Along with popular World Cup prediction markets such as Name The Finalists, there is also some interesting wagers to weigh up in the to reach the World Cup final betting market. There are different ways to look at who is going to make it to the showcase final match on July 13th in Rio at the famous Maracana. The Name the Finalist market is the most popular of these and taking a look in there at the ante post prices, the shortest price option is a big South American clash of Brazil/Argentina, an option which is trading at 9/1 with William Hill.
Other options are Brazil/Spain, Argentina/Germany and then you get into unlikely territory of Brazil/Germany. The way to look at this is the separation of the sides in the knockout stage, if the favourites in their groups all prevail. If the big four of Brazil, Germany, Argentina and Spain all win their groups, then they will separate out into Brazil and Germany in one half, with Argentina and Spain in the other. So they are the semi finals which are most likely to be on the cards, barring any upsets along the way of course.
So immediately you can see who the four favourites are to return value in the to reach the World Cup final betting market. This is the same in the outright winner market of course, where hosts Brazil are strong 3/1 favourites, followed Argentina and Germany at 5/1 and the reigning champions Spain all the way out at 7/1 to remain on top of the world. But if you want to get down to more specifics, then can you look at each of the individual 32 teams.
England for example are massive 16/1 shots to reach the final of Brazil 2014, France are at 9/1, while a lot of people’s favourite dark horse shots Belgium are trading at a price of 7/1 and Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal are 12/1 shots to make it all the way to Rio on July 13th. They are some of the better priced options that punters will be looking to, while the individual odds on the big four are Germay at 9/4, Argentina at 5/2, Spain at 7/2 and Brazil at 6/4.
Pretty much there is some great value in backing any of the big guns in the to reach the World Cup final betting market.
Odds on England to win World Cup 2014
If you are a little unsure of just who would win out in the projected Brazil v Germany and Spain v Argentina semi final matches in World Cup 2014 betting, then you could take a dip into the to reach the semi final betting market. There Brazil and Argentina are heavy 5/6 favourites, with Germany at Even money and Spain at 11/8. This is where a dark horse shot may come in more, with France at 4/1 and the Netherlands, who could be the ones to disrupt Spain in the group stage, are at 9/2. Italy are 4/1 shots to make it to the final four, while England are 5/1 shots.
So naturally the best value is going to be found on the big guns in the field, the Brazil’s and Argentina’s of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Beyond that you are looking at the dark horse shots, those tempting propositions which you can sort of plot a route to the final for, but those who would also be punching above their weight a bit if they made it just to the final four. Fascinating options all around, but it is a World Cup 2014 betting market which offers a lot of positive value, even on the outright favourites.
