The Countdown Begins for the 2010 World Cup
The spots for this year’s FIFA World Cup have now been filled and the 32 teams know exactly who they will be competing against in the first round … which will be kicking off in precisely 150 days from now! Even thought the competition will be held between 11 June and 11 July (in South Africa) which seems like a long way off, it’s time to start considering who you’ll be placing your money on since we already know which teams will be competing.
So who is this year’s favourite? Italy is the current champion and have won four titles whilst Brazil has won a record breaking five times. However, it is Brazil and Spain that are the early favourites to go head to head in the Final. They are joint favourites with their odds presently at 9/2. After Brazil’s lack lustre performance in 2006, Dunga took over from Carlos Alberto Parreira and has by all accounts assembled a fine team for this year’s cup. Brazil is in convincing form at the moment and qualified convincingly. Spain, however, has also put on a strong performance during the qualifying rounds and won 10 out 10 of their matches. Hopes are also high for England to win a second World Cup Title and even though they came out on top from a difficult qualify group, personally I don’t think I would be placing my money there.
As an aside, last year more than 715 million people round the world watched the last 2006 Final (where Italy defeated France in dramatic fashion)!!!
Here’s K’naan’s performing the theme song for 2010 World Cup …
