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FIFA World Cup 2010 Betting Odds South Africa Pre-Tournament

They say hindsight is a marvelous thing, and when it comes to betting, few men could argue that.  There would only be winners if you knew then what you knew now.  You could be a lot richer too, if you were lucky.

On December 4th 2009, it was the pre-draw of the FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa.  Billions of people around the world were glued to televisions and the internet to see how their country would fair against those in the biggest sporting event of the forthcoming summer.

I took some screen grabs of the World Cup 2010 betting odds which you are see in the post, showing the odds for the competition winner, top goal scorer and the finalists, which was pre-draw odds.  It's worth taking a look at the odds on this post and compare with those on this page.  Things might change even more as the tournament progresses.

The summer is here, and the World Cup is about to start, and boy, how I bet you wished you'd put a few bets on with the odds back in December last year!

Below are the screen grabs of the betting odds pre-tournament, hours before the 1st game between hosts South Africa and Mexico.

Betting Odds for the Winner - FIFA World Cup 2010 South Africa

All odds are taken from Bet365 as a comparison.

4th December 2009

Spain 9/2

Brazil 9/2

England 6/1

Argentina 9/1

Germany 12/1

Holland 14/1

11th June 2010

Spain 4/1

Brazil 9/2

Argentina 13/2

England 15/2

Holland 9/1

Germany 12/1

Betting Odds for the Top Goal Scorer - FIFA World Cup 2010 South Africa

All odds are taken from Bet365 as a comparison.

4th December 2009

Luis Fabiano 11/1

David Villa 12/1

Fernando Torres 12/1

Cristiano Ronaldo 14/1

Wayne Rooney 14/1

Lionel Messi 20/1

Robin Van Persie 33/1

11th June 2010

David Villa 15/2

Lionel Messi 10/1

Wayne Rooney 10/1

Robin Van Persie 10/1

Luis Fabiano 12/1

Fernando Torres 14/1

Cristiano Ronaldo 22/1

Wow!  Where did Robin Van Persie come from?  Holland, obviously, but will the Dutch becoming one of the front runners after Spain and Brazil, it could be worth a punt.  So is Peter Crouch at 40/1.  He has one of the finest goals to games ratio in an England shirt.

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Come on England!

If you think England will get to the final, or even win it, then the odds below show you what it might be worth putting a tenner one to see who there opponents would be...

Betting Odds for the England in the Final - FIFA World Cup 2010 South Africa

All odds are taken from Bet365 as a comparison.

Spain/England 12/1

England/Argentina 20/1

Brazil/England 25/1

England/Germany 25/1

England/Italy 25/1

England/Holland 50/1

England/France 50/1

England/Portugal 66/1

England/Ivory Coast 80/1

England/South Africa 150/1