Can England Win the World Cup?

After fairly disastrous campaigns in the UEFA European Championship in 2004 and the FIFA World Cup in 2006, England are seeking to win their first major trophy since the 1966 triumph, when they arrive in South Africa this summer.

Many experts believe that the current England team are easily capable of winning the competition, and fans are certain that if England are going to be successful in the next ten or twenty years, then this squad will be group of players that tastes such success. At Partybets.com are you able to check out all the latest odds for online betting on the World Cup. Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, and Rio Ferdinand are now reaching the age of thirty, and this FIFA World Cup in South Africa may well be their last, therefore they’ll be hungry to prove that England are anything but pushovers. One thing is for certain, the team’s performances under Fabio Capello have greatly eclipsed those under Steve McLaren and Sven Goran Eriksson, and some much needed dynamism has clearly been injected into the dressing room.

The road to South Africa was relatively smooth for England, and they won Group 6 easily, scoring a European high number of goals, 34. Their only defeat came away in Ukraine, however, the team had already qualified for South Africa, and Capello was keen to experiment with tactics, and give a chance to the fringe players. Many fans are pinning their hopes on Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney this year, and rightly so. The dominant front man has scored over thirty goals for his club already this season, and continues to terrorise defences in the latter stages of the league and cup competitions. His blistering pace and bullish mentality should make opposition teams at the World Cup extremely uncomfortable, and Fabio Capello, and the country’s supporters, will be praying he stays fit for England’s opening group stage encounter with the USA.