Betting on World Cup clash of South Africa vs France at Paddy Power

Home team South Africa and a France in disarray meet in a Group A showdown on Tuesday

With Paddy Power providing hundreds of odds on the game. The bookmakers have neither team nor a draw as odds-on favorites in the match: France is 5/4, while a South Africa win is 11/5 and a draw is 23/10. The odds on a 0:0 draw are 7/1, relevant at Paddy Power because of the “Bore War” special, making some losing bets refundable with a scoreless tie.

No one ever thought this game would have any impact on the tournament, but this one just might after all. France is embroiled in in-fighting right now. After game one, Nicolas Anelka unleashed an angry tirade, which got him sent home. On Sunday, the team refused to practice and rumor has it that Zinedine Zidane himself got involved in the craziness.

Thierry Henry, he whose handball got France into the tournament, is co-favorite to score the game’s first goal at 6/1, but so far Henry has not even threatened a serious goal in the World Cup. Reflective of this is the fact that South African striker Katlego Mphel is also getting 6/1 odds in the same proposition bet.

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