The Confederations Cup is constantly a nice tiny insight for sports bettors a year ahead with the World Cup, and this time about each events are being hosted by Russia; one more handy betting angle.

Eight teams will battle it out for honours. Russia automatically qualify as hosts, though Germany and Portugal will take their areas in the event as World Cup and European Championship winners respectively.

That trio will probably be joined within the tournament, which will run from June 17 to July 2, by the winners of your other ‘confederation’ areas, so Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Mexico and Cameroon.

1. Confederations Cup - Russia 2017
The massive news is the fact that Brazil, that have won every of your last three editions of your Confederations Cup, won't be in Russia to defend their trophy. They missed their likelihood to take component just after being bested by Chile and Mexico inside the American confederation competitions.

Refreshingly, the format with the tournament is dead basic to understand. The eight teams might be split into two groups of four, with every single side playing one another as soon as. The leading two from every group progress towards the semi-finals, where a simple knockout stage ensues.

You would be forgiven for thinking that this tournament is regarded as some thing of a ‘second class’ event; unable to match the glitz and glamour from the World Cup or European Championships, or even the significance of your African Cup of Nations and Copa America to these involved.

But commonly each and every country sends their best players to compete. At the 2013 contest, Fernando Torres won the golden boot, though the likes of Neymar, Sergio Ramos and Luis Suarez all played crucial roles for their nations. It usually is often a case in the best team winning, instead of who has chosen the strongest squad.

In the seven editions on the competition the South Americans have enjoyed a close to monopoly with five wins (Brazil x4 and Mexico). Will that extend to this year’s edition as well?

two. The Bookies Decision - Favourites

As you may anticipate provided their status as reigning world champions, Germany are the bookmakers’ favourites for the Confederations Cup 2017 at odds of three.25. The fact that the occasion is hosted in Europe would give them some sort of benefit you'd fancy also.

However they showcased specific vulnerabilities at Euro 2016. They're without having a good quality central defensive partnership and a proven goalscorer within the number nine shirt, so perhaps they can be taken on.
Portugal are an intriguing proposition at three.50 - will Cristiano Ronaldo seem? - but 1 group who will absolutely attract interest is Chile at four.00.

3. 2017 Confederations Cup Winner Betting Ideas

Together with the Confederations Cup becoming played each and every four years, it is hard to get an correct study on trends and patterns to comply with for bettors. And with Brazil winning more than 50% of the editions, that tends to make it even harder!

We can discount several teams in the running in this 2017 occasion straight away. Australia, New Zealand and Cameroon certainly will not win, while this is a Mexico group in transition in the moment and they may be unlikely to take the honours. Russia, even as hosts, were terrible at Euro 2016, and there was practically nothing to recommend they're ready to shock the planet.

So that leaves Germany, Portugal and Chile. Portugal, you fancy, rely pretty heavily on Ronaldo as their guiding light, and if he doesn’t make the trip to Russia - really achievable immediately after a further difficult campaign - they would surely struggle.

Are Germany deserving of their tag as short value favourites? They're clearly an extremely talented side with outstanding pedigree in international tournaments, but there are a couple of gaping holes in their team at present.

Which leads us to Chile. The Copa America winners in 2015 had proceeded to the quarter finals of the World Cup a year earlier, exactly where they lost on penalties to Brazil, and so this can be a nation moving within the correct path as far as significant tournament performances go.

A large variety of their squad plays their club football in Europe - Claudio Bravo, Gary Medel, Arturo Vidal, Charles Aranguiz, Alexis Sanchez and more - so we don’t will need to be concerned about acclimatisation, and at odds of four.00 pretty simply the South Americans are the very best value within the field.