Has France truly been tested? Brazil? Portugal? England? Netherlands? Pretty much NONE of the candidates have had to eliminate one another. So basically the real WC starts today. Anything can happen, but like I said, Brazil and Portugal should advance easily (hope Brazil gets upset, though), France is the favorite against England but the latter have enough talent to pull an upset, and Argentina vs Netherlands could go either way, any incidence (early goal, injury, etc) could be the deciding factor that tips the balance, so it's too close to call.