Brief History of the Tournament
The first European Football Championships was held in 1960. Only 4 teams took part in the finals which were held in France. Since then the European Football Championships tournament grew to the 16 team format we will see in Austria-Switzerland during Euro 2008. The tournament was originally called the European Nations Cup
and changed it's name in 1968.

Betting on the Euro Cup
Euro 2008 promises to be one of the more exciting competitions in recent memory, featuring many of the top teams in the world.

Betting on the Moneyline
Betting on soccer is a little different from betting on other sports. Moneyline wagers have three outcomes: You can pick either of the two teams to win, or you can pick a draw. Remember, if you do not pick a draw and the game ends in a tie, you will lose your wager.

Game Time Frame
All games are official for wagering purposes after 40 minutes of the second half have been completed. Unless otherwise specified, the score at the end of regulation play - that is, 90 minutes plus injury time - will be used when settling all wagers. Any results from extra time, golden goals or penalty shootouts are not included.

World Cup South Africa 2010

The World Cup is the most important competition in international soccer and is organised by FIFA (Federation International de Football Association), the sport's governing body.

The tournament takes place every four years. The previous tournament was held in 2006 in Germany and Italy won the World Cup. 2010 will be the first time that the final tournament will be hosted by an
African nation.

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Draw for the Group Stage of World Cup Germany 2006 Group A: Germany, Costa Rica, Poland, Ecuador Group B: England, Paraguay, Triinidad & Tobago, Sweden Group C: Argentina, Ivory Coast, Serbia & Montenegro, Netherlands Group D: Mexico, Iran, Angola, Portugal Group E: Italy, Ghana, United States, Czech Republic Group F: Brazil, Croatia, Australia, Japan Group G: France, Switzerland, South Korea Togo Group H: Spain, Ukraine, Tunisia, Saudia Arabia

Opening Match

In 2010 the Soccer World Cup final tournament will be held in Africa for the first time ever. South Africa will be the host nation.

Debutants

Nations, taking part in a World Cup Final stage for the first time are Ghana, The Ivory Coast, Angola, Togo, Ukraine and Trinidad & Tobago.

FIFA World Cup Top Goalscorer

Gerd Muller, who scored 14 goals for (West) Germany in the 1970 and 1974 tournaments currently tops the World Cup scoring charts.

FIFA World Cup Most Goals in One Match

12 Goals - Austria vs Switzerland - 7:5 (1954)
11 Goals - Brazil vs Poland - 6:5 (1938)
11 Goals - Hungary vs West Germany - 8:3 (1954)
11 Goals - Hungary vs El Salvador - 10:1 (1982)
10 Goals - France vs Paraguay (1958) 7-5 (1958)

Oldest Player to Win a World Cup

Dino Zoff of Italy.