Live Bet Preview: France v. Uruguay U20 Final

France and Uruguay have won three FIFA World Cups between them, the French on home soil in 1998 and the Uruguayans back in the early days in 1930 and 1950. This weekend, the two football powerhouses put their best youth on the pitch in the 2013 FIFA Under-20 World Cup Final in Istanbul.

Uruguay will be thanking their lucky stores at making the final. It took an 87 th minute equalizer to send their semi-final against Iraq through to extra time. With no goals in the added 30 minutes, the two teams went to penalties, which Uruguay won 7-6 after Iraq midfielder Saif Salman sent a kick over the crossbar.

First-time U20 finalist France had only a slightly easier time of it in their semi-final against Ghana. Florian Thauvin put the Frenchmen ahead in the 43 rd minute, tournament top goalscorer Ebenezer Assifuah equalized in the 47 th , but Thauvin saved the day with his second in the 74 th .

William Hill Sports has been there throughout the tournament and Saturday night will be no different. France heads into the match as 2/5 pre-match favorites to lift the trophy, while Uruguay is 7/4. Hill is opening the full range of markets, including 90 minutes result, goalscorer markets, penalty and corner specials.

Of course, one of the best things about online football betting is live betting, and customers can access this option Saturday night through Hill's in-play betting function. Sit back, watch the game, and place a wager on match result or other scenarios as Hill updates the odds in real-time.