Who do you think will win the World Cup?
by Castrol
In a Facebook poll of 2,175 respondents, 20.6% chose “Spain”. How we count
Spain
20.6%448
Argentina
18.3%399
Brazil
17.5%380
England
15.4%335
Germany
10.1%220
Someone Else
7.3%158
Netherlands
6.9%149
Italy
3.4%74
France
0.6%12
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Four countries occupied first place across 63 days. England led first, Spain passed it, Brazil briefly moved ahead, and Argentina controlled the middle stretch before Spain returned to the top on day 45.
Spain finished with 448 votes, only 49 ahead of Argentina and 68 ahead of Brazil. Its 20.6% was enough in a nine-option field, while the largest geographic bloc, the United Kingdom, leaned toward fourth-place England.
- Volatile Contest · The lead changed hands four times.
- Narrow Plurality · Spain won with only 20.6% of votes.
- Top Three · Just 68 votes separated Spain from third-place Brazil.
- UK Dissent · The largest country bloc leaned toward England.