The Top 5 National Soccer Teams

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5. Belgium

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Belgium is without a doubt in a golden era of football in terms of talent; only Brazil and Portugal's players have been sold for more money during transfer windows. As one of the youngest National sides in the world, they still possess completeness, a sense of a finished product about them. Lead by captain Vincent Kompany, with young talent all around him such as Eden Hazard, Marouane Felliani, Christian Benteke, Kevin De Bruyne, Kevin Mirallas, Mousa Dembele and Romelu Lukaku, they may be the dark horse of the World Cup. Belgium will strike fear in many opponents during next summer's World Cup and their class and quality will prove they are to be feared.

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4. Argentina

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Even without the inclusion of Carlos Tevez, Argentina has without a doubt the best group of attacking players in the world, with Lionel Messi captaining the squad. Gonzalo Higuain, Sergio Aguero, Ezequiel Lavezzi, Angel Di Maria, Erik Lamela and Rodrigo Palacio are all fighting for places in the final third of the pitch. Creativity and goal scoring is the strength of the team the question will be can the defense hold up against the best teams in the world.

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3. Germany

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Germany may be the most technically gifted squad in the world top to bottom. Manager Joachim Loew can literally put anyone on the pitch from his 25-man squad and they wouldn't miss a beat. They have leadership and experience at the back led by Philipp Lahm and steal in the midfield led by Bastian Schweinsteiger and Sami Khedira. But where Germany excels is in the attacking third of the pitch with the likes of Mesut Ozil, Marco Reus, Mario Gotze, Thomas Muller and others. The German's always play well on the biggest of stages.

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2. Brazil

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Brazil possesses the most athletic team of all the National sides by far. Almost every player at manager Luiz Felipe Scolari's disposal has pace, quickness and quality. Brazil will ride the shoulders of their new young generation lead by the likes of Neymar, Oscar, Paulinho, David Luiz and Lucas. Brazil also boasts the best duo of attacking fullbacks in the world With Dani Alves and Marcelo putting continuing pressure on opposing defenses, but still rely on the leadership and top quality of Captain Thiago Silva and goalkeeper Julio Cesar. Brazil

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1. Spain

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Spain continues to look like the best team in the world. They have an attacking midfield made up of Xavi, Andres Iniesta, Cesc Fabregas, David Silva, Santi Cazorla and Juan Mata that most managers could only dream of coaching. With the acquisition of Brazilian Diego Costa playing for Spain, they may have answered their striking problems. Manager Vicente Del Bosque has a side that has won the last three major tournaments and shows no signs of slowing down going into next summer's World Cup in Brazil.