A poll of football experts has been conducted by the BBC Sport website to produce a predicted top four at the 2010 World Cup.
BBC asked pundits, players, managers, journalists and other experts to give us their one-two-three-four forecast at the tournament, which kicks off in South Africa on Friday.
Here are their selections in full:
Daniel AmokachiAssistant manager Nigeria
1 Nigeria 2 Brazil 3 Argentina 4 England
1 Nigeria 2 Brazil 3 Argentina 4 England
Vitor Baia Former Portugal goalkeeper
1 Brazil 2 Spain 3 Portugal 4 Argentina
1 Brazil 2 Spain 3 Portugal 4 Argentina
Guillem Balague Spanish football journalist
1 Argentina 2 Spain 3 Brazil 4 England.
1 Argentina 2 Spain 3 Brazil 4 England.
Paul Chapman Journalist covering German football
1 Brazil 2 Argentina 3 Spain 4 England
1 Brazil 2 Argentina 3 Spain 4 England
Ronald de Boer Ex-Netherlands midfielder
1 Spain 2 Brazil 3 England 4 Italy
1 Spain 2 Brazil 3 England 4 Italy
Papa Bouba Diop Senegal and Portsmouth midfielder
1 Spain 2 Brazil 3 Argentina 4 Ivory Coast
1 Spain 2 Brazil 3 Argentina 4 Ivory Coast
Susy Campanale Calcio Italia magazine
1 Argentina 2 Brazil 3 England 4 Cameroon
1 Argentina 2 Brazil 3 England 4 Cameroon
Juan Casto Nogales International writer, Marca, Spain
1 Spain 2 Argentina 3 Brazil 4 Germany
1 Spain 2 Argentina 3 Brazil 4 Germany
Michael Church Asia correspondent, World Soccer magazine
1 Spain 2 Brazil 3 England 4 Argentina
1 Spain 2 Brazil 3 England 4 Argentina
Lee Dixon BBC pundit and former England and Arsenal defender
1 Brazil 2 Spain 3 Argentina 4 Holland
1 Brazil 2 Spain 3 Argentina 4 Holland
Jed Drake Senior vice president, ESPN
1 Holland 2 Brazil 3 Argentina 4 England
1 Holland 2 Brazil 3 Argentina 4 England
Piers Edwards BBC African football blogger
1 Brazil 2 Argentina 3 Holland 4 England.
1 Brazil 2 Argentina 3 Holland 4 England.
Dr Ceri EvansEx-New Zealand captain & Oxford United defender
1 Argentina 2 Spain 3 Brazil 4 Italy
1 Argentina 2 Spain 3 Brazil 4 Italy
Josep Fuste 1964 European Championship winner with Spain
1 Spain 2 England 3 Brazil 4 Italy
1 Spain 2 England 3 Brazil 4 Italy
Giancarlo Galavotti La Gazzetta dello Sport
1 Brazil 2 Argentina 3 Germany 4 England
1 Brazil 2 Argentina 3 Germany 4 England
Neil Greig Kick Off magazine, South Africa
1 Brazil 2 Holland 3 Spain 4 England
1 Brazil 2 Holland 3 Spain 4 England
Alan Hansen BBC pundit and former Scotland defender
1 Spain 2 Brazil 3 England 4 Argentina
1 Spain 2 Brazil 3 England 4 Argentina
Paul Hansford Editor in chief, Four Four Two, Australia
1 Brazil 2 Spain 3 Argentina 4 Holland
1 Brazil 2 Spain 3 Argentina 4 Holland
Brede Hangeland Norway captain and Fulham defender
1 Spain2 England 3 Brazil 4 Argentina
1 Spain2 England 3 Brazil 4 Argentina
Hardy Hasselbruch Editor, Kicker magazine, Germany
1 Spain 2 Brazil 3 Argentina 4 Germany
1 Spain 2 Brazil 3 Argentina 4 Germany
Ray Houghton Former Republic of Ireland midfielder
1 Brazil 2 Argentina 3 Germany 4 Italy
1 Brazil 2 Argentina 3 Germany 4 Italy
Sir Geoff Hurst England's 1966 World Cup hat-trick hero
1 Brazil 2 Spain 3 Holland 4 England
1 Brazil 2 Spain 3 Holland 4 England
Paul Kennedy Soccer America magazine
1 Spain 2 Brazil 3 Argentina 4 Mexico
1 Spain 2 Brazil 3 Argentina 4 Mexico
Hans Krankl Former Austria striker
1 Spain 2 Brazil 3 Argentina 4 England
1 Spain 2 Brazil 3 Argentina 4 England
Gonzalo Larrea Football journalist, Diario Deportivo, Uruguay
1 Brazil 2 Spain 3 Argentina 4 England
1 Brazil 2 Spain 3 Argentina 4 England
Henrik Larsson Ex-Sweden, Barcelona and Celtic striker
1 Spain 2 England 3 Brazil 4 Netherlands
1 Spain 2 England 3 Brazil 4 Netherlands
Grzegorz Lato Poland's 1974 World Cup top scorer
1 Brazil 2 Argentina 3 Spain 4 Germany.
1 Brazil 2 Argentina 3 Spain 4 Germany.
