Here at Hatters Bet, we've taken a right kicking as favourite after favourite have been going in (over £75 profit so far to a £10 stake) , and we could be in for another torrid time this weekend, with both England and Germany looking nailed on for victory. The 90 minutes double pays out at just under 6/4, which is £50 back for a £20 stake, or back them for free courtesy of our £100 Free World Cup Bet Basket - visit Hatters Bet to sign up now.

The draw has certainly been kind to England, and they'll go into Sunday's match (kick off 4.00 pm, live on BBC) against Ecuador as hot 4/9 favourites to win the game in 90 minutes. Extra time at 3/1 is unthinkable, while only the eternal pessimists amongst you will be interested in Hatters Bet's quote of 13/2 for the South Americans. But now that they've discovered how to score in the second half, a better bet might be the England / England Double Result at Evens, or even wait until after kick off when you'll have up to 28 Live In-Play markets to choose from.

With the injury to Michael Owen, all eyes will be on Wayne Rooney and Peter Crouch (4/1 and 5/1 to score first respectively) to score the goals to send us into the next round but, as with most England games, the goal threat may come from the midfield - and we can turn that to our advantage here at Hatters Bet. A bet on Steven Gerrard or Joe Cole to score first at 15/2 pays out £85 for a tenner and, if they score the last goal in the game, we'll give you that tenner back. Alternatively, back your player each way (1/3 odds 1.2.3), and get paid out if he scores the second or third goal in the game.

On Saturday, Germany play Sweden (kick off 8.00pm, live on BBC), and the hosts have already been well-backed from 5/6 to 8/11 to win the game in normal time. The Germans are certainly building up some momentum after three straight wins, and that will please the Hatters Bet punter who's had £2k on a Germany - Brazil final at 20/1. That combo is now 8/1 and, considering that these two teams have appeared in 14 finals between them, that might still be a good price. Visit Hatters Bet for more combos.

Not forgetting this week's meeting at Royal Ascot, and our suggestion (if you can wait until the last race on Friday) is to back Kyoto Summit (5.30) and double up on Glistening in Saturday's Duke of Edinburgh Handicap (4.55). Both selections are much better than their current handicap marks and have been laid out for these races by their astute connections. Plus, check out Hatters Bet's Enhanced Place Terms on selected races at the Royal meeting all week.