England vs Trinidad World Cup Betting preview

England can qualify for the knockout stages of the World Cup by beating unfancied Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday. England are as short as best price 1/6 with VC Bet to beat Trinidad, who caused a major upset by drawing with Sweden in their opening World Cup group game. Trinidad are best odds 20/1 with Bet 365 to beat England , or 7/1 on Betfair to earn a draw.

With odds on England so short in the outright 90 minutes betting, many patriotic punters will be looking to the handicap markets to place bets on England . With Trinidad and Tobago receiving a 1 goal head start, England are available at best odds 1 /2 with Bet 365. With Trinidad receiving a 2 goal head start, England can be backed on best odds 11/10 with totesport.

In the first goal scorer markets, Bet 365 have the following odds available on an England player scoring the first goal:

Owen 7/2
Crouch 9/2
Rooney 9/2
Lampard 11/2
Gerrard 13/2
Joe Cole 13/2
Beckham 9/1

Bet 365 also have a couple of special bets on the England vs Trinidad match, with Michael Owen 1/3 to be subbed off, and Wayne Rooney available at Evens to play some part in the game.

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