As the World Cup bracket narrows, the four quarterfinal matches of Russia 2018 feature some strong matchups, with plenty of potential for upsets — so bettors can expect defenses to tighten up, and should factor in the likelihood of low-scoring affairs on Friday and Saturday . Here are five scenarios […]
France heads into their World Cup quarterfinal on Friday as a significant favorite over Uruguay, who could have to play without one of their star players in the critical match. Striker Edinson Cavani is training with his Uruguayan teammates, but there are doubts that he will be able to play […]
While Belgium manager Roberto Martinez has expressed doubts about whether or not his team can beat Brazil on Friday in the World Cup quarterfinals, the players are filled with confidence about their chances to upset the Russia 2018 favorites. Brazil is a +110 to win the game, while Belgium is […]
Harry Kane has provided most of the offense for England at this World Cup, and for those efforts, there’s a good chance he’ll be taking home so personal hardware no matter where his team ends up finishing in the tournament. Kane has already scored six goals in the 2018 World […]
England may have a cursed history when it comes to penalty shootouts, but they managed to overcome their past in defeating Colombia to move on to the World Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday. English teams had gone to penalties on three previous occasions at the World Cup, but had been eliminated […]
Belgium erased a two-goal defecit in the second half, completing a stunning comeback to beat Japan 3-2 in their Round of 16 clash at the World Cup in the first round of elimination play. Belgium came into the match as an overwhelming favorite to move into the quarterfinal, but it […]
Losing its last game in Group G against Belgium might have been better for England than expected as they ready to take on Colombia in the last game of the Round of 16 on Tuesday. A couple of objectives were achieved in the Thursday defeat that may help the team […]
An increasingly confident Sweden will face off against Switzerland’s golden generation at the World Cup on Tuesday, with the winner moving on to the quarterfinals. Both sides fared well in the group stages, with Sweden topping their group ahead of Mexico and Switzerland finishing behind Brazil with a win and […]
Behind two shutouts, Brazil’s Alisson Becker has shot up as the favorite to win the World Cup’s Golden Glove, awarded to the best goalie by the FIFA Technical Study Group. Known simply as Alisson, he opened as a 5/1 pick behind Spain’s David De Gea at 4/1 and Germany’s Manuel […]
Now that the World Cup Round of 16 gets underway on Saturday, teams will begin to show more of their true form, and finding value bets will be much more difficult. Teams that shocked the soccer world by advancing will have a much harder time surprising opponents and will probably […]
Four minutes, four lousy minutes. That’s all it took to turn a happy watcher of the World Cup into someone who was bitter as an imaginary sports bettor can be. As part of OG’s coverage for Russia 2018, we’ve introduced a column tentatively called “Five Bets.” In it, as […]
Yerry Mina scored on a header in the 74th minute to give Colombia a 1-0 win over Senegal at the World Cup on Thursday, sending his team through to the Round of 16. The win also eliminated Senegal, who suffered their first group stage loss in the country’s history. Japan […]
Germany was seen as one of the favorites to win the 2018 FIFA World Cup. But the defending champions won’t be celebrating this year, as a shocking 2-0 loss to South Korea has sent Germany out of the tournament in the group stage. Germany had never failed to advance out […]
There’s a simple formula for the group stage at the World Cup: survive and advance. But when teams already know they’re through to the knockout stage, they might have to ask a strange question: do we really want to win the group? It sounds strange to think that a team […]
A frantic finish in Group D saw Argentina go through to the knockout round after a 2-1 victory over Nigeria at the World Cup on Tuesday. The result wasn’t certain until the final moments, and for a few minutes, it seemed as though a single goal might result in Argentina, […]
England’s Harry Kane has managed to get his foot in the door for the World Cup’s Golden Boot, the award given to the player who scores throughout the month-long tournament. As of Tuesday, Kane was in the lead with five goals after only two games. Romelu Lukaku of Belgium, and […]
Early in the second half of Monday’s World Cup match between Iran and Portugal, Cristiano Ronaldo went down inside the box. After the referee waved off Ronaldo’s call for a penalty, the VAR – or video assistant referee – recommended a review, and a penalty was awarded. Ronaldo would fail […]
Some teams know their fate, others need to win this week, but both scenarios present five World Cup bets that gamblers can take advantage of as Russia 2018 wraps up the group phase. Teams like England and Belgium can relax, while Australia and Argentina will have to win and get help […]
It may not have been pretty, but both Spain and Portugal did just enough to see themselves through to the knockout round of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Both teams faced surprisingly robust opposition from opponents they were heavily favored to defeat, with the final results remaining uncertain until the […]
Germany, Poland, and Colombia lost in upsets in the first round and now find themselves in a position of facing must-win games to have any chance of moving on to the knockout stage of the 2018 World Cup. The teams that upset them, Mexico, Senegal, and Japan, can punch their tickets […]
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