The world’s beautiful game will head into the tail end of the most renowned tournament in the world tonight, as South Africa hosts the 2010 World Cup quarterfinals.
Our ‘Tip Of The Match’ is to back Holland to score first and fail to win at $3.10.
Kicking off the action as the round of eight starts wheedling down will be between the Netherlands and Brazil – a thrilling spectacle of top quality football, perfect for a neutral fan to appreciate.
Scheduled for a 4pm start locally, SBS will begin coverage at 11.30pm tonight for the pre match chat and midnight AEST kick off.
Brazil is the out-and-out favourite to win this fixture at $1.95 with SportsBet, and with the stunning Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium providing the backdrop for the action, will fancy their chances.
The Brazilians never quite reached their full potential in the group stage despite topping it, and so doubts were raised as to overconfidence and too high an expectation, but then came the round of 16 – and Brazil proved they have what it takes beating Chile 3-0.
But this will be their first true test, as the Dutch were pipped before the tournament as a top five or six contender for the crown, and heads into the game with long odds of $4.20.
While it may be unfair these two meet at this stage of the tournament, better than others which will make it to the semis, the fixture will provide fans around the world with a great Friday night.
Both have played a similar, more cautious style of football than they are known for – holding opposition’s attacks and breaking on the counter, a tactic which has worked so far, but which has conquered it more so.
From the two, Holland have won all their games so far, with Brazil drawing to Portugal in the group stage, yet the Dutch have looked slightly more vulnerable along the backline when pressured and so Brazil to score first is at $1.67.
However, our ‘Tip Of The Match’ is to back Holland to score first and fail to win at $3.10, as they know they need to score at some point and will look to get it in early, but over the course of the match, the Brazilians will keep their composure and push through for the semis.
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