Spain 2010 World Cup Team

Spain Football Team Profile & Form

Spain vies with the Netherlands for the title of the biggest underachiever in World Cup history. However, the Spanish will look to set the record straight in South Africa in 2010 when they attempt to add the Football World Cup to the European Championship title they picked up in 2008.

There’s little in Spain’s qualifying campaign to suggest that they won’t take top honours in South Africa. The team cleaned out all opposition in qualifying, finishing at the top of the UEFA Group 5 qualifying table with 10 wins from 10 games. Form outside of qualifying was not quite as convincing with the Spanish football team losing a match to the USA at the Confederations Cup before narrowly avoiding defeat to lowly Macedonia.

Quick Facts

Nickname: La Furia Rojo
Coach: Vincente del Bosque
Confederation: UEFA
Best World Cup Performance: 4th Place (1950)
Highest FIFA Ranking: 2
Key Players: Cesc Fabregas, Fernando Torres

Spain World Cup Betting Tip

Many bookmakers have Spain priced at the favourite to win the 2010 Football World Cup. Where Spain’s odds are over 4/1 the team merits an each-way punt. However, punters with memories of Spain’s tendency to choke in this tournament may want to trade the team at low odds, laying Spain now and backing the team if its odds drift during the tournament.