Major Goal Makers in 2010 World Cup Gambling

Trying to pick which player will be the leading scorer for the competition is 1 of the most fascinating soccer betting side bets to make on the World Cup wagering action. Besides the matches themselves, there are of course several things you are able to bet on in the World Cup odds, including who will win the award for the leading player of the competition, which player will score first in the World Cup action, which squad will score the most goals, etc.

But the Golden Boot Award, given to the leading scorer for the World Cup wagering tournament in any given year is 1 of the most fascinating contests in the World Cup odds tournament at the online sportsbooks. This year the battle for that award has been somewhat anti-climactic as there hasn’t truly been any player that can separate himself from the field, however the World Cup 2010 wagering action at the online sportsbooks is still young and there’s a lot of opportunities that lie ahead.

Entering the World Cup wagering tournament, the soccer wagering odds, all favored major stars like Wayne Rooney, Lionel Messi and Christiano Ronaldo, as the competitors most likely to score the most goals in this year’s World Cup odds tournament.

But through 2 matches, of that illustrious list above, only Ronaldo has found the net. Messi has played a outstanding competition so far and been a little improbable as he’s had some impressive shots just miss but he hasn’t scored one time. Rooney has been a non-factor and if his squad doesn’t score a win against Slovenia his World Cup wagering adventure will be finished.

The scoring leader right now is Messi’s Argentine teammate Gonzalo Higuain. Higuain leads all scorers in the World Cup odds right now after he netted a hat-trick against South Korea. Portugal’s Tiago had 2 goals in the team’s 7-0 rout of North Korea and is tied with Ghana’s Asamoah Gyan and Brazilian team members Elano and Luis Fabiano with 2 goals apiece for second most in the competition.

When the dust ultimately settles and the World Cup wagering concludes, it is tough to say who will win the Golden Boot Award. But most likely it’ll be from a squad that goes deep into the tournament (like Argentina or Brazil) and that plays on an attacking side (like Argentina or Holland).

The Golden Boot Award was unveiled at the 1930 World Cup. Since the 1994 World Cup, though, there is also a silver and bronze version of the award given to the second and third highest goalscorers of the Cup.

Additionally, there are numerous other awards given throughout the World Cup. There’s the Golden Ball for example. This award is presented to the best player at the World Cup Finals, as determined by a committee and voters in the media. The Yashin Award is given to the top goalkeeper and has been given since 1994. The FIFA Fair Play Trophy, granted since 1970, is given to the squad with the top record of fair play. And the Most Entertaining Team Award is given to the squad that has entertained the public the most. It was first given in 1994.


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