Monday 14 June 2010

We're finally here

And so the waiting is over - we're finally here. South Africa 2010 is about to begin.

The World Cup is the greatest show on earth, eclipsing even the Olympics. The Beautiful Game brings the world together for a month from today.

Yesterday I wrote off England's chances, and today I look at the likely candidates.

Let's look at the evidence.

The World Cup winners have been: Brazil (5), Italy (4), Germany (3), Argentina (2), Uruguay (2), England (1), France (1).

The last six finals (since 1986) have been contested by: Brazil (3), Germany (3), Argentina (2), France (2), Italy (2).

Current FIFA top ten rankings are:

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