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The Betfair football forum's 2018 reaction
Unsurprisingly, reaction to the decision to award the 2018 World Cup to Russia, while the English bid received only two votes, has dominated discussion on the Betfair football forum. So what are punters saying? Read more
Russia beat England to 2018 World Cup
The English bid is the favourite just hours before FIFA's executive committee vote to decide who will host the 2018 World Cup, with Russia on the drift. Is football coming home? Keep checking here for updates... Read more
No Gray Areas - 2018 bid will end in failure
Andy Gray believes that England are long overdue the chance to host another World Cup but expects FIFA to again overlook them and instead vote to allow favourites Russia to stage the 2018 tournaments. Read more
All change in the 2018 World Cup betting
England are once again catching Russia in the 2018 World Cup host betting and could yet be favourites by the time FIFA president Sepp Blatter announces who will stage the tournament at 3pm on Thursday. Read more
England's World Cup bid receives a boost
The odds on England being chosen to host the 2018 World Cup has drifted since last night's Panorama aired, however it is claimed that staging the tournament in England will make FIFA the most money. Read more
No Gray Areas - World Cup is still 'the one'
Andy Gray offers his take on the debate inspired earlier this year by Jose Mourinho - has the Champions League overtaken the World Cup as football's biggest competition? Read on for his verdict... Read more
England's World Cup bid gets huge boost
England's 2018 World Cup bid has recieved rave reviews from Chilean federation president Harold Mayne-Nicholls after the conclusion of FIFA's official inspection this week. Will this finally be England's time? Read more
Paul the Octopus backs England 2018 bid
Just when you thought the FA couldn't come up with any other ways to make a mockery of England's attempts to host the 2018 World Cup, they've decided to add Paul the Octopus to the bid team. Read more
Norwegian fans enjoyed a profitable World Cup
Betfair have produced a World Cup Betting Summary crammed full of facts, including the game that attracted the most bets, the longest odds obtained for Spain and the country whose punters had the most success... Read more
Why the World Cup is off to Russia in 2018
Football's not coming home in 2018, at least that's the view of the Betfair Contrarian, who has explained why FIFA are almost certain to let Russia host the World Cup for the first time. Read more
Iniesta goal finally wins Spain the World Cup
Andres Iniesta scored the extra-time winner that earned Spain their first ever World Cup, meaning La Roja are now reigning European and world champions... Read more
Uruguay 2-3 Germany - a third place thriller!
Germany have come away from south Africa with a medal - it wasn't the one they wanted, but it was won with style and flair... Read more
Holland 0-0 Spain - 90 minute betting update
Both nations have experienced spot-kick heartache at the World Cup in recent years but one will win the competition for the first time in a shootout if there isn't a goal in the next half hour. Read more
Holland 0-0 Spain - half-time betting update
It's odds-on that referee Howard Webb will show his first red card in 27 matches after a rather wild first half in which crunching tackles ruled over goalmouth action. Read more
Holland v Spain - Torres starts on the bench
It's finally here. After four weeks or drama and suspense, the World Cup Final is just minutes away, but Fernando Torres will have to wait a bit longer to get involved... Read more
Spain and Holland look set to entertain
It's generally considered that cup finals are tight affairs, but looking back over previous World Cup finals, there has never been a shortage of goals... Read more
Holland v Spain: "History awaits Villa and co"
Sunday's World Cup Final is a battle between two nations that have never won the trophy before and our Specialist Andy Gray reckons it will be the European champions who break their duck. Read more
Who will walk away with the Golden Shoe?
We're heading into the last weekend of the World Cup and there are still plenty of players in with a shout of nabbing the Golden Shoe... Read more
Holland v Spain: "La Roja will take the trophy"
Only one of our eight Specialists doesn't expect Spain to become the eighth ever World Cup winner - Bozydar Iwanow, who has backed Holland from the start. Here's what they're tipping for the final... Read more
History suggests goals will come tonight
It's the game nobody looks forward to, but looking back over the years it's clear that there should be plenty of goals to keep us entertained... Read more