England have been quoted at 33/1 to win next year’s World Cup in Brazil after today’s draw which sees Roy Hodgson’s side in the same group as Italy, Uruguay and Costa Rica.
Uruguay’s Luiz Suarez.
The English will play their first game in Group D against Italy on 14 June, kick off 2.00am Irish time in the city of Manaus in the Amazon region.
They will then face Uruguay, who include Liverpool’s on fire striker Luiz Suarez in their side, five days later in Sao Paulo before finishing their group match fixtures against Costa Rica in Beloe Horizonte on 24 June.
Should England qualify from their group, they will face either Colombia, Greece, Ivory Coast or Japan in the second round.
Optomists will look to last time England faced either Uruguay, Costa Rica or Italy in the first round of the World Cup was in 1966 – the last and only time they have ever lifted the trophy.
Then, they played Uruguay in Group 1, drawing 0-0 at Wembley.
The opening game of the competition will see hosts Brazil take on Croatia on 12 June in Sao Paulo with the final being played in the Estadio do Maracana in Rio de Janeiro on 13 July (kick off 8.00pm Irish time).
The groups:
Group A: Brazil, Croatia, Mexico, Cameroon
Group B: Spain, Netherlands, Chile, Australia
Group C: Colombia, Greece, Cote d’Ivoire, Japan
Group D: Uruguay, Costa Rica, England, Italy
Group E: Switzerland, Ecuador, France, Honduras
Group F: Argentina, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Iran, Nigeria
Group G: Germany, Portugal, Ghana, USA
Group H: Belgium, Algeria, Russia, Korea Republic.
Following today’s draw Ladbrokes have hosts Brazil at 10/3 favourites to win the tournament. Argentina are quoted at 9/2, Germany 11/2 and defending champions Spain 6/1.
Iran and Honduras are the joint rank outsiders at 1,500/1.
Latest prices with Ladbrokes are:
Brazil 10/3
Argentina 9/2
Germany 11/2
Spain 6/1
Belgium 14/1
France 18/1
Holland 20/1
Italy 20/1
Colomba 22/1
Portugal 25/1
England 33/1
Uruguay 33/1
Chile 5/1
Russia 80/1
Switzerland 100/1
Mexico 125/1
Ivory Coast 150/1
Croatia 150/1
Ecuador 150/1
Japan 175/1
Bosnia-Herzegovina 200/1
USA 200/1
Ghana 250/1
Greece 250/1
Nigeria 300/1
South Korea 400/1
Australia 500/1
Cameroon 750/1
Algeria 750/1
Costa Rica 1,000/1
Iran 1,500/1
Honduras 1,500/1
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