Who the experts think will be the World Cup winner and top scorer

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Brazil, which lost in devastating fashion at home in the last World Cup, is a strong favorite to win the tournament this year.

And Neymar is a popular pick to be the top scorer at the World Cup.

The World Cup is the biggest sporting event in the world, and members of the winning team become heroes of an entire country, and earn sporting immorality. But which team will earn its place among soccer legends this year?

We looked at choices made by experts from ESPN FC, Sports Illustrated, The Telegraph, and The Guardian, as well as comments made by a panel of experts attended by Business Insider and tallied them up. It turns out Brazil was the overwhelming favorite to win this World Cup and avenge the disappointment of its semi-final defeat on home soil four years ago. See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: How to survive a snake biteSee Also:The 30 rudest cities in America, where manners are basically a foreign conceptA dentist shares 5 at-home teeth whitening products actually worth buyingWhen the founders of dating app Coffee Meets Bagel turned down Mark Cuban's 30 million offer on 'Shark Tank' 3 years ago, they got dozens of emails calling them 'crazy,' 'greedy,' and 'stupid' but they still aren't sorry

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