The name FIFA is well known not only by soccer lovers in each corner of the globe, but is also on the ear of people who are not interested in football or sports in general. The famous letters stand for the Fédération Internationale de Football Association, which translates from French as International Association Football Federation. Being an international ruling body for soccer, FIFA has the responsibility to organise numerous soccer events and tournaments, including the FIFA World Cup, which is considered to be a rare and large event that happens only once every four years.

The World Cup is one the most viewed and important soccer events in the whole world that attracts the very best soccer players from around the globe. In addition to it, FIFA holds other tournaments, such as The FIFA Confederations Cup (which is held a year prior The World Cup, once every four years), The FIFA Women's World Cup (held once every four years), The FIFA U-20 and U-17, as well as The FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup (all three of which are held once every two years), and the annual FIFA Club World Cup. Such a big amount of soccer events, that millions of football fans are looking forward to, create a perfect stage for sports bettors, providing a large pool of potential opponents to wager against, and a great opportunity to add financial profit to the excitement of each match. And the craziest part is that bettors can gamble not only on the tournaments that are happening in the real world, but also on FIFA eSports! If you want to start placting your bets on FIFA events, but don’t know where to start and want to minimize the risk of losing, the Dexsport team will be glad to provide you with a 101 guide to everything you need to know before you place your first bet on FIFA. Without further ado, let’s start!

Betting on the real events, organized by FIFA

When it comes to wagering on real-life events, such as the World Cup, the most difficult thing for sports fans and bettors is to patiently wait for the next event. When it comes to gambling on the FIFA tournaments, the standard football wagering rules and strategies apply. Bettors can wager on moneyline, totals, parlays, futures, prop bets, and place advanced bets, such as the amount of yellow cards and penalties. To learn more about these types of football bets you can refer to the guides “Champions League Bettings Tips” and “English Premier league betting tips” from the Dexsport blog.
Betting on virtual football

The other less widespread but not less promising category of wagering on FIFA events is betting on the eSports tournaments. The word “cyber football” sounds like something straight up from the future. Despite that, it’s a very popular betting market, and there are thousands of people who won’t miss a chance to bet on FIFA – a football simulation game, developed by Electronic Arts (EA). FIFA esports fall into two major categories: computer simulation matches (virtual football) and cyber sports tournaments (cyber football), which are played between professional cybersport players. In FIFA eSports betting many people do not see the difference between those two categories, and because of this many bettors lose money. FIFA betting strategies depend on the type of game. There are big differences between cyber football and virtual football. 

Wagering on virtual football might be difficult, although it is possible to predict the development of events by relying on an understanding of the algorithms of the matches. Therefore, bettors should take into account mathematical betting strategies, such as overtake, Kelly criterion, and others. In virtual football matches there are 16 teams competing in one tournament; the winner will be determined after 30 rounds. Don’t forget that if there were injuries or penalties in the previous match they will be carried over to the next meeting. A match lasts 4 minutes and 35 seconds. Wagerers can start placing bets no later than 10 seconds before the match starts. Statistics are available for bettors during the pre-match and the event. They show the team's characteristics and the players’ performance so bettors can analyse them. Below you can see some of the best strategies for beginners, who choose to bet on the computer simulated matches:

-Bet on total over 0.5 in case there are no goals by the 70th minute of the match and the odds are higher than 1.90.
-Bet on the total over 2.5 if the odds are higher than 2.10 and there are no goals after 25 minutes of the match.
-Bet on the total over 5.5 if minimum three goals were scored in the first 20 minutes of the match.
-Place a Both Team To Score No Draw bet in the Europa League and Champions League matches.

Betting on cyber football

When it comes to cyber sports tournaments between real players it is easier to navigate. You should pay attention to the statistics of certain teams’ performances, relying on the skills of gamers just like you would rely on the skills of players in real football. It is important to follow teams’ performances closely in order to get an understanding of the cyber players’ style of play, but don’t forget that you should always evaluate the skills of individual players first, and view the general strength of a team as a secondary factor.
In cyber football the winner is determined by the results of two half-times, each one of which lasts five minutes. Bets can be placed in pre-match and live, and the types of bets are very similar to real football betting: the moneyline, totals, the number of yellow cards, etc.

If you want to place a bet on a cyber football event, the following tips will help you to increase the chance of winning:
-Keep an eye on the EA SPORTS FIFA 20 Global Series leaderboards. 
-Pay attention to the strength of gamers participating in a tournament. In the match, where two strong gamers from top-100 players compete, bet on a total 5.5.
-When betting on the individual total of favorites, bet on over 3 goals scored in the match against the underdog team.

And finally, one of the most important things when you are betting on sports, whether it’s classic or cyber tournaments, is to find a perfect and trustworthy betting operator to place your bets. If you are struggling with this task, Dexsport will come to help once again! With Dexsport you can make sports bets easily, and get your payouts in a matter of seconds! No registration and identity verification needed, all you need to do is to link your Web3 wallet and you are set to start placing bets. Follow Dexsport to learn more!