Chile, Uruguay, Japan, Ghana and Ivory Coast are on the up as footballing nations.

No, they aren't. FFS! Stop being so biased
i give you Ghana, but for Ivory Coast this is the last chance for many members of their golden generation (Drogba, Toure, etc...)
Japan have a horrible defense, and while always entertaining are unreliable.
Uruguay & Chile are dark-horses. I'd add Colombia and Belgium to that list too
