The wait is over as World Cup betting competition commences on Friday with the host nation South Africa facing Mexico.

The World Cup odds on this game are pretty close with Mexico a pretty minor fave on the three-way soccer betting line in this match which can be viewed on ESPN.

World Cup betting odds post South Africa at 170, Mexico at 150, and the Draw at 210. The total is two with the over at -150. As both teams seek to move forward from Group A, this is a important match for them. Mexico is actually just seeking to survive what is going to be a hugely emotional game for South Africa. Many individuals are predicting that Mexico will just be looking to get a draw.

Group A is wide open as to who will be the team that moves forward from this group, apart from the fave France, which is why Friday’s match is so important. The home crowd advantage is going to be substantial for South Africa with the match being played in Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg. The South Africa team isn’t really very good, so they will need the home lineup edge. They may certainly play beyond their skills and get the win in this type of opener though. Mexico’s head coach Javier Aguirre is surely concerned about the power that South Africa can get from about 100,000 fanatics. South Africa will pray that midfielder Stephen Pienaar can make a few plays and look to play tough defense.

Mexico has advanced to the round of 16 in the previous 4 World Cups however they lost each time in that round. Young forward Javier Hernandez and the seasoned Cuauhtemoc Blanco will be foremost Mexico in this year’s World Cup. Mexico also has some skilled players including Giovani dos Santos, and a great goalkeeper in Guillermo Ochoca.

Every World Cup host team has made it from the group stage, but that streak is in serious jeopardy this year. South Africa is one particular of the less strong teams in the World Cup however they do have the edge of a fragile group. France is not quite as good as they were 4 years ago while Mexico is wildly inconsistent. The top team in the group may be Uruguay but they are no power in World Cup wagering.

The FIFA World Cup will start on June 11th and is anticipated to run through July 11th. An African country will be hosting the World Cup for the first time in history this season. Morocco and Egypt were defeated by South Africa for the honor. The FIFA World Cup features 32 teams from different nations competing against each other for the championship in football and is held one time every 4 years. This event has historically been dominated by Brazil, which holds a record 5 titles and is the only team to have competed in every tournament. The current champion is Italy, which has won the title 4 times total. Brazil will be hosting the following World Cup in 2014.


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Any possibility Ivory Coast had of making a considerable run in World Cup betting may have come to a halt on Friday when star striker Didier Drogba broke his arm in a warm-up match vs Japan.

Drogba is supposed to miss at least some of the World Cup and the likelihood of Ivory Coast even making it out of the group stage in World Cup probabilities are now sketchy.

World Cup betting probabilities showed Ivory Coast as a certain contender despite the fact that they are in a challenging group with Brazil and Portugal. It is improbable that Ivory Coast will have adequate scoring to reach the round of sixteen lacking Drogba in the lineup. Drogba was hurt in Ivory Coast’s 2- win against Japan. He was injured following a high challenge by Japan’s Marcus Tulio Tanaka. The squad said that Drogba fractured his right arm though their coach Sven-Goran Eriksson was not entirely ruling Drogba out of action. Drogba had surgery over the past weekend and there’s an opportunity he might still play.

Drogba got 29 goals this season for Chelsea and Ivory Coast was considered a danger in Group G considering of his scoring capacity. Ivory Coast starts off play vs Portugal on June 15th and lacking Drogba’s scoring it seems improbable they will win that match. The World Cup probabilities on Ivory Coast are dropping and were as low as 23-1 to win it all. Look for those probabilities to increase now that Drogba is out. Also look for the probabilities on the Ivory Coast matches to be adjusted slightly. Portugal was already the preferred in the starting match vs Ivory Coast and those World Cup betting probabilities may go up a little bit with the news that Drogba is out.

Friday was not an awesome day for star players since England’s captain Rio Ferdinand was hurt in the course of training in Rustenburg, South Africa. Italy learned that midfielder Andrea Pirlo sustained an hurt calf on Friday as well, and his status is in question. U.S. striker Jozy Altidore has a sprained right ankle and his status is unknown and even Brazil goalkeeper Julio Cesar has been managing a back injury. The World Cup has already lost a number of high profile players. Other players who are hurt as well as Drogba and out of the 2010 world cup include England’s David Beckham, Germany’s Michael Ballack and Ghana’s Michael Essien.

The FIFA World Cup will begin on June 11th and is supposed to run through July 11th. This is the first time ever that the World Cup has been hosted by an African nation. Morocco and Egypt were defeated by South Africa for the honor. The FIFA World Cup features 32 teams from different countries playing vs each other for the tournament in football and is held one time every 4 years. This event has in the past been dominated by Brazil, which holds a record five championships and is the only squad to have competed in every tournament. The current champion is Italy, which has won the championship 4 times total. The following World Cup will be held in 2014 in Brazil.


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