World Cup Betting – Bet on Finishing Position at bwin.com

World Cup betting at bwin.com is going to be very exciting. Their special betting markets are innovative and fun and I have placed a couple of wagers myself. You will have to read on to find out exactly what I have bet on. This article focuses on the market that you can bet which team will finish in certain positions, like who will make the semi-finals, and what round specific teams will reach. Rather than just betting on the winners of the World Cup you can now bet on teams and their performances and progress throughout the whole competition.

Who will make it to the Semi-Finals?

Only one team can win the final, only two teams can participate in the final but four teams will contest the semi-finals and at bwin.com you can bet on who you think will make it to that stage. At that point you win the bet, so it does not matter (at least for the purposes of your bet) what happens next!

The top selections for this market are currently as follows,

Spain 21/20, Brazil 11/10, England 3/2, Argentina 7/5, Germany 7/4, Holland 2/1, Italy 12/5 and France 3/1.

When I decided to bet on this market, because there are four semi-final slots I decided to bet on two teams to reach it as a double. This hedges my bet and increases the potential return. I believe that England will reach at least the quarter-finals and depending on the draw could do even better. But my patriotism is not a reason to bet on England, I actually think that Argentina and Spain will reach the semi-finals as well.

Players like Messi, Villa and Torres should light up the World Cup scoring charts and the attacking power of both teams will be difficult to stop in the earlier stages of the tournaments. If both sides get favourable draws and do well in their groups I think betting on both to reach the semi-finals could be a winning bet for us.

How will England Perform?

Even though I shall be cheering very hard for England I will have a bet on how far they can go in the tournament. Can they win the World Cup after 44 years or near misses? The bets you can place are as follows,

England to be eliminated in group stages 7/1
England to be eliminated in the last 16 3/1
England to be eliminated in the quarter-finals 5/2
England to be eliminated in the semi-finals 15/4
England to finish as runners-up 6/1
England to lift the World Cup 13/2

If Messrs Rooney, Gerrard, Lampard and Terry can perform like we know they can we just might be able to do it! The truth is that it is going to be difficult with excellent teams like Spain and Argentina in the tournament and every team is going to be hungry and ready for action. Injuries have hurt England with question marks over key players but if fate is on our side you never know. Betting with your head rather than your heart would see the semi-finals or quarter finals as the likely point where we may exit the tournament. I really hope we lift the trophy and I am sure every bookmaker would not begrudge the 13/2 returns on wagers for England to win the World Cup.

I like the 5/1 on Spain to be runner-up as they should have a good run but I think Argentina, England or Brazil will win this time.

Whatever you think, bwin.com has the bets you need to get involved right up until the kick-off.

By Malcolm Clarke