World Cup 2014 Betting Tips and Preview Pt 1

With all of the big European leagues finishing up their seasons right about now, eyes are really starting to turn towards the upcoming 2014 World Cup which takes place in Brazil this time around. It probably goes without saying that the host side - who are typically the favourites to win the tournament anyways - are going in as the bookmakers choice. 

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However, there are plenty of very interesting options for how things might turn out this year and we all remember that the last World Cup proved to be especially interesting with seeing the types of teams that got far actually being to do so before everything actually kicked off. 

Right now, you’ll find Brazil trading at a 3/1 price tag with most major bookmakers and they look pretty good value despite many of their top players not exactly having the best of seasons this year. Neymar, the big expensive acquisition at high-flying Barcelona, has failed to really make the type of impact that a player of his profile and salary really should be making. 

Brazil’s poor performance in the last World Cup - compounded by Uruguay nearly actually winning the lot - will likely have galvanized them going into this tournament but not really having a competitive qualifying campaign and also the general malaise about the country right now regarding the World Cup certainly means that the 3/1 price on them right now doesn’t exactly look a super easy piece of business. 

Neighbors Argentina look to be the really interesting option here and many will be expecting Lionel Messi and the team to have a significantly better World Cup in 2014 than they did in 2010. Right now virtually all the bookmakers have them listed as the clear second favourites and they will be enjoying some really strong support from their fans who don’t really have to travel that far. 

Messi and the boys know they have a job to do and it would be very sweet to be able to actually accomplish that task on Brazilian soil.