Chile Picks

Chile should come into this match up as the favorite, especially after Honduras struggled mightily to qualify for the field. For Honduras, Carlos Pavon (Real Espana) and Wilson Palacios (Tottenham Hotspur) lead the way, while Chile is a more balanced team and stronger on both sides of the ball

With the 2010 World Cup in South Africa in the not so distant future, teams are trying to qualify at a frantic pace for the first ever World Cup in Africa. As of the first round, 23 of the 32 teams have qualified for the world’s most prestigious soccer event, most notably Brazil, Germany, Italy, Argentina and Spain, who have all qualified for at least nine straight World Cup events. Both Spain and the Netherlands had cake walks to their qualifying process, finishing a combined 19-0-0 to earn their spots. Both teams are serious contenders to win it all in South Africa next year. At +500