Soc: Agencies ready for Aussies to do a South Korea

AAP Sports News (Australia), November, 2005

> AAP Sports News (Australia) 11-18-2005 Soc: Agencies ready for Aussies to do a South Korea By James Dampney PERTH, Nov 18 AAP - Betting agencies in Australia are protecting themselves against a fairytale run by the Socceroos at next year's World Cup finals in Germany. Following the Socceroos' sensational effort against Uruguay, SportsTAB has listed them at $51 to win the 2006 World Cup, while Centrebet has them at $67. Those odds place them ahead of a host of countries with far more footballing pedigree than Australia, including Croatia, the United States and Serbia and Montenegro. In contrast, British betting agency Ladbrokes has Australia as a rank outsider at $101, understandable given it will only be the country's second appearance...

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