Can the Desert Foxes sneak into second place?
The group outsiders at 16/1 are the African representatives, Algeria. Ranked 30th in the world Les Fennecs, the Desert Foxes, are making their first appearance at a World Cup since 1986 and will be hoping to progress past the group stage for the first time in what will be their third finals campaign. The coach from 1986 Rabah Saadane returned to the international scene in 2007 to take up the post once again following the national team’s failure to qualify for the 2006 and 2008 Africa Cup of Nations. His return has sparked somewhat of a transformation and the Desert Foxes qualified for the finals in dramatic circumstances. Algeria will start the World Cup at odds of 500/1 to go all the way and lift the FIFA World Cup Trophy. After coming through the first round of qualifying as group winners, Algeria finished the second round tied for first place with their fiercest rivals Egypt. The play-off match was played in neutral Khartoum. A thunderous volley from Antar Yahia was enough to see Al
