World Cup: Odds For The Teams in Group B
March 29th, 2014 by G WaldorfThe draw for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, you’ve almost certainly heard by now, has not been kind to the Socceroos. You just have to look at the Australia World Cup odds to see how heavily the bookies think things are stacked against them. In fact, the words ‘group of death’ have been heard in relation to Group B, in which Australia find themselves – now that’s a bit of a cliché these days, but it’s difficult to believe that Ange Postecoglu’s heart didn’t sink just a little bit when he saw the names coming out. So, with the odds of them getting out of a group that contains Spain, the Netherlands and Chile currently sitting at $8.00 on Sportsbet right now, how will the Socceroos approach each game?
Spain, it’s fair to say, represent a considerable challenge to overcome for the Socceroos. In fact, it’s very possible that Postecoglu will be shaping a strategy that assumes the World Cup holders will beat his young side. The bookies agree, giving Spain odds of $1.22 that make them the overwhelming favourites to beat Australia on their way to qualifying from the group and sticking around to contest the business end of the tournament. You can get all the Spain World Cup odds you need by following the link: they will include an $8.00 bet for the Spaniards to lift the World Cup – they are behind Argentina, Germany and hosts Brazil in the running as far as the bookies see it…
Before that game against Spain, though, there’s the small question of a clash with the Netherlands for the Australia camp to consider. If a strategy that assumes a defeat to Spain is to work, then some sort of result has to be squeezed out of the Netherlands game – and that could prove to be a very stern test indeed of a developing Socceroos side. It’s not as though the Dutch haven’t got real pedigree on the international stage, and the bookies have Australia as $7.50 outsiders for this game. The odds for the Netherlands are currently $1.36, but have a look, too, at the draw at $4.50. As far as the Netherlands will go in the tournament as a whole, check out the link for all the Netherlands World Cup odds.
And finally to that all-important first game for Australia. If we’re accepting that the Spain game won’t produce any points, then the opener against Chile absolutely has to. The Chileans are a pretty consistent side, and will present another very difficult challenge to Australia – it’s always difficult to judge the value of a friendly result, but Chile registered draws against both Spain and Brazil in 2013. As far as their scheduled World Cup game with Australia goes, Chile are the $1.53 favourites, with the Socceroos a $6.00 bet. Look out for the Chile World Cup odds on Sportsbet now if you think they might be a surprise package in Group B…
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