FIFA World Cup Favorite
Posted on 09. Jun, 2010 in Online Wagering
It’s been four years since Italy was crowned champion of the ‘beautiful game’ at the 2006 World Cup. On Friday June 11th, tournament to determine the best team in the world resumes after a four year layoff. The tournament lasts for a month until July 11th where a champion will be crowned, but the million dollar question of will the Italians repeat as champions, remains to be seen. World Cup contenders from 32 nations all vying for football immortality, as stars both young and old look to raise their stock from excellent to God-like.
This year’s tournament is being played in South Africa, where twenty years ago, under apartheid government, seemed near impossible to be hosting one of the world’s biggest tournaments. For the first time, the world’s eyes will be on South Africa, as world cup betting odds pit the host nation to be the longest shot of all the 32 teams to win the tournament. Online world cup betting sites have perhaps the three biggest power house football nations as the odds on favorites. Those teams include Argentina, Spain and Brazil, with Brazil having the highest odds to win the entire tournament.
These three teams are so good at football, that they could send second and third tier teams to the tournament and still be the odds on favorites to place in the top three. Italy the 2006 champion is projected by many experts outside of Italy, to finish sixth in the tournament. However a wise gambler wagering on the World Cup, should never count out the defending champions. Of the 32 teams in the tournament, it has been determined by football analysts that nearly half the teams expect to walk away as the 2010 champions.
Starting on June 11th, when the tournament kicks off, fans can rest assured knowing that each game from the round robin opening stage to the finals, will be taken extremely seriously by all teams involved.
