World Cup 2014 outright betting odds have host nation Brazil at the head, trading as 3/1 favourites. The Selecao seem to have it all, it is all there for them to have a run at what would be their sixth World Cup title. They have an adventurous and galvanating back four, tireless runners like Chelsea’s Ramires and Willian in the middle of the park, touches of flair with Oscar and a striker who knows where the goal is at international level in Neymar. With a former world Cup winning coach Luiz Felipe Scolari guiding them, it is surely all set up for them isn’t it?
Well,for the host nation playing on home soil and playing in front of partizan crowds, with the whole country in Samba party mode, they will have an extra injection of passion and fuel to get them to the finish line. Even before the final 32 nations were settled who would be participating at Brazil 2014, the host nation were already running as ante post favourites. With all spots filled, no-one has been able to come and nudge them from top spot. Argentina and Germany have been running as 5/1 joint second favourites, with reigning champions Spain at 6/1.
For your World Cup 2014 outright betting odds, you realistically aren’t going to need to look further than those four. All four have won the World Cup before and that experience will go a long way to having the mentality to deal with tournament football. It won’t be that much of a surprise if all four of these end up occupying the four semi final spots. If that does happen, it will most likely be Brazil v Germany and Spain v Argentina. It should be take your pick time then.
A lot of punters looking at World Cup 2014 have been leaning towards the challenge of Argentina though. They have a very well rounded squad, a tactically aware head coach and of course, the most prolific looking forward line of all nations heading to the World Cup. When you can boast Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero, Gonzalo Higuain for starters, then you are going to be in with a chance. Argentina probably have the tougher, more disciplined midfield out of them and their South American rivals Brazil.
So there is some good value in backing Argentina, and if you don’t just want to look at the outright market, you could pick up value of 2/1 on them to Reach the Final, which looks a fairly sound investment. Germany have fallen short of the final in both of their last two major tournaments, South Africa 2010 and Euro 2012. Will Joachim Low’s men have the edge to go just one step further? They have the personnel, but perhaps lack a genuine striker to fire them all the way to success, they don’t have a Neymar, or a Lionel Messi to bank on. Still, their midfield is packed with quality and they should go close. Could they get the better of Brazil in a semi final clash?
What of the reigning champions Spain? Are they looking value in World Cup 2014 outright betting odds? Well at 6/1 they are still a very tempting proposition. Their patient, possession-based football still works for them, and even though every nation they play again will know what is coming, it is still hard to stop Spain. They will be even more enhanced if they can get Diego Costa acclimatised to international football quickly, because without him, they, like Germany, would be missing a number nine figure. That having been said, it didn’t stop them four years ago though.
Dark horse wagers for the World Cup 2014 are going to be France, Belgium, Italy and Uruguay. Les Bleus are following a trend of reach the final of the World Cup, get eliminated in the group stage, reach the final of the World Cup, get eliminated in the group stage so they would be trending towards a place in the final if that follows. Belgium are one of the most exciting sides around, full of young pace and power, while four-time World Cup winners Italy and Uruguay could make strides in coming through a difficult group.
