Lionel Messi delivered when his country needed it most last night and Argentina live to fight another day in Qatar.
The PSG star bailed his nation out after an underwhelming display against Mexico and now just Poland stand between them and a place in the last-16.
It was Messi's Parisien team-mate that grabbed the headlines earlier in the day when France became the first team to reach the knockout stages thanks to a Kylian Mbappe double and Spain could do the same today if they can defeat a German side in desperate need of a win.
Both nations' opening games could hardly have been more different. The Spaniards thumped a hapless Costa Rica 7-0 in what ended up being a stroll, whereas Germany suffered a shock defeat to Japan having led for most of the game.
There are few more dangerous teams in world football than a German side who have been backed in to a corner and we can fully expect to see a response from Hansi Flick's side, even if this isn't a vintage Germany squad.
By the time this match kicks-off Germany will know whether a draw would be good enough for them. If Japan beat Costa Rica in the morning kick-off then nothing but a win will do for the Germans. At that point the 2/1 on Die Mannschaft could be well worth considering. With Japan still to come for the Spanish they could be happy with a draw.
In which case the 6/5 on Germany in the Draw No Bet market appeals.
Things are very tight in Group F where just one goal was scored in the first two games. It's Belgium who hold the advantage at the top of the table following a win over a well-drilled Canada side and Morocco could prove just as tricky to break down for Roberto Martinez's side.
The north Africans held Croatia to a 0-0 draw and if Belgium aren't on their A-game they could come unstuck against a Moroccan side that haven't condeded in their last five outings and have only lost two of their past 40 games across three years.
Both Croatia and Canada need a win to kick-start their campaigns. The 2018 runners-up toiled in their opener and need to be more clinical if they're to go as deep in to the tournament as four years ago. It's a similar story for the Canadians who impressed against Belgium but were wasteful in front of goal.
Like most games at this edition of the World Cup we could see a slow start and no goals before 32:00 appeals again at 5/6.
Super Singles
- Germany Draw No Bet 6/5 Bet365
- Belgium v Morocco Half Time – Draw 21/20 Bet365
- Croatia v Canada – No goal before 32:00 5/6 bet365
Bonkers Bets
- All four matches to be 0-0 at half-time 60/1 Bet365
- All four matches to be draws at half-time 20/1 Bet365
Upcoming Match Previews & Tips
- Sun 10:00 Japan vs Costa Rica
- Sun 13:00 Belgium vs Morocco
- Sun 16:00 Croatia vs Canada
- Sun 19:00 Spain vs Germany
- Mon 10:00 Cameroon vs Serbia
Racing Tips
McFabulous trumped the short-priced favourite at Newbury and landed Rizzel a 2/1 winner on Saturday. Racing on Sunday looks good and Rizzel has opted for four selections.
As always, let us know your best betting tips and predictions for today in the comments section below and good luck with all your bets!
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10.00 Japan v Costa Rica
Japan over 3.5 corners and under 1.5 cards @2.00 – NAP
Japan over 5.5 corners and under 1.5 cards @2.92 – NB
Japan over 6.5 corners and under 0.5 cards @9.81 – LONGSHOT
Japan have received 1 (11 times) or 0 (10 times) cards in 21 of their last 22 games (dating from June 2021) – they received 2 yellow cards in a friendly against Brazil in June.
Also, Japan have won 4 or more corners in 17/22 games and 6 or more corners in 15/22 – they won 6 corners against Germany on the first game.
Good luck with your bets today.
All with Betfair Sportsbook
Stats don’t matter anymore in this shite tournament…
Terrible to bet on!
Can’t wait till this World Cup is over and can go back to league matches again…
Go unders for first half rest of matches…
Boring football 👎
Tonight’s boxing…. Dillian Whyte v Jermaine Franklin.
Whyte should win this… But…. And when it comes to Dillian, theres always a ‘but’….. I do still think he wins, but this time on points.
I think the defeat to Fury is still haunting him and I’m expecting a more cautious approach….
Fight to go the distance is generally 7/2 with most bookies ✅
Not the best performance from Whyte, but a win is a win I guess!
