WORLD CUP 2010 GROUP STAGE BETTING TIPS AND ACCUMULATOR ODDS

This is where we get down to some of the most exciting bets on offer for the widely-anticipated 2010 World Cup in South Africa. With bookmakers across Europe and around the world all competing to offer up some of the most interesting and profitable odds for this big competition- the ultimate winners are the betting public who get some crazy bets and markets to choose from.

One of the big ones that I know will appeal to hardcore and casual punters alike are the World Cup Group Stage Accumulator bets available at top UK bookmaker William Hill.
They’ve got odds on the outright group winners for every group and, unlike certain other sites, they let you parlay your bets together into some massive combination bets! This is a great way to build up a big bankroll for the knockout stages of the World Cup with only minimal investment.
On paper, the bankers to win their groups look to be Argentina (2/5), England (3/10), Spain (1/4) and Italy (4/9). You can play it safe and back these four to top their groups for odds of 2.28.
Things get interesting once you start throwing the other top contenders in there. France are the longest-priced favourite with a listing of even-money to beat out Mexico, Uruguay and South Africa. Germany are listed at 5/6 to top a group that includes Serbia, Ghana and Australia. Holland are at 4/7 ahead of Cameroon, Denmark and Japan. Brazil trade at 4/7 to top their group with Portugal at 10/3 and Ivory Coast at 7/2. North Korea is also in that group but are 80/1 to win it.
So, if you want to back every favourite to win their group on an accumulator then you’re looking at a hefty 28.75 payday with William Hill adding in a 10% bonus. How awesome is that? I would say that the most vulnerable favourite is likely France or possibly Brazil as I expect big things from the Ivory Coast in this World Cup Tournament. You can take France and Brazil out of this one and you’re left with a 8.46 payout.