BackWorld Cup 2014: Four predict Germany-Brazil result, win big
One of the gamblers won 2,505 after betting 5 on Germany winning 7-1, at 500-to-1 odds
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London: Germany’s record 7-1 defeat of World Cup 2014 host Brazil was correctly predicted by four bettors, Irish bookmaker Paddy Power Plc said.
One of the gamblers, from Essex in eastern England, won £2,505 ($4,286) after betting £5 on the 7-1 result at odds of 500-to-1, the Dublin-based company said. It didn’t provide the payouts on the other bets.
The same odds applied to the 5-0 halftime score, won by one person in the West Midlands. Another had £20 on two or more goals by Toni Kroos at 80-1, winning £1,620.
“If you think it was a tough night for Fred, you haven’t seen the state of Paddy’s book," Ireland’s biggest bookmaker said on its website, referring to the Brazilian striker who scored only once in the tournament and was replaced during the match by coach Luiz Filipe Scolari.
The 7-1 score on Wednesday was the worst defeat in Brazilian history and the biggest semifinal loss in the 84-year-old soccer tournament’s history.
None of the 120,000 people who placed bets with William Hill Plc got the final score right, UK’s biggest bookmaker said. One student from Altrincham won an 80 pence bet on the halftime score at 300-1.
Paddy Power has odds of 11-10 for the Netherlands to advance at Argentina’s expense in Thursday’s semifinal to play Germany in the 13 July final. Bloomberg
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