France v Uruguay

France were finalists four years ago but they couldn't win a second World Cup. Uruguay are after their third World Cup but it seems unlikely they will end a sixty year lean spell this time around.

A tough opening game for the two favourites to qualify from the group. With easier opposition awaiting, will they both be happy with a draw?

France v Uruguay Match Odds

Match betting is a massively popular market and the first market most punters choose to look at as your decision in this market is likely to impact all other bets you place on the game.

BACK FRANCE TO DRAW WITH URUGUAY

France go into this match as obvious favourites due to their reputation but their recent results have not matched that reputation. Despite an obvious wealth of talent France have been underperforming since their appearance in the final of the 2006 World Cup Final and they may struggle to make an immediate impact against Uruguay. Don't think of it as opposing France, think of it as opposing a team who were eliminated at the group stage at Euro 2008 and recently got beaten by China.

Uruguay were the last qualifiers from the South American qualifying section but that is no embarrassment and although their team is clearly not as good as France, they could just scrape a draw with their tough defence and France's misfiring attack.

France v Uruguay Asian Handicap Odds

The Asian Handicap is an interesting bet as it usually gives one team a lead that should be enough to cancel out any superiority the favourites for the game have.

BACK URUGUAY +0.5 AGAINST FRANCE IN THE ASIAN HANDICAP

There is little doubt that if one side is more likely to win this game then it is France but they don't represent very good value considering their recent form as even China beat them in a recent friendly. It should be worth having a small bet on Uruguay in the +0.5 handicap, which is a bet that doesn't have too much risk but could have a nice return.

France v Uruguay Goals Odds

Take a look at recent results for the two sides to help decide what the best bets are in the over/under betting and also the correct score market.

France Recent Competitive Results

Uruguay Recent Competitive Results

France v Uruguay Head To Head Results

BACK UNDER 2.5 GOALS AND 1-1 IN THE CORRECT SCORE BETTING

France seem to have become specialists in low scoring games, seven of their last nine competitive matches have finished with under 2.5 goals and five of those were just 1-0. When playing away from home France managed to score twice in just one game, meaning they struggle for goals when not playing in France.

Half of Uruguay's qualifiers had under 2.5 goals and that tended to be the result agaisnt the better teams in qualifying, they also finished their campaign with three games that had under 2.5 goals and the more recent competitive form is often worth following.

France v Uruguay Player Odds

Some of the most fun markets to bet on are the player markets, such as first goalscorer and anytime goalscorer. They are usually relatively big odds and can give plenty of reward if you pick correctly.

France v Uruguay Team News

Thierry Henry, whose handball got France to the World Cup, looks set to be left on the bench for this game with Nicolas Anelka shouldering goalscoring duties in his place. Patrice Evra will captain the side and William Gallas should recover from a knee injury in time to start.

There are two changes to the Uruguay team that beat Israel in a recent friendly, Mauricio Victorino comes in for Andres Scotti whilst Egidio Arevalo replaces Walter Gargano. Uruguay will look to lethal strikeforce of Luis Suarez and Diego Forlan to fire them to glory.

BACK DIEGO FORLAN TO SCORE THE FIRST GOAL AGAINST FRANCE

Uruguay may dominate the comparative scoring charts but they did play twice as many games as France in qualifying. Diego Forlan and Andre-Pierre Gignac had the best goals to games ratio from qualifying and these could be the two to concentrate on. France have a habit of holding on to 1-0 leads when they score first so it could be best to go for Forlan to get the first goal as we think this will be a draw. He looks the best bet after scoring seven in qualifying and having a great season domestically.

France v Uruguay Half Time Odds

The latest tips that include the half time result in them, some of the most popular bets here are half time result and half time/full time.

BACK URUGUAY/DRAW IN THE HALF TIME / FULL TIME BETTING

France were losing three of their qualifying games at half time, which isn't good for qualifying games, and they scored twelve of their nineteen goals in the second half so it should be best to back them to be losing at half time but to go on to draw the game.

France v Uruguay Best Bet

Whether you think France will win this or fail spectacularly, there is one bet that everyone can agree on and that is under 2.5 goals. The evidence from previous games is very strong and it should be a winning bet early on in the tournament.