The World Cup online gambling is one of the most popular events in gambling industry. This year the World Cup will be held in South Africa and in four years it will be held in Brazil. Internet gambling companies are curious as to where the World Cup will be held in 2018 and in 2022 and it won’t be long before they find out.
Online gambling odds are on the board for this year’s World Cup which begins on June 11th in South Africa. It is a monumental event for the country of South Africa. Hosting a World Cup is like winning the lottery and countries all over the world want the honor. The FIFA will be choosing the next two World Cup sites later this year. David Beckham was pushing for England to get one of the bids while Qatar, the United States and other countries are presenting bids.
If the World Cup is awarded to Qatar it would mark the first World Cup for a country from the Middle East. “It will require huge investment, but nothing that can’t be done,” said Sheik Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar. Online gambling info indicated that Australia was also preparing a bid as they look to host the World Cup. “We hope and pray that we might be the lucky country,” said Football Federation Australian chairman Frank Lowy. Beckham is one of the big names who are campaigning for his country. He is vice president of England’s campaign.
The online gambling favorites at this point for the 2018 World Cup are England, Russia and they will see combined bids from the Netherlands-Belgium and Spain-Portugal. Russia is putting a huge priority on getting a bid. In fact, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is really focused on the World Cup. Russia’s deputy prime minister, Igor Shuvalov said that Russia should be the favorite to get the 2018 World Cup. “Russia can deliver more than England or Spain,” Shuvalov said. “Development will be on a different level.” Australia and the U.S. are trying for a bid in either 2018 or in 2022. Qatar, Japan and South Korea are focused on 2022 because they believe Europe is a virtual online gambling certainty to get the 2018 World Cup.
Internet gambling companies realize that getting the World Cup is not a simple process as countries must explain how they would organize the tournament; have at least 12 stadiums, training camps, hotels, etc. The FIFA will choose the two winners on December 2nd in Zurich.