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France v England Betting France v England Latest Betting news – Wednesday 26th March 2008, 20:00 kickoff, Stade de France. Fabio Capello’s second game as England Head Coach kicks off at the Stade de France this evening, as his England side take on France in a friendly warm-up game before the serious business of qualifying for the 2010 World Cup begins in September.

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has been made captain for the evening, as Capello rotates the captaincy of the Three Lions before the serious business starts in September, when he is expected to name a permanent captain – John Terry’s performance against Spurs last weekend will not have helped his cause for the armband.

Match Winner Betting – The French are strong favourites to win this friendly tie on home soil, with VC Bet pricing them at just 7/5. VC Bet also have the best odds for an England victory (23/10), whilst those who think Fabio Capello’s second game in charge will end in a stalemate should head over to Bet 365, who are offering odds of 11/5 for the draw.

Correct score betting – France to win 1-0 is currently 13/2 with Bet 365, whilst England to win by the same scoreline is a tempting 7/1 with Boylesports. A 2-0 England win is 14/1 with Blue Square, whilst the 2-1 is 12/1 with Ladbrokes. France to win by the same scoreline is 9/1 with Blue Square.

First Goalscorer Betting – David Beckham is widely expected to finally win his 100th cap for England, presumably so that everyone will stop going on about it and Capello can finally drop him for good. Blue Square will kindly offer you 14/1 on him bending it like himself for the first goal, whilst if he scores at any time, Paddy Power will refund all losing first/last goalscorer and correct score bets. The same applies should David Bentley find the net. Blue Square have a wide range of Beckham specials, including 200/1 that David Beckham will score a hat-trick, 11/5 that he will assist a goal, 50/1 that he will win a penalty, and 50/1 that he will be sent off.

England fans looking at the first goalscorer bets will see some familiar names amongst the favourites. Former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry has the shortest odds at 6/1 (Boylesports), closely followed by Chelsea’s Nicolas Anelka (13/2, Bet 365) and Juventus’ David Trezeguet (also 13/2, Boylesports).

The English favourites for first goalscorer are Wayne Rooney (7/1, Boylesports), Michael Owen (8/1, Blue Square) and Jermain Defoe (9/1, VC Bet). Looking towards the bottom of the pack for some longer odds, skybet will give you 16/1 on Ashley Young opening the scoring at the Stade de France, whilst totesport are offering 40/1 on Gareth Barry. Captain for the game Rio Ferdinand is currently 50/1 (Blue Square) to score the first goal.

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