New Poll - Which country will win the FIFA 2010 World Cup?

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zexen_lowe said:

joshin69 said:

Ah yes the game where Italy dived, scratched and really were lucky to not have players sent off but i don't recall the pen that was not. Great game though as my memory serves. Shame we will not see Pirlo play like that again though, moments of genius. Im not saying they were a bad team, they had a lot of lucky brakes. Who will replace those great players? no one but those same players, 4 years older. Italy will not win it again and im willing to bet alot on that.

I'm not saying they're the top candidates (those are Spain and Brazil), but they aren't a team to just discard. And I bet you anything that no team wants to face them after the Round of 16. They have a combination of history, name and players that makes them an eternal candidate. Pirlo may not be on their best, but he's still Pirlo. And they still have Buffon, Cannavaro, Gilardino, Grosso, Iaquinta, Camoranesi, plus promising new players like Chiellini, Marchisio and Pazzini (and I think they should call Balotelli)

If I were a manager, I'd want to avoid Italy as much as possible

If I had the choice I'd rather play against Italy than against England, Netherlands, Spain or Brazil, but it's not possible to avoid good teams in the world cup.

And let's not forget, that you don't need to play the best football to win the title