Group D – Australia Overview

Group D for the 2010 World Cup will host team Germany, Australia, Serbia and Ghana. Australia has had a 32-year drought, they are now returning to the elite World Cup tournament for the second time since 1974. This is back-to-back qualifications having made the world stage last time around. The favorites in this group are Germany and Ghana. Germany has a powerhouse experience level with seven World Cup final appearances and three championships.

The underdogs are definitely Serbia and Australia. Serbia could be a sleeper with ten World Cup appearances and talent like Nemanja Vidic. Australia should offer some interesting betting opportunities with good odds.

Bet 365 is offering +500 for Australia, -162 for Germany and +260 for the draw. This will be Australia’s first match in the 2010 World Cup. BetUS offers it at -185 for Germany and +500 for Australia with the draw being +275. Ladbrokes.com offers a 5/1 odds bet that Australia will win Group D. Germany is 10/11, Serbia 7/2 and Ghana 4/1.

Betting Options

U.S. players can look to make bets at Bodog, BetUS and others while European players have the options of using Bet365 and Ladbrokes. Many others can also be found by conducting a search online. Also, if you’re not familiar with how sports betting works, each of these sites should offer an explanation. You need to know how the moneyline works and how it’s calculated, create an account and learn how to make your bets.

Australia – The World Cup

Although not a favorite, you can find an enticing odds bet for Australia to win the entire tournament. Ladbrokes offers a 100/1 odds bet for Australia to win it all. Tim Cahill is the player to look for on this Aussie team.

Australia Preliminary Results:

02/06/08 – Australia – 3:0 – Qatar
03/26/08 – China PR – 0:0 – Australia
06/01/08 – Australia – 1:0 – Iraq
06/07/08 – Iraq – 1:0 – Australia
06/14/08 – Qatar – 1:3 – Australia
06/22/08 – Australia – 0:1 – China PR
09/10/08 – Uzbekistan – 0:1 – Australia
10/15/08 – Australia – 4:0 – Qatar
11/19/08 – Bahrain – 0:1 – Australia
02/11/09 – Japan – 0:0 – Australia
04/01/09 – Australia – 2:0 – Uzbekistan
06/06/09 – Qatar – 0:0 – Australia
06/10/09 – Australia – 2:0 – Bahrain
06/17/09 – Australia – 2:1 – Japan

The Australian World Cup Team

Pat Verbeek is going to lead this time after taking South Korea to the Asian Cup in 2007. Tim Cahill, Harry Kewell, Brett Emerton, Vince Greila, Jason Culina, Lucas Neil, and Mark Schwarzer round this team off to hopefully give the Australians what they need to compete against the German powerhouse.

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