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FIFA World Cup 2010: South Africa v Mexico Odds For Opening Match

The wait is finally over as the 2010 World Cup gets underway on Friday afternoon at the Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg with South Africa taking on Mexico in Group A, the host nation will be absolutely desperate to get the tournament off to a good start but they will not find it easy according to the latest betting. The Bafana Bafana have been in good form recently as they showed in winning their two warm-up games but they are the under dogs here with the bookmakers, Mexico are priced at 13/8 with VC Bet to claim the three points and upset the home crowd.

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Mexico have impressed many in the last few weeks during the warm-up games and they look full of confidence after coming off of a victory against Italy last week, they won that game 1-0 to the surprise of many and will fancy their chances of crashing the party at the Soccer City Stadium. The Mexicans also produced a good display at Wembley recently where despite losing they impressed many, they pass the ball well and in Javier Hernandez they have a top Striker in their ranks. Hernandez is joining Man United after the World Cup and looks to have plenty of ability at the top level, he can be backed at 6/1 with Victor Chandler to be the first goalscorer in the match and that looks excellent value for punters.

More South Africa v Mexico World Cup Betting Information

Punters should be warned here though as they should never underestimate the power of hosting the tournament can prove to a teams results, it is important to remember that South Korea went all the way to the Semi-Finals in 2002 when they hosted the event. South Africa is a Country gripped by World Cup fever which is sure to galvanise the team making the 7/4 about them beating Mexico with VC Bet.com an attractive bet. Mexico are suspect from set-pieces as England showed recently and the home team will be looking to use that to their advantage, if they can then they may well be able to claim the victory they crave so much.

This is an extremely tight match from a betting point of view with both teams having a genuine case for picking up the three points on offer, with that in mind we like the look of a 1-1 draw which can be backed a good looking 5/1 with VC Bet with both teams coming away with a point.

South Africa v Mexico World Cup Match Odds

Mexico - 13/8
South Africa - 7/4
Draw - 11/5

South Africa v Mexico First Goalscorer Odds

K Mphela - 5/1
J Hernandez - 6/1
C Vela - 6/1
No Goalscorer - 6/1
G Franco - 6/1
B Parker - 13/2
S Nomvethe - 13/2
C Blanco - 17/2
Others On Request

Correct Score Odds

Draw 1-1 - 5/1
Draw 0-0 - 6/1
Mexico 1-0 - 13/2
South Africa 1-0 - 13/2
Others on request

All match odds supplied by VC Bet.com

Posted: Thursday, 10th June 2010
Author: Steve Raymond
Tags: world cup, south africa, mexico, soccer city stadium, bet365,

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