Realistically speaking out of all the teams in the tournament we can identify about four real contenders.
1- Italy (according to me, have the most balanced team, except maybe the midfield)
2- England ( have a superior midfield tthan all the other teams, if only they can score)
3- Brazil ( what can I say they have so much fire power up front that they probably will score 5 goals per game)
4- Spain ( yes Spain the big underachievers, nonetheless they have a well balanced team)
I don't believe France are contenders for the simple reason that they are a bit too old.
Holland on the other hand have too many young players.
Argentina, nobody really gets along in the team.
Germany have no talent. (They should stick to making BMWs)