World Cup Results: Spain and Villa off the mark

Betfacts / Joe Dyer / 21 June 2010 / Leave a comment Free £25 Bet

David Villa's two goals have fired him back into the top scorer reckoning

European champs and their star-man are back in business in both winner and top scorer markets after solid beating of Honduras

"Euro 2008 hero David Villa took the chance to fire himself back into the top goalscorer reckoning with a brace and now trades as the [4.6] joint favourite with Gonzalo Higuain to lift that crown."

Spain are World Cup favourites again after avoiding another Group H mishap with a smooth *-* victory over Honduras tonight.

Euro 2008 hero David Villa took the chance to fire himself back into the top goalscorer reckoning with a brace and now trades as the [4.6] joint favourite with Gonzalo Higuain to lift that crown.

Group H will now almost certainly be won by either Chile or Switzerland after the former beat the latter in the day's 2.30pm kick-off.

The Swiss had West Ham's Valon Behrami sent off but held out until the 76th minute before conceding to Mark Gonazalez's header. Chile were backed at [2.8] in-running on Betfair.

Spain are the [1.95] favourites to win Group H with Chile available to back at [3.15]. Switzerland are [6.2] outsiders there, but are shorter in the 'to qualify' betting than Chile at [1.53] as a win over Honduras coupled with a Chile defeat to Spain will see them through.

Earlier in the day, Portugal kickstarted their World Cup with a 7-0 hammering of North Korea - a final score that was backed at [410.0]. That win just about wraps up Group G with Ivory Coast now needing a 9-0 win or better against North Korea in the final game.

Brazil and Portugal play a winner takes all match to decide who finishes top of the pile.

Tags: David Villa, Group H, Spain, World Cup