2010 World Cup Groups

The World Cup is one of the only events that require a long time to prepare for, but with the action about to begin the groups and matches have been set. The 2010 World Cup will be played throughout the entire country of South Africa as a total of nine provinces will host matches. With tickets already over half-way sold, you don’t have that much time left to grab yours. The ticket prices for the 2010 World Cup are great and you can find certain tickets for as low as $20USD.

Let’s take a look at how the world cup groups ended up falling into place. There are some exciting groups and I can’t wait for the action to begin in June. There appears to be a fairly clear winner in each of the groups except for maybe 1-2 of them, but at the same time I’ve seen some crazy upsets in the World Cup before and nothing would surprise me anymore.

* Group A – South Africa, Uruguay, Mexico & France
* Group B – South Korea, Nigeria, Greece & Argentina
* Group C – Algeria, England, Slovenia & United States
* Group D – Serbia, Germany, Ghana & Australia
* Group E – Denmark, Netherlands, Japan & Cameroon
* Group F – Paraguay, Italy, Slovakia & New Zealand
* Group G – Brazil, Ivory Coast, Portugal & North Korea
* Group H – Chile, Switzerland, Honduras & Spain

There is never anything guaranteed at the World Cup Betting, which is one of the reasons why I love watching the event. Since upsets can happen in a blink of an eye, it keeps millions of fans on the edge of their seats. I definitely think that Argentina, Spain, Germany, Netherlands, Italy, France, England and Brazil have the best shot at winning their groups although you just don’t know what’s going to happen. I really could see Brazil having their hands full with Portugal in the group and it should be interesting to see how Group G ends up playing out.

Brazil and Spain are both the odds on favourite to win the 2010 World Cup with most of the online sportsbooks at this time, but that could change at anytime. England is also another team that is receiving a lot of action right now. After the three top teams you’re really gambling on an upset if you take anyone else. There is some excellent value in trying to bet on Germany, Italy, Holland, France or Argentina, but don’t be disappointed if the bet doesn’t come through since it’s a longshot.

If you’re looking to bet on the winner of each group rather then the entire 2010 World Cup you should focus on the best teams. You’ll need to pay juice in order to bet on one of the favourites to win their group, but it’s a fairly safe bet. For instance, you could bet on Spain to win their group. With only Chile, Honduras and Switzerland in the same group with Spain, I really can’t see them not winning their group.

The 2010 World Cup will begin on June 11th and the first round matches run until June 25th. You don’t have that much time to get your tickets and bets in for the first matches so start studying the teams right now.