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Top four in the market have a stamp of class that sets them apart

Raphael Honigstein rates the chances of the world champions

Germany beat Mexico in the semi-finals of last summer's Confederations Cup
Germany beat Mexico in the semi-finals of last summer's Confederations Cup

I wouldn't look past the top four in the betting for the World Cup winners.

I look at Brazil and think they're really scary, I look at Spain and see nothing other than class, I look at France and think player for player there is no better squad and I look at Germany and see a winning mentality.

I’m not so daft as to put a red line through Argentina, Belgium or England, because each of those countries can string two or three good performances together.

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