Bookmakers expect more glory for Germany

By Michael Brear 10:27PM 13 JUL 2014

GERMANY are World Cup champions after a 1-0 extra-time triumph over Argentina in Rio and bookmakers expect them to dominate international football for some time.

Joachim Low's men were heavily backed, especially after their semi-final dismantling of Brazil, and they are 7-2 to follow up by winning Euro 2016 in France. They are the 11-2 market leaders to win the 2018 World Cup, while Ladbrokes go 20-1 that they win both tournaments.

Mario Gotze's outstanding 113th-minute goal separated the teams and heartbroken Argentina are 8-1 with Coral for glory in Russia.

With the game 0-0 at the 90-minute mark, bet365's Bore Draw refund was activated for the 11th time in the tournament. That took the total they refunded on pre-match correct score, double result and scorecast bets throughout the event up to a mammoth £15m.