World Cup 2010 – Why You Shouldn’t Let The World Cup Pass You By

World Cup 2010 marks the 19th edition of the biggest competition in soccer, club or international, and it will surely draw huge numbers on television across the world, even if your team isn’t in it. When it comes to pure passion, you would be hard pressed to find a competition in any sports that is more intense and will have more people on the edge of their seats than the World Cup. Here is why you should care about World Cup 2010 in South Africa, and why it’s one of the most fun things to bet on in the online betting industry.

Italy is the defending World Cup champions after their 1-0 win at Germany 2006 over France, who lost star Zinedine Zidane to a red card as he headbutted Italy’s Marco Matarazzi, who said something negative about Zidane’s family. The Italians will surely be one of the favorites again, along with the usual suspects like Brazil, Argentina, Germany and Spain, who finally won a big tournament with their victory at Euro 2008. England will be going for their first World Cup since their lone 1966 win on home soil, while the Netherlands are always lurking. There isn’t much room for darkhorses when it comes to the World Cup, which makes it a bit easier to make a selection. Ten venues in South Africa will play host to 111 matches in an event that is scheduled to go on from June 11th to July 11th. Teams have been qualifying for this event since August 2007, and once the 32 teams were decided, the draw for the groups took place on December 4th in Cape Town. The “Group of Death”, in which there are usually at least three (and possibly all four) teams aiming for two spots to progress to the round of 16, should live up to the hype this time around as Brazil, Portugal, the Ivory Coast and North Korea will go at it in Group G.

So, why should you care about World Cup 2010? The sheer amount of individual talent on display will rival an event, in any sport. The last four FIFA World Players of the Year (Italy’s Fabio Cannavaro, Brazil’s Kaka, Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Argentina’s Lionel Messi) will spearhead their respective clubs, while two-time winner Ronaldinho is still in the hunt to make the Brazilian team. You can get decent odds on teams like the Netherlands, France and Portugal to come away with a win, and even though the odds look long, these teams have a genuine chance to win World Cup 2010, so you don’t have to stick to teams like Brazil and Argentina. It comes once every four years, and rarely does a World Cup live up to the hype. So get on your research immediately so you’re not left out in the cold when it comes to the biggest event of the year (yes, even bigger than the Super Bowl), World Cup 2010!

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