In boxing sometimes a loss is a win….see Taylor v Catterall as a prime example
Today and away from the world Cup ,
Portugal liga 3 ,
Os belenenses vs Vitoria Setubal
Over 2.5 mg’s 11/10 hills ,
Goodluck all 👍
Portugual league cup
I’am pretty sure for goals @
BTTS
portimonense vs covilha
Gil vicente vs national
Moreirense vs estrella
Todays ACCA WC MOST WANTED
Japan 2+ goals
Belgium -win
Spain vs Germany [o.2.5 &btts]
Good luck
Belgium – Morocco
Kevin De Bruyne ATG @47/20 Unibet
Argentina v Mexico
Btts 5/4 bet 365
Adding each team 2 + cards 3.2/1 bet 365
Gl ❌
Well done all winners last night
Ueda Ags 9/4
Kendall Watson to be carded 9/4
Double 17/2
Good luck
German games at 12pm
Energie cottbus
Eilenburg
Over 2.5mgs double evens
Over 3.5mgs double 3/1
Good luck
Frosinone – Cagliari
⚽ 1st Half Frosinone to score @ 2.10 ⭐⭐
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Lausanne – Aarau
⚽ Lausanne to win @ 1.85 ⭐⭐
⚽ 2nd Half over 1.5 goals @ 1.72 ⭐⭐⭐
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Burgos – Zaragoza
⚽ 1X & under 2.5 goals @ 1.80 ⭐⭐⭐
⚽ HT draw @ 1.80 ⭐⭐⭐
Leganes – Granada
⚽ 1X & 1st Half under 1.5 goals @ 1.75 ⭐⭐
⚽ HT/FT – 1X/1X @ 1.62 ⭐⭐⭐
Lugo – Levante
⚽ 1X @ 1.83 ⭐⭐
⚽ HT/FT – 1X/X2 @ 2.12 ⭐⭐
Cartagena – Eibar
⚽ btts @ 2.10 ⭐⭐⭐
⚽ 2nd Half over 1 (AT) goal @ 1.72 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Same as yesterday…
Penalty & Red Yankee
Japan v Costa Rica 10/1
Belgium v Morocco 10/1
Croatia v Canada 8/1
Spain v Germany 7/1
6x dbls,4 tbls & all 4(11 bets)
Japan v Costa Rica
Kamada(Japan) anytime scorer
Calvo(C. Rica) to be carded
11/1
Best of luck all
Trying a wee £10 bet builder challenge to see where I can get to 🤷♂️
Japan v Costa Rica
Over 0 goals in match both teams combined
Both teams to receive a card
Over 1.5 offsides
Over 2 cards both teams combined
Over 5 corners in the match
20/23 (ber365)
World Cup Bets 8&9
🇧🇪 Belgium o3.5corners & o1.5mgs
🇪🇸 Spain o1.5mgs
23/20
Ferran Torres SOT evens wi betfair
I note on twitter land last night, a lot of punter’s raging at skybet not paying out on their boost of Messi 2+ shots on target, that free kick in the first half looked very much like a shot at goal to me!! But I have previous experience with the skybet crooks(Motherwell v Sligo bookings.)
Going for goals in 2 World Cup games today
BELGIUM 🇧🇪 – MOROCCO 🇲🇦
SPAIN 🇪🇸 – GERMANY 🇩🇪
OVER 2.5MGS
3/1
BELGIUM 🇧🇪 OVER 1.5TGS
SPAIN 🇪🇸 BTTS
57/25
Good luck with your bets today!
Goals 5fold with Ladbrokes, 19/5+ acca insured. 12.30 KO
Spain v Germany – 3+ gls
Ipswich v Buxton – 3+ gls
Bristol Rovers v Boreham Wood – 2+ gls
Belgium v Morocco – 2+ gls
Ebbsfleet v Fleetwood – 2+ gls
Trying a wee £10 bet builder challenge to see where I can get to 🤷♂️
Japan v Costa Rica
Over 0 goals in match both teams combined
Both teams to receive a card
Over 1.5 offsides
Over 2 cards both teams combined
Over 5 corners in the match
20/23 (ber365)
❌️❌️❌️ 1 corner short
Sorry for late post, kick off 12:30
FA cup
Ebbsfleet Town vs Fleetwood Town
Fleetwood to win an over 2.5 match goals
@ 2/1 with Bet365 betbuilder
Good luck with all bets today!!!!
LOST – Fleetwood won but only managed 1 goal, hit the post on 4mins, if that had
gone in might have changed the game!!
Belgium v Morocco
Croatia v Canada
Spain v Germany
Under 2.5 goals treble at 9/2
Can’t really make a case for any of these games to go overs,Belgium you would expect a tight game same for Croatia.Spain and Germany tend to be tight affairs also especially in a tournament.Bookies rubbing there hands again with Costa Rica winning!
Best of luck
Try again
Bet 1
Belgium v Morroco
Belgium win or draw
Over 0 goals in match both teams combined
Both teams to receive a card
Over 2 cards both teams combined
Over 5 corners in the match
5/4 (ber365) £10 returns £22.50
10.00 Japan v Costa Rica
Japan over 3.5 corners and under 1.5 cards @2.00 – NAP ❌
Japan over 5.5 corners and under 1.5 cards @2.92 – NB ❌
Japan over 6.5 corners and under 0.5 cards @9.81 – LONGSHOT ❌
5 corners and 3 cards for Japan – all bets down. Apologies to anyone that followed.
I reckon the bookies are just loving this world cup , one for the Belgium game ,
Belgium 3+ corners each half 12/5 ,
Goodluck all……..
Deano, I’m guessing that was placed at William Hills?
Belgium 3+ corners each half is 3.3/1 at bet365 – around 25% more for the same bet.
Cheers chris 👍 yer mate just using hills at minute as money built up in there.
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Cupla Betbuilders in the Belgium game surrounding Starman De Bruyne
Belgium v Morocco
De Bruyne to score & 2+ shots on target
Morocco 2+ cards
7/1
De Bruyne to score & 2+ shots on target
Belgium most corners & Morocco most cards
14/1
Over 0.5 corners 1/2 10 min market – 40.00 – 49.59
This will include the stoppage time, been plenty in past games
Pish
Even when there is a goal VAR chalks it off.
