World Cup 2010 Tips

2010 World Cup With the 2010 South Africa World Cup fast approaching we are only too aware that all you football punters out there are looking for those little tips that might help you make your 2010 summer that bit more lucrative. We are going to be trying to give you those little pointers right here over the coming months that may well give you the upper hand over the bookies when you are making your World Cup Bet.

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One tip to keep in mind when making your World Cup selection is the surprising fact that no European team has ever won the World Cup when the tournament has been held outside of Europe. This is a stat that is reeled out every time the tournament comes around but it is unlikely to be a coincidence as it is constantly proved over and over again. The old adage is that the European teams do not travel well and if the trend continues then punters need to be looking outside of the European teams in South Africa an this may in turn affect the World Cup Odds.

The 2010 is slightly different as this is the first World Cup that has been played on African soil so there is no history to judge the winner on. The weather may well play a key part as teams like England, Germany and France may benefit as the tournament will take place in the South African winter which should give cooler temperatures.

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Here are our ante-post World Cup tips:

Market	Selection	Guide Price	Bookmaker
2010 World Cup	Brazil (Win)	5/1	Bet with Paddy Power
2010 World Cup	Ivory Coast (EW)	33/1	Bet with totesport
2010 World Cup	Greece (EW)	150/1	Bet with VC Bet

It's not an original tip but Brazil are our main pick for the 2010 World Cup. No European team has won outside of Europe in the competition and under former World Cup winning captain Dunga this Brazilian team has added steel to the flair you'd usually expect. A solid base of Julio Cesar, Maicon, Felipo Melo and Gilberto Silva set things up for the flair of Kaka, Pato, Fabiano and co and prove an irresistible force.

Check out the latest odds on Brazil to win the World Cup.

Pele once predicted that an African nation would win the World Cup by 2000. Well he got that wrong but we reckon there's a big case for an African team to go a long way in this tournament in their own continent. The Ivory Coast have the right credentials to be this team in 2010. Goals certainly aren't hard to come by within this squad of players and with the majority of them having Champions League experience they could be a good each-way bet at 33/1 to make the semi-finals.

Get the latest odds on the Ivory Coast to be top African team.

We've picked Greece out on the basis of a trend based on their major football tournament experience. This is the greeks second appearance in the World Cup, their first ended with no wins and they left after the froup stages. In the Greeks first appearance in the European Championship they also didn't win a game and departed early in the competition. Their second appearance however they won against the odds in Portugal. Could they do the same in their second World Cup? The 150/1 about their chances suggest not, but we see them as being a small stakes each-way bet for a bit of fun.

Check out Greece's odds in the top European team market.