All of the marbles for World Cup qualifying are on the line on Wednesday in South America, where two teams with hopes of advancing to soccer's grandest stage hook up in a huge soccer betting clash. Argentina (7-4-6, 25 points) will travel to Estadio Centenario in Montevideo to duke it out with Uruguay (6-6-5, 24 points). Should either side take three points from this World Cup wagering qualifier, it will advance to the World Cup in South Africa in 2010. A draw will most likely be good enough for Argentina to qualify, but that isn't a certainty. Should Ecuador net three points and a slew of goals against Chile on Wednesday, it will qualify in place of either Argentina or Uruguay in the event of a draw between the two sides. The loser of this match will hang on to slim hopes of reaching the Finals via a playoff with the 5th place team from the CONCACAF region, but Ecuador can sneak into that #5 position in the CONMEBOL table still as well.
Last Saturday, Uruguay knocked off Ecuador 2-1 on the road to put itself in the driver's seat for a spot in the World Cup. The victory surely didn't come without a challenge though. The Uruguayans fell behind 1-0 in the 67th minute when Antonio Valencia netted a goal, but that was promptly answered just a minute later by Luis Suarez for the visitors. Uruguay's soccer betting fans were sent into a frenzy in the 90th minute when leading scorer Diego Martin Forlan blasted a penalty past the Ecuadorian keeper for his seventh goal of these qualifiers to secure the 2-1 upset.
Argentina wagering aficionados had their moment in the sun last Saturday as well. Famed Argentine striker and current manager Diego Maradona called Martin Palermo's stoppage time minute strike a "miracle" for his team. Soccer wagering in that match took a turn for the worse earlier in the 90th minute when Hernan Renigifo scored for Peru to knot the match at a goal apiece, but Palermo's blast pushed Argentina into fourth place in CONMEBOL and assured that it controlled its own destiny heading into its final futbol betting battle before the World Cup.
The oddsmakers are having a difficult time lining this World Cup betting contest. Uruguay has been lined at pk -125 on the Asian handicap line, making it a slender favorite. It is +150 on the three-way line to capture three points. Argentina is +180, while the draw is +225. The soccer gambling 'total' has been set at 2.5 over +100.
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