The South American nations of Brazil and Argentina both fielded "dream teams" that had seemed unstoppable in group play, and before the quarter finals they had continuously been highly regarded among those trading prediction futures. Right before the quarter finals, the highest-priced contracts were for Brazil (NT $ 38) Argentina (NT $ 37), and Germany (NT $ 17.5).
在 8 強賽前，來自南美的巴西及阿根廷等兩支夢幻隊伍，在分組賽中勢如破竹地晉級，戰績普遍受到玩家看好，6 月 28 日 8 強賽前的合約收盤價顯示，奪冠機率前 3 名分別是巴西 38 元、阿根廷 37 元、德國 17.5 元。