A lucky punter in England received a huge amount of money as he correctly guessed the odd score of 7-1 in first FIFA semi final.
An unnamed gambler bet around 9 dollars with British bookmaker Paddy Power and received 4,560 dollars after Brazilian playmaker Oscar scored late in the match, m.news.com.au reported.
Paddy Power spokesman joked that it was a nice gesture from the part of the team that they all decided to not score as a tribute to Neymar and Silva but it reflects badly on the team.
Brazil lost the match against Germany 7-1 when the Brazilian team went in to play without Neymar and Silva.
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