England will face off with one of the worlds toughest opponents on the road when they play their friendly international in Seville against Spain this coming Wednesday (9pm UK time). The current european champion has stellar form, so Fabio Capello and his team are not really favored to win this one, even after winning four out of four in the current qualification stage for the Football World Cup 2010 in South Africa and a 2:1 victory in another friendly in Germany.

Bet on Spain against England – Friendly international game

But, this is a friendly after all, meaning that there is certainly a chance here for the english side to come out ahead in this football game as well.

Current odds on Spain versus England:

Spain to win: 11/10 (UK) – 2.10 (EU) – +110 (US) at Bet365

Draw: 9/4 (UK) – 3.25 (EU) – +225 (US) at PaddyPower

England to win: 11/4 (UK) – 3.75 (EU) – +275 (US) at Sportingbet UK

There are many exciting friendlies scheduled for Wednesday, but two other football games stick out “a little”, with France hosting Argentina and Brasil taking on Italy in London. When placing bets on these games, keep in mind, that these are friendlies. At this time of year, top players and their coaches are strongly needed for the final stretch in their leagues and/or Champions League and UEFA-Cup. So staying healthy through those matches is somewhat more important to them than fighting it out for that last-minute victory goal.

In games with two powerful football teams reluctant to lose against another “Tier 1″ opponent, usually the draw offers good value in betting, as well as the “under 2.5 goals”-bet.

From February 7 until March 9, the rugby world will again focus on the annual 6 Nations Championship Tournament in which England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Italy and France will battle it out for the tournament win. Wales won the 2008 “Six Nations” with a Grand Slam. Before that France won in 2006 and 2007. This years favourite to win it is again Wales with odds around 9/4 (3.25), followed by France around 3/1 (4.00), Ireland 7/2 (4.50) and England around 4/1 (5.00).

Scotland and Italy are heavy underdogs with Scotland around 15/1 (16.00) and Italy coming in with odds above 100/1. That is no wonder, Scotland`s last win of the 6 Nations dates back to 1999, the last year before Italy joined the what was then the “5 Nations Championship”. Italy itself managed to win only a total of 6 games so far in 45 matches, last year was the first tournament with 2 wins for the Italian side.

Best bookmakers to bet on the 6 Nations Rugby Championship Tournament:

RBS Six Nations Fixtures:

Sat 7th February: England vs. Italy and Ireland vs. France
Sun 8th February: Scotland vs. Wales
Sat 14th February: France vs. Scotland and Wales vs. England
Sun 15th February: Italy vs. Ireland
Fri 27th February: France vs. Wales
Sat 28th February: Scotland vs. Italy and Ireland vs. England
Sat 14th March: Italy vs. Wales and Scotland vs. Ireland
Sun 15th March: England vs. France
Sat 21st March: Italy vs. France, England vs. Scotland and Wales vs. Ireland