Portugal is confident, at the 2010 World Cup the South Europeans are once again amongst the tournament favorites, albeit still without a title. Coach Carlos Queiroz team will bring some of the best footballers in the world to South Africa and they will no doubt have a big impact on the World Cup betting markets and provide much tension in an already very competitive Group G.

With Jose Bosingwa, Ricardo Carvalho and Paulo Ferreira almost the entire defense of Chelsea FC is playing for Portugal, and might beworth backing with a sports bet online.

Bruno Alves from FC Porto and Real Madrid's Pepe are also amongst Portugal's defensive barrier. During qualification their skills allowed for a series of four games in which not a single goal was conceded and which made World Cup participation a reality for the Portuguese.

Much will depend on how Portugal manages to deal with the fierce opponents in Group G. Underestimating Brazil, North Korea and the Ivory Coast would be fatal. At the 2002 World Cup they never even survived the first round and that against much weaker opponents. All this however does not change the fact that the Portugal 2010 World Cup Team are one of the favorites for the tournament in South Africa and that Christiano Ronaldo is already seen by many as the best player of the competition.