CalvStar

 

Favourite bet

Anything that involved laying Czech Republic (which I did a lot).  I just thought they were past their best and the injury to Jan Kohler (may have spelt that wrong) on the first game definitely helped.

Most confident bet

Argentina to beat Germany in the QF (and they lost)

Worse Bet

See above

What I have learnt from the World Cup

Watch out for the African nations next time

Results

Group A

• LOSE 2.04pts - Lay Ecuador to beat Costa Rica in Group A match for 2pts @ 2.02
• WIN 1.62pts - Back Germany to beat Ecuador for 3pts @ 1.54
• WIN 1.94pts - Back Asian Handicap Germany (-1) Vs Ecuador for 2pts @ 1.97
• WIN 2.4pts - Germany to win the group for 5pts @ 1.48
• LOSE 3pts - Group Forecast - 1st Germany / 2nd Poland - 3pts @ 2.44
• LOSE 4.7pts - Lay Ecuador to qualify from Group A for 2pts @ 3.35

Group B

• WIN 3.35pts - Back 5pts England - England v Paraguay @ 1.67
• LOSE 1pts - Back 1pt Christian Wilhelmsson to score anytime Sweden v T&T @ 9.4
• LOSE 3pts - Back 3pts First Game Acca England + Sweden @ 2.02
• WIN 2.84pts - Back Second Game Group B Double of England + Sweden for 2pts @ 2.42
• WIN 2.12pts - Back Sweden to beat Paraguay in Group B match for 2pts @ 2.06
• WIN 4pts - England to win the group for 5pts @ 1.8
• LOSE 3pts - Sweden to win the group for 3pts @ 3.15
• WIN 4.8pts - Group Forecast - 1st England / 2nd Sweden - 3pts @ 2.6
• LOSE 2pts - Group Forecast - 1st Sweden / 2nd England - 2pts @ 4.2
• WIN 2pts - Lay Paraguay to qualify from Group B for 2pts @ 2.68

Group C

• WIN 2.08pts - Back 2pts Holland - Holland v Serbia @ 2.04
• WIN 2.12pts - Back Holland to beat Ivory Coast in Group C match for 2pts @ 2.06
• WIN 4.4pts - Back Second Game Group C Double of Argentina + Holland for 2pts @ 3.2
• LOSE 2pts - Back Argentina to beat Holland in Group C match for 2pts @ 2.14
• WIN 2.36pts - Back Ivory Coast to beat Serbia & Montenegro in Group C match for 2pts @ 2.18
• LOSE 2pts - Back Third Game Group C Double of Ivory Coast & Argentina for 2pts @ 4.6
• WIN 4.32pts - Back Argentina to win the group for 3pts @ 2.44
• LOSE 3pts - Back Holland to win the group for 3pts @ 2.56
• WIN 4.7pts - Group Forecast - 1st Argentina / 2nd Holland - 2pts @ 3.35
• LOSE 2pts - Group Forecast - 1st Holland / 2nd Argentina - 2pts @ 4.2
• WIN 2pts - Lay Ivory Coast to qualify from Group C for 2pts @ 3.55
• WIN 5.59pts - Back Group C to be the group with the most goals for 2pts @ 11.5

Group D

• WIN 2.31pts - Back 3pts Mexico - Mexico v Iran @ 1.77
• WIN 2.72pts - 2pts Double Mexico + Portugal @ 2.36
• LOSE 2pts - Back Second Game Group D Double of Mexico + Portugal for 2pts @ 2.1
• WIN 2.08pts - Back Asian Handicap Portugal (-1.5) Vs Iran for 2pts @ 2.04
• LOSE 2pts - Back Iran to beat Angola in Group D match for 2pts @ 2.92
• WIN 2pts - Lay Angola to beat Iran in Group D match for 2pts @ 2.7
• WIN 4.62pts - Group Forecast - 1st Portugal / 2nd Mexico - 3pts @ 2.54
• LOSE 2pts - Group Forecast - 1st Mexico / 2nd Portugal - 2pts @ 3.35
• LOSE 2pts - Back Group D to be the group with the most goals for 2pts @ 6.8

