With Lionel Messi and Carlos Tevez in their ranks, Argentina are 7/1 in Sky Bet's World Cup betting odds to win the tournament.
Argentina 2/5 to top Group in Sky Bet's latest World Cup odds
With Lionel Messi and Carlos Tevez in their ranks, Argentina are 7/1 in Sky Bet's latest World Cup betting odds to win the tournament.
The duo have been on fire all season for Barcelona and Manchester City and are in the running to take home the Golden Boot from South Africa.
Messi is 10/1 (from 11/1) third favourite with Sky Bet, while Tevez is on offer at an 40/1 (from 50/1).
A special double of Messi to be the top scorer at the finals and Argentina to lift the World Cup trophy is available at 22/1 (from 33/1).
Messi's form has led to comparisons to Argentine legend Diego Maradona, who will take charge of the South American nation at the World Cup.
Struggled
Argentina struggled in qualifying for the finals but after reaching South Africa will be feared by many, including their fellow Group B foes Nigeria, Greece and South Africa.
Maradona's men are 2/5 favourites to win Group B and 1/10 to get out of the Group stages.
Behind Argentina, expect a hard-fought battle between the remaining three group members for the second qualifying berth.
A group forecast of Argentina first and Euro 2004 champions Greece second is 5/2 with Sky Bet, while a tricast of Argentina, South Korea and Greece is on offer at 11/1.
Argentina have previously reached four World Cup finals, their last 20 years ago. They are 4/1 to make the final in Johannesburg on Sunday 11th July but 8/1 to suffer heartbreak by finishing as runners up.
Four years before Maradona arrived on the world stage, Argentina defeated Holland 3-1 in the 1978 final. The two-time winners are 4/7 to progress further than the Dutch in 2010.
Argentina are 13/8 to go further than any other South American nation, behind only Brazil (8/11), with a final between the two rivals on offer at 12/1.
Maradona of course is infamous in England for his "Hand of God" goal in the 1986 quarter-finals and Sky Bet give odds of 14/1 that he will go up against Fabio Capello in this year's World Cup final.
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