Min Joo Lee Seoul Broadcasting System, South Korea
1 Spain 2 Brazil 3 Argentina 4 England
1 Spain 2 Brazil 3 Argentina 4 England
Patrick Mboma Cameroon's second highest scorer
1 Spain 2 Brazil 3 Argentina 4 Ivory Coast
1 Spain 2 Brazil 3 Argentina 4 Ivory Coast
Vicente Miera Former Spain manager and defender
1 Spain 2 England 3 Brazil 4 Italy
1 Spain 2 England 3 Brazil 4 Italy
Phil McNulty Chief football writer, BBC Sport website
1 Spain 2 Brazil 3 England 4 Argentina.
1 Spain 2 Brazil 3 England 4 Argentina.
Danny Mills Former England defender
1 Argentina 2 Spain 3 Germany 4 Brazil
1 Argentina 2 Spain 3 Germany 4 Brazil
Phil Minshull European football blogger, BBC
1 Brazil 2 Germany 3 Spain 4 England
1 Brazil 2 Germany 3 Spain 4 England
Antonio Morales Journalist, Azteca Deportes, Mexico
1 Argentina 2 Brazil 3 Italy 4 Mexico.
1 Argentina 2 Brazil 3 Italy 4 Mexico.
Dave Morgan Executive Editor, Yahoo, North America
1 Brazil 2 Argentina 3 Spain 4 Netherlands
1 Brazil 2 Argentina 3 Spain 4 Netherlands
John MotsonBBC TV commentator
1 Argentina 2 England 3 Italy 4 Brazil
1 Argentina 2 England 3 Italy 4 Brazil
John Murray BBC 5 live commentator
1 Brazil 2 Spain 3 Argentina 4 England
1 Brazil 2 Spain 3 Argentina 4 England
Jan Olsson Former Sweden full-back
1 England 2 Germany 3 Ivory Coast 4 Brazil
1 England 2 Germany 3 Ivory Coast 4 Brazil
Gary Parkinson Editor Four Four Two website
1 Brazil 2 Argentina 3 Spain 4 England
1 Brazil 2 Argentina 3 Spain 4 England
Ary Pereira Jr Sports Editor, Radio Eldorado, Brazil
1 Argentina 2 Brazil 3 Holland 4 England
1 Argentina 2 Brazil 3 Holland 4 England
Toni Polster Austria's all-time leading scorer
1 Spain 2 Brazil 3 England 4 Argentina
1 Spain 2 Brazil 3 England 4 Argentina
Tony Pulis Stoke City manager
1 Brazil 2 Spain 3 England 4 Germany
1 Brazil 2 Spain 3 England 4 Germany
Ronald Reng German sports journalist, author
1 Spain 2 Brazil 3 Chile 4 England
1 Spain 2 Brazil 3 Chile 4 England
Roberto Rivelino Former Brazil playmaker
1 Brazil 2 Italy 3 Argentina 4 Germany
1 Brazil 2 Italy 3 Argentina 4 Germany
Xavier Rivoire France Football magazine
1 Spain 2 Holland 3 Ghana 4 New Zealand
1 Spain 2 Holland 3 Ghana 4 New Zealand
Mark SchwimmerBroadcaster ARD, Germany
1 Spain 2 Brazil 3 England 4 Germany
1 Spain 2 Brazil 3 England 4 Germany
Bojan Sec Contributor, Sport Den za Dnem, Russia
1 Spain 2 Brazil 3 England 4 Netherlands
1 Spain 2 Brazil 3 England 4 Netherlands
Alan ShearerBBC TV pundit and former England striker
1 Spain 2 Brazil 3 Argentina 4 England
1 Spain 2 Brazil 3 Argentina 4 England
Martin Skrtel Slovakia and Liverpool defender
1 Spain 2 England 3 Germany 4 France
1 Spain 2 England 3 Germany 4 France
Socrates Former Brazil midfielder
1 England 2 Spain 3 Brazil 4 Holland
1 England 2 Spain 3 Brazil 4 Holland
Edwin Struis Nu Sport, Dutch soccer magazine
1 Spain 2 Brazil 3 Germany 4 England
1 Spain 2 Brazil 3 Germany 4 England
Edward StukTSR TV, Switzerland
1 England 2 Spain 3 Ivory Coast 4 Uruguay
1 England 2 Spain 3 Ivory Coast 4 Uruguay
Geoff Thomas Former England midfielder
1 England 2 Brazil 3 Portugal 4 Argentina
1 England 2 Brazil 3 Portugal 4 Argentina
Tim VickerySouth American reporter, BBC
1 Brazil 2 Spain 3 Argentina 4 England
1 Brazil 2 Spain 3 Argentina 4 England
Chris Waddle Former England winger
1 Spain 2 Brazil 3 Serbia 4 Holland
1 Spain 2 Brazil 3 Serbia 4 Holland
George WeahFormer Liberia striker
1 Brazil 2 Ivory Coast 3 Ghana 4 USA
1 Brazil 2 Ivory Coast 3 Ghana 4 USA
Vladimir Weiss Manchester City's Slovakia winger
1 Spain 2 Brazil 3 Argentina 4 England
1 Spain 2 Brazil 3 Argentina 4 England
Mario Zagallo Brazil World Cup winner
1 Brazil 2 Italy 3 Argentina 4 Spain
1 Brazil 2 Italy 3 Argentina 4 Spain
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