France are 5/1 second favourites to lift the World Cup this summer and will be out to fine tune their preparations tonight as Ivory Coast head to Nantes for a friendly.
No nation arguably has greater strength in depth than the French and if the likes of Kylian Mbappe, Michael Olise and Ousmane Dembele hit top form this summer they will be a tough team to beat.
Ivory Coast are no mugs though and tonight's friendly will be handy preparation for their Group E clash with European giants Germany later this month.
France vs Ivory Coast top betting tips
It's less than a week since PSG beat Arsenal to lift the Champions League trophy for a second successive season so Didier Deschamps may give the likes of Dembele, Desire Doue, Warren Zaire-Emery, Bradley Barcola and William Saliba the night off.
The French still have an impressive supporting cast though and Bet365 make them 3/10 hot favourites for a win on home soil tonight.
Most of the friendlies this week have been pretty low-scoring affairs, unless they've pitted one of the big boys against a minnow. So I'm going to combine a France victory with under 3.5 goals, which pays 5/4 in a bet builder at Bet365.
Rayan Cherki could start for Deschamps if all those PSG forwards do miss out and he's 9/4 with the same firm to provide an assist.
Sweden vs Greece
Sweden's superstar squad has hugely underachieved in recent years but things are starting to look up and they gear up for the World Cup with a home friendly against Greece tonight.
The Swedes failed to qualify for Qatar 2022 and Euro 2024 then hit a new low by finishing bottom of a World Cup qualification group that included Switzerland, Kosovo and Slovenia.
But their Nations League results earned them a place in the play-offs for a place in North America and they made the most of their reprieve, beating Ukraine and Poland.
A 3-1 friendly defeat in Norway on Monday showed that new boss Graham Potter still has plenty of work today and the Greeks will provide another test tonight.
Greece's talented young squad had high hopes of qualifying for the World Cup but missed out after finishing below Scotland and Denmark.
Motivation might be a problem for them tonight so the evens on offer at Bet365 for a Sweden win could be worth a punt.
There's plenty of firepower at both ends of the pitch and combining BTTS with over 2.5 goals pays 5/4 with the same firm.
Spain vs Iraq
Spain top the outright market for World Cup glory this summer while Iraq are expected to be whipping boys in a group that pits them against France, Senegal and Norway.
All of those matches look fiendishly difficult so taking on the European champions in a friendly tonight should be good preparation for the Iraqis.
Bet365 price the Spaniards at just 1/22 and you fancy a flutter on a shock win for the minnows you can back Iraq at 25/1.
I'd imagine this will be a night of attack v defence so Spain -6 in the corner handicap looks a decent option at 21/20 with Bet365.
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Crystal Palace playmaker Yeremy Pino should get some minutes with the likes of Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams nursing injuries. He's a tempting 11/10 at Bet365 to be fouled over 1.5 times.
Super singles
- France win and under 3.5 goals 5/4 Bet365
- Sweden to win Evens Bet365
- Yeremy Pino to be fouled over 1.5 times 11/10 Bet365
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