New Zealand Picks

Any team that is stuck in the same group as Italy will be fighting for second place, and that is the case with both New Zealand and Slovakia. Realistically, New Zealand is not very good and does not have much of a chance of advancing, which makes this game much more important for Slovakia

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