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Today a great bet is Switzerland to win to nil against Northern Ireland. Switzerland didn't concede a goal away and I think tonight they will want to play carefully as this are the last 90 minutes before world cup so any error it is not acceptable. I think they will have a narrow win against Northern Ireland today and that they will not concede a goal.
Quite surprised that there wasn't any goal in the game between Switzerland and Northern Ireland today, even though it was goalless, Switzerland have officially qualified for the World Cup and am sure Croatia is bound to qualify as well.
Well, they didn't need more goals so they were just focused on defence.
Croatia is definitely going to qualify as well.
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Today a great bet is Switzerland to win to nil against Northern Ireland. Switzerland didn't concede a goal away and I think tonight they will want to play carefully as this are the last 90 minutes before world cup so any error it is not acceptable. I think they will have a narrow win against Northern Ireland today and that they will not concede a goal.
Quite surprised that there wasn't any goal in the game between Switzerland and Northern Ireland today, even though it was goalless, Switzerland have officially qualified for the World Cup and am sure Croatia is bound to qualify as well.
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i missed small team who able went to world cup 2018 Panama and this is good achievement from them and probably won't repeatable by this team again in the future although really heavy to them went to knockout round because too many strong team on world cup but at least people in that country will be proud
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Today a great bet is Switzerland to win to nil against Northern Ireland. Switzerland didn't concede a goal away and I think tonight they will want to play carefully as this are the last 90 minutes before world cup so any error it is not acceptable. I think they will have a narrow win against Northern Ireland today and that they will not concede a goal.
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With Italy losing last night this match will be very interesting in rematch in Italy.
To be honest Sweden played better and Italy is playing so boring and predictable in last several years.

Italy is playing very bad in this qualification. Don't be surprised if they don't manage to qualify for the WC next year.
It's only the 1st leg of the qualification giving up one goal is still manageable for them. They need to have at least two goals to qualify and make sweden scoreless until the end of the 2nd leg.

Switzerland to win against Northern Ireland is a great bet today to take and one sportsbook is offering odds up to 2 for them if they win.
Switzerland to win is probably the safest bet, and Over to 2.5 goals @2.30. Considering the poor display of football from Northern Ireland last tuesday, i don't think they have a chance on winning today, but this is football so, who knows.

Greece vs Croatia - thoughts? Playing at home could make a difference, i've seen a few Olympiacos FC games, and that stadium is absolute madness, imagine having the national team playing the most important match in the last 4 years. I think if Greece manages to score at least one goal in the first 20min, and maybe two in the first half, then we're in for a fun game.

Switzerland is a big favorite in this game and since they win in first game even draw it's enough for them.The only thing that can make this game interesting is that Northern Ireland score first.Switzerland does not have injured / suspended players,and Northern Ireland Corry Evans is suspended for tonight game and Stuart Dallas is doubtful.

Greece need to attack from start and try to score as soon as possible,which will open opportunities for quick Croatia counterattacks.If Croatia score then game is over for Greece.Miracles are possible in football,but Greece need to play best match and Croatia to be extremely bad.Considering how the Greeks looked a few days ago their game needs a general reconstruction and new coach.Two new players are expected for Greece,Manolas and Torosidis,and for Croatia we may see Mandzukic.
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Italy lost in the first game against Sweden 1-0. They controlled the ball possession from the opponent with but they didn't manage to create any threats worth the mention as they didn't get a single shot on goal in first half while in the second they got 2 shots on target. But now Italy will be playing at home and they are a strong fortress their record at home with 5 wins and 3 draws while Sweden are not doing well when  it comes in visits as they are unstablets. Also Italy have 5 won from last 6 head to head games against Sweden at home so Italy wins should be expected if they want to qualify.
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With Italy losing last night this match will be very interesting in rematch in Italy.
To be honest Sweden played better and Italy is playing so boring and predictable in last several years.

Italy is playing very bad in this qualification. Don't be surprised if they don't manage to qualify for the WC next year.
It's only the 1st leg of the qualification giving up one goal is still manageable for them. They need to have at least two goals to qualify and make sweden scoreless until the end of the 2nd leg.

Switzerland to win against Northern Ireland is a great bet today to take and one sportsbook is offering odds up to 2 for them if they win.
Switzerland to win is probably the safest bet, and Over to 2.5 goals @2.30. Considering the poor display of football from Northern Ireland last tuesday, i don't think they have a chance on winning today, but this is football so, who knows.

Greece vs Croatia - thoughts? Playing at home could make a difference, i've seen a few Olympiacos FC games, and that stadium is absolute madness, imagine having the national team playing the most important match in the last 4 years. I think if Greece manages to score at least one goal in the first 20min, and maybe two in the first half, then we're in for a fun game.
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With Italy losing last night this match will be very interesting in rematch in Italy.
To be honest Sweden played better and Italy is playing so boring and predictable in last several years.

Italy is playing very bad in this qualification. Don't be surprised if they don't manage to qualify for the WC next year.
It's only the 1st leg of the qualification giving up one goal is still manageable for them. They need to have at least two goals to qualify and make sweden scoreless until the end of the 2nd leg.

Switzerland to win against Northern Ireland is a great bet today to take and one sportsbook is offering odds up to 2 for them if they win.

Switzerland have already won the first leg against Northern Ireland 1-0. Northern Ireland have a tough task ahead of them, trying to beat Switzerland and overcoming this deficit. I would go for Switzerland in this match too.
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With Italy losing last night this match will be very interesting in rematch in Italy.
To be honest Sweden played better and Italy is playing so boring and predictable in last several years.

