On Friday, June 11th the host nation of the 2010 world cup South Africa takes on Mexico in the kickoff of World Cup probabilities this year. A total of 32 teams will be contending for the World Cup title with Spain and Brazil the two favorites. There have been a total of 18 World Cups in history and just seven teams have ever won the title. 4 years ago it was Italy winning the World Cup as they defeated France in a penalty shootout.

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There are really only five teams that are serious contenders to win this year’s World Cup. Spain is loaded with skill and they’ve got an simple group with Switzerland, Honduras and Chile. With participants like Fernando Torres, David Villa, Xaba and Cesc Fabregas, the Spanish squad has the talent to win their first World Cup wagering. The main problem for Spain is that they could encounter a hard round of 16 match versus the second place squad from Group G which should be Brazil or Portugal. Brazil is the likely victor of Group G however if they in some way fall and finish second, wouldn’t it be a substantial shock to have the two favorites, Brazil and Spain playing in the round of 16? Brazil is a serious threat to win the World Cup this year, taking into consideration they have won the World Cup a total of five times. They will compete in a hard group with Portugal and Ivory Coast but they ought to not have any trouble progressing to the round of 16 especially since Ivory Coast likely has no shot now that top scorer Didier Drogba has gone out with an injury.

England is the third choice in the wagering probabilities following Spain and Brazil. They are nicely coached with Fabio Capello and they’ve got Wayne Rooney. The question is whether their goalkeeper is good enough. Argentina has the best player in the world in Lionel Messi, which brings them into the mix. The squad is coached by Diego Maradona and that’s likely more of a negative than a positive. Another contender to take the World Cup is the Netherlands. They could have their greatest squad since 1988.

Italy is the defending champ and has won the World Cup probabilities 4 times nevertheless they look to be far less strong than they were 4 years ago and have no serious scoring threats. Lacking captain Michael Ballack, who is hurt, Germany is less of a threat this year even with having won the title three times.

Should you be looking for darkhorse prospects then France, Portgual and the United States may very well be exciting choices. France still has Thierry Henry, Nikolas Anelka, William Gallas and Franck Ribery as Portgual has Cristiano Ronaldo. The United States has Tim Howard and Landon Donovan so they can’t totally be discounted.


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The U.S. 23-man squad for the World Cup has been named and the U.S. is supposed to build some noise in 2010 world cup odds.

How the U.S. does in World Cup betting may be dependant on their starting match vs England.

There are a few familiar names on the 23-man roster that United States coach Bob Bradley named on Wednesday. There are a few new people including Edson Buddle and Herculez Gomez, and Landon Donovan and DaMarcU.S. Beasley are on the team again. The squad had seven people removed from it. These were defenders Heath Pearce and Chad Marshall; midfielders Robbie Rogers, Alejandro Bedoya, and Sacha Kljestan; and forwards Brian Ching and Eddie Johnson.

This will be the third World Cup for Donovan, Beasley, and defender Steve Cherundolo. A lot of the people on the U.S. roster come from Europe. Actually, 17 of the 23 people have been playing in Europe. There are two from Mexican teams and 4 from the MLS. 8 of the players have been playing in England, three in Germany, two in Scotland, and one particular in Italy, France, Norway and Denmark.

The U.S. are listed at 52-1, making them a lengthy shot to win the World Cup. They are the 2nd choice to win Group C behind England. The U.S. is 4-1 to win Group C while England is the odds-on favorite at -325. Slovenia and Algeria are not supposed to be a great deal of risk in that group. On Saturday, June 12th, the U.S. will kick off World Cup play versU.S. England. England is a -210 favorite in that match while the U.S. is 470 and the Draw is 290.

In 1994, the U.S. hosted the World Cup. It has not yet, however, won the tournament.

Here is a glance at the United States squad.

Goalkeepers: Tim Howard (Everton), Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), MarcU.S. Hahnemann (Wolverhampton).

Defenders: Carlos Bocanegra (Rennes), Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas U.S.A), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover), Jay DeMerit (Watford), Clarence Goodson (IK Start), Oguchi Onyewu (AC Milan), Jonathan Spector (West Ham)

Midfielders: Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy), DaMarcU.S. Beasley (Rangers), Michael Bradley (BorU.S.sia Moenchengladbach), Ricardo Clark (Eintracht Frankfurt), Clint Dempsey (Fulham), Maurice Edu (Rangers), Benny Feilhaber (AGF AarhU.S.), Stuart Holden (Bolton) and Jose Torres (Pachuca)

Forwards: Jozy Altidore (Hull), Edson Buddle (Los Angeles Galaxy) Robbie Findley (Real Salt Lake) and Herculez Gomez (Pachuca).
The FIFA World Cup for 2010 will begin on June 11th and is expected to run through July 11th. This is the first time ever that the World Cup has been hosted by an African nation. South Africa beat out Morocco and Egypt for the honor. The FIFA World Cup is held once every four years and features 32 teams from different nations competing against each other for the championship in football. This event has historically been dominated by Brazil, which holds a record five titles and is the only team to have played in every tournament. The current champion is Italy, which has won the title four times total. The next World Cup will be held in 2014 in Brazil.


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