World Cup Betting Tips - Monday 21st June

Portugal v North Korea

The odds on Portugal v North Korea suggest many goals are expected but we beg to differ and the odds on 2-0 to Portugal look very good and well worth the risk involved in the bet, which is not as big as many would think. Back Portugal to win 2-0 at odds of 5.5 with William Hill where new customers get 3 x £10 free bets when you bet just £10!

Portugal v North Korea Next Best Bet

Simply a toss up between backing Simao to score first or at anytime, slight preference is for anytime as we are expecting a couple of goals and it could be best to be slightly cautious with the anytime market. Back Simao to score anytime at best odds 8.0 with William Hill where new customers get free £30 in bets.

Chile vs Switzerland

The best bet in this match has to be simply on Chile to win the game. Many will be tipping Switzerland to win and that means we are getting a great price on Chile winning, this is expected to be one of the most comfortable winning bets at these sorts of odds in the entire World Cup. Back Chile to win at odds of 2.3 with William Hill where new customers get 3 x £10 free bets when you bet just £10!

Chile v Switzerland Next Best Bet

We think chile will score the only goals of the game and we think Humberto Suazo is the biggest goal threat for Chile by some distance so everything points to him scoring the first goal of the game and the odds seem to be very big for this bet too so make the most of it and have a decent bet on it. Back Suazo to score first with best odds 7.0 with William Hill where new customers get free £30 in bets.

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Best Bet In The World Cup Outright Betting

The World Cup bookies seem to have got things pretty much spot on, Spain, Brazil and England are the teams to beat at the World Cup. Teams like France, Holland and Italy are all very good sides but they don't have either the class or easier draws that the favourites have. It is very likely that Spain, Brazil and England will all reach the World Cup Semi Finals as they won't meet before then if all of them win their group as expected.

England are set to meet Brazil in the semi final and although England are capable of beating Brazil, in all probability when the pressure is on they won't. Spain should prove too good for whichever side they meet in the semi final, possibly the Dutch, and when Spain meet Brazil in the final, which will be dubbed the dream final by many pundits.

Best Bet in the World Cup Outright is Brazil at 6.0 with Bet365

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Best Bet In The World Cup Golden Boot Betting

There are likely to be some big prices placing in the World Cup Golden Boot betting but as far as finding the winner is concerned it is likely to fall upon one fo the favourites, just like in the World Cup Outright Betting.

The 'big five' in the World Cup Golden Boot Betting are David Villa, Fernando Torres, Cristiano Ronaldo, Luis Fabiano and Wayne Rooney. You can rule two of those out fairly quickly. Fernando Torres should play as many games as David Villa yet David Villa consistently outscores Fernando Torres at international level so if you are backing a Spaniard you should just concentrate on David Villa. Cristiano Ronaldo should also be overlooked as recent evidence suggests Portugal are not that good, and will probably go out at the group stage, and he is unlikely to fill his boots against Brazil and Ivory Coast.

That leaves three, David Villa, Luis Fabiano and Wayne Rooney. Villa has proved he can score goals at tournaments like these, he won the Golden Boot at the European Championships two years ago and he has an outstanding chance again here in South Africa. He looks the best bet but Fabiano and Rooney should push him close. Both players represent countries who should get to the semi final, guaranteeing themselves seven games in which to score in (don't forget the losing semi finalists play in the third place playoff). Both are very good strikers and are likely to go very close to winning the Golden Boot and both can be backed each way with confidence.

Best Bet in the World Cup Golden Boot Betting is David Villa at 8.00 with William Hill

Next Best Bets in the World Cup Golden Boot Betting are Wayne Rooney at 15.00 with BWin and Luis Fabiano at 13.00 with William Hill - New customers get a free £30 bet with William Hill

Best Bet In The World Cup Group Betting

With eight different World Cup Groups to bet on and around forty World Cup Betting markets on each group there are about 320 World Cup Group Bets to choose from. That puts the pressure on us to give you some winners.

It is probably best to choose one bet on a team to qualify and one bet on a team not to qualify for the World Cup knockout stage. We all know teams like Brazil and Spain should qualify from their group but backing either of those countries is not going to give you much of a return. Two of the most overpriced teams to qualify from their groups are South Africa and Paraguay. South Africa are then hosts yet have been pretty much written off by the World Cup bookies, they should at least see the knockout rounds. Meanwhile Paraguay are a good side and have been handed a major opportunity to do well at the World Cup with a relatively easy World Cup draw. Despite this they are a good price to qualify from their group.

Big teams who are expected to go well at the World Cup will be massive prices to go out of the World Cup at the earliest stage but a couple of the bigger names always go home early. Two countries who stand out as strugglers are France and Portugal, who were both narrow playoff winners to get here in the first place, showing they are very beatable.

Best Bet in the World Cup Group Betting is either South Africa to qualify from Group A at 3.0 with BWin or Paraguay to qualify from Group F at 1.57 with William Hill

Next Best Bet in the World Cup Group Betting is either France not to qualify from Group A at 4.00 with Blue Square or Portugal not to qualify from Group G at 2.00 with SkyBet

Best Bet In The England Stage Of Elimination Betting

England don't have the most difficult journey to the World Cup Semi Final ever conceived, if they win their group as many expect they will play the runners up of World Cup Group D, which consists of Germany, Serbia, Ghana and Australia. All good sides but all beatable by England. Then in the quarter finals, if England have won Group C, they will take on either the winners of Group A (France are favourites) or the runners up from Group B (probably Nigeria).

Things only really start getting complicated for England at the semi final stage. It is very likely the semi final will be England v Brazil and it is probably 60:40 in Brazil's favour in that game, making England's stage of elimination the World Cup Semi Final. If choosing between the World Cup Quarter Final or the World Cup Quarter Final for the next best bet the final definitely gets the nod.

Best Bet in the England Stage Of Elimination Betting is England to go out in the Semi Final at 5.00 with Bet365

Next Best Bet in the England Stage Of Elimination Betting is England to go out in the Final at 7.00 with Bet365

Best Bets From The World Cup Fixtures

There are 48 Group Games at the 2010 World Cup, the best bet is probably to back the three best value games and the next best three value games in two different trebles.

Holland are around the 10/11 mark to beat Denmark in their first game of the campaign, that looks overpriced considering the relative difference in class between the two sides. Not many punters will be backing Slovakia at the World Cup but they will have the beating of New Zealand and around 8/15 looks more than fair whilst Chile should have few problems beating Honduras yet 8/11 is available with the bookies. That treble pays 4.76 at the time of writing with Paddy Power.

USA are a very good side and although Slovenia should not be completely written off as no hopers, 7/5 on USA in that match is way too big, especially as USA will need a win after being beaten by England in their opening match in all likelihood. Paraguay are around evens to beat Slovakia and that looks a good bet and so does Denmark to beat Japan, who should be real strugglers in their group. That treble pays 10.3 at the time of writing with BWin.

Best Treble for the World Cup Group Fixtures is Holland to beat Denmark, Slovakia to beat New Zealand and Chile to beat Honduras at 4.76 with Paddy Power

Next Best Treble for the World Cup Fixtures is USA to beat Slovenia, Paraguay to beat Slovakia and Denmark to beat Japan at 10.3 with BWin