The European qualifiers continue to come thick and fast. Wales will launch their campaign on Sunday and Ryan Giggs’ side can start with a win Cardiff. Wales to beat Slovakia @ 11/10 Giggs left his stars on the bench for the midweek friendly win over Trinidad and Tobago but Gareth Bale will be back in […]
In-form Austria too strong for Bosnia
Austria have been in fine form over the course of the last year or so with eight victories in nine games and they can come away from Bosnia with a Nations League win this evening. Austria to win @ 17/10 Austria’s only defeat in their last nine fixtures has come at the hands of Brazil […]
Scots and Swedes to shine on Monday
The Nations League has thrown up a number of entertaining fixtures so far and Monday and Tuesday’s games promise plenty more. While the tournament was initially met with suspicion in some quarters, the competitive nature of the games has made for plenty of drama and the second bunch of fixtures are sure to provide further […]
World Cup Qualifiers – Amsterdam clash one to savour
We’ve been rather spoilt in this international window with two high profile collisions. Italy preserved their long unbeaten qualifying record by holding Spain in Turin on Thursday and now France make the short trip to Amsterdam for a showdown with the Netherlands. Two of European football’s traditional big guns, but they are approaching this campaign […]
World Cup Qualifiers – Big Guns The Ones To Back
The European batch of 2018 World Cup qualifiers continue on Friday with France one of the countries looking to get their campaign on track after a sticky start. Les Bleus still seemed to be recovering from their Euro 2016 final defeat to Portugal as they struggled to a stalemate in their opening Group A game […]
Daily Tips – Martinez To Make Strong Start
Nobody was more shocked than Romelu Lukaku when Roberto Martinez was named manager of Belgium given his reaction when it was announced at Goodison Park during pre-season. As sceptical as people are about Martinez, having been sacked by Everton and then being named boss of the second highest ranked team in the world, he couldn’t […]
Preview – World Cup Qualifiers
The European element of 2018 World Cup qualifying kicks off on Sunday with the most attractive match of the day appearing to be Slovakia against England. The duo played out a dire 0-0 at Euro 2016 as the Slovaks frustrated the tame Three Lions attack. Their tactics are likely to be similar in Trnava but […]
Grim night in prospect for dismal Dutch
The Netherlands will have interim boss Fred Grim in charge when they face Italy at the Amsterdam Arena on Tuesday evening. Danny Blind was sacked as head coach following the weekend loss to Italy that leaves the Dutch in severe danger of missing out on consecutive major international tournaments. It is a spectacular fall from […]
Les Bleus to down the Dutch
Following a breathtaking start to the campaign, domestic football takes a break over the next few days as the 2018 World Cup qualifiers take precedence. Thursday’s highlight comes from Group A when two of the grand old names of world football, France and the Netherlands meets in Paris. While Les Bleus’ talent stocks are possibly […]
Daily Tips – Czech Republic can edge out Norway
The Czech Republic and Norway contest what is a ‘must-win’ tie for both sides on Friday after disastrous starts to their respective 2018 World Cup qualification bids. The Czechs are five points off second spot in Group C after managing to collect just two points from three games while Norway are a point better, thanks […]