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Betting during a World Cup match
In-play World Cup betting, sometimes referred to as in-running betting is having a bet during a World Cup match and is an interesting and volatile add-on to football betting. The availability of all the games on TV added to the opportunity to square up to other punters is the reason why this type of betting has caused an explosion.
offer the largest range of in-play World Cup markets in the world.
In-play betting gives traders the chance to bet throughout any match from the first whistle to the last kick (or penalty kick).
This leads to very dynamic trading opportunities. Say for example in a World Cup game if England are 2-0 up at half-time you may be able to avail yourself of generous odds that there will less than 2.5 goals scored or if England are behind by 2 goals going into the final third of the encounter you may get offered good odds that they will not draw.
When a market is in-running or in-play, betting on this market operates in the same fashion as usual, with just one main difference. When you put your bet on there is a momentary and intentional time lag before the bet is taken. This is to help users who have left requests on Betfair and want to edit or cancel their bets when a major event has taken place - like a penalty during the match or a sending off. There is no such time delay for editing or cancelling of bets.
Another part of in-running or 'in play' trading on the exchanges is that it allows you to pit your wits with other punters. You can either gamble on an outcome happening - the traditional way of betting known as backing or you can tempt people in by offering odds against, known as laying. An example of laying is explain clumsily here - England are playing Brazil and you offer odds to those who want to back England. If Brazil win then you pick up the backers stake and if England lose then you pay up.
Betting exchanges offers a huge choice of odds for in-running betting and traders are able to place an order for the price they want. Your offer has to be realistic or other bettors wont take it up.
When the World Cup match starts, it is turned 'in-play' and the in-play gambling can start. As the game changes and goals are scored or not as the case may be then so does the in-running betting, as the odds change to reflect the current situation of the game.
If you think you can read a World Cup game more astutely than the next man then in-running wagering is certainly for you.
