June 1 - The latest soccer World Cup odds show that Brazil will be feared more than any other team when the tournament kicks off in Germany. World Cup betting has Brazil at a best price of 11/4 to win, and some online sportsbooks have them as low as 9/4.
When you consider that the next team in the betting for the World Cup is available at odds of 8/1 (Germany, England, and Argentina are all trading at that level) you realise the extent to which Brazil are favoured to win the 2006 World Cup. But are these odds justified?
The short answer is yes.
Brazil have the best record of any nation at the World Cup, having won the tournament an unmatched five times. They have also repeated as champions in the past, back in the glory days of Pele, when they won in 1958 and defended successfully in 1962.
It remains an incredibly difficult task to win back-to-back World Cups, and the real reason Brazil is such a strong favourite in World Cup betting is the quality of this specific team.
Led by the best footballer in the world, Ronaldinho, Brazil also have Kaka, Ronaldo, Robinho, and Adriano - and that's just the list of players competing to start up front. Ronaldo has been a sensation at the last two World Cups, winning the golden boot with ease in the 2002 World Cup in South Korea, but he might not even get to start in the 2006 World Cup, at least based on his lethargic club form with Real Madrid (where he has earned the nickname "Fatty" bestowed on him by irate fans).
But Brazil are no certainties to win. Their defense looks unimpressive, particularly goalkeeper Dida who is very suspect under pressure. There are a couple of relics lining up in front of him as well, and any team that plays Roberto Carlos has an instant defensive liability.
There will be no lack of entertainment or goals from this lineup, and for the good of the World Cup as a spectacle one hopes that Brazil will progress right to the end. But they offer little betting value at this price, and we would look elsewhere for the World Cup 2006 winner.
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