ENGLAND VS USA WORLD CUP 2010 BETTING PREVIEW

Easily one of the most widely-anticipated fixtures during the initial stages of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa is going to be the England vs USA match on June 12th. While England are the clear favourites, everybody knows that the United States will be revelling in their underdog status for this one. Landon Donovan is expressing confidence that his side will be able to get the job done and score a dramatic upset that could turn the group upside down.

To add to the action and excitement, popular Irish bookmaker has launched what might be their highest-profile money-back special of all time! If Wayne Rooney scores AT ANY TIME during this match, Paddy Power will be refunding all losing 1st/last goalscorer, correct score and scorecast singles on the match. How cool is that?
Personally, I fancy Rooney to score in this match and he may very well find himself deployed at the top of a 4-5-1, which I think is Fabio Capello’s way of ensuring Rooney doesn’t drop too deep like he was in the friendly against Japan. I’m not getting too underwhelmed at the performance there as I think the players were really just trying not to hurt themselves.
In regards to the outright odds on England vs USA- the English side are listed as the 1/2 favourites while the USA trade at 11/2. The draw is priced at a 3/1 margin, but I think we are going to see a winner here as this will be a fairly open match.
England’s central defensive partnership are the real crux here for the Three Lions and if they can hold up against some talented American strikers, then England should ease to victory.
The bookies don’t seem to favour too many goals and I think that’s a great money-making opportunity. The over/under on 2.6 goals shows the under at 4/6 and the over at 11/10. The under 3.5 selection pays out at 1/4 while over 3.5 pays out at 5/2.
The time of the first goal is favoured to be around the 26th minute- that’s where the over/under is. The last goal over/under is slated for the 73rd minute. I can see a late one happening here so that may be something to keep your eye on.
Wayne Rooney is favoured to score in the match and he’s priced at even money to score at any time. He is 7/2 to open or close the scoreing and is 5/2 to score first for England. Rooney is 5/1 to get two or more and he’s priced at 18/1 to score a famous hat-trick.
Landon Donovan’s odds to score against England are at 16/5 anytime and 9/2 first or last. He is 35/1 to score two or more and 150/1 to score three or more.
We’ll be bringing you even more coverage of the 2010 World Cup group stages so stay tuned to Betting Choice!