World Cup Betting
32 countries’ national sides compete in the world’s biggest festival
of sport this winter, and as always, Europe is the most highly
represented continent with 13 countries entering the group stage
round, which commences on June 11th. Africa is hosting the World Cup
for the first time, so there is also a lot of interest in the African
nations who have qualified.
Match Odds
Match Odds is the simplest and most common bet seen in soccer and
simply is a choice between the home team, away team or draw. There are
no requirements other then choosing one of the following and setting
how much you want to wager on the bet.
Australia $2.25
Draw $3.20
Germany $3.00
Over/Under
Over/Under is another common bet with American bookmakers, and you
have the same option with soccer. This type of bet allows you to
choose whether or not you think a team will go above a given number of
goals. For instance, Germany could have an over/under set at 2.5 which
means if you think they’ll score 3 or more goals you choose over and
if you think they’ll score 2 or fewer goals then you’d bet under.
Germany/Over 2.5 $1.60
Germany/Under 2.5 $2.20
Total Goals
This bet is just like the bet above the only difference though is that
you need to choose over/under on both teams in the game and not just
one team. If Germany and Australia are playing the total goals could
be 4.5 which mean if you think the game is going to have 5 or more
goals you’d pick over and if you think both teams will score fewer
then 4 goals you’d choose under.
Over 4.5 $1.85
Under 4.5 $1.85
Exact Game Score
This isn’t a wise bet that you want to make, but it’s an option. You
can bet on the exact score of a game and if correct, you get paid very
well, although the chances of making the right prediction are tough.
Only regulation time counts when making this bet and with ties
involving extra time, this doesn’t count towards this bet.
First Goal
If you think you can predict who will score the first goal in a game
then you can make this bet on most games as well although it isn’t a
bet I suggest unless you’re just having fun with it.
Futures Betting
Golden Boot Winner
The “Golden Boot Award” goes to the top goal scorer of the FIFA World Cup.
The award was introduced at the 1930 World Cup. The 1994 World Cup in
the United States was the first time that Silver and Bronze boots
awards were added to reward the second and third top scorers in the
tournament. Since 1994, if there is more than one player with the same
amount of goals, the tie-breaker goes to the player who has
contributed the most assists. If there is still more than one player,
the tie-breaker goes to the player who has played the least amount of
time.
Group Betting
With the 32 teams being split into 8 groups, you can place a bet on
who you think will be top of the table at the end of the three group
matches played.
World Cup Champions
Before the tournament begins, you can bet on who you think will go all
the way and win the FIFA World Cup for 2010. Because you know nothing
about the form of the teams, you can grab a hold of the best odds;
however, this will be the riskiest way to win.
Throughout the remainder of the tournament you can still place a World
Cup Champion bet, as the odds will change with each team’s
performances affecting the odds.
As the 2010 World Cup gets closer it will also be a perfect time to
create accounts at multiple bookmakers and take advantage of their
juicy World Cup bonuses as most of them will offer special bonuses and
promotions for bettors.
