Germany v England: As the old rivals clash, you can clash with your mates with Betfair Taikai

Internationals / Editor / 18 November 2008 / Leave a Comment

Germany playing England may be one of the biggest rivalries in football but we're betting that you share an equally fierce rivalry with your mates when it comes to opinions on football. Want to settle the score? Welcome to Betfair Taikai....

There's no such thing as a friendly match between England and Germany, which is why Wednesday's game in Berlin could well turn out to be a classic.

International friendlies are full of meaningless substitutions and void of meaningful tackles, but rest assured that won't be the case as Fabio Capello's resurgent England take on the 'other' Old Enemy in their own back yard.

Despite the Three Lions' famous 5-1 victory in Munich back in 2001, the home side is a [2.28] favourite to win with an England victory priced up at [3.15]. It's [3.3] for the spoils to be shared.
With Capello's men somewhat rejuvenated after that 4-1 drubbing of Croatia, the England supporters are at last able to watch a team playing with passion and pride. For that reason a punt on an away win could be a nice little earner. And let's be honest, there's no-one England fans take more pleasure in beating than the Germans is there? Unless, perhaps, it's your own mates...

Yes, your very own best pals. They might be your preferred drinking partners but we all get tired of our big-mouthed friends boasting about how they know everything about football and clean up every weekend.

Well, Wednesday night's big match could be the perfect chance to get them to put their money where their mouths are. Put their knowledge to the test. Pit it against your own, and shut them up for a change.

Get onto Taikai the online football prediction game from Betfair - that allows you to pit your football knowledge against the pub 'experts' and take their money off them. For real.

Either join in an existing tournament or create your own, based around the Betfair markets that are the centre of all your arguments. You even get to pick the buy-in level and the payout scale, enabling you to choose how much cash you can take off them. The top predictor scoops the prize pot and, because it's you against your mates, one of you always wins - taking home both bragging rights and hard cash.

So if you think your mates always let their hearts rule their heads, or if they simply don't know what they're talking about, then start taking advantage and pocketing their cash!

An England victory over the Germans coupled with a big win over your mates. It really doesn't get any better than that.

To go to Betfair Taikai click here