World Cup Betting Archive  June 2010

After finishing second in Group C, the England squad knew they had to do things the hard way to reach the World Cup final, although the same applies to Germany even though Die Mannschaft finished top of Group D. Victory over the Three Lions on Sunday was comfortable enough, although they now face Argentina on [...]

Argentina have now scored nine goals during this World Cup, so it’s little surprise to see one of their forwards topping the Golden Shoe table. While plenty of money came for Lionel Messi to top score during this tournament following an awesome season for Barcelona, it’s his Real Madrid compatriot who is instead leading the [...]

Spain v Portugal Betting Odds Spain to win: 11/10 at Bet365 Draw: 9/4 at Totesport Portugal to win: 10/3 at SkyBet Spain The European Champions had more of a battle on their hands to reach the second round of the 2010 FIFA World Cup than expected. After picking themselves up after losing their opening match to [...]

Japan v Paraguay Betting Odds Kick Off: 15:00 GMT Japan to win: 11/4 at Ladbrokes Draw: 9/4 at SkyBet Paraguay to win: 5/4 at Blue Square   Japan Credit where it is due really for the Asian nation. Their coach Takeshi Okada stated before the tournament that he expected nothing less than a berth in the [...]

England’s exit from South Africa 2010 in such disappointing style has sparked a whole debate about the u se of video technology in football. It is not a new subject for discussion, as FIFA and Sepp Blatter have always played down the idea, citing cost and the inability to introduce it all levels of football [...]

Capello to hold talks with FA It was bound to come up. England crashed out of the 2010 FIFA World Cup at the hands of old rivals Germany, and immediately speculation over the national coach is brought to light. While Fabio Capello has said that he is not about to quit his post after failing [...]

Brazil v Chile Betting Odds Brazil to win: 4/7 at Victor Chandler Draw: 3/1 at SkyBet Chile to win: 6/1at SkyBet To Qualify Brazil: 1/5 at Totesport Chile: 4/1 at Boylesports Brazil Brazil failed to score in a group match for the first time since 1978 as they closed out Group G as winners. They [...]

Holland v Slovakia Betting Odds Holland to win: 4/9 at Bet365 Draw: 10/3 at Paddy Power Slovakia to win: 7/1 at SkyBet Holland Holland are looking in extremely good shape to make a run at the World Cup finals. They secured a 100% record in their group, with a 2-1 win over a Cameroon side, [...]