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Ivory Coast a Risky Underdog in World Cup Gambling

By: Lynn Smith

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You might like to take a look at Ivory Coast if you are hunting for a squad that has interesting World Cup gambling chances which could do a little damage.

They boast among the best goal scorers in the world in Didier Drogba. Ivory Coast is 19-1 in World Cup chances to win it all.

World Cup gambling does not favor Ivory Coast given that they are in a difficult group with Brazil, Portugal and North Korea. Ivory Coast will have a challenging time vs Brazil but they can conquer Portugal and North Korea. Getting to the knock-out round is a big goal for this squad according to Ivory Coast coach Sven-Goran Eriksson. "The primary objective is to get through the first round," Eriksson said. "Obviously though everyone is dreaming of getting to the quarter or semifinals."

Eriksson brought England to the quarterfinals in 2002 and 2006, which means you might say he is acquainted with the World Cup. England was beaten by Brazil in 2002 while Portugal defeated them four years later. Now both teams in this group are going to compete vs Eriksson's Ivory Coast squad. "They are two extremely strong teams," Eriksson said. "We will play Portugal in our first game and it will be decisive, nearly a final. Portugal has knocked me out twice. This time I hope to change things."

Ivory Coast is given a serious possibility to be the first African squad to make it past the quarterfinals, which has never been achieved. "I have a lot of top-level players, not only Didier Drogba, who is a great striker," Eriksson said. "I have spoken about him and he will be extremely important on and off the field."

You can get an idea as to a team's chances by looking at the World Cup gambling chances at times. Brazil is the -180 favorite to win Group G but Ivory Coast is actually even with Portugal at 3-1 in World Cup probabilities to win the group. What Eriksson said regarding that first game is true. It really may be an elimination competition as the loser of the game between Portugal and Ivory Coast is in significant trouble in the World Cup while the winner will be hunting good to advance.

The 2 teams won't have to wait much time, as they are the initial teams to play vs each other in the 2010 World Cup on Tuesday, June 15th. The match can be seen on ESPN.
With an enormous audience of more than 700 million people, the World Cup is the most popular sporting competition in the world. It is presented every four years since the first event in 1930 with only a small number of exceptions. Only 7 nations have won the event out of the 18 events that have been presented so far. With a record five titles, Brazil heads the pack. They are also the only team to play in every event. Italy, who won the championship last year, is next with four titles. Germany has won 3. With one title each, Uruguay, Argentina, England and France complete the list. Kicking off on June 11, the World Cup will end July 11. Brazil will be the host of the up coming World Cup in 2014.

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