bet365 lose 10million+ after Argentina's EPIC World Cup Final win

Sunday's epic World Cup final which saw Argentina beat France on penalties in dramatic fashion after a 3-3 extra time scoreline, has proved to cost bookmakers bet365 more than eight figures.

bet365 had several offers, boosts and promotions on offer, which ended up costing them hugely in the joint-second highest scoring World Cup final of all time.

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bet365's 2 Goals Ahead Early Payout feature meant that once Angel Di Maria had put Argentina 2-0 in just the 35th minute, that anyone betting on the South American side to win in 90 minutes had their bet paid out, proving to cost them dearly after Kylian Mbappe's late brace forced the tie into extra time.

The bookies were also offering Super Boosted odds for both Mbappe and Messi to have a shot on target from 4/6 to 6/4 which was backed heavily and proved to be very costly.

The bet365 Extra Time Extra Chance offer pays out bets in credits that would have been a losing one in 90m minutes but goes on to win in extra time.

Step forward Lionel Messi at 15/2 to score 2 or more goals, and Kylian Mbappe to score a hat-trick at 66/1 in a concession that also included Bet Builders.

And with Olivier Giroud and Ousmane Dembele substituted before half-time, all bets on the pair were voided thanks to the bet365 Substitute Guarantee. Both were involved in boosted pre-match Bet Builder.

In terms of outright bets, Argentina won their third World Cup trophy last night, which at the start of the tournament was priced as a 8/1 shout, which then drifted to 9/1 after their opening defeat to Saudi Arabia.

The world champions' captain, Lionel Messi, was also well backed, initially at 12/1 to pick the Golden Ball award for the tournament's best player.

A number of customers also took a chance on Argentina and Benfica midfielder Enzo Fernandez to be named young player of the tournament at 33/1, which proved to be a lucrative bet.

The most costly prize for the bookies was the culmination of their World Cup predictor game, which was a free to play game for punters who, before the tournament, had to predict how each group would finish and the result of every knockout match.

Punters would be rewarded with points for every correct prediction, which saw the winner be rewarded with £100,000 following yesterday's final.

Second place won £25,000 and third was given £15,000, with over £400,000 given away in prize money through the free game.

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