Outright Odds: 100/1
Group C Winners: 9/1
Serbia & Montenegro will start in Germany as undefeated in qualifying with one of the meanest defences in international football. They topped their qualifying group ahead of Spain, Belgium and Bosnia-Herzegovina and conceded just one goal in 10 matches away at Spain in a 1-1 draw.
The draw in Spain saw their defence breaches for the first time in eight matches, with the preceding seven successive clean sheets setting a new world record.
An almost watertight defence is the key to Serbia & Montenegros success, with the backline superbly marshalled by Mladen Krstajic, who plays in Germany for Schalke 04. Such organisation and the ability to snuff out any opposing attacks prompted Manchester United to shell out 7 million on defensive partner Nemanja Vidic who was at Spartak Moscow.
Neither player was a household name and neither were Dynamo Kievs Goran Gavrancic or Ivica Dragutinovic of Sevilla who made up the back four, or goalkeeper Dragoslav Jevric, currently at Turkish outfit Ankaraspor, but they will be in the minds of their Group C opposition managers.
However, Serbia &...
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