June 28th – World Cup Football Day 18
2 great games last night with the real surprise being the blow out 4-1 win by Germany over England. To be fair I think this score line flattered Germany somewhat but they were the better team. England will feel hard done by when a goal by Frank Lampard was disallowed even though replays showed the ball clearly crossed the goal line. That would’ve made the score 2-2 and England may not have had to press so much. Instead Germany countered with force and the young Germans really stood up and took all opportunities with force. Argentina continued to show its great form putting Mexico away 3-1 including what is now being hailed as the goal of the tournament by Carlos Tevez.
It definitely seems as though the games top strikers have learnt how to control, or at least get the most out of, these balls that are being labelled the equivalent of a $5 K Mart ball. The strikers seem more content on shooting from long range making it difficult for the keepers who have ball moving in both directions in the air at times.
Tonight’s games should really go with the odds to set up a mouth watering quarterfinal clash between HOLLAND ($1.44) who play SLOVAKIA ($8.00) and BRAZIL ($1.57) who lock horns with CHILE ($6.50). I can’t see how Slovakia can match it with Holland who have been in cruise control so far in the tournament. They will need to play their A game here though as they will need their game perfect for their next match. I expect them to strike early and cool their jets when they get to a comfortable lead, 2-0 would be a likely result. Brazil have their work cut out facing a Chilean side who have had a rock solid defence so far in the tournament. Only a couple of cracking goals from Spain have penetrated their defence.
Our bets tonight are:
HOLLAND to lead at half time and go on and win at $2.10 on SportsBet (Sports Managed Fund 10% Bet)
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