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FIFA Futsal World Cup Betting Guide

FIFA Futsal World Cup

The Futsal World Cup is one of the most highly anticipated events in the world of mini-football. 24 national teams compete in the legendary event. Just as in the football FIFA World Cup, Brazil lead the table with the most wins. This event is also held every 4 years by FIFA, and nations competing play in group stages, followed by the round of 16, quarterfinals, semi-finals and finals. The top goal scorer in the competition is Falcao, the Brazilian who scored 48 goals across the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 competitions.

Futsal is played between two teams of five players on a smaller field than the regular football fields. Most fans who play football have tried futsal and they will know how demanding games can be. Whilst players do not need the same stamina as footballers, the games are far more dynamic with attacks and contras happening in mere seconds. Futsal demands a huge dribbling expertise from players as they work in much tighter spaces, and this can lead to some amazing build ups and plays from futsal players.

The games are played in two halves of 20 minutes, so there is no time for players or spectators to get tired during matches, and fans are usually not disappointed with the level of intensity in futsal games. The Brazilian team has a specialty at creating magic on the futsal fields, and they are always a strong favourite to bet on in the futsal World Cups.

How to Bet on the FIFA Futsal World Cup

Match Result

In futsal, bets can be placed on one of the teams in a match to win. This a three way bet where punters can bet on either team to win or the match to end in a draw. It is the most straightforward bet, and that's why it is one of the most frequently placed bets. The team who are favourite to win will have shorter odds, and the team that are underdogs will have the longer odds.

Halves

Matches can be split into halves which can be bet on. This can add to the excitement during a match, as punters can bet on one team to win the first half and then the other team to win the second half for huge odds. Placing a bet on halves may also be a good tactic for punters as they may be easier to predict than a full match result. There are some teams who like to start each game on offence, whereas there are others who play the longer game and are more than capable of coming back from behind.

Double Chance

There may be two evenly matched teams in a game, making it more difficult to predict which team will win. In these games, punters may find the double chance bets an attractive alternative to the bet on the match result. These are three way bets, where a bet can be placed on the home side to win or for the match to end in a draw, bet on the away side to win or for the match to end in a draw, or for the home side to win or the away side to win. Covering two of the three possible outcomes does shorten the odds, but it may be worth the sacrifice as greatly increases the chance of winning.

Total Goals

These bets are not directly affected by which team wins the game. These are bets on how many goals will be scored in a game, and this bet can be highly interesting for futsal fans. There are a range of totals that can be chosen, such as 1.5, 2.5, 3.5, and so on. Bets can be placed on the match to end with over or under the values, so if a bet is placed on over 2.5 goals, the match will have to end with both teams scoring at least 3 goals between them for the bet to win.

Handicaps

When one team is a clear favourite then the odds offered on the match result bet may not be very attractive. In this instance, handicaps can be used to boost the odds. Negative or positive handicaps can be set on either team, and what these do is add or subtract goals from the score. A team starting with a handicap of -1.5 will need to score 2 goals to go ahead, and win the game by at least 2 goals for the bet to win. Negative handicaps can drastically change the betting odds to make them higher. Positive handicaps will reduce the odds, but these bets will be easier to win as the team will start the game with a +1.5, +2.5, +3.5 goal advantage.

Game Props

There are a number of game props, such as which team will score first, will there be a penalty, will there be a red card in the game and many more. Despite these being simple bets, certain bets may offer huge odds, such as whether there will be a penalty or red card in a game. Bets such as which team will score first are exciting to place because fans will be instantly gripped in the first minutes of the game and they can enjoy the adrenaline high that lasts until one team opens the scoring.

Player Props

There may be bets that can be placed on specific players. These bets will usually be on whether a player will score during a match or provide an assist. The odds that come with these bets can be incredibly long, especially when there is a proficient goal scorer on one of the sides. There may be more goal scoring bets available, such as one player to score two goals or even score a hat-trick.