Brazil trounced Argentina yesterday, 4-1, in the Confederations Cup final. Argentina wasn't at full strength (no Crespo, for example) but neither was Brazil, as they played without Ronaldo, (who is now worried about his starting place on the World Cup squad), Roberto Carlos, and others. Ronaldo should be worried, as Adriano scored twice and played well for Brazil throughout the tournament.
Readabet.com, a gambling site, now puts Brazil as the putative World Cup favorites at 9 to 2, Argentina close behind at 13 to 2, both England and Germany at 8 to 1, and Italy and Holland at 12 to 1. I think putting England at 8 to 1 is a bit of a stretch, very optimistic, but probably is based on all the devoted England fans willing to put their money where their mouths are (I'm England 'til I die, and all that). Translated, this site would lose a lot of money if they had to pay out the real odds were England to win -- I would put them more like 25 to 1.
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