Group E

• LOSE 2.08pts - Lay Czech Republic to beat USA in Group E match for 2pts @ 2.04
• WIN 2.22pts - Back Italy to beat Ghana in Group E match for 3pts @ 1.74
• WIN 3pts - Lay Czech Republic to beat Ghana in Group E match for 3pts @ 1.63
• LOSE 2pts - Back Asian Handicap Italy (-1 + -1.5) Vs USA for 2pts @ 2.04
• LOSE 1pt - Back Second Game Group E Double of Ghana + Italy for 1pt @ 10.4
• WIN 2.12pts - Back Italy to beat Czech Republic in Group E match for 2pts @ 2.06
• WIN 2.4pts - Back Ghana to beat USA in Group E match for 2pts @ 2.2
• WIN 7pts - Back Third Game Group E Double of Italy & Ghana for 2pts @ 4.5
• WIN 5.20pts - Back Italy to win the group for 5pts @ 2.04
• WIN 3pts - Lay Czech Republic to win the group for 3pts @ 3.1
• LOSE 1pt - Group Forecast - 1st Italy / 2nd USA - 1pt @ 6
• WIN 5pts - Lay Czech Republic to qualify from Group E for 5pts @ 1.53

Group F

• WIN 2.72pts - Back Australia to beat Japan in Group F match for 2pts @ 2.36
• WIN 2pts - Lay Japan to beat Australia in Group F match for 2pts @ 3.25
• WIN 2.7pts - Back opening match Group F double of Aus + Brazil for 1pt @ 3.7
• LOSE 2pts - Back Second Game Group F Double of Croatia + Brazil for 2pts @ 2.08
• WIN 2.76pts - Back Asian Handicap Brazil (-1.5) Vs Japan for 3pts @ 1.92
• WIN 3.48pts - Back Asian Handicap Brazil (-1.5 + -2.0) Vs Japan for 3pts @ 2.16
• LOSE 3pts - Group Forecast - 1st Brazil / 2nd Croatia - 3pts @ 2.46
• WIN 7pts - Group Forecast - 1st Brazil / 2nd Australia - 2pts @ 4.5
• WIN 2pts - Lay Japan to quality from Group F for 2pts @ 4.4

Group G

• WIN 2.2pts - Back South Korea to beat Togo in Group G match for 2pts @ 2.1
• LOSE 2pts - Back Second Game Group G Double of France + Switzerland for 2pts @ 2.16
• LEVEL Back Asian Handicap France (-2) Vs Togo for 3pts @ 1.8
• WIN 2pts - Lay Togo to qualify from Group G for 2pts @ 5.8

Group H

• LOSE 3pts - Back Tunisia to beat Saudi Arabia in Group H match for 3pts @ 1.84
• WIN 2.25pts - Back Asian Handicap Ukraine (-1) Vs Saudi Arabia for 3pts @ 1.75
• WIN 2.28pts - Back Asian Handicap Ukraine (-1 + -1.5) Vs Saudi Arabia for 2pts @ 2.14
• WIN 3pts - Back Asian Handicap Ukraine (-1.5) Vs Saudi Arabia for 2pts @ 2.5
• WIN 2.91pts - Back Second Game Group H Double of Ukraine + Spain for 3pts @1.97
• WIN 3.4pts - Back Ukraine to beat Tunisia in Group H match for 5pts @ 1.68
• WIN 2.6pts - Back Bookings Index @ 69 for 0.1pts in the Ukraine Vs Tunisia match
• LOSE 2pts - Back Ukraine to win the group for 2pts @ 3.4
• WIN 4.2pts - Group Forecast - 1st Spain / 2nd Ukraine - 3pts @ 2.4
• LOSE 1pt - Group Forecast - 1st Ukraine / 2nd Spain - 1pt @ 3.85
• WIN 2pts - Lay Tunisia to qualify from Group H for 2pts @ 2.9
• WIN 3.16pts - Back Group H to be the group with the most goals for 2pts @ 7.8

