Being probably one of the best fans of football in the whole world I am so excited and just marking those days off my clender that seperate me from the greatest experience. I respect everyones thought but one must keep in mind the history of world cup football. If the world cup takes place in the European country then the winner has always been a European nation and if the in American continent then the Eueopean have never won it there. The only game that ever took place in Asia was snatched by mighty Brazilians, which can be taken as an exception. So you can put your bet on a strong european contender. On the other hand USA might be a strong side but I think some other underdogs will be in the spot light in this tournament. You probably wanna watch out for Africans. They might pull some major upsets. With probably the strongest defense of the tournament Italy are ofcourse the big dog hungry for antoher cup. Brazil on the other hand simply have no competitors in any department. I doubt if Holland and England can come up with anything for they definitely lack sharp players that have the aility to take it all the way to the final. France and Protugal have been undermined here. They have that potential and are major threat to any team. I am looking forward to watch some competitive games from our asian representative too. however, I doubt if Australians will have any impact in in tournament.