Disappointment For Punters & Bookies As England 2018 Fall Short

England were backed off the boards to land the 2018 World Cup on Thursday, but there was bad news for punters as Russia was awarded the showpiece.

bet365 spokesman Steve Freeth “England started the day at 11/10 and by the time we pulled the plug at 3pm they had been backed down to 1/2. There appeared to be a real confidence amongst punters after the England bid team had seemingly produced a perfect presentation.

“Although the market was very busy and we’ve come out on top with Russia getting the vote, it’s a no brainer to say we’d have happily taken a heavy loss to get the World Cup on these shores - where turnover would have gone through the roof.”

England are 14/1 with bet365 to win the 2018 World Cup in Russia.