i think brazil will not come last 8 teams in this year ( FIFA world cup 2006d). don't you people think so?
470998
Mate, you're mad.  Brazil could send a third choice squad and still finish in the top eight.  Their starting line up will be Ronaldo, Adriano, Ronaldinho, Kaka, Juninho, and Emerson.  Please, they can break down any defense at will.\n\nIf you want to argue that they won't win because they have a suspect defense, I will entertain that arguement.  Out of Croatia, Japan, and Australia which team is beating them?   None.\n\nWhen they win group F, they will play the runner-up in Group E -- probably the US (the latest rumor is that Nedved is retiring and Koller will not be fit --which I think puts the US ahead of the Czechs).  You think the US is beating Brazil???  I'd love to see it, but I am still connected to reality.
376334
Not this year. Brazil is an unstoppable power-house. They have the best team they've had in years- and that's saying a lot ! Germany may have a chance with home turf advantage, but I don't think its enough to pull through to a championship. I think this world cup is a start of a whole new dynasty of Brazilian domination.
233748
It all depends on who is at the top of their game when cup time rolls around.  You would have to say that Brazil obviously has the edge, but don't count out any of the top 10 world teams.  A tie here or there and they could find themselves in the runner up spot in pool play and have to play one of the other powerhouses in the quarter finals.  That would definitely help out the other teams to have one of them eliminated early.  You never really know.
1037041
Actually all of them are worng. No three teams can go from a group, that happened last in 1994 when there were 24 teams. With 32 teams, only two progress from a group. In case of a tie as you mentioned , the qualifying campaigns of the teams are concerned, the team with better record go through.
477946
I think thats a good point , that the brazilian team never took a cup when played in europe , but i think it is thier year, thier decade\n\ni cant see a team dealing with Ronaldo,Kaka,Adriano,Ronaldihno and many more on the same team\n\nIts just not fair
1132223
I think at least 4 other teams will win the World Cup, along with Brazil.  Argentina, the Dutch, Germany, and the Maldives, along with Brazil will all emerge victorious on July 9th.
654947
IN 2006 WORLD CUP NO BODY CAN UNDER ESTIMATED BECAUSE EVRY TEAM HAVE GREAT PLAYERS TO WIN THE WORLD CUP. ARGENTINA ALSO A CANDIDATE FOR WORLD CUP.
1077868
ok it takes a month to finish the world cup. it starts out with 32 teams.  they are all seperated into groups. there are 8 groups. in those groups there are 4 teams. so all those teams play each other and the top two teams go on to the next round. in that round there is only 16 teams. then all those people play each other and if you loose once your out of the tournament. then you go to the next  round. which is only eight teams.  then they play each other. then the top four teams go to the next round and they all play each other. which leads us to the last round where to two best teams play each other. that's how the tournament  works. i hope that wasn't too confusing lol.
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Us didn't make it to the top 8 in the world rankings, according to FIFA's algorithm in the selection of the seeding teams for the FIFA World Cup 2006.\n\nFIFA ranks the teams based on the results of the last 2 world cups - 2002 and 1998, where 2002's results weigh twice as much as 1998's results.
342568
Brazil historically always have a chance to win the Final. They are the only nation to have played at every finals and have won the World Cup 5 times so far. However, not this time as they don't normally do well in Europe (1958 apart!)
383021
No. They have teams whith a very good chance in the last two world cups, but they choked. Same for Portugal in 2002.
628515
I think they have a better team this go around at the World Cup.  The only thing is that they are going to have a hard time getting out of their group.  At the last World Cup they didn't have as tough of a group, and that helped them progress further.  I think the experience that the team got from the last Cup will help them to get out of the group stage and they will be able to make it to the quarters.
1172834
croatia is a very good team they are expected to top the group with brazil.Remember when they sent germany packing two world cups ago? Its football and anything is possible
1032215
Many teams have beat Brazil.  I am referring to teams like Argentina, Germany, Italy or France.  Last time Brazil faced Argentina in a world cup they lost, last time the faced France they lost.  Since then fifa has done everything in their power to avoid those two teams to face each other in the world cup.  That's a fact.  Second, Brazil hasn't faced any of the world powerhouses.  You wanna talk about how many cups Brazil have.  How did Brazil win in 94? It wasn't that "superior" level of play you are talking about.  Getting to the final games by a benevolent schedule, not facing powerhouses, extra days of rest, mediocre rival teams (Japan, Australia, croatia, etc) is not an accomplishment.
23907
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.
325708
Brazil (or no American team, for that mater) has NEVER won the world cup on European soil, NEVER EVER!!!\n\nSo I have to say that they will not win the WC2006, eventhough they are PRESENTLY the best team (on paper) in the world, but in single elimination rounds the best team doesn't always WIN!!!!
1104966
It wouldn't work. It's fine as it is. The Women's world cup is in 2 years from today, and for international teams, there is Euro Cup and the Copa de Liberatordes or something of that sort for Souther America. Hence, if it was every 2 years, international teams would be playing Euro and World Cup at the same time. That wouldn't work at all. Hell I want more soccer too, but that's just not possible.