SAO PAULO (AP) Luiz Felipe Scolari is more confident than ever of Brazil's chances at the 2014 World Cup, guaranteeing the team will win the tournament at home.
Scolari had been saying that Brazil was among the favorites but wasn't at the same level as other teams, but the coach asserted after the 5-0 rout of Honduras on Saturday that his team will come away with the title next year.
Scolari said he is "100 percent sure" that he will lead Brazil to the World Cup title. He said he wouldn't coach Brazil if he didn't think he could win football's showcase event next year.
Scolari won the 2002 World Cup with Brazil, which plays its last friendly of the year against Chile on Tuesday in Toronto. Brazil will play only one more match next year before Scolari names his final squad for the June 12-July 13 World Cup, the first in Brazil since 1950.
"Brazil will be the champion," he said after the win over Honduras in Miami.