The build up to the 2018 World Cup raised an important question when it comes to betting opportunities on the tournament. Back in March Brazil’s superstar Neymar a suffered broken foot and there were doubts about his participation in the 2018 World Cup. While it looks as if he is going to make it to play a fairly full role in the tournament, the scenario raised an interesting point.
If you had been thinking about backing Brazil to win the 2018 World Cup by putting a stake towards them in the outright winner market, would you have been so confident in doing so if Neymar had not have recovered in time? It is one of those factors that is worth weighing up when it comes to football betting. Big stars have big impacts and if the team has been shed of its best players then their chances of success are going to be altered.
Impact of teams missing star players
Can you imagine England going to the World Cup without Harry Kane? Would Belgium be an appealing dark horse if both Kevin de Bruyne and Eden Hazard were both missing from the squad? What if key men from Germany’s backline or those influential ball holders in the middle of Spain’s midfield would fail to make it to the party? How much would things like this influence your betting decisions on who would win World Cup 2018?
And of course, goes beyond just the outright winner market at the 2018 World Cup, injuries and suspensions have a more immediate impact in match betting. The 2014 runners-up Argentina will get a tough game against Croatia at the 2018 World Cup, and imagine if Lionel Messi wasn’t fit for that crucial game, where would that leave your betting on the match outright?
There are so many factors to take into consideration for your 2018 World Cup betting from current form, to style of play, to strength in depth of the substitution factors in games, to the tactical prowess of the head coaches. One thing that does get overlooked when looking at match betting for the 2018 World Cup and even the outright winner market, and that is injuries and suspensions.
World Cup 2018 Injuries and Suspensions
The task of keeping up with the entire list of players who are either definitely sidelined or in doubt for any upcoming matches can be hard to keep track of. Fortunately, there is a solution at your fingertips as you can visit our World Cup injuries and suspension page and get a quick in-depth overview of important absentees for each team participating at the 2018 World Cup, either through suspension or injury.
Our page lists which players are out, the reason why, including the type of injury that has been suffered, when the injury or suspension was picked up and when they are expected return to action. If someone has received a knock, for example, in a game during the tournament they may just be day-to-day and it wouldn’t really affect your betting odds. However if say France has seen Paul Pogba picked up a red card and had Antoine Griezmann injured on top, that would naturally impact their chances and odds.
Stay Informed
Checking out our list of injuries and suspensions for the 2018 World Cup only takes a quick minute but it is valuable information that you need on your side to be able to make the most informed betting decisions for the 2018 World Cup action that you can.
