PADDY POWER WORLD CUP BETTING PREVIEW
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England 7/1 to win World Cup
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Spain 4/1 favourites to win World Cup
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Wayne Rooney 11/1 to be World Cup top scorer
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Paddy Power estimates £1 billion will be gambled in the UK & Ireland on the tournament should England go far in the tournament
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Paddy Power offers Money-Back if Rooney scores in England’s first game
PADDY POWER WORLD CUP MONEY-BACK SPECIALS
England v USA - Roo Beauty
If Wayne Rooney scores at ANY TIME Paddy Power will refund all losing first/last goalscorer, correct score & scorecast singles on the match.
Terms & Conditions: Applies to 1st/last goalscorer, correct score and scorecast singles placed before kick-off only. Max Refund €/£100 per customer. Paddy Power football rules apply.
France v Uruguay - The Bore Wars
If this match finished 0-0 Paddy Power will refund all losing first/last goalscorer, correct score & scorecast singles on the match. (This special is available for 13 other matches including England v Algeria and England v Slovenia, see website for details).
Terms & Conditions: Applies to 1st/last goalscorer, correct score and scorecast singles placed before kick-off only. Max Refund €/£100 per customer/bet. Paddy Power football rules apply.
WORLD CUP MAJOR MARKETS
World Cup Winner
4/1 Spain
9/2 Brazil
7/1 England
7/1 Argentina
10/1 Holland
14/1 Italy
14/1 Germany
18/1 France
25/1 Portugal
40/1 Ivory Coast
50/1 Serbia
70/1 Chile
80/1 Paraguay
80/1 Mexico
80/1 USA
100/1 Ghana
100/1 Cameroon
100/1 Uruguay
125/1 Nigeria
125/1 Denmark
150/1 South Africa
150/1 Australia
200/1 Greece
200/1 Switzerland
225/1 Slovakia
250/1 South Korea
300/1 Japan
300/1 Slovenia
600/1 Algeria
1000/1 Honduras
2000/1 North Korea
2000/1 New Zealand
e/w odds ½ places 1, 2
Tournament Top Scorer
8/1 David Villa
10/1 Lionel Messi
11/1 Wayne Rooney
12/1 Luis Fabiano
13/1 Robin Van Persie
13/1 Fernando Torres
18/1 Gonzalo Higuain
20/1 Cristiano Ronaldo
28/1 Diego Milito
33/1 Didier Drogba
33/1 Nilmar
33/1 Miroslav Klose
35/1 Kaka
40/1 Sergio Aguero
40/1 Nicolas Anelka
40/1 Peter Crouch
40/1 Thierry Henry
40/1 Samuel Eto’o
40/1 Carlos Tevez
40/1 Robinho
50/1 Bar
e/w ¼ odds 1, 2, 3, 4
Player of the Tournament – Golden Ball Winner
13/2 Lionel Messi
14/1 Xavi
14/1 Kaka
16/1 Wayne Rooney
16/1 David Villa
20/1 Cristiano Ronaldo
20/1 Fernando Torres
22/1 Arjen Robben
25/1 Wesley Sneijder
28/1 Luis Fabiano
28/1 Robin Van Persie
33/1 Franck Ribery
33/1 Robinho
33/1 Steven Gerrard
40/1 Andres Iniesta
40/1 Cesc Fabregas
40/1 Gonzalo Higuain
40/1 Andrea Pirlo
40/1 Gigi Buffon
50/1 Bastian Schweinsteiger
50/1 Thierry Henry
50/1 Gerard Pique
50/1 Miroslav Klose
50/1 Frank Lampard
50/1 Carlos Tevez
50/1 Xabi Alonso
66/1 Bar
Most Assists
7/1 Messi
8/1 Xavi
9/1 Kaka
9/1 Rooney
11/1 Iniesta
11/1 Fabregas
16/1 Higuain
16/1 Tevez
16/1 Fabiano
16/1 Robinho
16/1 Villa
16/1 Torres
18/1 Ronaldo
18/1 Lampard
18/1 Gerrard
20/1 Van Persie
20/1 Robben
22/1 Ribery
25/1 Silva
25/1 Kuyt
28/1 Henry
33/1 Drogba
40/1 Donovan
(These players only)
ROONEY. MESSI. RONALDO. Quite simply, Who’s The Greatest?
Who will score most goals?
5/4 Messi
6/4 Rooney
11/4 Ronaldo
Who will have most shots?
6/4 Ronaldo
7/4 Rooney
15/8 Messi
Who will be fouled the most?
