Sports Betting Fans See France Team in Total Disarray. One of the most disappointing teams in World Cup sports betting has been France. The team is coming apart at the seams as Nicolas Anelka was kicked off the team and team director Jean-Louis Valentin resigned. France has almost no chance to make the knockout round after getting just a single point in their first two matches vs. the online sports betting World Cup odds.
Sports betting odds favored France to win Group A before the World Cup began but now it is very possible they will finish in last place in the group. After the loss to Mexico, Nicolas Anelka screamed at Coach Raymond Domenech and then refused to apologize. Anelka was kicked off the team and things didn’t get any better as the team then decided that they would not train as they protested Anelka being sent home. Team director Jean-Louis Valentin then resigned saying he had seen enough. The players actually released a statement saying that they opposed the decision to send Anelka home. Captain Patrice Evra led the entire team in a protest and they would not participate in their scheduled training session.
France played to a draw in their first match against Uruguay and then played poorly in a 2-0 sports betting loss to Uruguay. France was in trouble before the World Cup began as head coach Raymond Domenech was not well liked by the players. He is hated by most of them now. France was the World Cup runner-up four years ago but they look nothing like that team now. Star player Franck Ribery has said that the entire world is mocking the team.
France was favored in sports betting to defeat South Africa in their final match even with all of their problems. France has shown no ability to score goals and even against a weak South Africa team it seems unlikely they can do much. It is almost a certainty that both Mexico and Uruguay will advance from Group A and that France and South Africa will be eliminated. France is a -120 favorite on Tuesday in their match against South Africa on the three-way line while Uruguay and Mexico are basically a pick in their match. The Uruguay-Mexico match is on ESPN while the France-South Africa match is on ESPN 2.