Any chance Ivory Coast had of making a significant run in World Cup gambling could have ended on Friday when star striker Didier Drogba broke his arm in a warm-up competition versus Japan.
The probability of Ivory Coast even making it from the group stage in World Cup probabilities are now in question as Drogba is supposed to miss at least some of the World Cup.
World Cup gambling probabilities listed Ivory Coast as a certain contender despite the fact that they’re in a tough group with Brazil and Portugal. It is improbable that Ivory Coast will have adequate scoring to reach the round of sixteen lacking Drogba in the lineup. Drogba was wounded in Ivory Coast’s 2- victory vs Japan. He was hurt following a high challenge by Japan’s Marcus Tulio Tanaka. The squad said that Drogba fractured his right arm though their coach Sven-Goran Eriksson was not completely ruling Drogba out of event. Drogba had surgery over the past weekend and there is a shot he may still play.
Drogba made 29 goals this season for Chelsea and Ivory Coast was considered a threat in Group G due to the fact of his scoring capability. Ivory Coast opens up play versus Portugal on June 15th and lacking Drogba’s scoring it appears improbable they can win that competition. The 2010 World Cup probabilities on Ivory Coast had been dropping and were as low as 23-1 to win it all. Look for those probabilities to rise now that Drogba is out. Also look for the probabilities on the Ivory Coast games to be modified a little bit. Portugal was already the favorite in the opening competition versus Ivory Coast, with the news that Drogba is from the competition, those World Cup gambling probabilities may go up a little bit.
Friday was not a good day for star players because England’s captain Rio Ferdinand was wounded during training in Rustenburg, South Africa. Furthermore on Friday, Italy learned that midfielder Andrea Pirlo sustained an wounded calf and his standing is doubtful. US team striker Jozy Altidore sustained a sprained right ankle and his standing is unknown and even Brazil goalkeeper Julio Cesar has been managing a back injury. A number of high profile players have already dropped from the world cup. Other players who are wounded as well as Drogba and from the world cup include England’s David Beckham, Germany’s Michael Ballack and Ghana’s Michael Essien.
The FIFA World Cup will begin on June 11th and is supposed to run through July 11th. This is the first time ever that the World Cup has been hosted by an African nation. Morocco and Egypt were defeated by South Africa for the honor. The FIFA World Cup features 32 teams from different countries playing versus each other for the tournament in football and is held once every four years. This event has in the past been dominated by Brazil, which holds a record five titles and is the only squad to have competed in every tournament. The current champion is Italy, which has won the championship four times total. The next World Cup will be held in 2014 in Brazil.
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