World Cup favourites: why Brazil might not win the tournament

This is not a vintage Brazil side and they will be under huge pressure to deliver at home

Fred and Neymar of Brazil
(Image credit: 2013 Getty Images)

The mother of all parties beckons in Brazil if Luiz Felipe Scolari's Brazil side lift the World Cup at the Maracana in Rio on 13 July. And the home side are runaway favourites to do just that.

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