4/6 Messi
5/2 Ronaldo
10/3 Rooney
Player to make the most fouls
6/1 Mascherano
10/1 Heinze
11/1 Lucio
11/1 Terry
12/1 Cambiasso
12/1 Silva
14/1 Ballack
14/1 Essien
14/1 Ramos
16/1 Van Bommel
16/1 L Diarra
16/1 Cannavarro
16/1 Chiellini
18/1 K Toure
18/1 A Cole
18/1 Puyol
18/1 Ferdinand
18/1 Zokora
20/1 Mikel
22/1 Vidic
22/1 Muntari
25/1 Appiah
25/1 Gatusso
25/1 Y Toure
28/1 Eboue
These players only
Name The Finalists
10/1 Spain v Brazil
14/1 Spain v England
18/1 England v Argentina
20/1 Brazil v Argentina
22/1 Spain v Holland
25/1 Brazil v Germany
25/1 England v Germany
25/1 Spain v Argentina
25/1 Brazil v England
28/1 Brazil v Italy
28/1 England v Italy
33/1 Bar
Stage of Elimination
Team
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Group
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Last 16
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Quarters
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Semis
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Runner-Up
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Winner
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K/O on Penalties
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England
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15/2
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5/2
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10/3
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7/2
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6/1
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7/1
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9/2
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Spain
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9/1
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2/1
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4/1
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5/1
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6/1
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4/1
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4/1
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Brazil
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5/1
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11/4
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4/1
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9/2
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6/1
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9/2
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9/2
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Argentina
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7/1
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5/2
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13/5
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7/2
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8/1
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7/1
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9/2
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Holland
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4/1
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9/4
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9/4
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6/1
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10/1
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10/1
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11/2
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Italy
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13/2
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2/1
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15/8
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11/2
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10/1
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14/1
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11/2
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Germany
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10/3
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2/1
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16/5
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9/2
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10/1
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14/1
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11/2
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France
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9/4
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2/1
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3/1
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6/1
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14/1
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18/1
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6/1
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Portugal
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6/5
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2/1
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11/2
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9/1
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18/1
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25/1
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13/2
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Ivory Cst
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10/11
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15/8
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7/1
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11/1
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22/1
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40/1
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7/1
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Serbia
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8/11
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9/4
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6/1
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14/1
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40/1
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66/1
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9/1
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USA
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11/10
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13/8
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11/2
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12/1
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40/1
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80/1
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10/1
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S. Africa
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2/5
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11/4
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8/1
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22/1
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80/1
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150/1
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14/1
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Others available
ENGLAND
Who Will Knock Out England
7/1 Group Teams (USA/Slovenia/Algeria)
5/1 Germany
15/2 Argentina
8/1 Brazil
10/1 Spain
10/1 France
11/1 Serbia
14/1 Ghana
18/1 Holland
20/1 Australia
25/1 Italy
35/1 Portugal
40/1 Bar
Top England Scorer
6/5 Rooney
7/1 Defoe
7/1 Lampard
8/1 Gerrard
10/1 Crouch
16/1 Heskey
20/1 Walcott
33/1 Terry
33/1 Lennon
50/1 Milner
England Total Goals
7/1 None-Five
5/2 Six-Seven
2/1 Eight-Nine
7/2 Ten-eleven
4/1 Twelve or more
Rooney Total Goals
7/1 None
9/2 One
10/3 Two
10/3 Three
3/1 Four
7/2 Five or more
Number of England Players in the Team of the Tournament
7/1 None
9/4 One
2/1 Two
17/10 Three or more
If England go out on penalties which player will be the LAST to miss for them in the shoot-out.
9/1 Defoe
10/1 Lampard
10/1 Gerrard
10/1 Milner
11/1 J Cole
12/1 Baines
12/1 Carrick
14/1 Terry
14/1 Lennon
14/1 Heskey
14/1 Rooney
16/1 Crouch
16/1 Ferdinand
16/1 G Johnson
16/1 A Cole
18/1 Walcott
20/1 Carragher
20/1 King
80/1 James
ENGLAND v USA
Match Betting
1/2 England
3/1 Draw
6/1 USA
Correct Score (90 mins)
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1-0
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2-0
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2-1
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3-0
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3-1
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3-2
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4-0
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4-1
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4-2
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9/2
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11/2
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7/1
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9/1
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12/1
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25/1
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19/1
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25/1
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60/1
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0-0
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1-1
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2-2
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3-3
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0-1
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0-2
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1-2
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0-3
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1-3
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2-3
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4-0
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4-1
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4-2
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15/2
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13/2
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17/1
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90/1
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14/1
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40/1
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20/1
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150/1
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80/1
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80/1
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500/1
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425/1
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400/1
| First Goalscorer
7-2 Rooney; 9-2 Defoe; 5 Crouch; 6 Heskey; 15-2 Lampard, Gerrard; 10 Lennon, J Cole; 12 Milner, Wright-Phillips; 14 Barry; 18 Johnson; 20 Carrick; 25 Terry; 33 King, Ferdinand; 40 A Cole, Upson, Carragher
15-2 No Scorer - e/w odds 1/3 places 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
9 Donovan; 10 Dempsey, Altidore; 12 Beasley, Gomez; 14 Buddle, Findley; 16 Edu; 18 Bradley; 20 Feilhaber; 22 Bocanegra; 25 Clark, Holden; 33 Goodson, Torres; 40 Bornstein; 50 Onyewu, Demerit; 66 Cherundolo, Spector
WORLD CUP NOVELTY BETS
Beware of the shark!
