World Cup Betting

Spain are one of the perennial underachievers on football’s biggest stage. Despite boasting some of the biggest club sides and best players in the history of the sport, they haven’t progressed beyond the quarter final stage of a World Cup finals since they finished fourth way back in 1950.

However, all could change in 2010. Spain arrive in South Africa as European champions and with a 100% qualifying record and the pre-tournament favourites are fancied to finally break their World Cup hoodoo this summer. Here are four reasons why Spain are the 4/1 favourites to triumph in South Africa. (more…)

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Betting Guide - England’s Stage of Elimination

South Africa 2010 will be England’s thirteenth appearance at the World Cup finals. Will it prove to be lucky as Fabio Capello’s men emulate the team of 1966, or will it prove to be unlucky and see the Three Lions eliminated at the first hurdle for the first time since 1958?
Here’s our look at England’s past World Cup performances with odds on them repeating such a performance in 2010. (more…)

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World Cup 2010 - A Simulation

With the World Cup just three months away, the team behind the leading football game Championship Manager have recently decided to simulate the entire tournament, from start to finish.

Featuring the thirty two teams, correct squads and formations, the team set about playing all sixty four matches of the 2010 World Cup in full to try and determine who would triumph. If the actual tournament pans out in the same way, there will be plenty of opportunities to profit on your betting…. (more…)

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Are England’s Odds Justified?

England are 11/2 third favourites for the World Cup and will benefit from a very favourable draw for South Africa. However, there are various factors that won’t help the Three Lions as they attempt to emulate the team of 1966 and win the World Cup. (more…)

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Even numbered years are kind to football fans, as in-between the World Cup Finals we get to enjoy the European Championships. Bearing in mind that seven of the top nine favourites for the 2010 World Cup are from Europe, the Euros are almost as tough a competition to win as the World Cup itself.

Held two years before a World Cup Finals, the European Championships should be a reasonable pointer towards international form. You’d expect teams that had performed well in a European Championships to fare well in the World Cup two years later. Therefore, as European Champions should we expect Spain to win in South Africa?

The simple answer is ‘no’. (more…)

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