A new name will be engraved onto the World Cup trophy as Spain and Holland prepare to do battle at the The 19th FIFA World Cup Final this Sunday at Soccer City, Johannesburg. For the first time ever in a major championship, Spain and Holland meet. It is fitting during this tournament that these two giants of european football should contest in the final. Both have been exceptional to watch at times although spare a thought for poor Germany who have been the team of the tournament in my mind at least.

English ref, Howard Webb, will officiate the Final. Perhaps, this might be the last final of the World Cup that is played without using technology.

Around the country, world cup betting will go into a frenzy tomorrow, so don’t miss out on the abundant amount of free bets and offers that the bookies have in store to celebrate the Spain Holland betting bonanza. An expected £50 million will be bet on Sunday’s final between Spain and Holland.
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A place in the Fifa World Cup 2010 Final on Sunday awaits the victors of the Germany Spain match tonight against last night’s winners Holland. It’s sure to be an eye-catching fixture as both these teams have been simply world class in some of their previous games during this South African spectacle.

For Germany, this could be their year, having not won the World Cup since 1990 although they were losing finalists back in 2002. Spain, on the other hand, have nowhere near Germany’s World Cup pedigree, they may be current Euro Champions but they have never made an appearance in the final itself, their best place ever was 4th back in 1950.

Fifa World Cup betting fans will be weighing up the current form between these two European footballing super-powers.
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The first of the FIFA World Cup 2010 Semis gets underway tonight with Uruguay Vs The Netherlands at Green Point Stadium, Cape Town, kick off at 19:30 UK time and it should be a cracker. Uruguay, who mugged Ghana of a semi-final spot, after a blatant Suarez handball stopped Ghana and Africa progressing, will be cast as the bad guys ahead of the Uruguay Holland betting stakes.

The newspapers are defining Holland as having been chosen to merit out some World Cup justice on behalf of the Ghanians and fair play fans everywhere. Everyone likes a good guys vs bad guys story and the majority of neutrals will be rooting for the mighty Dutch to come up trumps.
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We always knew it would come to this. Germany Vs England go head-to-head at the 2010 Fifa World Cup. Still it’s a bit earlier than historical clashes between these two footballing giants – more like the Quarters or Semis for this type of fixture. Everyone who is talking about the England Germany game has one thing on their mind – penalties!

I guess most world cup betting punters will be placing some cash on the prospect of this game finishing a draw.

The England team are still in an upbeat mood following their victory over Slovenia assured them of a last 16 place. However, with the USA scoring in the 93rd minute England qualified from the group as runners-up, hence their meeting with Germany was sealed. Perhaps, things could have worked out better for England but if you are serious about winning the World Cup then you have to face the best teams at sometime in the competition.
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OK, hands up, whose nervous about this one. Mmm, thought as much. England’s existence in this World Cup is hanging by a very shoogly peg indeed. After two dithering and lacklustre performances it comes down to the last group C World Cup game – England vs Slovenia and how many world cup betting punters out there will be letting their heart rule their head in this one.

Capello and co really have wedged themselves against a rock and a hard place. The British media will slaughter this team if they go out at the group stages. The fans just want to see England at last play for the “Three Lions” with a bit of passion and spirit. Then there is the Slovenian side, who in fairness are not that bad a team, and have a couple of decent technically gifted players who could really turn the heat on England’s defence. Rooney has set himself on a pedestal with his remarks about “English fans booing a poor performance against the Algerians” and now, must surely put in a decent shift for England as the only way to atone – forget about FA written apoligies on his behalf.

Of course England have been in this position before, remember Italia 90 and Mark Wright’s winner against Egypt – a sigh of relief was breathed by all back then – and it proved the catalyst point of a very successful run for England during that World Cup.
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Much has been written since England’s ‘blunderful’ draw against the USA last Saturday. Debates about whom to play in goal, Ledley King’s injury crisis and who’s best to partner Rooney up front have eaten up the newspaper column inches to what has been a less-than-tepid start to the World Cup. Now, all focus turns to the Algerian game, tomorrow night (Friday the 18th, Green Point Stadium, Cape Town, Kick Off 19:30 UK Time) and many of us will be considering a little flutter to make it even more interesting. Especially considering the latest England Vs Algeria betting odds you can get Paddy Power offering 12/1 on the game finishing a draw.

Seriously, England must win this game, Algeria looked no great shakes against Slovenia, neither did the Slovenians if truth be told. The opportunity to wipe away the dismal start against the USA is pertinent. Having witnessed the opening round of games, England have nothing really to fear, apart from themselves, perhaps.
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Crunch time! The wait is almost over, all the talking stops now, as finally we get to see if England has the mettle required to win the World Cup once again. The bookies have decided whom they think will win, going with the latest England Vs USA betting odds. England start as clear favourites to win the game, perhaps this might be a trend we will see often in England´s world cup betting games.
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The opening fixture for the 2010 World Cup between South Africa and Mexico looks a lot tighter than most people think. The host nation start this game as world cup betting outsiders with the bookies selecting Mexico as favourites to win. Extraordinary, when you consider that, there will be massive home support for South Africa and Mexico haven´t set the heather on fire with their displays.
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I’m writing this article, not as a bitter Scotsman, but as a football fan. Can England really expect to win the World Cup in South Africa 2010? The bookies have installed England as third favourites, behind Spain and Brazil after receiving a less-than-tough group consisting of the USA, Algeria and Slovenia.

How England qualify from the group stages will determine the path they take and the quality of teams they’ll meet in the knock-out sections. Winning Group C will see them play against the runners-up from Group D (Germany, Australia, Serbia & Ghana). With Germany much fancied to win Group D, England don’t want a potential banana skin in Round 2 if they finish in the runners-up spot.

Yet, when you start talking about who England would like to avoid, that’s when you begin to wonder are they really good enough? Being classed as third favourites out of 32 teams should really mean England should fear no-one. But that’s not the case, is it?
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This weekend sees the home international football teams resume their quest to reach the World Cup 2010 in Africa with Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. It is bound to be tense affairs for all of the teams. England don’t participate this weekend and have instead organised a friendly ahead of their vital game on wednesday against the Ukraine.

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