So what about Second place for the world cup?
410989
2nd place will go to either Italy, England or France.
1082806
There is an Official World Cup Ranking where Teams get ranked according to their performances in the Cup. (Stage reached, wins, losses,draws, goals scored and conceded).\nWhile this list is not the official World Ranking it does have a bearing on the overall list. For example Australia's performance will mean a dramatic rise in ranking but they may not be in World top 16.
1050728
Well Boot, it would be nice if you can give some decent tips for the final group games or the 2nd rd.\nI have been having a dreadful World Cup\n\nYou IM me with any of your tips.\n\nCheers.
1125121
An underdog...With that said if Brazil do it again it must be respected and acknowledged. Germany have been great too. My sentimental favourite, Ukraine. Great job and their first cup too!!!!
93267
I believe the USA can win the World Cup this year.  Noone is writing us off this time around.  We are ranked in the top 10 by FIFA.  To go along with our ranking, we have some of the best goalkeeping in the world (Keller, Howard, and a number of MLS keepers like Reis and Hartman).  We have a solid defense with Bocanegra, Onyewu, Hejduk, and Pope (and maybe even Pablo Mastroeni).  World-class midfielders in Landon Donovan and DaMarcus Beasley will be stepping onto the pitch (not to mention the solid job players like Kerry Zavagnin put forth each and every time they take the field).  Up top, we have the emergence of Taylor Twellman in the international game and the return of Eddie Johnson to the fold.  We have a coach in Bruce Arena who, I believe, if he leaves after the tournament, should get a top-flight European league job next fall (Malcolm Glazer hiring Bruce Arena at ManU if Sir Alex Ferguson were to leave?  A long shot maybe, but intriguing.).  Add to that, one of Italy's best players, Francesco Totti, recently went down with a serious injury and will be out until at least May.  Even if he does come back for the tournament, will he be at full strength?  Ghana's midfielder Laryea Kingston will also miss the tournament through suspension.  While we have a tough road to travel both in our group and with the possibility of Brazil lurking in the round of 16, I believe the USA has the ability to take on the world's best and win it all.
1034958
World cup is better . 2= BRAZIL
1102353
0%, only one team can win the world cup. ;) uh well i think they are both fairly high, great teams with a victory under their belts.
1172849
It is human nature to think to yourself 'maybe next time', although the next time will not be for another four years. Fortunately for African teams, the next World Cup will be in their own continent.
321364
Mexico will get to the next round. But Mexico won't be playing Brazil. First of all, if Mexico gets 1st, they will play the 2nd placed team in the other group. 1st place doesn't play first place until later. Mexico will probably get 2nd (cuz they arent better than Portugal) and have to play Netherlands or Argentina. That will be the end of the line for them.
469625
they have been in the world cup 2 times previously and this year makes it a total 3 years, 1978(Argentina),1998(France),2006(Germany) , have never made it past the first round , hopefully this year will make it to second round , we need to see some fresh faces in second round
645077
i hope so...\nbarcelona deserves nothing more than the second place
548752
Hmm..that's a toughie.  I believe it was the last world cup that France was second place.  Yet Mexico in the last year has become pretty good.  I would have to say Mexico, they have excellent players, such as Borgetti who played really well in another world championship, and they also have a pretty good goalie, Sanchez.  So, my answer would go to Mexico.
1065541
Second to last place.
323787
I want Argentina to win this year. So far they are at the top of the score board, and new players such as ZABALETA Pablo, and MESSI Lionel are going to bring some fierce competition to the cup. Aside from that, there are also some very interesting  new countries that have qualified in the world cup, so there might be a lot of surprizes.
355182
Again, yes. But not this year. They are not as strong a team as they were compared to past years. England and Netherlands are strong too. So this world cup will be one of the more exciting ones
541721
Africa will very unlikely win the World Cup, yet they may go to the quaterfinals. They have very good players. In fact some of them are already playing in European teams by now.
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Is there some sort of prize if you are the 100th person to ask the same question?  \n\nFor those that are truely interested in discussimg soccer and analyzing the teams whether it be world cup or club level soccer I recommend checking out www.bigsoccer.com.\n\nFor the sake of discussion here is a my personal breakdown of the 32:\n\nTrue Favorite:  Brazil\n\nTrue Contenders(have the overall talent):\nGermany(home team), \nItaly(assuming everyone gets healthy in time), \nArgentina, \nEngland, \nNetherlands\n\nContenders:\nFrance(but getting old)\nCzech Republic(same as France)\nSpain(Talent but never live up to it)\nPortugal(same as Spain)\n\n\nTeams with Talent that could surprise but probably not win:\nUSA\nMexico\nUkraine\nPoland\nJapan\nSweeden\nCroatia\n\nUnknowns(These guys have never been this far but they beaten some quality African teams to get here):\n Togo, Ghana, Ivory Coast\n\nTeams that might get out of group but no real chance:\nCosta Rica\nKorea\nSwiss\nTunisa\nEcuador\n\n\n\nOnly loved by their country men:\nT&T\nS&M\nAngola\nIran\nAustrialla\nSaudia Arabia