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With the 2010 World Cup fast approaching all eyes are now on England after their 5-1 defeat against Croatia put them firmly through to qualify for South Africa. Just about every day new odds are coming up for the hot favourites and top goal scorers and the emotion is slowly rising into what is sure to become a football fury.

Already fans across the globe are planning out their trip to the African continent where the World Cup with be held for the first time in South Africa. Preparations are underway and steady progress is being made to complete all work on the sporting venues across South Africa where world class football will kick off next June.

The 2010 World Cup promises to be one of the most exciting and spectacular sporting events in the

history of the game and the host nation is doing just about everything it possibly can to ensure this is the case. Twenty four nations will battle it out to follow the road to glory and return home with the World Cup title under their belt.

With Italian manager Fabio Capello in the driving seat fingers are being tightly crossed that his strategy can lead England to success. Up until now, England’s overall performance has been impressive with a stronger sense of belief being demonstrated on the field. But World Cup giants Brazil are also on the war path, along with Euro 2008 winners Spain. How England will fair we will have to wait and see but one thing for sure is that the excitement is already floating around in the air.