Chile World Cup Odds

It has been 12 years since
Chile last played in a World Cup, but the country has high hopes and decent odds heading into the 2010 event.
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Chile World Cup History:
Number of Previous World Cup Appearances: 7
Last Appearance: 1998
Best Finish:
Third Place (1962)
All-Time World Cup Record: 7-12-6
Odds:
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Sportsbook.com,
Chile has been given 66/1 odds to win the World Cup.
Spain is the favorite coming in with odds of 4/1.
2010 World Cup Qualifying:
Chile qualified through the competitive CONMEBOL group where it finished second of 10 teams, falling only behind
Brazil.
Chile went 10-5-3 during qualifying, scoring 32 goals and allowing 22.
Chile actually tied in points (33) with
Paraguay, but it had a better goal differential, so it finished second in the standings.
Betting Analysis:
Chile is in Group H for the World Cup, joining favorite
Spain,
Switzerland, and
Honduras.
Spain will be tough for
Chile to get past, but
Switzerland and
Honduras can easily be beaten. We expect
Chile to reach the round of 16, but from there it is a crapshoot.
Chile has struggled against the top level teams and is coming off a recent loss to mid-level
Mexico. For
Chile to win it all, it is going to take a lot of good play from its team and a lot of bad play from its opponents.
2010 FIFA World Cup Odds – June 11-July 11 –
South Africa
Spain 4/1
Brazil 9/2
England 6/1
Argentina 13/2
Holland 10/1
Germany 14/1
Italy 14/1
France 20/1
Portugal 25/1
Serbia 50/1
Ivory Coast 50/1
Chile 66/1
USA 80/1
Ghana 100/1
Mexico 100/1
Paraguay 100/1
Cameroon 125/1
Denmark 125/1
Uruguay 150/1
Nigeria 150/1
Australia 150/1
South Africa 150/1
Greece 200/1
Switzerland 250/1
South Korea 250/1
Slovakia 400/1
Slovenia 500/1
Japan 600/1
Algeria 700/1
Honduras 1000/1
North Korea 2000/1
New Zealand 2500/1
Bet 2010 FIFA World Cup
Posted: 6/10/10 3:59PM ET