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The Next Bobby Moore To Captain England? Hills have laid a bet to proud grandfather John Moore, from Great Yarmouth who will win £100,000 if his grandson Bobby, born in November, 2003, follows in his famous namesake's footsteps and grows up to captain England after staking £20 at 5000/1. Betting Hots up for the World Cup! EVERYONE has an opinion on the World Cup - even the gentleman in our photograph above who, we must hope, will be backing England, rather than Italy, to win the tournament! As World Cup Fever strikes, here are a few key facts about betting on the tournament:. William Hill predict that industry turnover will top £1 Billion. William Hill expect to take 3/4 Million bets online during the World Cup. William Hill expect to accept online bets from punters in 188 countries worldwide. William Hill : 25% of our total tournament betting turnover will be internet. Best result for us would be a Honduras victory, with a total of just £304 staked on them so far. Best For Turnover... England to make the final and lose on penalties! Worst Case Scenario... England or Spain victory. Biggest Single Bet to date £15,000 @ 7/1 on Argentina....Payout of £120,000 . Biggest bet on England £6,500 @ 8/1 placed in a London betting shop. Another client has £10,000 on Italy at 16/1... payout £170,000. Biggest accumulative bet so far - $85,000 on six team Group qualification accumulator returning almost $200,000. England Stage Of Elimination : 8/1 Group Stage, 5/2 Second Phase, 3/1 Quarter Final, 10/3 Semi Final, 6/1 Runner up, 8/1 Winner