Argentina 2010 FIFA World Cup Odds: Coming in as one of the odds favorites at the 2010 FIFA World Cup is the Argentina national football team. Go to SPORTSBOOK.com to get all of your current 2010 World Cup odds.
Argentina is listed at +750 odds and is currently 7th in the FIFA world rankings has proved time and time again to be one of the most successful national football teams in the world. Nicknamed La Albiceleste (White and Sky Blue), the team has won the World Cup twice – the first being in 1978 and the second in 1986. The 2006 World Cup brought them to the quarter-finals but lost in a penalty shootout against Germany.
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Goalkeepers: Sergio Romero (AZ Alkmaar), Mariano Andujar (Catania), Diego Pozo (Colon)
Defenders: Nicolas Burdisso (Roma), Martin Demichelis (Bayern Munich), Walter Samuel (Inter Milan), Gabriel Heinze (Marseille), Nicolas Otamendi (Velez Sarsfield), Clemente Rodriguez (Estudiantes), Ariel Garce (Colon)
Midfielders: Javier Mascherano (Liverpool), Juan Sebastian Veron (Estudiantes), Maxi Rodriguez (Liverpool), Mario Bolatti (Fiorentina), Angel Di Maria (Benfica), Jonas Gutierrez (Newcastle), Javier Pastore (Palermo)
Forwards: Sergio Aguero (Atletico Madrid), Diego Milito (Inter Milan), Martin Palermo (Boca Juniors), Carlos Tevez (Manchester City), Gonzalo Higuain (Real Madrid), Lionel Messi (Barcelona).
The Argentina football team drew Group B to go head to head against Nigeria, South Korea, and Greece. They will match up first against Nigeria in which will be the 3rd match of the 2010 World Cup on June 12th out of Ellis Park, Johannesburg. A key player to look out for is forward Lionel Messi who is one of the greatest players in the world and he proved that after scoring 47 goals for Barcelona in the 2009/10 season. Another one to show true promise is 22-year-old midfielder Angel Di Maria who has mesmerized Portuguese football for Benfica.
“The media thinks we are going to finish last and that gives us immense strength. In 1986 they also said we were going to be last in Mexico, and we were first, and I continually remind the players of that,” Argentina football manager Diego Maradona told World Soccer magazine. “But I have the feeling that the people are behind us. I repeat, we are not going to South Africa as favorites, but we hope to get as far as possible."
The World Cup begins June 11th and go to SPORTSBOOK.com to get all of your current 2010 World Cup odds.
Algeria: +50000
Argentina: +750
Australia: +12500
Brazil: +450
Cameroon: +10000
Chile: +6600
Denmark: +12500
England: +600
France: +1800
Germany: +1200
Ghana: +8000
Greece: +15000
Holland: +1100
Honduras: +75000
Italy: +1200
Ivory Coast: +3300
Japan: +30000
Mexico: +8000
New Zealand: +250000
Nigeria: +12500
North Korea: +200000
Paraguay: +8000
Portugal: +2800
Serbia: +6600
Slovakia: +25000
Slovenia: +25000
South Africa: +15000
South Korea: +20000
Spain: +400
Switzerland: +20000
USA: +8000
Uruguay: +10000
