4 fantastic bets on the greatest soccer show

Time is running out fast to play TAB’s four fantastic bets on the greatest soccer show on earth. All four bets are guaranteed to deliver inflated payouts because TAB has added big bucks to each pool, but you must take your bets before the opening match of the tournament kicks off at 21:00 this Thursday, when betting closes.

The four bets are as follows:

* WIN = Predict the country to win the final outright.

* PLACE = Predict any of the four countries to reach the semi-finals.

* EXACTA = Predict the country to win the final outright and the runner-up in the correct order (tournament winner and losing finalist).

* QUARTET = Predict the top four countries in the correct order – tournament winner, runner-up (losing finalist), winner of the third-place playoff and the loser.

TAB has added R100,000 to each of the Win, Place and Quartet pools and all three bets are guaranteed to generate inflated payouts because of the added cash, as is the Exacta which has a R50,000 TAB add-in.

To play any of the bets, use the number allocated to each country by TAB (Algeria is 1; Argentina 2; Australia 3 etc). The unit of betting for all four bets is R1 with a minimum bet of R6 and thereafter multiples of R1.

Fractional betting cannot be utilised for the Quartet, which must be taken to the full R1 unit. So to box say four countries in the Quartet will cost R24 (24 combinations @ R1 each). A box bet covers all possible outcomes so if the four countries selected are the semi-finalists, you win regardless of the outcomes of the remaining games.

Play any of the four bets online at www.tab.co.za or at any TAB, where bets must be called to the teller. Use TRACK KEY 3 for Win, Exacta and Quartet bets and TRACK KEY 64 for Place bets.

TAB is also running its popular Soccer 6 bet on each of the 12 groups. The Soccer 6 on each group comprises the six games that will be played in the group. TAB has added R25,000 to each of the pools, which close when the first match in the group kicks off.

The first of these special Soccer 6s is on Group A comprising the Czech Republic, Mexico, South Africa and South Korea. The opening match in the group, and of the tournament, is Mexico-South Africa which starts at 21:00 this Thursday night, when the pool will close.

All these special Soccer 6s can be played at www.tab.co.za or at any TAB, where bets must be called to the teller. Codes for each group Soccer 6 are:

Group A Soccer 6 = track key 46

Group B = 47

Group C = 51

Group D = 52

Group E = 53

Group F = 55

Group G = 56

Group H = 57

Group I = 58

Group J = 59

Group K = 62

Group L = 63

Call bets as follows in TABs: “Soccer 6 TRACK KEY 47” and then your selections for each of the six matches in the group.