Spain and Germany are the headline acts in Fifa World Cup Group E where they have Costa Rica and Japan for company
Odds provided by @Betxchange are correct at the time of writing but are subject to change.
Spain
Spain topped their qualification group with 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat to finish 4 points clear of Sweden with Greece, Georgia and Kosovo further back.
In Euro 21 Spain made it all the way to the semi finals where they lost on penalty kicks to Italy.
Spain's only World Cup crown came in South Africa in 2010 and they are currently 7th in the Fifa rankings. In Russia 2018 they made it through the group stage but lost to the hosts in the first knockout round. Luis Enrique is the man in charge and there are some very talented youngsters in the squad.
Selected Outright Odds
To win the tournament 8/1
To win Group E 9/10
To Qualify from Group E 1/9
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Germany
Germany won 9 and lost 1 of their matches in qualifying comfortably, topping their group by 9 points from North Macedonia with Romania, Armenia, Iceland and Liechtenstein the other nations to miss out. They banged in 36 goals in what was a weak group whilst conceding just 4.
Germany made it through a tough Euro 21 finals group which included France and Portugal but they were beaten 2-0 by England in the Round of 16.
The most recent of Germany's 4 World Cup titles came in 2014 and they are ranked 11th in the world. Russia 2018 was a disaster as Germany failed to make it out of the group stage. Hansi Flick is the German coach.
Selected Outright Odds
To win the tournament 11/1
To win Group E 11/10
To Qualify from Group E 1/8
Costa Rica
Costa Rica finished fourth in their North and Central American qualifying group with a record of 7 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats. They were behind USA on goal difference and 3 points behind Mexico and Canada and that set up a play off with New Zealand which they won 1-0.
Costa Rica are ranked 31st and they come into the finals in good shape under coach Luis Fernando Suarez. The spine of the squad is vastly experienced but the wrong side of 30 but they also have some promising youngsters.
Costa Rica also drew a tough group in the 2014 finals but they still qualified for the knockout rounds before bowing out in the quarter finals.
Selected Outright Odds
To win the tournament 750/1
To win Group E 44/1
To Qualify from Group E 6/1
Japan
Japan finished second in their Asia regional qualifying group, finishing 1 point behind Saudi Arabia and 7 clear of third placed Australia who franked the form in coming through the subsequent play offs. Although they started poorly they eventually won 7 of 10 matches, drawing 1 and losing 2 and goals were pretty scarce with 12 scored and 4 conceded.
Japan are ranked 24th and they have reached the last 16 on 3 occasions including in 2018 when they where they threatened an upset win over Belgium. Hajime Moriyasu is the Japan coach and their results in preparation matches against other lower ranked qualifiers have been strong.
Selected Outright Odds
To win the tournament 250/1
To win Group E 12/1
To Qualify from Group E 4/1
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Note, odds are correct at the time of writing but are subject to change
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