Five reasons why Brazil can win the 2013 Confederations Cup

3. Luiz Felipe Scolari

The experienced campaigner has led Brazil to major victories before and the 2002 World Cup triumph was the high point of his career. He will be eager to replicate that success with Brazil in 2014. Brazil are not participating in any qualifying campaign and as a result they have very little competitive football to play which makes the Confederation Cup a very significant event for the team where Scolari can assess team balance, personnel, strategy and temperament.

His major task could be to lead this side to a victory against world champions Spain in the final. His defensive organisation on that day and Brazil’s offensive flair must amount to a magnitude that can surpass the tiki-taka game of the Spanish.

It’s a huge challenge but recent times have been testament to the fact that the task can be accomplished with skilled counter-attacking football and pace. Brazil have the wherewithal to do it.