Another summer football tournament is bringing plenty of football betting opportunities. This is the CONCACAF Gold Cup which will settle the issue of who is the champion of North American, Central America and the Caribbean. This is a bi-annual event and the current champions going into the 2013 edition is Mexico, who are also the most successful side in the history of the tournament having won it for the sixth time two years ago. The winner of the 2013 edition and the 2015 edition will play off to get their place in the next Confederations Cup.
This year’s edition is being hosted in the United States, with thirteen venues being used. The United States, Mexico and Canada come from the North American Zone, being joined by Cuba, Trinidad and Tobago, Haiti and Martinique from the Caribbean Zone, and Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador, Belize and Panama from the Central American Zone.
The twelve competing nations are being split over three groups, with the top two from each and the best two runners up moving ahead to the quarter finals. There are some clear heavyweights in the field for this year’s edition, with the United States and Mexico leading the way. They both are going to carry a lot of weight in the competition, as they have the depth in squads and experience to really push forward to the title. Many will be leaning towards the United States, not only because they are in their own back yard, but because Mexico really failed to produce too much at the recent FIFA Confederations Cup.
El Tri lost against Italy and Brazil, and edged out Japan 2-1 in their three group matches at the Confederations Cup. Despite their talent, they don’t look to have a tremendous amount of potency up front. Are there many options behind the USA and Mexico for your 2013 Gold Cup betting? Not really, it will be a bit of a shock if one of them fails to win. Panama, Honduras and Costa Rica really make up the chasing pack, all being offered around 8/1 to win the tournament outright at online bookmaker Bet365.
Online betting site Bet365 are showing some live streams of the action from the 2013 Gold Cup. Registered and funded customers of the betting site can watch free live streams from the tournament in America, and this allows around 70 new markets to be opened with live in-play betting as well. The two big features of the Bet365 website really work well hand in hand. New customers registering an account with the online betting site Bet365 can get up to a free £200 bet as a welcome bonus. The betting site will match the value of your initial deposit with a free bet.
