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Odds drift as Capello announces England World Cup Squad

Theo Walcott was big name omission from Fabio Capello's final England squad of twenty-three who will be flying out to South Africa for the 2010 FIFA World Cup on Wednesday. Walcott made the headlines for being picked four years ago by the then England manager Sven Goran Eriksson where he failed to spend any minutes on the pitch. Despite scoring a hat-trick against Croatia in World Cup qualification it looks as though Walcott was given the axe by Capello after two poor performances in England's recent warm-up matches. As a result, the odds for England to win the World Cup have drifted, with Paddy Power going best industry price 7/1 about the 'Three Lions' chances in South Africa.

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The other six players to miss out on the trip to South Africa are Darren Bent, Leighton Baines, Adam Johnson, Michael Dawson, Tom Huddlestone and Scott Parker. Players that were on the cusp of the England squad betting such as Joe Cole and Shaun Wright-Philips will both make the trip, as will Spurs captain Ledley King and the injured Gareth Barry.

With the waiting over on who will be going to South Africa, attention can now turn as to how England will get on in the World Cup, with the betting very much predicting an early exit for Fabio Capello's team, with Irish bookmaker Paddy Power predicting a second round exit as the most likely outcome at 5/2.

If England were to win Group C they would need to beat the runner up in Group D, which contains the likes of Australia, Germany, Ghana and Serbia. If England were to make it to the quarter-finals, where they were knocked out four years ago they could face the Group A winners, a group which contains France, Mexico, Uruguay and the hosts South Africa. PaddyPower make a quarter-final exit their next best in the betting at 10/3.

England Stage of Elimination Betting.

England 23 Man Squad for 2010 World Cup

Goalkeepers: Joe Hart, David James, Robert Green.

Defenders: Glen Johnson, Ashley Cole, Jamie Carragher, Ledley King, Rio Ferdinand (C), John Terry, Stephen Warnock, Matt Upson.

Midfielders: Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, James Milner, Gareth Barry, Aaron Lennon, Joe Cole, Shaun Wright-Philips, Michael Carrick.

Forwards: Wayne Rooney, Jermain Defoe, Peter Crouch, Emile Heskey.

2010 FIFA World Cup Betting

Outright Odds

4/1 Spain
9/2 Brazil
7/1 England
7/1 Argentina
10/1 Holland
14/1 Germany
14/1 Italy
18/1 France
25/1 Portugal
40/1 BAR

England Stage Of Elimination Odds

5/2 Second Round
10/3 Quarter-final
7/2 Semi-final
6/1 Runner-up
7/1 Winner
15/2 Group Stage

Odds suppiled by bookmaker Paddypower.com, plus many more markets.

Posted: Tuesday, 1st June 2010
Author: Russell Lloyd
Tags: world cup, england squad announcement, fabio capello, theo walcott, paddypower,

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