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Hail to the Kings; The teams: Perennial favorite Brazil may have its strongest squad ever. But changes in the game mean no future team may ever be as dominant.(Soccer World Cup)

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| June 12, 2006 | Margolis, Mac | COPYRIGHT 2006 Newsweek, Inc. All rights reserved. Any reuse, distribution or alteration without express written permission of Newsweek is prohibited. For permission: www.newsweek.com. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Mac Margolis (With Joseph Contreras in Miami)

For the record, anyone can win the 2006 world Cup. Whether it's three-time champion Italy or the debuting Angolans, 10th-ranked England or No. 61 Togo, once the ball begins to roll in Germany on June 9, theoretically each of the 32 national teams vying for glory in the globe's most popular sport has a fighting chance. OK, now forget all the sportingly correct disclaimers. Sure, football's premier spectacle has seen its share of upsets over the decades. But since 1958, when a precocious South American team, debuting a 17-year-old named Pele blindsided Cup host Sweden5-2 in the finals, the one iron rule in ...

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