World Cup betting players are almost ready to get on with the next round of the tournament in South Africa, so here you go: picks for the final two groups, which will conclude on Friday afternoon.
Brazil Portugal Betting – Friday, 10:00 AM ET
The Brazilians are +115 favorites in this World Cup contest, and they’ve won 12 and drawn two of their 18 meetings with Portugal, who have three Brazilian-born players in their squad. The Portuguese are coming off a 7-0 hiding of North Korea to essentially book their place in the next round, so this match is for first place, but we’re aiming on both teams going down a gear to avoid injuries for the next round, so take a draw.
Ivory Coast North Korea Betting – Friday, 10:00 AM ET
Les Elephants are a huge -300 favorite over the North Koreans, but they’re going to have win by at least 10 goals, while Portugal must lose, so it’s not likely that the Ivorians will make it to the World Cup knockout stage betting point of the tournament. This is the first time that these two countries have met in international play, and the North Koreans will be aiming to avoid another embarrassing result. Go with the Ivory Coast here.
Honduras Switzerland Betting – Friday, 2:30 PM ET
The Swiss are a -200 soccer betting favorite here, and they have much more at stake than Honduras, who need a four-goal win and a Spain loss. The Swiss are tied with Chile on three points, and they’ll be going for as many goals as possible as this group could be decided on goal difference. These two have never met before, but the stakes are as high as they could be for the Swiss, and they’re going to respond with a win here.
Spain Chile Betting – Friday, 2:30 PM ET
Spain is a -220 favorite in this contest, and a win would put them back in the driver’s seat, although they are certainly left to rue their opening-match loss to the Swiss. Chile needs only a draw to make it through as they sit in first place with six points, but they can’t afford to sit back and absorb pressure from the Spanish, who were devastating against Honduras, particularly striker David Villa. The new Barcelona signing may actually be lucky to be in this match as he was caught slapping a Honduras player, but he won’t receive any punishment. Spain has won six and drawn one of their seven meetings with the Chileans, and we’re going to see what Chile is made of now: can they compete with a team many were calling the pre-World Cup favorites? Take Spain for a sports betting win here.
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