Brazil are the most successful side in World Cup history with five World Cups previously won, yet they arent the team with the shortest world cup odds going into the tournament.
Brazil go into the World Cup as the side to beat once again and as usual they have a wealth of world class attacking talent. Expect entertaining matches and plenty of goals.
They have reached three of the last four World Cup finals and are the only team to have won outside their continent.
It is not often you will get this on Brazil to win their group, an over rated Ivory Coast and under achieving Portugal are unlikely to give Brazil too many problems.
Brazil have always been an entertaining and highscoring team and with a game against North Korea they could set the highest win ever in a World Cup. Ivory Coast are no great defenders either so expect goals from Brazil.
Luis Fabiano was top scorer in the Confederations Cup in South Africa last summer and was the second highest scorer in South America in qualifying (highest scorer scored one more goal in seven more games).
Luis Fabiano is almost certain to score past North Korea but there is more value in backing Brazil's most lethal scorer against Ivory Coast, who are likely to concede two or three goals against Brazil and it is hard not to see Fabiano getting at least one.
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| Date | Team | Scores | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/10/07 | Columbia | 0 - 0 | Brazil |
| 17/10/07 | Brazil | 5 - 0 | Ecuador |
| 18/11/07 | Peru | 1 - 1 | Brazil |
| 21/11/07 | Brazil | 2 - 1 | Uruguay |
| 15/06/08 | Paraguay | 2 - 0 | Brazil |
| 18/06/08 | Brazil | 0 - 0 | Argentina |
| 07/09/08 | Chile | 0 - 3 | Brazil |
| 10/09/08 | Brazil | 0 - 0 | Bolivia |
| 12/15/08 | Venezuela | 0 - 4 | Brazil |
| 15/10/08 | Brazil | 0 - 0 | Columbia |
| 29/03/09 | Ecuador | 1 - 1 | Brazil |
| 01/04/09 | Brazil | 3 - 0 | Peru |
| 06/06/09 | Uruguay | 0 - 4 | Brazil |
| 10/06/09 | Brazil | 2 - 1 | Paraguay |
| 05/09/09 | Argentina | 1 - 3 | Brazil |
| 09/09/09 | Brazil | 4 - 2 | Chile |
| 11/10/09 | Bolivia | 2 - 1 | Brazil |
| 14/10/09 | Brazil | 0 - 0 | Venezuela |
Brazil have scored plenty of goals in qualifying and also kept plenty of clean sheets which shows a different side to their game. This shows that Brazil continue to be a top side and will be very difficult to beat.
| Goalkeepers | Julio Cesar (Inter Milan), Doni (AS Roma), Heurelho Gomes (Tottenham Hotspur) |
| Defenders | Maicon (Inter Milan), Daniel Alves (Barcelona), Michel Bastos (Olympique Lyon), Gilberto (Cruzeiro), Lucio (Inter Milan), Juan (AS Roma), Luisao (Benfica), Thiago Silva (AC Milan) |
| Midfielders | Gilberto Silva (Panathinaikos), Felipe Melo (Fiorentina), Ramires (Benfica), Elano (Galatasaray), Kaka (Real Madrid), Julio Baptista (Roma), Kleberson (Flamengo), Josue (VfL Wolfsburg) |
| Forwards | Robinho (Santos), Luis Fabiano (Sevilla), Nilmar (Villarreal), Grafite (VfL Wolfsburg) |
| Player | Games (Sub) | Goals Scored | 1st Goals | Last Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Fabiano | 9 (2) | 9 | 2 | 3 |
| Nilmar | 4 (1) | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Kaka | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Robinho | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
9 Brazil players scored a single goal during qualifying.
| Brazil Goal Stats | Brazil Result Stats | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 17 | No. Of Games | 18 |
| Goals | 33 | No. Of Games Won | 9 |
| Conceded | 11 | No. Of Games Drawn | 7 |
| First Goals | 9 | No. Of Games Lost | 2 |
| Last Goals | 10 | No. Of Games Winning At Half Time | 8 |
| Over 2.5 | 10 | No. Of Games Drawing At Half Time | 8 |
| Under 2.5 | 8 | No. Of Games Losing At Half Time | 2 |
| Clean Sheet | 10 | ||
| None Scored | 6 | ||
| Year | Stage of Exit |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Eliminated in Quarter Final by France |
| 2002 | Winners. Beat Germany 2-0 in the Final |
| 1998 | Runners Up. Beaten 3-0 in Final by France |
| 1994 | Winners. Beat Italy on penalties in the Final |
| 1990 | Eliminated in Second Round by Argentina |
Brazil look very likely to reach the final so they should be backed pre tournament and laid off in the final for a risk free bet on them to win the World Cup.
The quote seems low, possibly because they are expecting the group to be tough. But hard games in the world cup dont necessarily mean low scoring. If Portugual or Ivory Coast score against Brazil that could easily set up a 3-1. Likely round two oponents Chile could easily concede a few against Brazil too so this bet could be looking very good, very early.