I have France to beat Uruguay in regulation time @ 2.05 and Belgium to win or draw vs Brazil @ 1.8. To me France are the biggest contenders to win the world cup in Russia and I would place them before Brazil. I think they will have no problems to outclass and defeat Uruguay without the need of any extra time and penalties. Brazil and Belgium will be a very interesting match to watch. 2 of the best teams of the tournament with some of the best attacking formations. I am rooting for Belgium but I have the feeling the match will end in a draw and there will be extra time in this one. I also like both teams to score and FT Draw. Good luck everyone and have fun 

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Wow the 2nd half of the Colombia - England match was brutal. Yellow cards were flying left and right and it's a miracle that no-one received a red. I wasn't sure if I was watching football or rugby - there were so many fouls and the game was being stopped every few seconds. England broke their curse of getting eliminated in penalty shootouts so that was a breath of fresh air for them at least.

Hey mate nice picks you have there  I had Sweden to win as well and was pretty confident in them going through and they didn't disappoint. England is my slight favorite against Colombia in the other match. The English have a very balanced squad and unlike previous years they have learned to play as a team. Harry Kane is on fire too. Colombia are not to be underestimated though. I agree that the safest bet is over goals. Good luck!

Yeah the VAR is responsible for penalties galore. I think like 90% of all VAR reviews have ended with a penalty haha. Unfortunately we didn't see a lot of goals in the first match today. Sweden were very solid defensively and neutralized the Swiss attack. The Swedish don't have any super stars but they are very solid tactically and show some good teamplay.

Day 4 of Round of 16 matches. We have Colombia - England and Sweden - Switzerland on the schedule today. Both games can easily go either way and I don't see any big favorites so I am going to bet on goals instead. We have seen so many goals already and with the matches being so unpredictable I think the safest bet here would be both teams to score. Good luck and have fun 

Sweden prefer a physical style of play and if they successfully neutralize the dangerous attackers of Switzerland I can see them go through to the quarter-finals. I watched the Switzerland vs Serbia match and the Swiss got very lucky. On the other hand Sweden efficiently shut down Germany until that late Toni Kroos goal and beat Mexico 3-0. Sweden to qualify for the better odds 

Messi is Argentinian and he plays for the national team of Argentina. Euro 2020 is a competition for European teams only mate. Messi can't play there even if he wished to  Argentina needs a new captain along with a new manager it seems. Their stars are getting old - above 30 y.o. I think the new manager should invest in Dybala. He is 24 and could be the new leader Messi wasn't cut out to be.

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Day 3 of the Round of 16 matches. We have the favorites Brazil and Belgium facing Mexico and Japan respectively. There is nothing special to analyze about these 2 matches - Brazil and Belgium need to win. And because the odds are low I am going to parlay Brazil FT & Belgium FT. I hope they will do their job within 90 minutes and not go into extra time like the 2 matches yesterday evening. Good luck guys 

I don't know what is going on with the big favorites but this World Cup has proven itself to be absolutely mad lol. Croatia were on the brink of elimination! The 2nd half of the Croatia - Denmark match was so mind-numbingly boring that I wanted to turn the TV off  Fortunately the penalties were the highlight of the match and at least we got some dramatic action going with some brilliant saves by both goalies. I think Denmark deserved the win though.

The funny thing is that De Gea didn't manage to save 1 shot while Akinfeev stopped 2. Maybe the Russians just got lucky who knows, but to have maybe the best goalkeeper in the world and to not be able to stop 1 penalty shot. Just wow  The manager situation in the Spanish team might have played a part in their failure? I bet the party will be going all night and a lot of vodka will be drunk tonight in Russia 

Some people keep their first banknotes they have earned doing their first jobs so maybe it makes sense to keep your first Bitcoin if you are getting a salary in crypto instead of fiat that is. Otherwise I wouldn't be too emotional about some virtual token whose main purpose is speculative trading. Physical Bitcoin coins are nice though. I would keep one of those 

Spain have around 80% possession and over 1000 passes and still can't make any dangerous attacks lol. This slow tiki-taka style of play is old and boring and Spain are absolutely toothless on the attack. I think if Spain somehow manage to defeat Russia they will have a very hard time vs a more potent team in the quarter-finals. Penalties are coming 

I fancy France to beat Uruguay. Uruguay have Suarez and Cavani but France have much more talent in their squad. Kylian Mbappe is in form and he is tearing up the opposing defences like there is no tomorrow. Football is unpredictable though and underdogs can get the better of favorites and that's why it's such a great sport to watch 

Onto the Spain - Russia match. The Spanish defence has been shaky and De Gea hasn't been showing his best lately. Russia started strong vs mediocre teams but once they faced a serious team like Uruguay they got beaten badly 3-0. However being the host country and having all these fans on the stadium I think Russia will be very motivated today and hopefully will score a goal. I am going with both teams to score. Also eyeing the over 2.5 goals market for a live bet. Happy watching 

Guys do you think Cristiano Ronaldo and Leo Messi met at the airport on the way home? They could have even taken the same flight lol. Wouldn't that be very awkward?   I am wondering if Diego Maradona will stay in Russia till the final or he is also leaving now that Argentina have been knocked out of the tourney.

Ronaldo didn't have a day and Portugal ran out of luck. Uruguay were overall the better team and deserved the win more. Cavani is a world class striker and outshined everyone today. I hope he didn't suffer a serious injury and will be fit for the next match. The referee made a lot of questionable choices though especially at the end. When Ronaldo gets shut down Portugal can't win.

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Did you notice how the Argentinian fans booed the French national anthem? Karma is a bitch sometimes haha. I have nothing against Diego Maradona personally but he strikes me as a very arrogant person aside from being coked up and high as a kite on all occasions. I have heard he got paid to be on the stadium and received a daily allowance along with some of his friends and bodyguard etc. Messi is not a leader like Ronaldo and Argentina should have been eliminated in the group stage had it not been for that big luck in the late minutes vs Nigeria.