Miscellaneous Group Bets

• LOSE 1pt - Back 1pt First Game Acca England + Sweden + Argentina @ 3.35 - Mappy
• WIN 2.6pts - 1pt Double Holland + Mexico @ 3.6 - Mappy
• WIN 1.7pt - 1pt Double Holland + Portugal @ 2.7 - Mappy
• WIN 3.8pts - 1pt Treble Holland + Mexico + Portugal @ 4.8 - Mappy
• WIN 3.6pts - 1pt Double Aus + Italy @ 4.6 - Mappy
• WIN 3pts - 2pts Double Italy + Brazil @ 2.5 - Mappy
• WIN 5.4pts - 1pt Treble Aus + Italy + Brazil @ 6.4 - Mappy
• WIN 4pts - Back opening match double - South Korea + Brazil for 2pts @ 3 - Mappy
• LOSE 1pt - Back Double of Costa Rica + England for 1pt @ 5.8 - Mappy
• LOSE 1pt - Back Treble of Costa Rica + England + Sweden for 1pt @ 12 - Mappy
• LOSE 2pts - Back Second Game Cross-Group Treble of England + Sweden + Mexico for 2pts @ 3.7 - Mappy
• LOSE 2pts - Back Second Game Cross-Group Treble of England + Mexico + Portugal for 2pts @ 2.56 - Mappy
• WIN 6.3pts - Back Second Game Cross-Group Treble of England + Argentina + Holland for 2pts @ 4.1 - Mappy
• LOSE 2pts - Back Second Game Cross-Group Double of Argentina + Mexico for 2pts @ 2.4 - Mappy
• LOSE 2pts - Back Second Game Cross-Group Double of Argentina + Italy for 2pts @ 2.38 - Mappy
• LOSE 2pts - Back Second Game Cross-Group Treble of Argentina + Mexico + Italy for 2pts @ 3.6 - Mappy
• LOSE 2pts - Back Second Game Cross-Group Treble of Mexico + Portugal + Italy for 2pts @ 3.2 - Mappy
• WIN 8.6pts - Back Second Game Cross-Group Double of Portugal + Ghana for 1pt @ 9.6 - Mappy
• LOSE 3pt - Back Second Game Cross-Group Double of Portugal + Italy for 3pts @ 1.96 - Mappy
• LOSE 2pts - Back Second Game Cross-Group Double of Italy + Croatia for 2pts @ 2.48 - Mappy
• LOSE 2pts - Back Second Game Cross-Group Double of Italy + France for 2pts @ 2.1 - Mappy
• LOSE 2pts - Back Second Game Cross-Group Treble of Italy + Croatia + France for 2pts @ 3.6 - Mappy
• LOSE 2pts - Back Second Game Cross-Group Treble of Portugal + Croatia + France for 2pts @ 3.3 - Mappy
• LOSE 2pts - Back Second Game Cross-Group Double of Portugal + Croatia for 2pts @ 2.28 - Mappy
• LOSE 3pts - Back Second Game Cross-Group Double of Portugal + France for 3pts @ 1.93 - Mappy
• LOSE 2pts - Back Second Game Cross-Group Double of Croatia + France for 2pts @ 2.38 - Mappy
• LOSE 3pts - Back Second Game Cross-Group Double of Brazil + France for 3pts @ 1.78 - Mappy
• LOSE 2pts - Back Second Game Cross-Group Treble of Croatia + Brazil + France for 2pts @ 2.96 - Mappy
• WIN 2.67pts - Back Second Game Cross-Group Double of Brazil + Switzerland for 3pts @ 1.89 - Mappy
• WIN 2.46pts - Back Second Game Cross-Group Double of Brazil + Ukraine for 3pts @ 1.82 - Mappy
• WIN 5.28pts - Back Second Game Cross-Group Treble of Brazil + Switzerland + Ukraine for 3pts @ 2.76 - Mappy
• WIN 5.4pts - Back Second Game Cross-Group Four-Timer of Brazil + Switzerland + Ukraine + Spain for 2pts @ 3.7 - Mappy
• WIN 2.32pts - Back Second Game Cross-Group Double of Switzerland + Ukraine for 2pts @ 2.16 - Mappy
• WIN 2.91pts - Back Second Game Cross-Group Double of Switzerland + Spain for 3pts @ 1.97 - Mappy
• WIN 3.8pts - Back Second Game Cross-Group Treble of Switzerland + Ukraine + Spain for 2pts @ 2.9 - Mappy

