Which nations are the top contenders to win World Cup 2006 in Germany?
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Brazil, England, Argentina, Holland
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Brazil is currently the #1 team in the world according to world rankings and is stacked with world-class players such as Ronaldo, Roberto Carlos, Robinho, and Ronaldinho. \nPele has admitted he is worried about his country's tag as favourites for Germany 2006, citing the threat of England and Italy and warning that the the FIFA World Cup™ is "a box of surprises"\nThey still have the best shot at the World Cup in my opinion.
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Yeah, Germany will win. They have home field advantage.
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Brazil has a good chance but also Germany has a good chance so it's going to be an interesting world cup.
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pre-world cup performance does not guarantee a world cup win. we can take the example of 2002 Japan Korea world cup, where Brazil struggled to qualify to become one of 32 nations to play the tournament, and then won the world cup for fifth time ! France and Argentina were the top favorites to win the cup, but they were eliminated in the first round. and what South Korea did? they played in the semi-final!\n\nwell, temperament will be the name of the game as soon as the world cup begins. tradition will come second. for such reasons, only 5 countries lifted the world cup for 15 times out of 17 tournaments followed by 2 countries won one time each.\n\nin my opinion, top contenders of this Germany 2006 are Brazil, Argentina, Germany and Italy. Holland could be the dark horse of the tournamentand hence, should be watch out carefully. If Wayne Rooney becomes match fit to play, England should be considered as a top contender too.\n\nAny of the above top contenders could win the world cup 2006.
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Either Germany or Brazil
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There are 3-4 teams which have chances to iwn the World Cup.\n\nThe 1st one : Brazil, the last WC winners who are still great i i would be very surprised if they wont be at least 2nd. With new stars like Robinho, Adraino and Juninho they can be even better as they were 4 years(the Confederations Cup showed that clearly)\nThe 2nd one: Germany - as the host of the WC they will have an advantage of hundreds thousands fans. \n3rd one: Argentina - after being knockout after 1st round in Korea nad Jupan, they ambitions are at the top and they will do their best to win the WC\n4th one: France - also being eliminated very soon, with new/old players like Zidane, Thuram, Gallas, Pedretti and Coupet their chances are quite big for a high place.\n\nTeams that can made a surprise are USA, Ivory Coast and Ukraine.
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100% germany...germany to win the cup
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Brazil for World Cup 2006\nwith Dream Team like this,\nI don't think any team can beat them.\n\n\nRonaldo, Ronaldinho, Robinho, Adriano (Forward)\n\nEdmilson, Juninho Pernambucano, Emerson, Ze Roberto, Gilberto Silva, Kaka, Ricardinho (Midfield)\n\nCafu, Cicinho, Lucio, Roberto Carlos, Gilberto (Defender)\n\nDida (Goalkeeper)
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except brazil, current top contenders are Argentina, Germany and Italy. Holland could be the dark horse of the tournament. However, if Wayne Rooney becomes match fit to play, England should be considered as a top contender too.\n\nAny of the above countries could win the world cup 2006.
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The most likely candidates are Brazil and Germany. Brazil and the host nation have both won five world cups. In this case, the host nation Germany has won the World Cup three times.\n\nThese teams played in the finals last time. \n\nThey both are in good form as the favourites for the World Cup are:\n\n1. Brazil\n2. Argentina\n3. Germany\n4. England\n5. Italy\n\nIt is likely that the winner will come from these five teams.
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Brazil are the obvious favourites, and England losing Rooney hasn't helped their chances!  Spain always buckle under the pressure, USA have jumped to 4th in the World Rankings so they might have a chance and Australia have been impressive!  I would love for a rank outsider to win it, just like Greece did in Euro 2004.  But going with statistics I would say Brazil.
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It could be Brazil and Germany in the finals again. This world cup is held in Germany, and for sure Germany must win this time.
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I think there a several teams who could win it.  I'd love to see the US win, of course.  Brazil is the usual favorite.  I think England and Argentina both have a good chance.  Germany on their home turf will be difficult to beat.  And Netherlands will be tough.  If I had to pick one, I guess I'd go with the safe choice: Brazil.
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Brazil has and will always be a contender to win the World Cup.  The real question is how badly do the Brazilians want to win.    If they play win their natural love and passion for the game they will undoubtedly win the 2006 World Cup.
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Germany, although England has a very good shot if everyone is healthy.
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Germany or Brazil. I think that Brazil will take it though. They are a tremendously built team that can win many many games with their talent.