The Ultimate Guide to Betting on the 2010 World Cup
The 2010 World Cup kicks off in South Africa in just seven days from now and punters around the world are looking for the best betting offers and placing their bets
Despite England captain Rio Ferdinand being ruled out of the World Cup through injury on Friday, there continues to be steady support for the Three Lions ahead of the tournament getting underway on June 11th.
Ladbrokes offer a best price 7/1 on England winning the World Cup and ahead of the start of the tournament are offering a massive 500% sign-up bonus to new customers. Place a bet of just £5 with the British bookie and claim £25 in free bets!
To claim your 500% bonus from Ladbrokes, simply:
- Go to Ladbrokes via this link and click on Register Now
- Sign-up using the Ladbrokes promotion code MAXIMUMBONUS
- Place a £5 single bet on Football
Ladbrokes will then give you 4x£5 free bets to use on any sport by phone, the internet or via your mobile phone. In addition, Ladbrokes will also send you a £5 free bet card in the post for you to use in a Ladbrokes betting shop!
Spain remain the pre-tournament favourites, but their less than convincing performances in warm-up games have seen them drift slightly to a best price 9/2 with Coral (use bonus code MAXIMUMBONUS to claim a £20 free bet) ahead of five-time World Cup winners Brazil, who can be backed at time of writing at 19/4 with bwin (£30 free bet).
There has also been support for Argentina, who are in from 10/1 to no better than 7/1 (Coral).
Italy and Holland have again been backed in recent weeks after drifting out to 16/1. Holland are now no better than the 10/1 available at bet365, with Italy a general 12/1 but available at a standout 16/1 with Ladbrokes.
Germany are in to 14/1 (Ladbrokes) from 16s, while France are 20/1 (Sky Bet).
Ivory Coast have drifted out to a best price 50/1 with Paddy Power (£100 free bet) following the news on Friday that striker Didier Drogba could miss the tournament with a fractured arm.
If you're looking for value away from the favourites, Portugal, who earlier this month had drifted out to 33/1, are as short as 26/1 with some firms but can still be backed at 28/1 with bodog while we fancy Uruguay to do well in South Africa and they can be backed a generous looking 150/1 with Sportingbet (free £25 bet when you use bonus code MAXIMUMBONUS).
With the countdown to the hottest sporting event of the summer well and truly underway, here's the best betting odds available on all nations who have qualified for the 2010 finals, along with the best offers available if you're looking to place a bet on the tournament:
Spain - 9/2 Coral
Brazil - 5/1 bwin
England - 7/1 Ladbrokes
Argentina - 7/1 Coral
Holland - 11/1 bet365
Germany - 14/1 Ladbrokes
Italy - 16/1 - Ladbrokes
France - 20/1 Sky Bet
Portugal - 28/1 bodog
Ivory Coast - 50/1 Paddy Power
Chile - 66/1 bet365
Serbia - 66/1 bet365
USA - 80/1 bet365
Paraguay - 80/1 bet365
Mexico - 100/1 bwin
Ghana - 100/1 Paddy Power
Cameroon - 125/1 bwin
Uruguay - 125/1 bwin
Nigeria - 150/1 bet365
South Africa - 150/1 bet365
Denmark - 150/1 bet365
Australia - 170/1 Coral
Switzerland - 200/1 bet365
Greece - 250/1 Blue Square
South Korea - 250/1 Paddy Power
Slovakia - 400/1 bwin
Slovenia - 400/1 bwin
Japan - 500/1 Coral
Algeria - 600/1 Paddy Power
Honduras - 1000/1 bet365
North Korea - 2000/1 totesport
New Zealand - 2500/1 Sportingbet
Know who you're wanting to back? Here are the current best betting offers available when you open an account and bet on the 2010 World Cup finals:
Ladbrokes - claim a free 500% sign-up bonus when opening an account using promotional code MAXIMUMBONUS. Place a £5 bet with the firm and claim £25 free!
Sky Bet - claim £5 completely free with no deposit required when you open an account.
bet365 - claim a £200 free bet
Open an account with bet365 and claim a £200 free bet plus watch live sport online for free every day, including live international football in the build-up to this summer's World Cup finals.
Blue Square - claim £66 in free bets when you open an account using bonus code MAXIMUMBONUS
Open an account with Blue Square today and claim £66 in free bets, including an £11 free bet for the World Cup winners market!
TitanBet - claim a $250 free bet
A whopping $250 free bet is available to new customers plus predict the scores at the 2010 World Cup for the chance to win $100MILLION - and that's not a typo!
totesport - claim a £25 free bet using promotional code MAXIMUMBONUS when opening an account
Claim a £25 free bet using promo code MAXIMUMBONUS on the sign-up form and bet on the World Cup with totesport, who also have a number of World Cup special markets.
William Hill - claim a £25 free bet using promotional code F25
Using promo code F25 on the sign-up form gets you a free £25 bet from Hill's, who offer regular live streaming football (and other sports!) entirely free of charge for account holders!
Victor Chandler - claim a £100 free bet plus £25 chips when you open an account
Claim a £100 free bet and take advantage of some cracking World Cup specials. Don't fancy France or Argentina to fare well in South Africa? You can get 15/8 on either nation failing to reach the last 16 this summer or a generous looking 22/1 on both failing to reach that stage! A free £100 bet on that market would return a cool £2300 if both nations flop!
Other fantastic World Cup offers for Oddspreview readers include:
Boylesports - use promotional code MAXIMUMBONUS to claim a £20 free bet
bwin - claim a £30 free bet when you open an account
Betfair - claim a £25 free bet when you open an account. Simply place a bet up to £25 and if it loses, you'll receive the same amount back up to £25 within 48 hours!
bodog - Claim £125 in free bets when opening an account using bonus code MAXIMUMBONUS
Coral - Claim a £20 free bet when you open an account using bonus code MAXIMUMBONUS
Paddy Power - claim a £100 free bet when you open an account
Sportingbet - Claim a £25 free bet when you open an account using bonus code MAXIMUMBONUS