by Renee Israel
To UK sports fans,
William Hill (click
to visit) is synonymous with sports betting and has been for decades. And with the evolution of the internet and online sports betting sites, football betting has never been as quick and easy as it is now. Which is why William Hill is offering odds on all manner of
World Cup Specials for the highly anticipated 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
While traditionally land and online sportsbooks have offered odds on such World Cup betting favourites as Outright Winner, Player of the Tournament, Most Goals Scored and so forth, these days there is an increasing trend for sportsbooks to offer odds on more 'unusual' World Cup bets, known as World Cup Specials. And William Hill is a pioneer in this regard.
There are few World Cup Specials that William Hill does not accept bets on. For instance, right now World Cup betting fans can place bets on any of the World Cup Specials highlighted below. A popular bet is whether there'll be a first time winner in this year's World Cup? WillHill has laid 4/7 odds on 'No' and 5/4 odds that 'Yes' a first time World Cup winner will emerge.
Here is a list of William Hill's World Cup Specials:
Will there be a first time winner the World Cup?
Fastest goal in World Cup Finals history to be beaten in South Africa
A player to score 14 or more goals in South Africa
A player to score 6 goals or more in a match inside 90 minutes
13 or more goals to be scored in one match
A team to score 11 goals or more in one match
A team to score 28 goals or more in the Finals in South Africa
Two or more players from the same side to score own goals in the same match
5 or more Penalty shoot-outs in South Africa
A substitute to score 3 goals inside 90 minutes in South Africa
A player to score consecutive hat tricks inside 90 minutes in South Africa
A player to be sent off in less than 56 seconds after the start of a match
5 or more players to be sent off in the same match in South Africa
29 or more red cards in South Africa
172 goals or more to be scored in South Africa
Golden Boot Winner - Total Goals
2010 winning nation to draw all three group games
6 penalties to be awarded in one match inside 90 minutes in South Africa
A player to score inside 90 minutes in all 7 matches for his country
Will a hat-trick be scored in the tournament?
A player to score a headed hat trick inside 90 minutes in any match
The 2010 Final to go to a penalty shoot-out
A player for the USA to score a hat trick in South Africa
A hat trick to be scored in 20 minutes or less in the 2010 Finals
Team to keep a clean sheet for 518 mins or more from start of tournament
Two players from the same side to be sent off in the 2010 Final
The 2010 Final to go to extra time
Cristiano Ronaldo - World Cup 2010 Goals
England - Top World Cup 2010 Goalscorer
Any England player to score a hat-trick in the tournament
Any England player to be sent off during the tournament
England to be top goalscorers in the World Cup
An England player to score faster than Bryan Robson in 1982 finals
An England player to score 7 goals or more in South Africa
England to win all their group matches
England to score 12 or more goals in South Africa
England score 4 goals or more inside 90 minutes in any match in final stages
England player to score the winner in a match in the 120th minute
England to win the fair play award
An England player to score 4 goals or more in one match in the final stages
An England substitute to come on and score for England in under 10 seconds
England to be awarded 2 penalties in a match and score both in South Africa
England to win a match after a penalty shoot-out
