World Cup Betting

“They think its all over…….it is now”. This famous bit of commentary used by Ken Wolstenholme as Geoff Hurst scored England’s 4th goal against West Germany in the 1966 World Cup Final could easily be attributed to traditional betting with the high street bookmakers. With Betfair often able to offer 20% better odds than the traditional bookmakers why bet with anyone else when deciding on your strategy for World Cup football betting?

World Cup Betting reaches fever pitch during the actual tournament but why not have a look at Betfair’s long term winner market? Are 2002 winners Brazil going to charm the world with their smooth football or are the likes of South Korea, Asia’ s World Cup newcomers going defy all football odds again and surprise the time honoured traditional football powers?

Perhaps your football world cup betting knowledge is more local and the Betfair World Cup European Zone winner markets are more to your liking. Could the last European winners, France who won the World Cup in 1998, make it through their group in the long path to the World Cup Final?

Betfair also cover every individual game in the European Qualifying groups with the unique ability to bet In-Play. World Cup betting has taken on a whole new dimension. Just think, betting on rapidly changing odds whilst a match is In Play. As they say, Betfair 20% Better Odds!

You can be sure that there was some form of betting involved when Uruguay won the inaugural World Cup in 1930 on home soil. Since then, however the World Cup has been dominated by the stylish Brazil and their samba football. Securing an unprecedented 5th win at the 2002 World Cup Brazil, showed why they are always a wise football bet.

Amazingly, although football has truly become a global game, over the last 6 World Cups 11 of the 12 finalists have been shared between only 4 nations - Brazil, Italy, Germany, Argentina! This is surely worth consideration when looking at your long term World Cup football bets!

One of the most popular markets (among a plethora to choose from) on Betfair is the over/under 2.5 goal market. Over the years there have been fewer and fewer goals scored per game in the World Cup Finals. From a high of 5.38 in 1954 to a more realistic 2.51 at the 2002 World Cup shows that it is the smart bettor who is more likely to win on this market.

Football has always caught the imagination of the considered bettor. With a record amount of money expected to be matched on Betfair across the different markets in the 2006 World Cup why even think of betting elsewhere?

Bet on the World Cup

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