Friday, 25 June 2010 08:17
If you can find a bookmaker to give you a price on Brazil and Portugal qualifying from this group - put your house on it. There has never anything more certain in football than this.
We say this because Portugal scored seven against North Korea and that has basically given them a nine goal cushion so if Ivory Coast do manage to win today and if Brazil beat Portugal - it would take something very special for Brazil and Portugal to not go through.
Now, Ivory Coast coach Sven Sven Sven Goran Eriksson will have you believe that Ivory Coast have a chance, but that is his job and while Portugal did beat North Korea by seven and Ivory Coast drew with Portugal - we can not see seven more goals today - not unless North Korea want revenge against Portugal and play their weakest side on purpose.
All Group G games today kick off at 4pm in South Africa
Group G Table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brazil |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
 Portugal |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
 Ivory Coast |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
 Korea DPR |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -8 | 0 |
Portugal v Brazil
Just because these two are as good as qualified it doesn't mean the result is straightforward. It is, but it doesn't mean it is and we expect Brazil to win because they are Brazil and because Portugal just had one of those days against North Korea when they scored seven - it doesn't mean Portugal have become a team to worry about over night.
But, that is a good price for Brazil and it is only like that because of the result Portugal got. This isn't out bet of the day, but Brazil did come close.
North Korea v Ivory Coast
Now, just because we don't think Ivory Coast have a chance doesn't mean they wont go for it and we fully expect them to win and this is our bet of the day.
The thing with a bet of the day is you usually are not going to get a very good price and you don't but Ivory Coast will win and they should win by two or three - just not enough to finish second - not unless Brazil go mad on Portugal, which is always possible.
Our Prediction
We have made it clear as day above - but to summarise. Brazil and portugal will qualify but Brazil and Ivory Coast should win.
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Final World Cup 2010 Group Tables
A
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Uruguay |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
 Mexico |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 South Africa |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
 France |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
B
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
 South Korea |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
 Greece |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
 Nigeria |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
C
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
 England |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
 Slovenia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
 Algeria |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
D
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Germany |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
 Ghana |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
 Australia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 4 |
 Serbia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
E
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Netherlands |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
 Japan |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
 Denmark |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
 Cameroon |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
F
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Paraguay |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
 Slovakia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
 New Zealand |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Italy |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
G
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Portugal |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| Ivory Coast |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Korea DPR |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -11 | 0 |
H
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spain |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
 Chile |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
 Switzerland |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
 Honduras |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
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