Brazil solid favourites for the World Cup

Their south American rivals Argentina are the second favourites at 7.50 (13/2) , ahead of England and host Germany at 9.00 (8/1).

European teams dominate the rest of the betting, with Holland (11.00), Italy (12.00) and France (13.00) the next most fancied teams.

The playoffs for the final three World Cup places have now drawn, with the following line-ups:

First Leg (12th November)

Spain v Slovakia
Switzerland v Turkey
Norway v Czech Rep

Second Leg (16th November)

Slovakia v Spain
Turkey v Switzerland
Czech Rep v Norway


Check out all the World Cup betting odds at bookies.com