With just over a day left for the start of the football World Cup, 32 teams, divided into 8 groups, will sweat it out for a month for the coveted Gold Cup. The tournament will begin late tomorrow night in Sao Paulo with an opening ceremony featuring 600 artists, including acrobatic gymnasts, martial arts-style performers and stilt walkers. The ceremony will be followed by the tournament opener, a Pool-A match between hosts Brazil and Croatia, which will be played at 1:30 am, Indian Time. Our correspondent taking a look at the squads of favourites, Argentina and Germany, and Belgium, the dark horse of this tournament, says Argentina, the team which has players like Maradona and Batistuta, hasn't really fired in World Cups since 1990. Lionel Messi, known for his magical feet, too hasn't been for Argentina what he is for Barcelona. He has scored a single goal in the last two World Cups. This time, Messi and Argentina have a lot prove, and they won't get a better chance. The known South American soil, and some favourable playing conditions have forced thinkers to believe that this could be Argentina's Cup. Not just Messi, Argentina has Aguero, Di Maria and Higuain, some big names. But the problem lies in their defense. Mascherano will have to lead and shoudler the rest to take the team past the quarters. Germany, though, plagued by injuries, has been seen as favourites. Schweinsteiger, Neuer and Lahm are not fully fit and a lot will depend on Gotze, Muller, Ozil and Kroos to take them through. Belgium has emerged as the dark horse this time around. With the likes of Hazard, Lukaku, Kompany and Fellaini, and a comparatively easy Group, Belgium may cause an upset or two in the knock-out round.All India Radio will keep you updated on the latest developments in the Football World Cup. You can tune in to our hourly bulletins for the updates and can listen to our special segment in the main bulletins broadcast in English and Hindi. Analysis of the match can be heard on our Radio Magazine Programmes Aaj Savere and Parikrama.