Name The Finalists

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World Cup Draw

First of all the World Cup draw is already planned out so certain teams cannot meet in the final. Before betting on name the finalists you will probably have had a bet on the World Cup odds outright. This means you can look across to the other half of the draw and pick the team most likely to progress to the final out of that side.

Consider The Groups

You will need to consider the difficulty of each group in the other half of the draw and also which teams are likely to meet who in the second round, the quarter final and the semi final. Obviously those teams that avoid the harder matches are more likely to progress to the final.

What History Tells Us

Six out of the last seven World Cups held outside of Europe have resulted in a South American side winning the final against a European team. The one exception was the only occasion the World Cup was held in Africa, on this occasion two European sides contested the final, continuing the trend of European teams finishing as runners up when the World Cup is held outside of Europe.

Name The Finalists 2014

The easiest way to go about picking the most likely finalists is to first work out who the most likely semi finalists are. The draw plays a strong role in deciding this as some sides will meet before the semi final or final and therefore can't be backed to play each other in the World Cup final.

Brazil will have home advantage and will be extremely tough to beat, they appeal as the most likely winners and if previous World Cup trends continue then we should be looking at European runners up in Brazil. The team that appeals as the best of the Europeans is Spain, but Germany and Holland are not without a shout.

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