England have been handed a ready made qualification group for the forthcoming 2010 World Cup. The initial reaction was to shorten the Lions. Looking down the washing line the general price is 6.5, but the magic sign go as low as 6. Betfair are trading at 7.8. They face USA, Algeria and Slovenia.
There is always a group of death and this year it is group H. it consists of Brazil, Portugal, Ivory Coast and North Korea. Betting for this heat should be interesting.
The early value is centred around Chile, who look very big at 51 to win the World Cup. They were runners up to Brazil in qualification. We will dig deeper when the prices become available.