Tonight over in South Africa, Paraguay and Japan will kick off the remaining round of 16 fixtures, as they battle it out for a spot in the quarterfinals at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium.
Our ‘Tip Of The Match’ is to go with a Japan win at $3.75 – although it may go to extra time.
Scheduled for a 4pm kick off local time, SBS will start their live coverage from 11.30pm AEST tonight for the midnight kick off.
This will certainly be a tough one to pick, as neither of these sides have played in a World Cup quarterfinal before and so will be fighting tooth and nail to progress.
Slight favourites among punters are Paraguay at $2.10 with SportsBet, and having had an impressive campaign thus far after winning their group are deserved hot shots – although have not won as many as their Asian counterparts.
Overcoming defending champions Italy was a feat in itself in Group F, and having let only one goal over their backline will hope the forwards can up their game and add to the single goal scored by a striker so far this tournament, with Roque Santa Cruz’s performance tonight crucial.
Japan on the other hand are at $3.75, their only defeat being dealt by the Dutch powerhouse, and so could cause an upset tonight.
Skipper Keisuke Honda has been playing well for Japan, and will look to add to his goal tally of the tournament tonight to ensure a dramatic win – as their attack has the ability to trouble the best of defences.
This will certainly be a tight one, and with confidence brimming from the Japanese and Honda on impressive form, could be their night.
Our ‘Tip Of The Match’ is to go with a Japan win at $3.75 – although it may go to extra time, as neither of these sides will be giving up their first chance to play in a quarterfinal easily.
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