World Cup Betting

The 2010 World Cup in South Africa will make history as the first to be held Africa and there are hundreds of World Cup betting opportunities and World Cup betting offers available for the tournament, which begins on June 11.

The markets available for the World Cup range from betting on individual matches through the group stages and into the knockout stages to the winners of the tournament, and from the tournament's top goalscorer - known as the Golden Boot - to the nation to progress the furthest from a specific continent.

In the outright World Cup betting, Spain are favourites ahead Brazil, who have won the World Cup a record five times. Reigning champions Italy, who won the 2006 edition in Germany to lift the Jules Rimet trophy for the fourth time, are the seventh favourites to retain their crown behind England, Argentina, Holland and Germany, all of whom are favourites to top their group from the eight groups in the initial stage of the World Cup and are short prices to make the quarter-finals.

In the top goalscorer World Cup betting market Spain's David Villa, Argentina's Lionel Messi and England's Wayne Rooney are the top three, while Spain are expected to be the leading scorers in the tournament in one of the special markets available.

The 2010 World Cup gets underway in Soccer City in Johannesburg on Friday June 11th when South Africa host Mexico. The final takes place in the same venue a month later on Sunday July 11th.

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For special World Cup Betting odds check these bookmakers:

http://www.Betfair.com/World-Cup

http://www.Ladbrokes.com/South-Africa

http://www.WilliamHill.com/WorldCup

http://www.TitanBet.com

By: James Matthews, 27.05.2010