7. Winner/Top Goalscorer Double - Brazil/Messi
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Winner/Top Goalscorer Double - Brazil/Messi Price: 10/1 Brazil/Neymar is also a very good shout for this bet, but what attracted me to the Brazil/Messi combination was the price. If you consider the fact that Brazil are the favourites to win the competition and that Messi is the joint top scorer (with Neymar) and the only person that seems to be providing the spark to Argentina then 10/1 is a fantastic price and one that could make you a lot of money if it wins. As was already said, if you are confident that Brazil v Argentina will be the final of this year's World Cup, then both the Brazil/Neymar and the Brazil/Messi combinations have a lot of appeal and it's tough to decide between the two. Both of these players will play the same amount of matches and therefore have the same opportunity in which to score goals and both players are currently tied at 4 goals apiece, but Messi just seems to be much more of a heartbeat for the Argentina team than Neymar is for Brazil. Everything Argentina do, goes through Messi and that usually results in him scoring the goal at the end of any moves. Argentina's reliance on Messi is good for this bet two-fold, as relying on one player will probably mean that they fall just short of winning the tournament, but the goals that they do score will likely be scored by Messi. As the price suggests, this is a bit of an outside shot and you would have to consider a lot of factors in order for it to be successful, but there's absolutely no reason why this bet couldn't be a winner and return you ten times your investment!