World Cup Betting in Whirlwind as Underdogs Make Final Four

Submitted by Gary on Tue, 2010-07-06 at 13:38

Uruguay Football With so many of the top teams out, is anyone still keeping up with the World Cup? Sports betting is actually at an all time high because the odds keep changing. After just about every round sports betting operators are reconfiguring the odds based on who is most likely to win.

The stakes are getting higher as the tournament nears the semi-finals. With four arguable underdogs left, the championship title is completely up for grabs. Watch Uruguay and the Netherlands battle for the chance to compete in the finals against either Spain or Germany.

To give bettors some idea as to the favoured winners, sports betting operators are posting information such as the teams’ statistics and World Cup results. Bettors are expected to use the information to draw their own conclusions about who to bet on. Sports gambling sites are also listing play-by-play information as the games are occurring, which can be helpful to bettors in countries with different time zones than host South Africa.

A simple search of “FIFA” and online gambling will produce all of the top sports betting operators, which makes it easier for new gamblers to sort through the list of sites. For now, Germany, Spain and the Netherlands have the highest odds with Uruguay considered the underdog of the final four.