Football World Cup Bets

Betting Guide to Uruguay The last time that Uruguay were in the semi finals of the World Cup was forty years ago, and not since 1950 when they beat Brazil in the final, have they been within a whisker of glory. Uruguay have won the World Cup twice in their history, but they were soon [...]

  Paraguay V Spain Preview Kick-off: Saturday, 3rd July – 19:30 GMT Venue: Ellis Park, Johannesburg World Cup Quarter-Final   Paraguay Picking a successful dark horse is no easy feat, so congratulations are in order if you were clever enough to hand-pick Paraguay beforehand. However, the vibe inside camp is that the South American surprise [...]

  Argentina V Germany Preview Kick-off: Saturday, 3rd July – 15:00 GMT Venue: Green Point Stadium, Cape Town World Cup Quarter-Final   Argentina The exciting prospect of facing their fierce South Americans rivals, Brazil, is still on the cards but Argentina must first tame one of the competition’s most consistent nations in that of Germany, [...]

  Uruguay V Ghana Preview Kick-off: Friday, 2nd July – 19:30 GMT Venue: Soccer City Stadium, Johannesburg World Cup Quarter-Final  Uruguay Back in the day when Uruguay were a genuine powerhouse when it came to international football and major tournaments, a semi-final appearance wouldn’t be as coveted and celebrated as it is perhaps now, more [...]

Betting Guide to Holland Perhaps that old destructive nature has started to creep back into the Netherlands, just as it appeared that Holland were finally a collective that would push on towards World Cup glory together. Arsenal striker Robin Van Persie has been complaining about the fact that he got substituted in Holland’s last sixteen [...]

Betting Guide to Brazil Coach Dunga will finally silence all of his critics if he lifts the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Since taking over, Dunga has been accused of taking the flair out of Brazil, but he has added so much more. Winning is such an important role in Brazilian football culture, that Dunga has [...]

  Holland V Brazil Preview Kick-off: Friday, 2nd July – 15:00 GMT Venue: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth World Cup Quarter-Final   Holland The Dutch have won every World Cup encounter up till now but will be hard-pressed to retain their flawless run at these finals when they face the five-time winners Brazil in [...]

We’re midway through the tournament now, although the vast majority of matches have been played, so we now have a rough idea of who will be in the shake up to claim this year’s FIFA World Cup Golden Ball (Player of the Tournament). For irony’s sake, the last two winners have both been losing finalists [...]