World Cup 2015: South Africa fifth likeliest team to win, say Australian fans

The Australians have reportedly rated South Africa as only the fifth likeliest team to bag the coveted World Cup trophy, following the team's loss to India in their Pool B clash on Sunday.

Readers of prestigious Australian newspaper the Sydney Morning Herald's website have rated South Africa as only fifth likeliest to win the 2015 World Cup.

The poll on the website asked a simple question about who would win the World Cup and almost 50,000 respondents solidly supported the Australians, who received 37 percent of the vote, Sport24 reported. 

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Australia was followed by the already dangerous-looking New Zealand, which won 22 percent of the vote, and then India, with 21 percent of the vote. For South Africa poll participants have gleefully stuck the knife in.

The voters have even displayed superior support, nine percent, for one of the minnow nations - Afghanistan, Scotland, Ireland and United Arab Emirates - to lift the trophy.

South Africa then come in at eight percent, followed by the least supported teams, not more than one percent in any instance -Pakistan, Sri Lanka and England, the report added.