Qualifying for the 2014 World Cup is in the midst of happening, and we are a year away from the greatest spectacle on the planet. Join us here at Bankroll Sports as we break down the World Cup odds for all of the top teams on the planet and make our 2014 World Cup predictions.

South Africa became the first nation to not qualify for at least the knockout rounds of the World Cup when it missed out after three matches in 2010. However, we can virtually guarantee that the hosts aren’t going to be missing out of the knockout rounds in this one! Brazil (Favorites To Win the World Cup: 3.50 to 1 @ JustBet Sportsbook) is going to host this tournament this year, and that means that the hometown crowd is going to be on full bore for a team that has a heck of a lot of promise to it. Brazil of course, doesn’t have to fight through qualification to get to the World Cup thanks to the automatic qualification of host nations. This is going to be the first chance for the world to see Neymar, who is expected to be the next icon in Brazilian soccer. This striker could bring a real flair for the dramatics to the World Cup, and the fact of the matter is that for all of its glory, Brazil has lacked creativity up front for the last half decade or so.

Brazil might be the favorite on the odds to win the World Cup, but the team to beat is going to be Spain (2014 World Cup Odds: 4.50 to 1 @ JustBet Sportsbook) has the most talented team in the world, and it is going to be the hardest team to beat in the World Cup for sure. There’s a reason that this team won the World Cup in 2010, and there’s a reason that it won the Euros in 2012 as well. Manager Vicente del Bosque can hold this job for as long as he wants, and he has no reason to give it up. Andres Iniesta struck the World Cup winning goal in stoppage time in 2010, and he might be the third best midfielder in the bunch. David Villa and Fernando Torres make up a fantastic striking combination, and there is no doubt that this will once again be one of the highest scoring team in qualification for the World Cup.

A team that is coming out of nowhere to impress as one of the best teams in the world is Belgium (2014 World Cup Betting Lines: 25 to 1 @ JustBet Sportsbook). Belgium is one of the teams in Europe that knows that it is going to qualify for the World Cup as long as it doesn’t fall off of the horse. The Belgians were able to really surprise on American soil a few weeks ago, winning a match over a very good United States team. Granted, the tests are going to get tougher as time goes on, and a qualifying stage featuring Serbia, Croatia, Wales, Scotland, and FYR Macedonia isn’t exactly all that challenging. Still, Belgium has done the job, outscoring teams 13-2 in the process of getting towards the World Cup, and with a good group draw, it could be on its way to the knockout round of this tournament.

We think that the team to get in on right now is Japan (Odds To Win the World Cup: 100 to 1 @ JustBet Sportsbook). The Japanese have been one of the most impressive sides in the entire world in terms of qualifying. We know that the Samurai Blue aren’t the most talented team in the world, but they are tactically sound, and they have a real chance of pulling off some upsets in the upcoming Confederations Cup. Japan is the only team that has qualified its way into the World Cup at this point aside from Brazil, and that’s something that we don’t have an assurance of with a lot of the teams with significantly worse odds. Stay away from a de facto Group of Death, and Japan will probably be a favored team to get into the knockout stages when absolutely anything could happen.

2014 World Cup Odds @ JustBet Sportsbook (as of 6/24/13):
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Brazil 3.50 to 1
Spain 4.50 to 1
Argentina 5 to 1
Germany 7 to 1
Netherlands 15 to 1
Italy 15 to 1
England 20 to 1
France 25 1
Belgium 25 to 1
Uruguay 30 to 1
Portugal 30 to 1
Chile 40 to 1
Mexico 40 to 1
Russia 60 to 1
Columbia 60 to 1
Ghana 80 to 1
United States 80 to 1
Croatia 80 to 1
Ivory Coast 80 to 1
Serbia 100 to 1
Sweden 100 to 1
Turkey 100 to 1
Czech Republic 100 to 1
Ecuador 100 to 1
Australia 100 to 1
Ukraine 100 to 1
Japan 100 to 1
Paraguay 120 to 1
Denmark 150 to 1
Cameroon 150 to 1
Nigeria 150 to 1
Switzerland 200 to 1
Poland 200 to 1
Peru 200 to 1
South Korea 200 to 1
Republic of Ireland 200 to 1
Norway 200 to 1
Greece 200 to 1
Slovakia 400 to 1
Romania 400 to 1