England boss Fabio Capello has described what would be his perfect World Cup scenario, the Italian wants to lead England to semi-final glory over Germany before securing the trophy with victory over France in the final (England/France final 40/1).
Capello has already endeared himself to England fans after leading the Three Lions through an impressive and almost perfect qualification campaign, with only the Ukraine managing to beat England after qualification had already been assured, but could become a national hero if he manages to lead England to World Cup glory for the first time since 1966.
After falling at the hands of Germany in international tournaments on more than one occasion in recent times England fans would love to see their side knock the Germans out of the competition in South Africa and Capello remains hopeful the two sides will meet, and England will come out on top.
“The perfect scenario for me would be for England to beat Germany in the semi-finals, and then to win the World Cup by defeating France in the final,” said Capello. “It is high time that a European team wins the World Cup outside Europe. In my opinion there are four very strong European sides, and this time they will not have the excuse of there being a change of time zone.”
Capello does not mention the four European teams he considers ‘very strong’ but it seems safe to assume that Spain, who are the current favourites to take the trophy in South Africa (Spain 4/1 to win the World Cup), are in his thoughts. The Italian has stated he wouldn’t have take the England job if he didn’t think they could lift international football’s greatest prize and at 11/2 England are certainly among the favourites to come out on top in South Africa.
Germany, finalists in 2006, are currently priced at 14/1 to emerge victorious in South Africa, while other European heavyweights include Holland (12/1), Italy (12/1) and France (16/1) and Capello believes there are no excuses for Europe’s top sides heading into the competition in South Africa.
However, the Italian tactician admits he is wary of the threat the African teams could pose, with England drawn in the same group as north African nation Algeria. The South African World Cup is the first to be held in the continent and Capello believes the African participants will be keen to show their talents to the rest of the footballing world.
He added: “I am also on my guard about the African teams. Algeria are the most dangerous side in our group.”
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