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Some analysts are estimating that more than $3 billion around the world will be bet on the World Cup. Will that much actually be bet? I don't know. But the World Cup will be this year's largest betting event, with sports bettors being able to bet on everything from how many yellow cards will be awarded to which team will win the World Cup.
Here are our top-10 betting tips to consider before you place your punts on this year's World Cup.
10. Host team always advances
The host nation (or nations) has never failed to advance past the first round in World Cup play. Part of this has to do with the fact that most of the countries that have hosted the World Cup are soccer powers. But in the two instances where the World Cup traveled to nations considered soccer lightweights, the hosts advanced. In 1994, USA took advantage of an own goal by Colombia to escape group play. And in 2002, co-hosts South Korea and Japan both unexpectedly advanced beyond group play, with the Koreans finishing fourth in the tournament.
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On a global scale, soccer betting is one of the most popular forms of sports betting activities that takes place. Many Americans would be surprised to know that in Europe, soccer betting is the equivalent of professional football wagering in the United States. It's extremely popular.
Soccer betting is similar to wagering on professional baseball or the National Hockey League, in that it uses the money line, but there is one major difference. In soccer betting, not only
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