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Hi guys

I have just checked on the William Hill (bookmakers) website, and England are still number 2 favourites (Despite the Rooney injury!)

Check out the list below to find out how your country is rated. The betting odds are shown after the country name.

1 Brazil 9/4
2 England 6/1
3 Germany 7/1
4 Argentina 8/1
5 Italy 9/1
6 France 12/1
7 Spain 14/1
8 Holland 14/1
9 Portugal 22/1
10 Czech Republic 33/1
11 Sweden 40/1
12 Mexico 50/1
13 Ivory Coast 50/1
14 Ukraine 66/1
15 Croatia 66/1
16 USA 80/1
17 Australia 80/1
18 Serbia & Montenegro 100/1
19 Poland 100/1
20 Switzerland 150/1
21 Korea Rep. 200/1
22 Paraguay 200/1
23 Japan 200/1
24 Ghana 250/1
25 Tunisia 400/1
26 Ecuador 400/1
27 Togo 500/1
28 Iran 500/1
29 Costa Rica 500/1
30 Saudi Arabia 750/1
31 Angola 750/1
32 Trinidad And Tobago 1000/1

ENGLAND ENGLAND ENGLAND !

GO AUSTRALIA [au]!!!

As for winning the World Cup ... that's a different story. But at least we've made it into the World Cup for the first time since 1974!!

I'll be cheering for every other country too (except when Australia are playing them )

nowandagain [rockon]

Eng-er-land!

Come on England, do us proud.

I would not have though Italy to be 15/2. I think, that if you take Brazil out of the equation its pretty open - bt then again, how often do the pre tournament favourites win? and will Brazil be suited to the climate? and will they hold the leaky 2 man defence together - Cafu and Roberto Carlos are hardly defnders, and it remains to be seen who will partner Lucio, who is prone to 'forgetting' his defensive duties and thinking hes a forward - Juan wouldn't fill me with confidence if I was Brazilian.

Also I would watch out forthe Czechs who i would have much better odds than 25/1 with a teem in their prime, good team spirit and a good Euro 2004 - which they should have won - behind them.