Somebody Did See It Coming as Four Win Germany-Brazil Bet By Sara Marley - Jul 9, 2014 Germanyâs record 7-1 defeat of World Cup host Brazil was correctly predicted by four bettors, Irish bookmaker Paddy Power Plc (PAP) said. One of the gamblers, from Essex in eastern England, won 2,505 pounds ($4,286) after betting 5 pounds on the 7-1 result at odds of 500-to-1, the Dublin-based company said. It didnât provide the payouts on the other bets. The same odds applied to the 5-0 halftime score, won by one person in the West Midlands. Another had 20 pounds on two or more goals by Toni Kroos at 80-1, winning 1,620 pounds. âIf you think it was a tough night for Fred, you havenât seen the state of Paddyâs book,â Irelandâs biggest bookmaker said on its website, referring to the Brazilian striker who scored only once in the tournament and was replaced during the match by coach Luiz Filipe Scolari. The 7-1 score yesterday was the worst defeat in Brazilian history and the biggest semifinal loss in the 84-year-old soccer tournamentâs history. None of the 120,000 people who placed bets with William Hill Plc got the final score right, the U.K.âs biggest bookmaker said. One student from Altrincham won an 80 pence bet on the halftime score at 300-1. Paddy Power has odds of 11-10 for the Netherlands to advance at Argentinaâs expense in todayâs semifinal to play Germany in the July 13 final.
Just think how much Paddy Power must have made. EVERY bet placed on a correct score lost except one that forced a payout of £2.5k.
I knew there would be someone with a winning bet. Good luck to him. Oh,wait. I think he's had that already!
Good luck to the people who won a few quid. There are no poor bookmakers so it is always nice to see somebody win at their expense. The Brazilian community here were devastated last night. Would like to see the Argies win the second semi. Messi has to play well for them to have a chance.
It was on Talksport this morning someone had £20 on 7-1 and khedira to score at 2,350-1 and has won £47,000...
