“Brazil is no doubt the favorite, but Argentina, Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium should be in the conversation. Portugal could be a dark horse with Ronaldo.”
How is Spain left out of that group? They are the defending chamions for a reason, and they still have plenty of that talent. Portugal?
Yes, Portugal is a definite threat. And they will feel somewhat at home in Brazil where Portuguese is the official language. They should get some good crowd support in the early rounds.