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The next batch of qualifying games comes up on Aug. 12. That gives us a window of opportunity to look at the futures market and get some value handicapping the outright winner. We already know the identities of six of the teams, including the host nation. Here they are with their odds as we went to press:<\/p>\n
Teams in 2010 World Cup –\u00a0Country\tOdds<\/strong><\/p>\n Holland\t12-1 South Africa were officially joined last month by the Netherlands (the winners of UEFA Group 9) and four members of the Asian Football Confederation \u2013 not nearly the same hotbed of soccer as Europe and South America. The North Koreans (officially \u201cKorea DPR\u201d for this event) are making their first appearance in the World Cup since 1966, when they upset Italy 1-0 and made it all the way to the quarterfinals. They punched their ticket for 2010 by finishing second to South Korea in a group of six AFC qualifiers.<\/p>\n It would be a monumental upset for either of the Koreas to get very far next year. Soccer at the international level is dominated by an Elite Eight, Holland among them:<\/p>\n Soccer’s Elite Eight – Country\tOdds<\/strong><\/p>\n Spain\t9-2 Only one country from outside this group has ever won the World Cup, and that was Uruguay in 1930 and 1950. They\u2019re no longer a competitive threat at this level and are priced accordingly at 100-1. But that\u2019s still two more World Cups than the tournament favorites have ever won. After decades of international frustration, Spain is at the top of the soccer world after putting together a 35-match undefeated streak, encompassing their breakthrough victory at Euro 2008.<\/p>\n Brazil are the only other national team ever to go 35 games without a loss. They\u2019re currently on an eight-match winning run and haven\u2019t lost in 15 appearances dating back to last June. That streak, however, nearly came to a grinding halt at the aforementioned Confederations Cup, where the United States went up 2-0 in the championship match before losing 3-2.<\/p>\n The Brazilians have experienced some turbulence with coach Dunga, the former st The biggest question from the Confederations Cup is whether or not the United States team can truly hold its own against the titans of this sport. They were the ones who put an end to Spain\u2019s undefeated record with a 2-0 win in the semifinals. And yet Team USA is priced at 40-1 to win its first-ever World Cup, behind Russia (28-1) and the Ivory Coast (33-1).<\/p>\n There is generally value to be found fading the global betting public when it comes to American soccer; the MLS has a poor international profile, but many of the best players from the States are club professionals in Europe, like goalkeeper Tim Howard from Everton in the English Premiership. When they come back to play for their home country, they come back to a program with the brainpower and the sponsorship dollars to help them succeed.<\/p>\n Next up for Team USA is Thursday\u2019s CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinal match at Soldier Field with Honduras, No. 39 in FIFA\u2019s world rankings and +400 underdogs in Chicago. The Americans are pegged at \u2013160, with the draw at +250. Team USA beat Honduras 2-0 earlier this month at RFK Stadium during the Gold Cup group stage. In June, it was a 2-1 victory for the States during World Cup qualifying, also at Soldier Field. Game time for Thursday is 7:00 p.m. Eastern.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Cappers picks brings you a lot of soccer coverage. 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\nSouth Africa\t80-1
\nAustralia\t100-1
\nSouth Korea\t250-1
\nNorth Korea\t500-1<\/p>\n
\nBrazil\t5-1
\nArgentina\t6-1
\nEngland\t15-2
\nGermany\t11-1
\nItaly\t11-1
\nHolland\t12-1
\nFrance\t18-1<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.bodogaffiliatelife.com\/resources\/banners\/logos\/square\/250x250\/250x250d-pl-sports.gif\")
ar midfielder who took over the Sele\u00e7\u00e3o in 2006. Locals haven\u2019t been happy with the way Dunga has built his team on discipline rather than starpower, but they can\u2019t argue with success \u2013 Brazil look a lot now like the World Cup squad Dunga captained to victory in 1994. They\u2019re on top of the CONMEBOL qualifier standings and virtually assured of a trip to South Africa.<\/p>\n