with Brazil, the most famous national team in the history of football. This South America nation has the distinction of producing a great amount of star players who are revered by the people across the globe. However, in recent times Brazil have fallen in the FIFA rankings.
Without a shadow of doubt, Argentina was one of the best footballing teams of the last World Cup. Though plagued by the resignations of the coaches in the subsequent years, the team stands fair chance of producing the desired results.
Spain is placed first in the Fifa rankings. After a long period of failures, their claim of Euro title in 2008 has succeeded in increasing their confidence. Given their unbeaten run which now stretches 30 matches, it is not difficult to see why the European champions is a serious candidate to lift the World Cup to be played in South Africa in 2010.
Though passing through a lean period, Germany, the Euro 2008 runners-up and World Cup 2006 semi-finalists, cannot be written off. Though beaten at home by Norway and England, it has been proved time and again that they have the uncanny knack of delivering the punch when it matters most. Though Pele's prediction of an African World Cup winner by 2000 did not come true but 2010 is definitely going to offer the prospect of a shock win. The host country being an African nation, the African teams will feel at home in the world cup tournament.
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