I think that Argentina is a favorite, but this championship has shown that many of the teams are quite evenly performing. They have their weak moments, some teams more than others, but still they all have them to some degree. I am not only referring to the results only, but also to phases during a game. Argentina against Poland was very one-sided. Now when they win their game against Australia and I expect the Netherlands to win their game against USA, we will have the first exciting meeting between two very strong teams where the little details will already decide over win and defeat. Although I feel like I am a little bit early, already talking about the next step. Argentina vs. Australia is hard to believe that Argentina will give that game away, but USA might be a stronger opponent for the Netherlands than I might expect at first glance.
Argentina, Netherlands, Portugal, Brazil are clearly the favorites in this world cup games. And the finals will definitely be between one of this teams. But who knows, some other teams have proven their mettle and have shown that anything can happen in this tournament.