Footie Fan's 'daddy' Of All World Cup Bets Options

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Football mad dad-to-be Stuart Harvey will pocket £3,000 if his wife gives birth on the day of the World Cup Final...and England win!

Mr Harvey, 32, has placed £20 with bookmakers William Hill that his wife, Diana, will give birth to their first child on Sunday July 9 - and that England will win the World Cup on the same day.

The firm gave Mr Harvey, a warehouse manager from Burgess Hill in West Sussex, odds of 150/1 about the two events happening on the same day.

William Hill spokesman Graham Sharpe said: "This bet definitely has the qualifications to become the daddy of all World Cup bets."

"We are expecting a deluge of wacky World Cup wagers as the tournament moves closer to kick-off."

William Hill has also just accepted a bet from Newcastle car company director, David Wilson, 32, that his three month old baby GIRL Lydia will grow up to play for the men's national side, which could win him £250,000 for his stake of £5 at odds of 50,000/1. She is more likely to land his £20 bet at odds of 1,000/1 that she plays for the women's side.

Meanwhile, other footie fans who like a flutter are proving a cut above by betting on what hairstyle England skipper David Beckham will sport in his team's opening game. Becks is 3/1 favourite to turn up with a close crop or shaved head; 4/1 to reintroduce his 'Alice Band' style; 5/1 to be spiky and 6/1 to be sporting a mullet.

The firm is also taking bets on which of the many World Cup pop singles will reach the highest spot in the charts on or before World Cup Final day. They make the Tonedef All Stars even money favourites with Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Jürgen Klinsmann? while the official FA song, World At Your Feet by Embrace is 7/4 second favourite, ahead of Talksport's We're England at 9/2 and Il Divo's 8/1 chance Time Of Our Lives

[source]Bet The World Vup 2006[/source]