Written by Hans Richards  
Thursday, 10 June 2010
Portugal 2010 FIFA World Cup Odds: The Portugal national football team is a team that has gotten so close to the World Cup title but not close enough and Cristiano Ronaldo hopes to lead his squad to victory in South Africa. Go to SPORTSBOOK.com to get all of the current 2010 FIFA World Cup odds.

The Portugal national football team is coming in at +2500 odds and has had an off and on history at the World Cup throughout the years. They couldn’t qualify for the championships until 1966 where they took third place. The 2006 World Cup brought them close to the title but not close enough at fourth place.

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Portugal will be going up against the Ivory Coast, Brazil, and North Korea in the first round of the 2010 World Cup after drawing Group G. Their first match up is against the Ivory Coast and will be the 13th overall match on June 15th out of Nelson Mandela Bay. Key player to watch is striker Cristiano Ronaldo who has the speed and shooting talent to transform the game.

“It’s not enough to have just two or three players,” said striker Cristiano Ronaldo who admits he can’t do it all by himself. “That’s how you win the World Cup. “I do not play alone and I do not perform miracles. If I and the team perform well, I think we can go as far as is possible. The squad has a great team spirit.”

Goalkeepers: Beto (Porto), Daniel Fernandes (Iraklis), Eduardo (Braga)

Defenders: Fabio Coentrao (Benfica), Paulo Ferreira (Chelsea), Ricardo Carvalho (Chelsea), Bruno Alves (Porto), Rolando (Porto), Ricardo Costa (Lille), Duda (Malaga), Pepe (Real Madrid), Miguel (Valencia)

Midfielders: Tiago (Atletico Madrid), Deco (Chelsea), Raul Meireles (Porto), Ruben Amorim (Benfica), Miguel Veloso (Sporting Lisbon), Pedro Mendes (Sporting Lisbon)

Strikers: Simao Sabrosa (Atletico Madrid), Hugo Almeida (Werder Bremen), Liedson (Sporting Lisbon), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Danny (Zenit St Petersburg)

The 2010 FIFA World Cup begins June 11th and go to SPORTSBOOK.com to get all of the current 2010 FIFA World Cup odds.

Algeria: +70000
Argentina: +650
Australia: +15000
Brazil: +450
Cameroon: +12500
Chile: +6600
Denmark: +12500
England: +700
France: +2000
Germany: +1200
Ghana: +10000
Greece: +20000
Holland: +900
Honduras: +100000
Italy: +1400
Ivory Coast: +5000
Japan: +60000
Mexico: +8000
New Zealand: +250000
Nigeria: +15000
North Korea: +200000
Paraguay: +10000
Portugal: +2500
Serbia: +5000
Slovakia: +40000
Slovenia: +50000
South Africa: +15000
South Korea: +25000
Spain: +400
Switzerland: +25000
USA: +8000
Uruguay: +12500
Last Updated ( Thursday, 10 June 2010 )