2014 World Cup Top Goalscorer Betting Odds Pt 1

We are now less than two short weeks away from the kick-off of the widely-anticipated 2014 World Cup in Brazil. While things are definitely getting interesting on the ground in this football mad country, it will be fascinating to see how the movement against the World Cup that really seems to be gaining steam in Brazil should actually affect how the tournament comes off. 

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There are going to be so many potential breakout performances in the World Cup this time around but the really big question is who is going to top the goalscorer table and win the 2014 World Cup golden boot? 

There aren’t really any surprise upstart names on top of the list but if you fancy anybody other than some of the top strikers in the world, it will certainly be a tidy payday for you if it comes in. The real key to big wagers like this at World Cup or Euro events is the fact that you are not only betting on the player to perform - you need their team to perform as well and ensure that the player gets to see as many games as possible. 

How often do you see some Russian or South Korean player bag several goals in the opening few matches and wind up topping the table heading into the QF’s and then their team fails to get past the first match and other quality players storm to the top of the table? 

The other really big factor in a lot of this is whether a really good team will play a really weak team and actually have to run up the scoreline. Oftentimes when a big side like Brazil or Germany come up against a much lesser side they will use it as an opportunity to rest some of their star players - particularly in the third match of the group stages when they have already more or less locked up their progression through to the next stage. 

It’s also important to weight the balance of big game players who tend to excel in World Cup or other International fixtures and the players who may have a big name and perform well at club level but consistently wind up underwhelming on the biggest stage on the planet. Case in point, you have the one and only Lionel Messi - considered by many to be the world’s best footballer. But also considered to be a very consistent flop when it comes to playing in big International fixtures.