Brazil for World Cup says Platini
First Published: Nov 08, 2005
Cafu kisses the World Cup trophy after Brazil defeated Germany in the 2002 World Cup final in Yokohama, Japan. French legend Michel Platini has said Brazil will be outstanding favorites to defend the World Cup in 2006.
Brazil will be outstanding favorites to defend the World Cup in Germany next summer, French legend Michel Platini has said.
"That's only natural because Brazil has five or six phenomenal players in attack and they have good players on defense as well," he told Gazzetta dello Sport on Tuesday.
Next to Brazil, Platini said that it would depend which out of France, Italy, Germany, Spain (if they qualify), Argentina, England and the Netherlands manage to produce their best form at the right moment.
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