Sums up this anti football tournament on and off the field.
Wake me up when it’s over please 🛌💤💤
These VAR decisions are definitely a bit dodgy Elvis – especially using those player graphics instead of a still frame with lines drawn on it.
German games at 12pm
Energie cottbus
Eilenburg
Over 2.5mgs double evens**WON**
Over 3.5mgs double 3/1**LOST** no 4th in eilenburg
No luck with bets in Japan game either
***IN-PLAY***
Belgium – Morocco
Belgium to win and over 1.5 goals 3/1 Unibet
Belgium flop of the tournament, got lucky with Canada, will loose to Croatia too.
Anti world cup 5pm stuff
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União de Leiria v Caldas SC
Portuguese Liga 3
BOTH teams to score 21-20 🇵🇹 NAP 🇵🇹
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Moreirense FC v Club Football Estrela
Portuguese League Cup
Both teams to score 10-11 🇵🇹 NB 🇵🇹
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CSA Steaua Bucuresti v Fotbal Club Brasov
Romania Liga II
BOTH teams to score 10-11 🇷🇴
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no reasoning but all have a good chance especially the NAP which I see as a 1-1 draw.
2x singles on NAP and NB.
Double on NAP and NB.
Treble on the 3 for a laugh.
All at BETWAY
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Well, the bookies have made a packet on the Belgium game.
Bookies have made a packet..FULL STOP…These results are mad !!!!!
both teams to score
walsall v carlisle
william hill evens
NAP WON
both teams to score double
famalicao v academico viseu
malaga v ponferradina
william hill 13/5
NB lost
treble on above
william hill 7/1 lost
Croatia vs Canada
Croatia 5+ SOT
Canada 3+ SOT
Double 9/5 hills, may be better odds ,
Goodluck…….
Arghhhh canada effort on target short 👎
Croatia v Canada
Canada surely have to have a go
Canada corner before 15 min 5/4
Over 1 corner 1st 15 min 13/8
Hills
Longshot . Over 1 Canada corner 1st 10 min 12/1 Bet365
Not to be . LOSER
Spain v Germany over 4.5
🇵🇹 BOAVISTA v VILAFRANQUENSE
Both Teams to Score
(11/10, bet365)
▪️NAP
Spain vs Germany penalty in the game@2,25
Good luck with your bets
This World Cup is nuts!! But I do think both Spain and Germany go for it today
Gnabry goal or assist
Both to score
Germany most corners 2nd half
7/1
Lierse
Boavista
Over 1.5tgs double 5/2
Gavi 3 fouls 6/5
Gavi to be carded 11/2
Good luck
Frosinone – Cagliari
⚽ 1st Half Frosinone to score @ 2.10 ⭐⭐ ✅
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Lausanne – Aarau
⚽ Lausanne to win @ 1.85 ⭐⭐ ❌
⚽ 2nd Half over 1.5 goals @ 1.72 ⭐⭐⭐ ✅
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Burgos – Zaragoza
⚽ 1X & under 2.5 goals @ 1.80 ⭐⭐⭐ ❌
⚽ HT draw @ 1.80 ⭐⭐⭐ ✅
Leganes – Granada
⚽ 1X & 1st Half under 1.5 goals @ 1.75 ⭐⭐ ✅
⚽ HT/FT – 1X/1X @ 1.62 ⭐⭐⭐ ✅
Lugo – Levante
⚽ 1X @ 1.83 ⭐⭐ ✅
⚽ HT/FT – 1X/X2 @ 2.12 ⭐⭐ ✅
Cartagena – Eibar
⚽ btts @ 2.10 ⭐⭐⭐ ✅
⚽ 2nd Half over 1 (AT) goal @ 1.72 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ✅
😉
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Some crackers there radu, can be a good league for value the Segunda Division 👍
Definitely , all we need is time for research , Thanks 🍻
Inplay:
Spain 0-0 Germany (6 mins played)
Sergio Busquets
Jordi Alba
Both to be Carded
(12/1, william hill)
Alba subbed ob 82 mins so bet down
22.00 Cobreloa v Copiapo
23.00 Millonarios v Junior Barranquilla
Under 2.5 goals double @3.00 (Skybet)
Fell at the first hurdle ❌
World Cup Bet 8
🇧🇪 Belgium o3.5corners & o1.5mgs✅
🇪🇸 Spain o1.5mgs✅
23/20 WON
Today and away from the world Cup ,
Portugal liga 3 ,
Os belenenses vs Vitoria Setubal
Over 2.5 mg’s 11/10 hills ✅️
Goodluck all 👍
Well done all winners today some dodgy world Cup results as per……..
Lierse
Boavista
Over 1.5tgs double 5/2**LOST**no 2nd goal for boavista
Gavi 3 fouls 6/5**WON**
Gavi to be carded 11/2**LOST**
Well done all winners
No Vilafranquense goal 👎
Well done all winners today.