South Africa 2010 should be the largest Soccer World Cup betting of all time at least from a sports betting perspective. The 2006 World Cup was a veritable feeding frenzy with punters wagering billions in total, and the ultimate result of Italy winning it all has to have been a good one for the bookies. Will 2010 in SA turn out differently?
Bettors are not shying away from punting on this year's winner, and a lot of early money has come for the UEFA conference rivals Spain and England. Spain are tournament favorites at 9/2, a spot they share with Brazil. But England are close behind quoted no better than 5/1.
Other teams that have the respect of bookmakers are Germany and Argentina, with defending champs Italy very easy to back at 12/1 along with the Netherlands. It is interesting to see some support for France as well. They have shortened in to 14/1 despite being extremely lucky to qualify and playing well below their best recently.
The top ranked African team according to the betting is Ivory Coast, but they are still outsiders to win it all at 25/1.
The host nation, South Africa, who are the weakest team in the entire competition according to the latest FIFA world rankings, are 125/1 to win.
Read our World Cup Soccer betting guide for more information on where to bet on football online whether you are in America looking for Soccer Worldcup betting sportsbook or in Europe searching for World Cup bookies.
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Bettors are not shying away from punting on this year's winner, and a lot of early money has come for the UEFA conference rivals Spain and England. Spain are tournament favorites at 9/2, a spot they share with Brazil. But England are close behind quoted no better than 5/1.
Other teams that have the respect of bookmakers are Germany and Argentina, with defending champs Italy very easy to back at 12/1 along with the Netherlands. It is interesting to see some support for France as well. They have shortened in to 14/1 despite being extremely lucky to qualify and playing well below their best recently.
The top ranked African team according to the betting is Ivory Coast, but they are still outsiders to win it all at 25/1.
The host nation, South Africa, who are the weakest team in the entire competition according to the latest FIFA world rankings, are 125/1 to win.
Read our World Cup Soccer betting guide for more information on where to bet on football online whether you are in America looking for Soccer Worldcup betting sportsbook or in Europe searching for World Cup bookies.
