Soccer is a game rich in tradition, and as a result, tradition comes into play
more in the game of soccer than any other game.
If one team has an advantage over another in
head to play, you should bet them, especially if
you like your money.
This
factor is much greater in a tournament like the World Cup where national teams come into
play.
Let's take
a look at the 2006 World Cup as an example, we'll only do the playoff rounds, final
scores in brackets, winner in bold...
Germany
(2) vs Sweden (0) - Germany 7 wins, 2 ties, 1 loss
vs Sweden all time in international competition.(undefeated in last 9 vs Sweden)
Argentina (2) vs Mexico
(1) - Argentina 4 wins, 1 ties, 1 losses
vs Mexico all time in international competition, including Copa America.
England (1) vs Ecuador
(0) - Was their 1st match ever.
Portugal (1) vs Netherlands
(0) - Portugal 4 wins, 1 ties, 1 loss vs Netherlands
all time in international competition.
Italy (1) vs Australia
(0) - Was their 1st match ever.
Switzerland (0, pk 0) vs Ukraine
(0, pk 3) - Was their 1st match ever.
Brazil (3) vs Ghana (0)
- Was their 1st match in international competition, if you include friendlies the record is
Brazil 2 wins, 0 ties, 0 losses vs Ghana all time.
Spain (1) vs France (3)
- France 4 wins, 1 tie, 0 losses vs Spain all
time in international competition.
Quarter Finals
Germany (1, pk 4) vs Argentina
(1, pk 2) - Germany 3 wins, 2 ties, 1 loss
vs Argentina all time in international competition.
Italy
(3) vs Ukraine (0) - Italy 3 wins, 0 tie, 0 losses vs Ukraine all time
in international competition.
England (0, pk 1) vs Portugal
(0, pk 3) - Portugal 4 wins, 1 ties, 2 losses
vs England all time in international competition.
Brazil (0) vs France (1)
- France
4 wins, 1 tie, 1 loss vs Brazil all time in international
competition.
Semi Finals
Germany (0, aet) vs Italy
(2, aet) - Italy
3 wins, 4 ties, 0 losses vs Germany all
time in international competition.
Portugal (0) vs France
(1) - France 2 wins,
0 ties, 0 losses vs Portugal all
time in international competition(5-0-0 if you include friendlies)
3rd Place - Germany (3) vs
Portugal (1) - Germany
2 wins, 2 ties, 2 losses all time
vs Portugal in international competition, both teams have identical head to head records.
Final - Italy
(1, pk5) vs France (1, pk3) - Italy 3 wins, 0 ties, 3 losses vs
France in international competition, both teams have identical head to head records.
If you used this angle during World Cup 2006
you would've cashed out a nice chunk of coin.
11-0, that was how effective this angle was in World Cup 2006, just incredible, and even more
incredible is that 5 of those 11 winners were underdogs
in their games, 5 were favourites, and one game was a pick em. Absolutely
perfect.
