Stars are 200-1 to win World Cup

Capsule reports from The Associated Press (AP) of the 32 countries playing in next year's the FIFA World Cup 2006 in Germany gave the breakdown on the chances of each team securing the most sought-after prize in world football and Ghana is on 200-1, according to odds posted by British bookmakers William Hill.

Of the other African teams debuting at Germany 2006, Angola and Togo are touted at 400-1, while fellow and Ivory Coast have been given decent odds of 66-1.

The favourites to win their second successive and sixth overall World Cup title are defending champions Brazil, with odds of 11-4, while their neighbours and South American arch-rivals Argentina, who have twice won the title, are at 13-2.

World Cup under-achievers England, the 1966 winners who are being touted as contenders for the final, are at 7-1.

Hosts Germany are at 8-1, along with fellow three-time winners Italy, while 1998 champs France were posted at odds of 12-1.