Barring injury to several key men, there is little to suggest that European champions Spain can be beaten in the finals.
They are World Cup favourites at odds of 9-2 with four firms including Bet365, Victor Chandler and William Hill - and 2-1 with Bet Fred to make the final, who also offer world cup free bets to new customers. They eased through their qualifying campaign - like England and Holland - with two games to spare, maintaining the impressive performances and results which saw them triumph in Austria and Switzerland in 2008.
With a game based on ball retention and pressurizing the opposition in dangerous areas, there are few weak points. Defensively, they may be vulnerable against certain opposition and against sides who can keep the ball for long periods - although there are few of those around.
They've only gone beyond the quarter-finals once, and did lose to the USA in the semi-final of the Confederations Cup last summer, although that was a first defeat in 35 at the end of a long domestic season. Top-ranked by FIFA, there are several players who could make a big impact - and they'll be hoping Fernando Torres enjoys an injury-free spell with Liverpool between now and the end of the season, if only to give them another option in attack.
Paddy Power make them 4-11 to top the group, 1-14 to progress while Sky Bet are offering 8-1 on a shock exit.
Chile and Switzerland are likely to contest second place, with the countries ranked 17 and 18 respectively. The South Americans, 50-1 to win the tournament (various) and 20-1 to reach the final (Sky Bet), are cited as potentially one of the most attractive sides in the tournament, with their Argentine coach Marcelo Bielsa more keen on attack, rather than defence. By playing to their attacking strengths and creativity they should be capable of goals, with Matias Fernandez of Sporting Lisbon a key figure.
However, defensively they could be found out, having conceded the most goals out of the South American qualifiers - including seven in two games against Brazil. They reached the second round in their last finals in 1998 - and to finish top this time are 5-1 (various), 4-6 to qualify (Paddy Power). They are offered at 5-4 by Sky Bet to fall at the first this time.
The Swiss, three-time quarter-finalists in the finals, struggled through to a draw with Israel in their final qualifier as they edged out Greece to finish top.
They won eight on the bounce after suffering a shock defeat to minnows Luxembourg. Ottmar Hitzfeld's side have qualified for the last three major tournaments, and reached the second round - without conceding a goal - four years ago in Germany, going out on penalties to Ukraine. They will probably need forward Alexander Frei fit if they want to go beyond the group phase, although they do possess other talents in their squad such as Tranquillo Barnetta and veteran Blaise Nkufo.
They are 75-1 (Sky Bet) to reach the final and are 200 with William Hill to secure an unlikely success. Coral make them as long as 11-1 to finish top of the group, 13-8 with Victor Chandler to finish in the top two and 1-2 (Sky Bet) to bow out early.
Honduras are rated as 1000-1 with Ladbrokes to cause what would be one of the biggest shocks in world football by winning the tournament - although in their second ever World Cup finals, they would probably make do with a point from this group. They sneaked into the tournament courtesy of a 1-0 victory over El Salvador and a last-minute goal by the USA against Costa Rica, earning them third place ahead of Costa Rica on goal difference.
The CONCACAF Gold Cup semi-finalists did beat Mexico and Costa Rica at home in qualifying. With Tottenham's Wilson Palacios, Inter Milan's David Suazo and Wigan duo Maynor Figueroa and Hendry Thomas in their ranks, they have players who could help them cause a shock - although progress from the group is highly unlikely given the relative lack of quality elsewhere in the squad. Sky Bet make them 1-10 to exit the tournament at this stage.
They finished bottom of their group in 1982. Coral make them 50-1 to finish first, 11-2 with Sky Bet and Expekt.com to go through.
The group is favourite with Boylesports to be highest scoring, odds of 9-2 being currently on offer. The tricast value from Sky Bet comes with any bets not involving Spain, with Chile first, Switzerland second (33-1) or Switzerland/Chile (40-1) the outside shots. Spain/Honduras could also be worth a punt at odds of 7-1. Spain first, Chile second and Honduras third is 11-2, Spain/Honduras/Chile is 11-1 and Spain/Switzerland/Honduras is 16-1. The Spain/Honduras to qualify bet is at 5s, with Chile/Switzerland 20-1 and Chile/Honduras 33-1.
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