Odds on Spain Lengthen

Filed in archive Sports Betting on June 16, 2010

The odds on the Spanish to win this year's World Cup in South Africa have just lengthened after a defeat to Switzerland in their first match of the group stage. The favourites remain at the top of the list but only just, odds across the board being around 9/2 compared to Brazil's 5/1. The odds where we are in the UK are dangerously flawed with England third favourites at 8/1, and these are not nearly long enough to make the bet worthwhile.

Now that we have come full circle for the first time in the group stages we can make mention of the lesser-known teams who have impressed and look fit to continue to do so, and discuss some of the outside bets which may be worth a look. While it is always unlikely that anyone but one of the four favourites will win, putting a small bet on the long odds on the off chance of an upset can often make things very interesting.

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Group A has been blown wide open by draws in both of the first two matches, making Uruguay a good shout to win their second World Cup at 80/1. It will be interesting to see how the results of their next match against South Africa will alter this. Favourites from Group A France are at a very tasty 25/1 on William Hill, and that is definitely worth a look.

The Ivory Coast showed that Didier Drogba, their star striker, is ready to return and their odds will fall significantly soon depending on their next result. Currently at 33/1 they'll never be favourites so it might be worth waiting, but these odds are definitely too appealing for us to resist. Watch out for Chile, too, who today put on the most attacking show of this year's tournament and look strong at 50/1.