Spain go into the World Cup as one of the favourites in the World Cup odds having won Euro 2008 in impressive fashion.
Spain have often gone into the World Cup as one of the favorites, only to underperform. Expectations are high again as they do seem to be improving as a team.
| Date | Team | Scores | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/09/08 | Spain | 1 - 0 | Bosnia-Herzegovina |
| 10/09/08 | Spain | 4 - 0 | Armenia |
| 11/10/08 | Estonia | 0 - 3 | Spain |
| 15/10/08 | Belgium | 1 - 2 | Spain |
| 28/03/09 | Spain | 1 - 0 | Turkey |
| 01/04/09 | Turkey | 1 - 2 | Spain |
| 05/09/09 | Spain | 5 - 0 | Belgium |
| 09/09/09 | Spain | 3 - 0 | Estonia |
| 10/10/09 | Armenia | 1 - 2 | Spain |
| 14/10/09 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 2 - 5 | Spain |
Spain had a very solid in the World Cup qualifying and will go into the tournament with plenty of confidence, hoping to justify their World Cup odds.
Spain World Cup Squad will be published here as soon as it is announced.
| Player | Games (Sub) | Goals Scored | 1st Goals | Last Goals |
| David Villa | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| Gerard Pique | 5 (1) | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| David Silva | 4 (1) | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Juan Manuel Mata | 1 (3) | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Cesc Fabregas | 3 (3) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Alvaro Negredo | 1 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
8 Spain players scored a single goal during qualification, Fernando Torres was not amongst them.
| No. Of Games | 10 |
| No. Of Games Won | 10 |
| No. Of Games Drawn | 0 |
| No. Of Games Lost | 0 |
| No. Of Games Winning At Half Time | 6 |
| No. Of Games Drawing At Half Time | 3 |
| No. Of Games Losing At Half Time | 1 |
| Games | 10 |
| Goals | 28 |
| Conceded | 5 |
| First Goals | 8 |
| Last Goals | 9 |
| Over 2.5 | 8 |
| Under 2.5 | 2 |
| Clean Sheet | 6 |
| None Scored | 0 |
Spain are one of the best sides in the world at the moment, if not the best, and it is very unlikely they will fail to reach the semi finals. They are capable of reaching the final and they are unlikely to face other World Cup favourites Brazil or England before the final.
Back Spain's stage of elimination to be the Final
There is not much room for maneuver with the current Spain World Cup Odds but they are pretty much guaranteed to have a good tournament so their World Cup Odds will still be popular.
Spain have arguably the best strike force in the world with Fernando Torres and David Villa and it might be wise to even back both of them in the World Cup Golden Boot odds.
Spain will always be one of the favourites in the World Cup Odds so there isn't much scope for trading in that market so the best trade will be to back David Villa to be top scorer in the World Cup. He is capable of cleaning up in the Group Stage and then can be laid off once the knockout phase begins.
Recommended Bet: Back David Villa to be World Cup Golden Boot and lay off on Betfair if his odds reach 3.0.
Spain are expected to do very well and reach the final so if you sell Spain in the outright tournament index and they even win the World Cup, you won't lose too much, but if they are unlucky early on you could win a fortune. It could be worth the risk.
| Games | 10 |
| Goals | 28 |
| Conceded | 5 |
| First Goals | 8 |
| Last Goals | 9 |
| Over 2.5 | 8 |
| Under 2.5 | 2 |
| Clean Sheet | 6 |
| None Scored | 0 |