The World Cup wagering experience was not meant to play out like this for England. With a lineup loaded with soccer sports wagering superstars the English team came to South Africa as the third most favored squad in the World Cup odds to win the whole competition.
This squad was meant to open the World Cup sports betting action by embarrassing its former colony – the US – and showing the Yanks what actual ‘football’ was supposed to be about. And with three points in the bag they would then go on to eradicate weakling Algeria and then might afford to sit back and deal with the scrubs in the final Group C game against Slovenia as they prepared for the World Cup betting round of 16.
However the English side was lucky only to move forward from the group stage, as anyone that’s been watching the World Cup odds action knows.
Though Germany did not have to cope with the monumental World Cup wagering hopes of the English side, it struggled as well. After an outstanding defeat of the Aussies to kick off its 2010 World Cup odds action, the squad fell flat the next match losing to Serbia, before clinching a spot in the knockout stage with a 1-0 win against Ghana.
It was a very intriguing soccer betting game between these 2 European squad sides. England really isn’t playing a lot of anything right now while Germany plays a very controlled, but surprisingly aggressive offense match.
Germany and England have a history of enjoying great World Cup matches. They faced off at Wembley, which England won 4-2, back in 1966. It was also the first World Cup match between 2 of football’s oldest foes since 1990, when West Germany beat England on penalties after a 1-1 draw.
And for the 2010 World Cup, Germany virtually thrashed the English squad to a 4-1 victory.
It was the Germans who had the last laugh despite the fact that England (17/10) was the ever so slight fave over Germany (19/10).
The English defense was careless and the Germans came out fast to a 2-0 lead before the English squad landed their point. Germany claimed the first goal of the competition at 20 minutes with a long punt downfield from Manuel Neuer. It was his 12th at World Cup finals and his 50th global goal. England’s defenders were found from position again for Germany’s 2nd goal as Lukas Podolski slashed a left-footed shot into the far corner of the goal. England got back in the match 5 minutes later when Matthew Upson headed in the ball.
Then came the game’s most questionable moment when England’s Frank Lampard was denied an equalizing goal. He punted the ball in from the advantage of the penalty area. It struck the underside of the bar and rebounded two feet over the goal line, and the referee just did not acknowledge the goal. The match went on with England being denied the point.
And even with English coach Fabio Capello’s states to the contrary, that goal almost certainly wouldn’t have made the difference.
Germany, who have now reached at least the quarterfinals at every World Cup since 1954, will face Argentina in the last eight on Saturday.
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