With the first match of the last 16 round of the 2010 World Cup taking place on 26 June, it’s a tough decision to make regarding who’s going to go forward and win the title from this stage.

The most obvious choice is Brazil. Scooping five previous titles (1958, 1962, Levitra Professional 1970, 1994 and 2002), they are widely regarded as the best team in the world and whilst they may not be on top form currently, they are still a force to be reckoned with.

Topping their group with 7 points, they were arguably in the most challenging group, facing the likes of Portugal and Cote d’Ivoire. Beating Cote d’Ivoire 3-1 on 20 June (5 days after they beat the other team in the group, Korea DPR), Brazil didn’t manage to score against Portugal on 25 June, but importantly, they ensured Portugal also didn’t score.

In addition to Brazil’s top placing and strong performances in the group stages, they have been granted a relatively easy route through to the final.

Assuming they beat Chile on 28 June in their last 16 match, they will then face either Netherlands or Slovakia and although Netherlands are a side of quality players who play exceptionally well, Brazil should be able to see them off.

Moving to the semi-finals, they will have beat Uruguay or Ghana before they can progress to the final, where they are likely to face Germany, Spain or Portugal (although Paraguay and Japan are both possibilities).

Now whilst Brazil may be the choice most will go for, they are not the only quality team left in the competition who stand a chance of being able to receive the title of the best football team in the world.

Argentina, for example, although they have a more difficult route (having to beat Chile in the last 16, then Germany in the quarterfinals and followed by either Paraguay, Japan, Spain or Portugal in the semi-finals), they way that they have been playing in the event so far would indicate that they are more than capable of doing so.

Finishing as the highest scoring team in the group stages with 9 points (whilst Netherlands also received 9 points, Argentina scored 7 goals and only let in 1, giving a goal difference of +6, whilst Netherlands’ 5 goals scored and 1 conceded, resulted in only a +4 goal difference), they have been the domineering force in each of their matches, playing beautiful football against Nigeria, Korea Republic and Greece in Group B.

Discussing who’s going to win the 2010 World Cup wouldn’t be complete without talking about Spain, a team who according to World Cup odds before the tournament started, were favourites to come out as champions on 11 July.

However, although they finished top of their group, they lost their opening match to Switzerland and didn’t win their remaining 2 games by any considerable margins, beating Viagra Professional Honduras 2-0 and Chile 2-1, with Honduras in particular being a team that Spain should have trounced.

Saying that, though, they have got a team of world class players, most notably David Villa, Xabi Alonso and Fernando Torres, so although their World Cup odds might have dropped, they are still likely to make a respectable push for the title.

It’s always difficult to pick a winner in an event where there is such a wide variety of different competitors, as things can change so easily and unexpected results are commonplace. However, by looking at the teams mentioned here, their recent form and their upcoming matches, it’s highly likely that one of them will go on to win the 2010 World Cup.

Author Bio: Vickram Chandrer is a world cup betting writer specialising in World Cup odds. You can receive great World Cup odds at VictorChandler.com

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