England’s likelihood of winning in World Cup gambling were harm on Friday after captain Rio Ferdinand hurt his right knee in training.

Reports have it that Ferdinand is out of the World Cup and will be replaced on the lineup by Michael Dawson. Ferdinand was the captain and a key player in the midfield, so his loss does affect England in World Cup odds.

World Cup gambling odds show England as the 5-1 third choice to secure the title behind only Spain and Brazil. There’s no question losing Ferdinand is a hit to England’s odds, although the odds quite possibly won’t move much on England since they are such a well-liked team. Steven Gerrard is supposed to be named captain in Ferdinand’s position. While Dawson replaces Ferdinand on the lineup, it’s likely that Jamie Carragher, Matthew Upson or Ledley King will take his spot with John Terry.

Ferdinand only started 12 games for Manchester United considering he was harm for most of the Premier League season. Even though the news on Ferdinand was poor, the news concerning midfielder Gareth Barry was good. He is training for the first time since injuring his ankle a month ago. Losing Ferdinand definitely hurts England in World Cup gambling but it may be overcome. Not so for Ivory Coast, who suffered a major loss on Friday when they lost top scorer Didier Drogba. There’s no question that Ferdinand isn’t the player he was a year ago, and England has the depth to replace him anyway. His injuries have taken their toll. However it’ll be up to Gerrard to prove he can deal with the role of captain, as losing Ferdinand as captain does harm. England has actually won about the same number of games with Ferdinand in the lineup as devoid of him on the pitch, so on paper, losing Ferdinand isn’t a disaster.

England starts off with the u.s. in a key Group C game on Saturday. England is a huge favorite in World Cup odds to win that game. The three-way soccer gambling line has England at -250, the u.s. at 630 and the Draw at 300. The total on the match is 2.5 under.

The FIFA World Cup will commence on June 11th and is supposed to run through July 11th. An African country will be hosting the World Cup for the first time ever this year. South Africa defeated Morocco and Egypt for the honor. The FIFA World Cup features 32 teams from different countries competing vs each other for the championship in football and is held once every 4 years. This event has in the past been dominated by Brazil, which holds a record five championships and is the only team to have played in every tournament. Italy is the current champ. They have won the title 4 times total. Brazil will be hosting the following World Cup in 2014.


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