International Football

International football can inspire nations, continents and sometimes the whole world. The prospect of the best players fighting it out for national glory is a must for all football fans and always stimulates a lot of football betting activity.

The big games have become famous for big moments and live long in the memory: who can forget Maradona’s infamous “Hand of God” goal against England in 1986, Biaggio’s missed penalty for Italy in the World Cup Final against Brazil in 1994 or the crazy Greek celebrations after they stunned international football to be crowned champions of Europe in 2004?

International football games are held regularly. The most prestigious tournament in international football is the World Cup, due to be held in 2006 in Germany. In between World Cups are the continental championships. In South America nations compete for the Copa America, in Europe they play in the Euro Championships, in Africa nations take each other on in the Federation Cup and the south east Asian nations compete for the Tiger Cup. All these events involve qualifying groups and knockout games so there are always competitive international games taking place. Nations also play several friendlies every year in preparation for these tournaments though many would argue that in the modern game ‘friendly’ isn’t always an appropriate descriptor!

Many international football betting fans also enjoy a flutter on international domestic league games, from Italy to Argentina.

Big games mean big international football betting action and Betfair is the market leader in international football betting , offering odds on more countries than traditional bookmakers. Betfair even covers the Brazilian and Argentinean leagues.

The lion’s share of international football betting revolves around the big tournaments and Betfair offers many betting opportunities on these games and friendly games at football odds that are on average 20% better than traditional bookmakers.

You can place international football bets on several markets including tournament winner, top goalscorer, correct score and the popular under/over 2.5 goals market or if you fancy, the slightly more eclectic what time the first goal will be scored market. Many of the markets on Betfair are turned in-play, which means you can take on other punters throughout the entire game. With so many international games televised, in-play is increasingly popular amongst international football bettors.

With so many different markets and so many games covered there are international football betting opportunities galore on Betfair. Brazil, Germany, England, Argentina and Italy always attract a lot of international football betting interest. However after little fancied Greece won Euro 2004 perhaps there will be trend away from backing the ‘usual suspects.’

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