Brazil, Argentina favourites to lift World Cup: Chetri

Indian football captain Sunil Chetri picked hosts and five-time champions Brazil and fellow South American two-time winners Argentina as the teams fancied to lift the glittering FIFA World Cup this year. "Because it's happening in South America, Brazil and Argentina are favourites. But you can never bet against teams like Germany and Spain, the current world champions. Uruguay are the dark horses. These five teams are going to be very strong," said Chetri at a Nike promotional event here. The World Cup is slated from June 12-July 13 in Brazil. Chetri said he based his calculation on the fact that European teams have traditionally not performed very well outside the continent.