Off the top of my head
Neuer
Hummels
Mertesacker
Boateng
Lahm
Ozil
Schweinsteiger
Podolski
Gundogan
Muller
Kroos
Reus
Gotze
Bender
Draxler
Klose
Gomez
Not a bad group of players there
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Whose your money on to win the World cup this summer?
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The Wizard
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You serious? Courtois, Kompany, Vermalaen, Vertonghen, Witsel, Hazard, Lukaku, Mirallas, De Bruyne, Defour, Dembele... They have a better team than England, that's for sure.
I wouldn't say they were amongst the top favourites though, Germany or Brazil for me.
supaseagull
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Argentina are good up top, but pretty shocking at the back.
Brazil will probably get through to the Semis have proven that they are beatable and are defensively frail.
Uruguay will do well providing they qualify.
Italy, Holland and Russia will be hard to beat.
Any team with a sound defence always does well at the world cup and so I think the Swiss may be the surprise package this year as their group is favourable toward them and France.
If England can keep their squad fit and in form, there's no reason why they can't do aswell as Belgium who despite having a decent squad have no depth but have a good starting XI.
You can forget about the likes of Columbia who always bottle it at the major tournaments.
Portugal will be too reliant on Ronaldo and so, the only two teams I think stand out with a good enough squads are again Spain & Germany.
Brazil will probably get through to the Semis have proven that they are beatable and are defensively frail.
Uruguay will do well providing they qualify.
Italy, Holland and Russia will be hard to beat.
Any team with a sound defence always does well at the world cup and so I think the Swiss may be the surprise package this year as their group is favourable toward them and France.
If England can keep their squad fit and in form, there's no reason why they can't do aswell as Belgium who despite having a decent squad have no depth but have a good starting XI.
You can forget about the likes of Columbia who always bottle it at the major tournaments.
Portugal will be too reliant on Ronaldo and so, the only two teams I think stand out with a good enough squads are again Spain & Germany.
mejonaNO12 aka riskit
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Top Scorer? Look for a good team in a weak group and hope the main man finds the ball sack.
Neymar has Cameroon and Croatia to try and bag a few against along with Mexico. Could do well in those games.
RVP has Chile and Australia but I dont fancy Holland to excel. Chile are a good outfit also. Rule him Out.
Falcao has Greece, Ivory Coast and Japan. That looks a lovely group for him.
Suarez has Costa Rica, Italy and us. I can't see him bagging many.
However, if he's not in jail, BENZEMA. Switzerland, Honduras and Ecuador. That'll do.
Finally, Mr Messi and Aguero have Bosnia, Iran and Nigeria. Fill yer boots lads. Fill yer boots
Neymar has Cameroon and Croatia to try and bag a few against along with Mexico. Could do well in those games.
RVP has Chile and Australia but I dont fancy Holland to excel. Chile are a good outfit also. Rule him Out.
Falcao has Greece, Ivory Coast and Japan. That looks a lovely group for him.
Suarez has Costa Rica, Italy and us. I can't see him bagging many.
However, if he's not in jail, BENZEMA. Switzerland, Honduras and Ecuador. That'll do.
Finally, Mr Messi and Aguero have Bosnia, Iran and Nigeria. Fill yer boots lads. Fill yer boots
albionalex
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I can't see past the Germans, although Argentina should do well.
Like some on here i don't rate belguim's chances,although good individually in some area's it takes more than that to go far in the World Cup.I'm surprised in the lack of interest in Spain,by far the best team in the world in recent years,been there and done it on European and world level,I think they are good value,certainly better value than Belgium.In saying all that it's Brazil's to lose with Germany as my next favourites.
Trufflehound
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Well they are quite tall, to be fair.
Marshy
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Argentina for me
Messi and Ageuro, plus will handle the heat easily
Messi and Ageuro, plus will handle the heat easily
SeagullinExile
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Germany - No team comes anywhere near. As for the South Americans? Argentina for me...Brazil will bottle it. Outside Euro bet? Belgium.
Quite but how many of those players are truely world class? at this moment in time, Kompany and Hazard, Lukaku questionable may have something about him.
Intresting you missed Fellani off that list.
The Wizard
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Forgot he was Belgian! Yeah so him as well, although I'm not sure he'll get in their side given the injuries & bad form he was in. But yeah I agree maybe some of them aren't truly world class but I certainly think they could be very dangerous for bigger teams in the knock out rounds. They have a very solid 'spine' of the team.
SeagullinExile
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Mignolet, Chadli, Benteke, Alderweireld, and potentially Januzaj, were also missing. It's a decent group of players but little chance of winning the thing.
Argentina or Brazil for me.
shaunslats
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bearing in mind England are shit, no European team has won a world cup in south America I'm going to put a tenner on Brazil.
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Brazil for me, with Neymar winning the golden shoe.
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Spain @ 7/1.
Tom Hark Preston Park
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Argentina.
Never going to be Belgium - or anybody else from Europe. South American FLAIR will prevail.
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Germany have the strongest squad in my view. Spain are also still going to be there or there abouts and have a squad that know how to win things. However, I can't look past a South American team winning it
Brazil are under more pressure than any other host nation in my memory, and I think they'll buckle. Despite having (on paper) a fairly average defence, Argentina's attack is absolutely ridiculous and I can see them scoring their way to glory.
Colombia also look strong, and I was impressed by Chile when they beat England, but not enough for either of them to win it in my view.
Brazil are under more pressure than any other host nation in my memory, and I think they'll buckle. Despite having (on paper) a fairly average defence, Argentina's attack is absolutely ridiculous and I can see them scoring their way to glory.
Colombia also look strong, and I was impressed by Chile when they beat England, but not enough for either of them to win it in my view.