World Cup: None the wiser except for French disaster!
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- Created: Friday, 18 June 2010 01:19
- Written by Darren Douglas
The World Cup has now seen all of its 32 teams compete at least once, and with it comes the opportunity to review the front-runners. Just like any good tournament results have not been entirely predictable.
The pre-tournament favourites were Spain, swiftly followed by Brazil, Argentina and then (ahem!) England. On the basis of those nations first games the bookmakers could be more susceptible to a costly payout on July 11th than they initially planned. Still, the World Cup is not lost or won through an opening game.
So with just six days to go until the World Cup explodes into life in South Africa, England finds itself in the midst of a déjà vu curse. Rio Ferdinand's knee ligaments ruling him out of what would have been his fourth World Cup, and most likely his last. Meanwhile England must march on with their third captain of 2010, Steven Gerrard.