2010 World Cup Predictions: Spain Heavy Favorite Amongst SB Nation Editors

Less than 24 hours until kick-off in Johannesburg, it’s time to go on record. Who will win the 2010 World Cup?

SB Nation’s soccer community has chimed in with their picks, below. The SB Nation favorite to take the title: Spain, picked by five of the seven editors. The only other nation picked to win: Brazil.

Here are your favorite SB Nation personalities and their picks for this summer’s tournament.

Black and Red United

Quarterfinalists: South Africa, Germany, Netherlands, Brazil, Serbia, Argentina, Italy, Spain

Semifinalists: Germany, Brazil, Argentina, Italy

Final: Brazil over Argentina

Cottagers Confidential

Group Winners: Mexico, Argentina, England, Germany, Netherlands, Paraguay, Brazil, Spain

Quaterfinalists: England, Argentina, Brazil, Netherlands, Nigeria, Germany, Spain, Italy

Semifinalists: England, Netherlands, Germany, Spain

Final: Spain over Netherlands

Daily Soccer Fix

Group Winners: Mexico, Nigeria, England, Germany, Netherlands, Paraguay, Brazil, Spain

Runners-Up: South Africa, Argentina, United States, Serbia, Denmark, Italy, Cote d’Ivoire, Chile

Quarterfinalists: England, Argentina, Brazil, Netherlands, Nigeria, Germany, Spain, Denmark

Semifinalists: England, Brazil, Germany, Spain

Final: Spain over Brazil

The Short Fuse

Group Winners: France, Argentina, Englannd, Germany, Netherlands, Italy, Brazil, Spain

Quarterfinalists: France, England, Netherlands, Brazil, Germany, Argentina, Italy, Spain

Semifinalists: England, Netherlands, Germany, Spain

“I think the cup will be one of the most straightforward in history, as you can see. I don’t see the big boys giving a lot of ground to smaller nations in terms of quality, and I do think Spain will prevail despite all the jinxes of being the hot team coming in.”

7500 to Holte

Group Winners: Mexico, Argentina, England, Germany, Netherlands, Italy, Brazil, Spain

Runners-Up: France, South Korea, United States, Serbia, Denmark, Slovenia, Portugal, Chile

Quarterfinalists: Mexico, England, Argentina, Germany, Netherlands, Brazil, Italy, Spain

Semifinalists: England, Netherlands, Argentina, Spain

Final: Spain over Netherlands

“2010 will be the first World Cup on African soil, and it should be remembered for the way it’s showing off a continent. Instead, when fans look back on the South Africa tournament, they’ll remember the dreaded noise of vuvuzelas—possibly before they remember any specific goals.

This cup will also be the first time that “fail whale” enters the vocabulary of soccer fans, as millions try to tweet their goal celebrations only to be met by the dreaded “Twitter is over capacity” message.

But most importantly, 2010 will be the year Spain break the curse and lift the cup.“

Editor, SB Nation Soccer

Group Winners: Mexico, Argentina, England, Germany, Netherlands, Slovakia, Brazil, Spain

Quarterfinalists: Mexico, Argentina, Serbia, Germany, Slovakia, Netherlands, Brazil, Spain

Semifinalists: Mexico, Germany, Brazil, Spain

Final: Brazil over Spain

“The last time the World Cup went to a new continent, South Korea and Turkey made shocking runs to the semifinals. This year, the first time Africa hosts a World Cup, we will see some similar surprises, but more than the effect of the new environment, we’ll see the effects of a leveling of the international playing field. The gaps between powers and fillers are smaller than ever, and South Africa gives some smaller nations a chance to illustrate this.”

RSL Soapbox

Group Winners: France, Argentina, United States, Serbia, Netherlands, Italy, Brazil, Spain

Runners-Up: South Africa, Nigeria, England, Germany, Denmark, Slovakia, Portugal, Chile

Quarterfinalists: France, United States, Netherlands, Brazil, Italy, Spain, Serbia, Argentina

Semifinalists: France, Brazil, Argentina, Spain

Final: Spain over France