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France vs Argentina: Betting odds and tips

France vs Argentina: Betting odds and tips

The World Cup final is set to take place tomorrow afternoon with France and Argentina set to do battle to become World Champions. Both nations currently boast two World Cup titles to their name, meaning one of them will be playing their football with three stars on their shirt after Sunday. If you’re looking to make a bet or two ahead of the big match, then we’ve got you covered with all of the best markets and tips. 

To lift the trophy

Three of the last four World Cup finals have gone into extra time so history tells us that these games are usually played in a “try not to lose” manner rather than with a gung-ho “play to win” approach. Deschamps and Scaloni aren’t known for their expansive football so the game is expected to be a tight affair.

With that in mind, placing a bet on the match outcome in 90 minutes seems unwise. Instead, focus on the “to lift the trophy” markets as they cover you if the game does indeed go beyond 90 minutes. With Ladbrokes, both teams are 10/11 to win the trophy, displaying just how close this match is expected to be. 

Football has a funny way of writing its own scripts, and Messi finally winning the World Cup in his final ever World Cup seems to fit that mould so we’d lean towards Argentina. 

To win in extra time

Many people believe that extra time is just a waste of 30 minutes before an inevitable penalty shootout. However, in 2010 and 2014 the fate of the World Cup was sealed in the second half of extra time. In Spain, Andres Iniesta fired past Maarten Stekelenburg in the 116th minute while in 2014, Mario Götze scored the winner against Argentina. 

Although Argentina have learned the hard way the perils of allowing a game to go deep into extra time, they may well end up benefitting from it this around. France have also lost a recent major tournament in extra time – losing out to Portugal in extra time of the Euro 2016 final. 

For Argentina to win the World Cup final in extra time, Ladbrokes have them priced at 12/1 with France being slightly more fancied at 11/1.

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#GetAPrice – Messi

Ladbrokes have been offering special markets on certain players throughout the World Cup and for this quarter-final, they are focusing on Messi for Argentina. Some of the best markets within this bracket are as follows:

  • Messi to score from outside the box – 17/2
  • Messi to score in both halves – 14/1
  • Messi to score anytime, to have an assist, and to have 4 or more shots – 11/1

Half with most goals

This year’s world cup has been littered with games that have been dire up until halftime before springing into life in the second half. If you think this trend will continue then placing a bet on which half will see the most goals seems like a logical choice. Surprisingly, you can double your money by backing the second half to have more goals than the first with Ladbrokes offering a price of evens. If you think the first half will see more goals then they are offering 12/5 with the tie 21/10.


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