Good shout. Will look into World Cup markets.
My advice crouchy, for what it's worth: wait until the event it's self and, in particular, the group stages.
There are 'special' bets on each and every game which revolve around totals. That is: total 'shirt numbers' - the numbers the goalscorers wear added together; total goals and total corners, for example.
Each of these totals will have a value (odds) attached - 'shirts' may have; over 31 @ 6/4 (2.5/1) - under 29 @ 11/8 and 29-31 @10/1 - for example.
All irrespective of which team scores or wins. What you have then, for example, is a bet (say £50 quad) on:
S. Africa v Mexico - shirts over 30 @6/4
S. Africa v Mexico - goals over 2 @ 5/4
Germany v Australia - shirts over 40 @ 6/4
Germany v Australia - goals over 3 @ 1/1
You won't care who scores or wins just that your totals are exceeded and you collect your £1406.25.
I have been around gambling for a number of years and i can assure you that, with a little research, this is your best method of making decent money at the World Cup. You can bet singles too - it don't have to be multiples.
I hope my explanation hasn't over-complicated a simple bet.
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