Who people bet on to win the 2014 FIFA World Cup

[Adyman182]

Here are the voting results:

Who do you think will win the 2014 FIFA WC?

Poll 1, up to 20th June:

Brazil 29.2% [ 40 ]
Germany 24.8% [ 34 ]
Spain 13.1% [ 18 ]
Argentina 8.8% [ 12 ]
Netherlands 8.8% [ 12 ]
England 7.3% [ 10 ]
Italy 2.2% [ 3 ]
Belgium 2.2% [ 3 ]
Colombia 2.2% [ 3 ]
France 1.5% [ 2 ]
Total Votes: [ 137 ]

Poll 2, up to 24th June:

Germany 32.4% [ 11 ]
Netherlands 23.5% [ 8 ]
Brazil 14.7% [ 5 ]
Argentina 14.7% [ 5 ]
Belgium 8.8% [ 3 ]
Colombia 2.9% [ 1 ]
Uruguay 2.9% [ 1 ]
France 0.0% [ 0 ]
Italy 0.0% [ 0 ]
Portugal 0.0% [ 0 ]
Total Votes: [ 34 ]

Poll 3, up to 29th June:

Germany 33.3% [ 9 ]
Netherlands 25.9% [ 7 ]
Brazil 22.2% [ 6 ]
Argentina 11.1% [ 3 ]
France 3.7% [ 1 ]
Mexico 3.7% [ 1 ]
Belgium 0.0% [ 0 ]
Colombia 0.0% [ 0 ]
Uruguay 0.0% [ 0 ]
Chile 0.0% [ 0 ]
Total Votes: [ 27 ]

Poll 4, up to 30th June:

Germany 28.6% [ 4 ]
Brazil 21.4% [ 3 ]
Netherlands 28.6% [ 4 ]
Argentina 7.1% [ 1 ]
Colombia 7.1% [ 1 ]
Belgium 0.0% [ 0 ]
France 7.1% [ 1 ]
Switzerland 0.0% [ 0 ]
USA 0.0% [ 0 ]
Nigeria 0.0% [ 0 ]
Total Votes: [ 14 ]

Poll 5, up to 2nd July:

Germany 35.7% [ 5 ]
Brazil 28.6% [ 4 ]
Netherlands 21.4% [ 3 ]
USA 7.1% [ 1 ]
Costa Rica 7.1% [ 1 ]
Argentina 0.0% [ 0 ]
Belgium 0.0% [ 0 ]
Colombia 0.0% [ 0 ]
France 0.0% [ 0 ]
Switzerland 0.0% [ 0 ]
Total Votes: [ 14 ]

Poll 6, up to 4th July:

Germany 33.3% [ 5 ]
Brazil 20.0% [ 3 ]
Netherlands 13.3% [ 2 ]
Argentina 6.7% [ 1 ]
Belgium 6.7% [ 1 ]
Colombia 6.7% [ 1 ]
France 6.7% [ 1 ]
Costa Rica 6.7% [ 1 ]
Total Votes: [ 15 ]

Poll 7, up to 5th July:

Germany 38.5% [ 10 ]
Brazil 30.8% [ 8 ]
Netherlands 19.2% [ 5 ]
Argentina 11.5% [ 3 ]
Belgium 0.0% [ 0 ]
Costa Rica 0.0% [ 0 ]
Total Votes: [ 26 ]

Poll 8, up to 8th July:

Germany 36.7% [ 11 ]
Brazil 23.3% [ 7 ]
Netherlands 30.0% [ 9 ]
Argentina 10.0% [ 3 ]
Total Votes: [ 30 ]

Poll 9, up to 10th July:

Germany 54.5% [ 6 ]
Netherlands 36.4% [ 4 ]
Argentina 9.1% [ 1 ]
Total Votes: [ 11 ]

Poll 10:

Germany 82.6% [ 19 ]
Argentina 17.4% [ 4 ]
Total Votes: [ 23 ]

Total votes from 10 polls: (note: Only 10 poll choices were available before and during World Cup, so a lot of countries were left out, and only the favorites were counted)

Germany [ 114 ]
Brazil [ 76 ]
Netherlands [ 54 ]
Argentina [ 33 ]
Spain [ 18 ]
England [ 10 ]
Belgium [ 7 ]
Colombia [ 6 ]
France [ 5 ]
Italy [ 3 ]
Costa Rica [ 2 ]
USA [ 1 ]
Uruguay [ 1 ]
Switzerland [ 0 ]
Nigeria [ 0 ]
Chile [ 0 ]
Portugal [ 0 ]
Total Votes: [ 331 ]

[ccarc]

My favorite is Germany, but I'm pretty sure they are the favorite one as well.
I'd put all my money on it.

[An_Evil_Pastry]

I'd probably say Brazil. They have an unbelievable home record in competitive fixtures and their support will make a massive difference.

[TheNewYorkYankees]

s**t, fine. I'll say Brazil, but still rooting for Colombia <3.

[Adyman182]

I picked Spain, although I can go with Brazil too.

[stamp magazine]

Pulling for Italy as usual.

[Adyman182]

If I had 100k and somebody wanted me to spread my bet on as many teams as I want, I would split it 50k on Spain, 25k on Brazil and 25k on Germany.

[Infinituz]

I think Brazil will edge it because of home advantage (damn, I'm Brazilian so this seems biased, but I don't really want us to win for political reasons!), but I see Spain, Germany and surprise Belgium as title contenders too.

[Ruslanaa]

Brazil!!!!!

[HancokUndead]

One single year can tip the balance greatly. Brazil were once ranked #1 in the FIFA rankings, until Spain took over a few years back. But now it seems that Brazil are gaining strength once again. Their victory over Spain in the 2013 Confederations Cup showed just how much they can bounce back, on occasion.