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Always there or thereabouts in the latter stages of the tournament, Germany have never failed to reach the last eight since 1978. Eight firms including Victor Chandler, Sky Bet and Stan James offer world cup free bets and make them 14-1 to win it this time, with initially their toughest task to come through their group games unscathed against Serbia, Australia and Ghana.
Any slip-ups and world cup odds of 7-2 with Boylesports, Paddy Power and Sky Bet to go out in round one may start to look attractive. However, in their meetings against their fellow group opponents, Germany have a four out of four win record - beating Serbia 2-1 in May 2008, Australia twice - last time 4-3 in the 2005 Confederations Cup - and Ghana 6-1 in 1993. Runners-up to Spain at Euro 2008, Germany will also be keen to perform well to honour the memory of international goalkeeper Robert Enke, who committed suicide last month.
Their impressive record at the World Cup means that in terms of taking recent history as an indicator, they should reach at least the quarter-finals, as in 1994 and 1998 (they are 11-4 with Paddy Power to be knocked out at this stage). Joachim Lowe's side last fell in round two in 1978, and to go as far this time - and no further - Tote Sport and Sky Bet rate them at 5-2. They would likely face England or the USA at this stage of the tournament next summer. To get to the semi-finals, as they did four years ago, they are made a 5-1 shot by William Hill while to reach the final, Sky Bet make them 13-2.
Runners-up odds are 12-1 with four firms including Sky Bet, Paddy Power and Boylesports, and to be the top-performing European team in South Africa are made a 15-2 shot with Sky Bet and Tote Sport.
Bookmakers rate potential final opponents Brazil as favourite to be likely opposition - a repeat of the 2002 final is available at odds of 18-1 with Sky Bet. A 1966 final revisited, against England is 22-1 with Tote Sport and Sky Bet, while to meet Spain, who they lost to in the European Championship final, is at 25s (Sky Bet). Holland (40-1 Sky Bet and Tote Sport) - which would be a repeat of 1974 and Argentina (50-1 with the same firms), again, more opposition who were met, this time back in 1986 and 1990, are also available whilst France are at 50s with Tote Sport.
A Germany World Cup win for a fourth time and Miroslav Klose to be top scorer looks a half decent bet at 125-1 with Sky Bet, the 31-year-old having scored five goals in the last two World Cup finals - being the tournament's top scorer last time out. He has failed to net for Bayern Munich so far this season, but is a player notorious for blowing hot and cold in terms of goals output - he should be due a run soon. Similarly with Lukas Podolski, who is available at 150-1, he also has an impressive goals record for his country, averaging better than one in two and a scorer of three goals in the last World Cup.
Chelsea's Michael Ballack is a long shot at 300-1 together with a Germany win, and he also has an impressive goals record for his country. However, he failed to net in the last finals and despite scoring three times in 2002, is likely to be given a deeper role next summer.
Expekt.com World Cup squad inclusion betting includes striker Cacau making the final 23 at 11-17, with 15-13 offered for the snub by Joachim Low.
The Stuttgart player has not set the world alight this season, and his place could be under threat come the summer.
Midfielder Clemens Fritz is 3-5 to be out, and 5-4 to be included. Out of favour with the national side at present, he was in the Euro 2008 squad and is a regular for Werder Bremen - he could be an outside chance. Hamburg defender Jerome Boateng was in the most recent squad and is 6-4 to be called into the final 23, and 1-2 to be out. But Bayer Leverkusen forward Stefan Kiessling looks a certainty at 1-5 - he currently tops the goal charts with 12 Bundesliga goals this term as he team continue to head the standings going into the Christmas break.
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