The football World Cup is one of the greatest and most popular sporting events of them all, and – in case information about it has somehow passed you by – this year it is taking place between the 12th June and the 13th July in one of the spiritual homes of football: Brazil.
With the hosts priced as the bookies’ favourites for victory, Luiz Felipe Scolari’s men – with the benefit of home advantage – could well be the team to beat. But with holders Spain looking to make it four major tournaments in a row, and the likes of Germany, Argentina, Belgium and even England all in the mix, it promises to be one of the most competitive World Cups in living memory.
There’s plenty of football to play before the winner is decided of course. So read on as we give details of some of the other betting markets you might be interested in as well as some of the best betting odds and the latest betting tips to help you make a profit from this amazing feast of football.
The tournament structure is fairly standard: eight groups of four teams, the top two from each progressing to the knockout stages of the competition: the round of 16, the quarter finals, the semi finals and then, on 13th July in Rio, the final itself.
You are able to bet on any of the individual matches (for which we will have live betting odds comparison to make sure you get the best prices every time), but also other markets such as the winners of each of the groups, the top goalscorer for the tournament, whether a team will make the final and – of course – the outright tournament winner itself.
In the top goalscorer market, for instance, you have Argentina’s Lionel Messi and Brazil’s Neymar at the top of the betting, and both stand a decent chance of success given their sides are likely to go far in the tournament. There are some very tough groups (notably Group B with Spain, Holland, Chile and Australia, and Group G with Germany, Ghana, Portugal and USA) and some less so (Group E has Switzerland, France, Ecuador and Honduras, for instance). But all promise much in terms of excitement and loads of fantastic football, and plenty of betting opportunities in the group markets of course.
So for all your World Cup betting needs, be sure to check the latest betting tips and our live betting odds comparison right here as we present the best prices from the top bookies in the business to help you maximise your profits and pick some winning bets. What makes an already exciting football tournament even more fun? Winning lots of money on it of course! Good luck.