World Cup Betting Thread

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

Sion - you are Mr Jinx, so you're not welcome...

 

Any bookies offering good deals on new accounts? I tripled my money on the last Euros, so I can't lose. Gonna wager my soul on this. Dunno what I'll do with 3 souls though

 

Spain at 4s seems a decent bet, esp when England are 3rd at 6s

[Hassony]

Baros for top goal scorer

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

that one's a shoo-in

[Sion]

Won't you get thrown in your local state penitentiary for gambling?

You should buy some guns instead.

[Guy_Incognito]

Lampard's something like 66/1 for top scorer. Might be worth a cheeky e/w punt given the season he's just had, and that he's the penalty taker. Isn't he?

[floyd]

England to not qualify from group 8/1

Semi final teams, Spain, Brazil, Holland, Ghana

Edited May 21, 2010 by floyd

[Hassony]

England to not qualify from group 8/1

Semi final teams, Spain, Brazil, Holland, Ghana

 

Ghana?

 

no chance, especially without essien

[Hightown Phil]

Ghana are turd.

[Hassony]

Ghana are turd.

 

all the african teams are

 

 

Egypt are the best team in africa and they were rubbish against england

 

a couple might get to the second round but I doubt they'll get much further

[Sion]

Ivory Coast would have had the best chance if they didn't have the toughest group. Now not so sure any African sides will make it to 1/4 finals. Cameroon possibly

[Rory Fitzgerald]

Ronaldo is 7/4 to take his shirt off to celebrate a goal he scores.

 

Mascherano is 16/1 to be the player who commits the most fouls.

 

Torres 16/1 to score last goal of tournament.

 

Maradona to be sent of at 14's

 

Edit:I've not done those bets, just throwing them out there

Edited May 21, 2010 by Rory Fitzgerald

[floyd]

Ghana?

 

no chance, especially without essien

totally forgot about that. f*** Ghana, they'll get knocked out first round then. Come on Argentina

[Gunga Din]

Van Persie to be top scorer is decent. takes Hollands pens, and Holland, if they toop their group, should have a reasonably handy route to the final. he is 25/1. plus mexico at 11/8 to beat South Africa in the opener is giving money away

 

Ivory Coast would have had the best chance if they didn't have the toughest group. Now not so sure any African sides will make it to 1/4 finals. Cameroon possibly

 

Ivory coast would need to top their group, otherwise i think they will be likely to be playing Spain next. Nigeria might be the African team that does best.

Edited May 21, 2010 by Gunga Din

[Hightown Phil]

Every African team will get knocked out in the Group Stage because they're all unadulterated w***.

 

http://www.oddschecker.com/football/internationals/world-cup/top-african-team

 

Back Algeria or South Africa and let dead heat rules take effect when they all progress as far as each other.

 

One thing abut Holland Wayne, they share all the set pieces to stop them all from falling out, so they don't have a pen taker as such.

Edited May 21, 2010 by Hightown Phil

[Sion]

Nigeria and Cameroon have got favourable groups. Wouldn't be so sure all will go out.

[Hightown Phil]

Cameroon are the weakest side in their group and Greece and Nigeria will compete for last.

 

They're all terrible, terrible sides.

[Jarg Armani]

Luckily I just got Nigeria in our 5 a side team sweepstake.

[Sion]

Cameroon are the weakest side in their group and Greece and Nigeria will compete for last.

 

They're all terrible, terrible sides.

[Alan Green] They won't care, they just like to play football with a smile on their face[/Alan Green]

[Hightown Phil]

Luckily I just got Nigeria in our 5 a side team sweepstake.

 

Is there a wooden spoon prize?

[Jarg Armani]

Is there a wooden spoon prize?

 

A romantic evening with Victor Anichebe.

[Hightown Phil]

And his massive, massive, schlong.

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

[Alan Green] They won't care, they just like to play football with a smile on their face[/Alan Green]

Apart from the parts where, when losing they start kicking people up in the air a la 1990. (Admittedly that first red is my fav foul of all time)

[surf]

Van Persie to be top scorer is decent. takes Hollands pens, and Holland, if they toop their group, should have a reasonably handy route to the final. he is 25/1. plus mexico at 11/8 to beat South Africa in the opener is giving money away

 

 

 

apart from brazil in the quarters

[Hightown Phil]

Just backed North Korea to beat Ivory Coast.

 

One seriously, seriously over rated team are the Ivorians.

[Gunga Din]

Just backed North Korea to beat Ivory Coast.

 

One seriously, seriously over rated team are the Ivorians.

 

the North Koreans are tiny though, all about 5ft 8 or 9 (years of food rationing and malnourishment), are pretty much all amateur, and have never played outside Asia before. i'd be taking the Ivory coast -2 or 3 in that game, seriously. and thats without factoring in any defections from the North Korea camp

 

apart from brazil in the quarters

 

i dont think the Brazilians are all that great at all this time round.