Ricky Martin was 1998
I'm expecting Brazil to put up one of the all-time dominating performances. They did steamroll Spain 4-0 in the Federations Cup final last year, and they have the most complete squad IMO. Germany is missing a striker and Spains key players are getting up there in age. I don't see Netherlands being any better than they've usually been, and the other top squads are really strong.
I think Belgium is overrated. Greece could do surprisingly well. They have a great defense again. Not championship quality, but still nasty.
I've read that Ribery is injured. If he's gone for any length of time, I don't see France going anywhere.
Russia would be my pick for dark horse. They did win their conference over Portugal.
Still, I think it's going to be either Brazil or Spain. Germany has a good squad, but not good enough to win without a striker.
Italy is one of those countries you can never count out. They just win. A lot.