June 27th – World Cup Football Day 17
The matches are getting bigger as we get down to the business end of the competition and tonight is no exception. We have 2 contrasting games starting with what will most likely be a very defensive and tough tackling encounter between GERMANY ($2.87) and ENGLAND ($2.70) followed by what should be an open and expansive match between ARGENTINA ($1.57) and MEXICO ($6.50).
Germany have been up and down in this tournament whilst England have just been down. Germany started the tournament on fire in a 4-0 drumming of Australia before a loss to Serbia gave them the wobbles. A final 1-0 victory over Ghana was enough to get them to qualify top of their group. England meanwhile had an embarrassing first match draw against USA due to a horrible goal keeper error then an unconvincing 0-0 draw with the lowly Algeria. Their final match was do or die and they just did enough with a 1-0 victory against Slovenia getting them 2nd place in the group. England made a few changes to their team and did look a lot more impressive and created more chances. If they show continued improvement they could get their campaign back on track. Their biggest issue is the absence of Wayne Rooney in the goal scoring column. He hasn’t shown any of his usual spark and blew a golden opportunity for an assist last match, instead trying to go solo himself. I think this will be a very defensive game and both sides will rely on their set pieces to secure a winner. If that’s the case I lean towards England for the win.
The 2nd match has the possibilities of a real open and exciting game with both Argentina and Mexico showing potential to score goals from a number of sources. I probably give Mexico the advantage in the defensive side of things, however, Argentina have a better attack. I think Mexico will go with their strength and sit back looking to counter attack with the speed they possess across the paddock. Argentina like to get a lot of people forward when they get a chance and often rely on loose balls in the penalty area for their chance to strike. I’m really looking forward to this game.
Our bets tonight are:
Nothing
I’m tempted to take England but I’ll leave it alone.
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