World Cup football betting focussed on South Africa
This summer, the world’s attention will be switched to South Africa as more World Cup betting than ever before is offered on the 19th FIFA World Cup.
Between 11th June and 11th July, the planet’s greatest footballers will converge on the Rainbow Nation to decide which team is to be crowned the best in the world.
The idea for a football World Cup was first conceived in the 1920’s by the then Fifa President, Frenchman Jules Rimet. Rimet with the first competition awarded to Uruguay in 1930.
Only 14 nations took part in that tournament, won by the host nation, but these days World Cup football betting features 32 teams and has become one of the world’s biggest sporting events.
It has paid to follow South Americans in football World Cup betting
Uruguay’s victory in 1938 was the start of a trend that has seen the South American nations dominate the football World Cup betting, winning nine of the 18 tournaments staged so far.
The most successful nation to follow for a World Cup bet is Brazil who have won the competition a record five times, closely followed by Italy who have four victories and Germany and Argentina who have each won the competition on three occasions.
Who to consider for a bet on World Cup 2010?
As usual the Brazilians figure prominently in the World Cup 2010 betting, despite an indifferent qualification campaign.
With stars like Kaka, Ronaldinho and Pato in their ranks they must surely be considered again for a bet on the 2020 World Cup. Coach Dunga is confident his team will peak in South Africa and such is the expectation that anything other than a sixth World Cup success will probably be deemed a failure.
The overall favourites in the World Cup betting are Spain who won Euro 2008 and had an impeccable qualification with ten wins from as many games, scoring 28 goals along the way.
Add this to talent that nations such as Argentina, Germany and Italy possess combined with ever improving African and Asian teams’ means and the 2010 FIFA World Cup betting competition promises to be a true feast of football.
England cannot be ruled out of World Cup 2010 betting
England would appear to have the talent to repeat their one World Cup success of 1966 and much will be expected of Fabio Capello's side when they open their Group C campaign against the United States in the World Cup 2010 betting.
The form of experienced starts like Wayne Rooney, Rio Ferdinand, John Terry, Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard could be crucial.
If England are to win the group and progress in the 2010 FIFA World Cup betting, they would face a team from Group D which includes Germany, Australia, Ghana and Serbia.
Brazil’s impressive World Cup match betting record
World Cup match betting is always hugely popular as nation is pitched against nation and these days you can have such a World Cup bet in-play, once the match is underway.
With a record of 64 victories, 14 draws and 14 defeats in 92 World Cup games played, Brazil are certain to have their followers in the World Cup match betting.
Other teams difficult to overcome include Germany especially if the game is tight and heading towards extra time!
FIFA World Cup betting on top scorer
Among the most popular FIFA World Cup betting opportunities, is predicting the top goalscorer at the tournament.
The highest scorer in World Cup history is the Brazilian Ronaldo, who scored 14 goals in three tournaments between 1998 and 2006 including, eight as helped his side to victory in 2002. However Ronaldo’s impressive haul is not the record for goals scored in a single tournament. That honour goes to France’s Just Fontaine who scored an incredible 13 goals in 1958. No doubt ‘Les Bleus’ current goalscoring stars Karim Benzema and Nicolas Anelka will be looking to equal their countryman’s record during this summer’s tournament.
African nations to be considered in 2010 World Cup betting
Another element to consider when looking at the 2010 World Cup betting is the possibility of a first African success.
The African nations have been repeatedly inconsistent in the World Cup football betting and tend to be poor travellers. However, with this edition being played on home-soil, the African nations have an added incentive to do well and with teams such as Ghana and Ivory Coast now possessing numerous world-class stars, the continent has a genuine opportunity to claim its first tournament victory on the world stage.
Whatever happens this summer, the tournament will undoubtedly be a success and you can follow all the World Cup match betting with Ladbrokes.
