The match between Brazil and Ivory Coast was highlighted in Sunday’s World Cup wagering at the sportsbooks.

With their victory, Brazil will move forward to the knockout round and they were liked in World Cup betting at the online sportsbook to get it. This competition was televised on Sunday by ABC.

World Cup gambling preferred Brazil by a half goal at -145 with a total on the game listed at 2.5 under. The 3-way soccer betting line had Brazil at -150, Ivory Coast at +475 and the Draw at +240. This is a match that Ivory Coast had been looking forward to for a long time so the intensity level was high on Sunday. Brazil has never lost a World Cup match to an African squad, so it just wouldn’t be simple for Ivory Coast. They had never permitted a point in the World Cup to an African team at all, in fact, until this game. In all games, Brazil has taken 23 of their 24 games against African teams, winning by a total of 65-7.

The play of Didier Drogba was crucial in this competition for Ivory Coast in World Cup gambling probabilities. He entered the match vs Portugal as a replacement but only had 1 great scoring chance. Ivory Coast won 3.2 goals per game in qualifying when Drogba played. They landed just 1.9 goals per game when he didn’t play.

In this particular match, Drogba made his first start since fracturing his right forearm. He won in the 79th minute. By then, nonetheless, the final outcome had been settled and it was too late.

With a 3-1 final score, Brazil won this competition handily. A lot of felt as though the referee went too easy on the Brazilian team, particularly with a goal landed by Luis Fabiano. Several people believed it ought to have been disallowed since that goal seemed to be a handball. When he was asked about it later, Fabiano said just that the ball did touch his shoulder and hand, but that it was entirely accidental and therefore a legitimate goal. Other than that, a series of misbehaviors by the Brazilian squad led to the famed Kaka to be thrown from the game and a number of yellow cards were shown otherwise.

Brazil secured their beginning against North Korea nevertheless they were not that outstanding in the 2-1 victory. One major issue for Brazil is that Kaka does not seem to be playing well. Robinho created most of the goal scoring opportunities in the game against North Korea. Kaka was substituted for in the 78th minute against North Korea and Robinho took up Kaka’s midfield position. If Brazil doesn’t get better play out of Kaka they might be in a bit of trouble.

Ivory Coast would be happy only to get a tie in this competition. Most people believe that Brazil will win Group G so it in fact boils down to if Ivory Coast or Portugal can get a point vs the Brazilian powerhouse and be the other squad that progresses. Portugal gets their chance next week and Ivory Coast got the 1st opportunity on Sunday.