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Football: World Cup 2010 Qualifiers: 'Very Nice' is the Borat way to bet but laying Italy is the...

09-Oct-2008
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Bookmakers have devised unique bets in order to entice interest in England's match against Kazakhstan "Very nice" or "Jagsemash"? Photograph: Public domain England's impressive win over Croatia last month saw bookmakers slash the price of Fabio Capello's team winning the 2010 World Cup from 14-1 to 10-1 (general) - shorter than all bar Brazil (5-1, general), Argentina (11-2, general) and Spain (9-1, Ladbrokes). However, it is difficult to see England's odds contracting any further over the next week, with the layers already presuming fixtures against Kazakhstan at Wembley tomorrow and Belarus in Minsk on Wednesday will bring Capello's team six more points. England are best at 1-14 (Boylesports) to win their third successive World Cup qualifier with Bernd Storck's side 50-1 (general) to cause an upset and the draw offered at... [read full story]                    

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