Better luck this time! Spain's chequered history in the FIFA World Cup

The betting odds are in and experts have given football fans a list of clear favourites to win the trophy. Brazil is a strong favourite, but look out for Argentina, Belgium, France, England and Spain to field strong, competitive teams. Spain will make their debut against Costa Rica in Group E next Wednesday.

The 2022 World Cup starts today. Spain will play their first game against Costa Rica next Wednesday. The 2002 team was a favourite to win the tournament, but they were eliminated in the group stage. Their goalkeeper Santiago Cañizares had a broken foot in training. The team's performance was marred by several controversies. FIFA World Cups are usually unpredictable. In 2002, the team won the competition in South Korea and Japan. It was the first time that Spain won a World cup. They were also eliminated from the previous tournament in 1998.

Santiago Cañizares played football for Valencia CF. He changed sports and won a rally championship in 2017. Brazil won the 2002 World Cup. Ecuadorian referee Byron Moreno was arrested in 2010 in New York for trying to smuggle heroin.