World Cup 2010 Betting: What’s the Odd for the Group of Death
World Cup 2010 is going to be the biggest sports extravaganza this summer. With 32 teams, participating in the tournament, already divided into 8 separate groups, experts are finding it hard to decide the winners in the Group Stages. There is already a buzz in World Cup 2010 betting with many big teams finding it tough to get on the positive side of the bookies.
If you go by the Groups, on paper, England has the easiest one and henceforth may have an easy time of it, at least in the league stages. However, Group G, which has the 5-time Champions, Brazil, in their ranks, may not have a cakewalk. Already tagged as the 'Group of Death' with Portugal, North Korea and Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) comprising the other three teams, second-seeded Canarinho may need to work out of their skin to move ahead.
Cote D'Ivoire has only once qualified for the big stage in 2006. However, as per the World Cup 2010 betting figures of most websites, they cannot be underestimated. Their team has the likes of Toure Brothers (Kolo and Yaya Toure), Salomon Kalou, Emmanuel Eboue and Didier Drogba, who singlehandedly has taken his country to the biggest showdown of the summer. The team from Africa would find a lot of support from the crowd and may be a tough nut to crack for Brazil. Currently, the World Cup 2010 betting odds for the African nation lie at 34.
Portugal, who had a poor showing in the qualifiers and needed the playoffs to go through, is the unseeded side in the World Cup 2010. Still, there is no doubt that they are amongst the toughest teams in the entire European Continent. They have players like Cristiano Ronaldo (Fifa Player of the Year in 2008), Ricardo Carvalho (one of the best defenders in the Chelsea lineup), Deco, Nani, Nuno Gomes, Ricardo and Simao. With an accomplishment of reaching the semis of the 2006 edition and Brazil's World Cup Winning Manager, Luiz Felipe Scolari, backing them, they are amongst the favorites to go all the way through. At this moment, Portugal stand has an odd of 26 to go through to the next stage.
North Korea is going to be the easiest team in the group, as they have only once qualified for World Cup before in England. Even though they did cause 1-0 upset over Italy, bookies have no hopes of the same results to occur, as the odds for the country is at 751.
Now, when it comes to the Brazilian side, you know that a world-class team will take the field. Ranked 2nd by FIFA, the team will have the likes of Kaka, Ronaldinho, Robinho, Dani Alves, Julio Cesar, Lucio, Hulk and Baptista leading the show. Besides their great offensive record in the Qualifiers, they had a good defensive showing as well. With only 11 goals conceded in 18 games, it is expected that the likes of Drogba and Ronaldo will have to give their everything to score against them. With the odds in most World Cup 2010 betting chart showing 6.5, it is expected that in spite of being in the Group of Death, they will sail through to the Group of 16.
Now, only time will tell if the World Cup 2010 betting odds at this moment is showing the true picture or not. However, one thing is for sure that, with the magnitude of the tournament, expect the unexpected!
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Author: Ronaldo Fabregas