Tourists can often be relied on to rush in where the locals fear to tread – or in this case swim. A hotspot in the world for Great White Sharks will it be safe to go back in the water of the South African seas?
Number of shark attacks in South Africa during the tournament
10/11 None
4/5 One
12/1 Two
10/1 Three or more
Nelson Mandela Betting
How many matches will Mandela attend?
5/1 None
4/1 One
9/2 Two
5/1 Three
6/1 Four
6/4 Five or More
Which South African shirt number will Mandela wear first?
11/10 4
10/1 10
12/1 17
14/1 1
16/1 20
18/1 2010
25/1 1990
6/4 Any Other (Not Listed)
Don’t Mention the War
The two Boer Wars in the late nineteenth/early twentieth centuries were defining moments in South African history. With 32 countries preparing to fight their own battles more than 100 years later the only wars we might see in 2010 are the Bore Wars…
Bore Wars Betting - Number of 0-0 Draws in the tournament (after 90 mins)
4/7 Five or less
5/4 Six or more
Paddy Power Commentary Cliches
Paddy Power have been betting on Commentary Cliches since Euro 2004 and with people often opting for a cheeky side bet after they’ve made their more serious match selections, it’s now one of the ten most popular bets on a match coupon when run.
England v USA - first phrase to be used by ITV commentators during the game
7/4 David Beckham
10/3 1966
5/1 1950
12/1 Soccer
14/1 WAGS
14/1 Barack Obama
18/1 Private life
25/1 England captain
33/1 Time out
33/1 Benefit of the doubt
33/1 Touchdown!
40/1 At the end of the day
40/1 Captain’s armband
40/1 Natural born leader
40/1 Making themselves heard
40/1 Cometh the hour
40/1 USA! USA! USA!
40/1 Special relationship
40/1 Carnival atmosphere
50/1 Off to a flier
50/1 Golden generation
50/1 Boy wonder
50/1 Off the field misdemeanours
50/1 He’s missed it!
66/1 He'll be disappointed with that
66/1 Dream start
66/1 What a goal!
66/1 Great strike
80/1 Bulldog sprit
80/1 The Robot
80/1 End to end stuff
80/1 He is human after all
80/1 What a hit
80/1 Not going to plan
80/1 Got to do better than that
100/1 He’s gone down a little easily
100/1 Fabio will have something to say
100/1 Lives up to his billing
100/1 Men against Boys
100/1 Nervous moments
100/1 Dropped the ball
100/1 Big Mac and fries
125/1 Those awful trumpets
150/1 Quickly turning into a nightmare
200/1 Red card for Rooney
How many times David Beckham is mentioned during England v USA
20/1 None
13/8 One-Three
13/10 Four Six
2/1 Seven - Nine
7/1 Ten or more
How many times is 1966 mentioned during England v USA
11/8 None
9/4 One
10/3 Two
11/2 Three
6/1 Four or more
England Holidays
Whether it’s June 24th or July 12th sooner or later England will be packing their bags. But will they be heading off for a well earned holiday or fleeing to the first far-flung hotspot to escape the criticism of another football failure?
1st England Player To Be Pictured on the beach after England leave South Africa
3/1 Lampard
4/1 Terry
5/1 Gerrard
6/1 Defoe
8/1 Barry
8/1 Crouch
8/1 Rooney
10/1 Downing
12/1 Ferdinand
12/1 James
14/1 Wright-Phillips
14/1 Walcott
14/1 Carrick
Destination of first England player pictured on holiday post World Cup
4/1 Dubai
6/1 Florida
6/1 Morocco
8/1 Thailand
8/1 Tunisia
10/1 Puerto Banus
10/1 Barbados
12/1 Las Vegas
12/1 LA
14/1 Mauritius
16/1 Egypt
18/1 Corfu
18/1 Ibiza
20/1 The Algarve
20/1 Turkey
25/1 Ayia Napa
33/1 Tenerife
100/1 Iceland
Goal Celebrations
Many a World Cup is remembered by one celebration that captures the focus of a thousand cameras and a billion football fans. From Tardelli in ’82 to Peter Crouch in 2006 via the likes of Bebeto and Roger Milla the football will be lit up by all sorts of hip-shakes, back flips and robotics, but what goal celebration will we see first?
1st goal celebration at the World Cup
5/2 Badge Kiss
4/1 Somersaults
9/2 Taking shirt off
7/1 Prayer to God
9/1 The Eric Cantona – stand there and do nothing
12/1 The Ravenelli – shirt over head
11/1 The Ketsbaia – kicking in the advertising hoardings
20/1 The Robinho – thumb-sucking
22/1 The Careca - aeroplane
25/1 The Cahill – shadow boxing the corner flag
28/1 The Bebeto – baby rocking
40/1 The Roger Milla – corner flag wriggle
50/1 The Peter Crouch – robot dance
50/1 The Gazza dentist chair – team mates spraying water bottles in the scorers mouth
150/1 The Robbie Fowler – sniffing the line
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