ITT I will try to follow my team to the World Cup in Russia, and pay for it all with bitcoins I win betting on the tournament!

Given my team is Australia I am including both Socceroos’ home and away qualifying playoffs. First against Syria for the last qualification spot from Asian. Then our intercontinental playoff against the 4th ranked North American side.

Those 2 qualification playoffs and the tournament itself make this a 3-part project. I will treat the expenses, and therefore the winning bets required, separately for each part.

The expenses

Full details will be posted on each parts posts. I will pay with bitcoin as much as possible including Expedia for accommodation and CheapAir for flights. Where I cannot pay with bitcoin directly I will use my Bitpay visa debit card.

The bets

Full details will be posted on each part’s posts. I will bet wherever I see value. For the qualification ties I might simply bet on Australia to win through. In the tournament, itself I might use these betting strategies with a stop loss.

I will bet at whichever of the top ranked bitcoin sportsbooks has the best odds on the bet I want to make.

Results

Part 1 – Asian qualifying: Australia vs Syria, October 5th – 10th

1st-leg preview
1st-leg report
2nd-leg preview
2nd-leg report

Amount spent: 886 mBTC
Amount won: Won 886 mBTC

Part 2 – Intercontinental playoff: Australia vs Honduras, November 10th – 15th

1st-leg preview
1st-leg report
2nd-leg preview
2nd-leg report

Amount spent: 939 mBTC
Amount won: 947 mBTC

Part 3 – 2018 World Cup finals in Russia

Amount spent: Pending
Amount won/lost: Pending

Full and updated details are here https://bitedge.com/blog/betting-my-way-to-russia/

Picture galry with all the images is here https://bitedge.com/blog/betting-my-way-to-russia-in-pictures/