Italy World Cup Betting Tips

BETTING ON ITALY AT WORLD CUP 2010

ITALY TO WIN THE WORLD CUP : 15.0 at 888Sport – Click to bet

ITALY TO WIN GROUP F : 1.44 at Paddy Power – Click to bet

ITALY WORLD CUP BETTING TIPS

I have to confess, I didn’t tip Italy to win the 2006 World Cup (I went for Brazil) and I was surprised. Nevertheless, I’m not tipping them to win this one either.

While it is an old cliche to say that Italy start slowly in major competitions and get stronger as time goes by, time going by is actually Italy’s major problem.

A quick look at Italy’s squad reveals that the big players – Cannavaro, Buffon, Zambrotta and Pirlo to name but four – are all well over 30 and surely will be exposed by nimbler, younger opponents later on in the tournament.

Also, while Italy have never really relied on a single goalscorer to win matches for them, they are sorely lacking in quality in attack.  Cassano is, well, a character to say the least, Iaquinta has never proven up to the job and, of the other candidates, only Guissepi Rossi offers any kind of threat.

So, with an ageing backline and midfield and not much in the way of quality upfront, I think Italy could be undone as early as the second round, where potentially they face a Cameroon side eager to atone for a poor African Cup of Nations.

ITALY: BEST BETTING TIP

Italy to be eliminated in the Second Round.

Best Odds: 2.87 at Paddy Power – Click To Bet Or Open Account

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