Betting on different sports has been in trend these days. Sports fanatics like to make some money out of their love for the game. But there is always a big risk involved in this as well. And a recent example is enough to prove that. It’s reported that a football fan lost ₹1.4 Crore as he bet on Japan to beat Costa Rica at the FIFA World Cup 2022.
As Japan had defeated Germany in their first game at the showpiece event, many backed the Asian country to take down Costa Rica as well. However, instead, Japan lost to Costa Rica 1-0 at Ahmed bin Ali Stadium. If Japan had won, the punter who placed a massive $181,482 bet would have won a whopping INR 2.2 Crore ($272,223). However, it wasn’t the case.
With Japan being outright favourites at 122.68 rupees ($1.50), the gambler gambled a six-figure bet on them to beat minnows, Costa Rica. The Tab tweeted the incident on its official site. Many were amused by the incident while a few called the person an “Idiot”.
Meanwhile, a few also took a dig at the individual as one of the users tweeted “Unlucky I took $7.50 for Costa Rica”.
Check out the reactions here:
Coming to the game between Japan and Costa Rica, Keyser Fuller’s late goal in the game in the 81st minute saw Costa Rica gain three points to stay alive in the competition after their horrid 7-0 thumping defeat to Spain in their opening fixture.
Elsewhere in Group E Spain and Germany shared points at Al Bayt Stadium. Spain opened the scoring in the second half with Alvaro Morata scoring in the 62nd minute. Germany replied late in the game in the 83rd minute with 29-year-old debutant Nicklas Fullkrug.
