With 27 days left for the 2014 FIFA World Cup to start, it's time to know which national teams are most hyped among ATRL members. Here are some receipts:
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Spain won the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa and since then they remain as the #1 team on FIFA's World Ranking. (They were briefly dethroned by the
Netherlands for one month in 2011.) They also won the 2012 UEFA Euro Championship.
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Brazil is the host country, won the 2013 FIFA Confederation Cup and is the most successful team overall with 5 titles. They're currently at #4 on the World Ranking.
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Italy came second on the 2012 UEFA Euro Championship. They have 4 World Titles. They didn't advance the Group Stage on the 2010 FIFA World Cup (being beat by Paraguay and Slovakia). They are #9 on the World Ranking.
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Germany came third on the 2012 UEFA Euro Championship after a very successful run and they currently sit at #2 on the FIFA's World Ranking. They also came third on the 2010 World Up and have 3 world titles.
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Portugal and
Colombia are also top 5 of the World Ranking.
The poll includes other teams in the Top 15 of the FIFA World Ranking (and France, for being a previous winner.
) So what are your bets, ATRL?