World Cup 2006 - Online Soccer Betting Review
- 198 teams tried to qualify to the 2006 World Cup, and for the first time all six continental federations were represented in the 32 teams that made it to the Finals. Online soccer betting fans who had bet on the teams that had previously won the cup to qualify would have been pleased - of the seven previous winners, only Uruguay failed to qualify. However, anyone betting on England to top their qualifying group would have had a nervous wait as several poor early results saw online bookmakers' odds lengthen.
After a good start under Steve McClaren, England's results took a turn for the worse at the end of 2006. By contrast Scotland go into 2007 at the top of their European Championship qualifying group. Which of the home nations will qualify? If you think you know then why not try online soccer betting with Blue Square.
- Brazil went into the tournament as favourites, at least according to the odds given by the online football betting sites. However many people in the online football betting comunity quickly turned their attention (and money!) towards Argentina, after a highly impressive 6-0 victory against Serbia & Montenegro, during which they scored one of the greatest team goals in World Cup history.
Once again Brazil have been installed as pre-tournament favourites for the 2010 World Cup, despite going out in the quarter finals in 2006. Blue Square again show that they are one of the leading online football betting bookmakers by having a market for the 2010 World Cup winners already in place. Online football betting fans should head on over if they have an early hunch.
- England disappointed again in their performances at the 2006 Finals. Prior to the tournament, most online soccer betting sites had billed them as second favourites for the tournament behind Brazil, but after early matches it became evident that much improvement was needed if they were to reach the latter stages. After a tense game against Portugal ended 0-0, with star player Wayne Rooney having been sent off, England facing their persistent nemisis - a penalty shoot-out. Even the most patriotic of English online soccer betting punters would have known that putting a bet on England to win at this stage would have been a bad idea, and England duly lost the shoot-out 3-1.
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- The Final, played between Italy and France, was also won by a penalty shoot-out. Losers France may have stood a greater chance of winning the shoot-out had captain and penalty taker Zinedine Zidane not been sent off in extra time for headbutting Marco Materazzi. The 2006 World Cup saw online football betting reach new levels of popularity; it was the main online betting event of the 21st Century so far.
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