World Cup Odds: Spotlight On Chile
May 1st, 2014 by G WaldorfThe FIFA World Cup is just 40 days away, and it will be hosts Brazil who run out for the game that kicks it all off on June 13th. But the Socceroos won’t have to wait long to get into the action, and neither will their fans – Australia take on Chile on Saturday June 14th in a game that will be an 8am kick-off here. We’re tempted to get up nice and early to watch Australia’s boys in action – and we’ve got all the odds for Chile vs Australia for you, as well as your World Cup odds…
Australia’s opponents in that first game will be Chile, and we thought we’d take a closer look here at the challenges they pose the Socceroos. Just judging by the odds you’ll get for a Socceroos win ($6.50 on Sportsbet right now), it’s a tough test in store for Australia. The first game against Chile is likely one that Australia coach Ange Postecoglu is targeting for his side to take at least something away from, but the reality is that Chile are not a side to be taken lightly by any of the teams at the World Cup in Brazil. If you wanted to back Chile to lift the trophy, they’re getting odds of $41.00 as of today: there are a dozen teams ahead of them in the bookies’ pecking order. And that probably gives you a fair reflection of where Chile find themselves heading into this World Cup. The most recent FIFA rankings have rewarded some consistent results from Chile, and they find themselves ranked above fellow Group B side The Netherlands. There will have been no shortage of Chile fans who saw them drawn in Group B and shed a tear or two of frustration: they’re a $1.91 bet to qualify from the group, but if they don’t make it out, then their fans will look back and think they could easily have had a hand in the later stages of the tournament if the draw had favoured them.
The reality is that the Socceroos could have a big impact on Group B – not necessarily by storming out of it to the quarter finals, but by securing themselves a result that could spell the end of the hopes of one of the big teams in the group with them. Because make no mistake, Chile are a big side in world football, and they will have aspirations beyond the group stages.
Get all your odds for Chile vs Australia by following the link, and check out all Chile’s World Cup odds, too…
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