Graeme

Whew – the upsets keep rolling in, and the bookies are loving it. After getting pounded in the early days with the Over 2.5 market, things are swaying the bookies way. Spain, Italy, Germany and Bosnia all failing – and you KNOW no-one was betting Argentina at 1.10 odds. They probably had like I did … Read more

Well – the challenge is sort of over with for now. My Bet365 account, which was at exactly $5,000 prior to the World Cup, is now at exactly $0.00. Oops. It happens, and it’s not the end of the world. I was prepared to lose the $5k – hell the title of this whole thing … Read more

I’m still sitting here mad that I didn’t bet more on Australia vs Holland Overs, and Cameroon vs Croatia with Croatia to win, for those wondering. Seriously – there will be little chances during the World Cup to go for what I believe are sure things – and both of those were. Looking back, they … Read more

On June 22nd, 2014 Group H will have their second two group matches, with Belgium taking on Russia earlier in the day, then South Korea taking on Algeria later on. 5th favourites to win the World Cup, Belgium were upset early by Algeria and went 1-0 down to a penalty. They turned it around however, … Read more

On June 22nd, after Belgium and Russia have played, Korea Republic will take on Algeria in the 4th game in Group H. Algeria were completely dominated by Belgium in their first game – although in saying that, Belgium weren’t that great either. It was one of those things where Algeria practically gave up possession and … Read more

June 23rd, 2014 sees the final games of Group B take place, with both Netherlands and Chile already qualified. Holland qualified via a couple of goalfests – completely drubbing Spain, and then beating Australia in a really fun game. Chile beat Australia – and honestly that was no easy feat as Australia are a feisty … Read more