The wait is over as the host nation South Africa faces Mexico, kicking off World Cup gambling action on Friday.
The World Cup odds on this match are quite tight with Mexico a quite small favorite on the three-way soccer gambling line in this match that can be seen on ESPN.
World Cup gambling odds list Mexico at 150, South Africa at 170 and the Draw at 210. The total is 2 with the over at -150. This is a important match for both teams as they try to progress from Group A. Mexico is really just trying to survive what will be a hugely emotional match for South Africa. Many people are guessing that Mexico will just be wanting to get a draw.
Group A is wide open as to who will be the team that moves forward from this group, other than the favorite France, which is why Friday’s match is so crucial. The home crowd advantage will be huge for South Africa with the match being played in Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg. South Africa will need the home field edge because their team really isn’t very good. They may surely play beyond their skills and get the victory in this type of opener though. Mexico’s head coach Javier Aguirre is surely worried about the vitality that South Africa will receive from about 100,000 supporters. South Africa will pray that midfielder Stephen Pienaar can make a few plays and look to play rough defense.
Mexico has progressed to the round of 16 in the past four World Cups but they lost every time in that round. Mexico will be directed in this year’s World Cup by young forward Javier Hernandez and the experienced Cuauhtemoc Blanco. Mexico also has a quality goalie in Guillermo Ochoca and some other skilled players including Giovani dos Santos.
Every World Cup host team has made it from the group stage, but that streak is in considerable trouble this year. South Africa has the edge of a fragile group, in spite of being in one of the less strong teams in the World Cup. France is not quite as good as they were four years ago while Mexico is wildly inconsistent. The best team in the group could be Uruguay but they are no power in World Cup betting.
The FIFA World Cup will commence on June 11th and is expected to play through July 11th. This is the first time in history that the World Cup has been hosted by an African nation. Morocco and Egypt were trumped by South Africa for the honor. The FIFA World Cup is held once every four years and features 32 teams from different nations playing against each other for the tournament in football. Brazil, which holds a record 5 titles and is the only team to have played in every tournament, has historically dominated this event. The current champion is Italy, which has won the championship four times total. The following World Cup will be held in 2014 in Brazil.
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