World Cup Predictions: Italy 14-1 Odds for South Africa

Italy is the current world champions and co-favorites in 2010 World Cup predictions at 14-1 but also come into the South African finals as -200 favorites in odds to win the Group F bracket. Most of the players for the Squadra Azzurra are well into their thirties but defender Gianluca Zambrotta says not to count the Italians out for a repeat performance. "We don't have an old team," said Zambrotta, who is now 33-years-old. "There are nine of us in the squad that won the World Cup four years ago, that's a good ratio."

"The current squad is a mix of youth who are enthusiastic to show what they can do and experienced players who want to do just as well, and win the World Cup in the process," added Zambrotta. The Italian football squad Inter Milan defeated Bayern Munich 2-0 in the Champions League final this weekend which should give Italy quite a bit of momentum heading into World Cup predictions as 14-1 favorites in odds to win the finals in South Africa. Italy is also favored -200 in Group F alongside Paraguay, New Zealand and Slovakia. Bet Italy 14-1 as a co-favorite in 2010 World Cup odds to win the finals in South Africa with a free $10 bet.

There was little surprise with the announcement of head coach Marcello Lippi's preliminary squad except for the exclusion of Fancesco Totti (Roma), Luca Toni (Roma) and Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus). Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus) will be back in goal while Fabio Cannavaro (Juventus), Giuseppe Rossi (Villarreal) and Daniele De Rossi (Roma) will try to lead the Italian squad to a repeat performance of 2006. “A large part of the current group played at Germany 2006," said Rossi about the 2010 squad. "If we can tap into their experience, we stand a good chance of winning it again." Bet Italy -200 as the favorite in 2010 World Cup predictions to win the Group F bracket in South Africa with a free $10 bet.

Italy: 2010 World Cup Matches

June 14 - 20:30 Italy vs Paraguay
June 20 - 16:00 Italy vs New Zealand
June 24 - 16:00 Slovakia vs Italy