President Barroso answered a journalist's question on which team is likely to win the World Cup 2010 by saying that predictions about the decline of European football were wrong. Instead out of four teams that were playing in the semi-finals of the World Cup three were European and the world champion will be a European team. President Barroso: "As President of the European Commission I am extremely proud that once again Europe is going to have the title of World Champion of football."