Last 16

• WIN 0.7pts - Buy Bookings Index @ 58 for 0.1pts in the Germany Vs Sweden match
• LOSE 3.85pts - Buy Bookings Index @ 68.5 for 0.1pts in the Argentina Vs Mexico match
• LOSE 2pts - Back Asian Handicap Argentina (-1.5) Vs Mexico for 2pts @ 2.2
• WIN 2.7pts - Back England to beat Ecuador in 2nd round match for 5pts @ 1.54
• LEVEL Back Asian Handicap England (-1) Vs Ecuador in 2nd round match for 3pts @ 1.88
• LOSE 1pt - Back Asian Handicap England (-1 + -1.5) Vs Ecuador in 2nd round match for 2pts @ 2.3
• LOSE 3pts - Back To Qualify Double from 2nd Round of England + Holland for 3pts @ 2.16
• WIN 5.55pts - Buy Bookings in the Holland Vs Portugal 2nd round match @ 64.5 for 0.1pts
• WIN 2.95pts - Back Italy to beat Australia in 2nd round match for 5pts @ 1.59
• LEVEL - Back Asian Handicap Italy (-1) Vs Australia in 2nd round match for 3pts @ 2.06
• WIN 1.45pts - Buy Booking in the Italy Vs Australia 2nd round match @ 70.5 for 0.1pts
• WIN 3.88pts - Back To Qualify Double from 2nd Round of Italy + Ukraine for 2pts @ 2.94
• LOSE 2.04pts - Lay Brazil to be winning at HT in the Brazil Vs Ghana 2nd round match for 3pts @ 1.68
• LOSE 2.4pts - Lay Ronaldo to score in the Brazil Vs Ghana 2nd round match for 2pts @ 2.2
• LOSE 1pt - Back Ghana to beat Brazil in the Brazil Vs Ghana 2nd round match for 1pt @ 15
• LOSE 1pt - Back Ghana to qualify from the 2nd round for 1pt @ 9.2
• LOSE 2.4pts - Buy Booking in the Spain Vs France 2nd round match @ 64 for 0.1pts
• WIN 2pts - Lay Spain to beat France in the Spain Vs France 2nd round match for 2pts @ 2.44
• LOSE 2pts - Back Sweden to make the final 8 for 2pts @ 2.54
• WIN 2.58pts - Back Argentina to make the final 8 for 3pts @ 1.86
• WIN 2.2pts - Back Italy to make the final 8 for 2pts @ 2.1
• WIN 3.65pts - Back England to make the final 8 for 5pts @ 1.73
• LOSE 2pts - Back Holland to make the final 8 for 2pts @ 2.24
• WIN 5pts - Back Ukraine to make the final 8 for 2pts @ 3.5
• WIN 2pts - Lay Czech Republic to make the final 8 for 2pts @ 3.35
• WIN 2pts - Lay Mexico to make the final 8 for 2pts @ 3.1
• WIN 3pts - Lay Spain to make the final 8 for 3pts @ 1.87
• LOSE 3.45pts - Lay Germany to make the final 8 for 5pts @ 1.69
• LOSE 2.88pts - pts - Lay Portugal to make the final 8 for 2pts @ 2.44

Quarter Finals

• LOSE 5pts - Back Argentina to qualify from the QF against Germany for 5pts @ 2.06
• LOSE 2pts - Back QF to qualify Double of Argentina + Italy for 2pts @ 2.66
• LOSE 2pts - Back QF to qualify Treble of Argentina + Italy + England for 2pts @ 4.4
• LOSE 2pts - Back QF to qualify Four-Timer of Argentina + Italy + England + Brazil for 2pts @ 6.3
• LOSE 5pts - Back QF Double of England + Brazil for 5pts @ 4
• LOSE 2pts - Back Argentina to make the final 4 for 2pts @ 3
• WIN 4.3pts - Back Italy to make the final 4 for 2pts @ 3.15
• LOSE 2pts - Back England to make the final 4 for 2pts @ 2.9
• LOSE 4pts - Lay Germany to make the final 4 for 2pts @ 3
• WIN 1pt - Lay Czech Republic to make the final 4 for 1pt @ 7
• WIN 2pts - Lay Spain to make the final 4 for 2pts @ 4

Semi Finals

• WIN 4.02 - Back Italy to qualify for the Final for 3pts @ 2.34
• LOSE 1pt - Back Correct Score - Germany 0-1 Italy for 1pt @ 8.6
• LOSE 1pt - Back Correct Score - Germany 0-2 Italy for 1pt @ 19.5
• LOSE 2pts - Back Henry to score anytime against Portugal in the SF match for 2pts @ 2.82
• WIN 7.95pts - Back to qualify for the Final Double of Italy + France for 3pts @ 3.65

Final + 3rd Place Game

• WIN 7.5pts - Back Double of Germany to win the 3rd place play-off and Italy to win the World Cup for 5pts @ 2.5

Tournament Bets