Italy Picks

Italy will move on in this group, and is looking to repeat as champions from the previous World Cup in 2006. The Italians are the best team that nobody is really talking about, and seems to be somehow flying under the radar this year, ready to take some of the top dogs off guard

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