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Message: [QUOTE="UConnSwag11, post: 2766989, member: 240"] IDK... with Alves out and Marcelo injured (haven't checked to see if he's ok) I'm not sure how they'll do. They might have the most star power in the tourney but their play has been underwhelming. I would say from the eye test Belgium and Croatia are the top two. Then you have historic powerhouses who aren't playing well but have a ton of stars to get them over the hump if they can play together - Argentina, France, Brasil, Spain Uruguay. Portugal isn't a powerhouse and they haven't been impressive. Ronaldo has been in the right place at the right time but I'm not sure if the rest of the team can show up. I can see them doing what they did in the Euro. Squeak out wins by drawing, then going to penalties and moving on (I'm hoping they either lose to Uruguay and if not then definitely Argentina) [/QUOTE]