Italy is playing very bad in this qualification. Don't be surprised if they don't manage to qualify for the WC next year.
It's only the 1st leg of the qualification giving up one goal is still manageable for them. They need to have at least two goals to qualify and make sweden scoreless until the end of the 2nd leg.

Switzerland to win against Northern Ireland is a great bet today to take and one sportsbook is offering odds up to 2 for them if they win.
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With Italy losing last night this match will be very interesting in rematch in Italy.
To be honest Sweden played better and Italy is playing so boring and predictable in last several years.

Italy is playing very bad in this qualification. Don't be surprised if they don't manage to qualify for the WC next year.
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With Italy losing last night this match will be very interesting in rematch in Italy.
To be honest Sweden played better and Italy is playing so boring and predictable in last several years.

Italy is really playing bad football, once the leaders the creators they just don't have it in them anymore to play any good kind of football, they had all Stars and current team looks so messy, look at last night what we're they playing, is this really the Italy we all once knew. Another match was Germany can you believe they are held to a draw by the England team, which is not even playing full strength, I am really surprised to see good teams fail these days. Club football has taken over at County football for sure.
The Italian FA is at fault for sticking with their current manager Giampero Ventura. Even though they were in the same group as Spain, they played very badly and I can't believe this is the same team that was managed by Conte in the Euros. It will suck if Italy is not at the upcoming World Cup.
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With Italy losing last night this match will be very interesting in rematch in Italy.
To be honest Sweden played better and Italy is playing so boring and predictable in last several years.

Italy is really playing bad football, once the leaders the creators they just don't have it in them anymore to play any good kind of football, they had all Stars and current team looks so messy, look at last night what we're they playing, is this really the Italy we all once knew. Another match was Germany can you believe they are held to a draw by the England team, which is not even playing full strength, I am really surprised to see good teams fail these days. Club football has taken over at County football for sure.
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With Italy losing last night this match will be very interesting in rematch in Italy.
To be honest Sweden played better and Italy is playing so boring and predictable in last several years.
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So Italy lost.
What an embarrassing, dreadful, abysmal performance from Italy. The gameplan? defend the draw, play long balls, and pass the ball to candreva/darmian then wait for a cross and hope for the best, good job Ventura, great tactics. And then Insinge replaces Verrati in the last 20 min? and Parolo played the whole game? again, good job Ventura.
Sweden on the other hand, they played their hearts out today, you could see that this was THE game where they had to play their best and they did so.
1-0 isn't the worst result for Italy, but after their display today, no Verrati in the next game (he didn't do anything today but still), and urgency to score a goal the I can see Italy leaving some spaces and if Sweden manages to score a goal, then I dare to say 'game over Italy'.

No Italia, no siesta, so I guess their exclusion from the World Cup should mean better entertainment for everyone - given the way they performed last night. I get that Italy has to play defence, it's part of their psyche and national identity. But the long balls punting up field in the hopes of some miracle isn't pretty, isn't exciting, isn't world standard.

But agree, if Sweden scores just one goal, that'll be the end of it. So maybe we get the chance to see Zlatan one more time on the big stage next year, huh?

P.S. Welcome back, Senegal!
Although I am not a fan of the Italian naional team but I respect him and like the composition of players they have and it will be a great loss for the World Cup and the world of football if they do not to qualify for the World Cup we already lost the Netherlands we can't lose Italy either thy still have the return game but surely it would be a difficult one as Verrati will be suspended and i'm afraid of their midfield as their preparation for the game from them was very modest and yesterday the chances were over when the ball was passed to the striker as the pass is so bad and don't reach them
Unfortunately this situation wouldn't work well for the Attzuri and it will hurt them in the WC if they managed to reach it.
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We have another playoff match today: Denmark - Republic of Ireland.

And in the inter-confederation play-offs, New Zealand managed to draw 0-0 against Perú. Next match is going to be interesting, I wonder if the New Zealand squad will be able to adapt fast in South America.

Denmark vs Republic of Ireland will be interesting. Denmark are ranked 19th in the world, while Ireland are ranked 25th. Denmark also have a very strong record at home, so it is not going to be easy for Ireland to pull a surprise. Ireland will also miss David Meyler, who has been banned.
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So Italy lost.
What an embarrassing, dreadful, abysmal performance from Italy. The gameplan? defend the draw, play long balls, and pass the ball to candreva/darmian then wait for a cross and hope for the best, good job Ventura, great tactics. And then Insinge replaces Verrati in the last 20 min? and Parolo played the whole game? again, good job Ventura.
Sweden on the other hand, they played their hearts out today, you could see that this was THE game where they had to play their best and they did so.
1-0 isn't the worst result for Italy, but after their display today, no Verrati in the next game (he didn't do anything today but still), and urgency to score a goal the I can see Italy leaving some spaces and if Sweden manages to score a goal, then I dare to say 'game over Italy'.

No Italia, no siesta, so I guess their exclusion from the World Cup should mean better entertainment for everyone - given the way they performed last night. I get that Italy has to play defence, it's part of their psyche and national identity. But the long balls punting up field in the hopes of some miracle isn't pretty, isn't exciting, isn't world standard.

But agree, if Sweden scores just one goal, that'll be the end of it. So maybe we get the chance to see Zlatan one more time on the big stage next year, huh?

P.S. Welcome back, Senegal!
a world cup without Italy is going be...strange (?), if they don't qualify they will be the only World Cup-winning squad not to participate in Russia 2018, and honestly, who doesn't wanna see the best teams in the World Cup? I do hope they qualify, but the team doesn't inspire confidence right now, and if they do end up qualifying we know Ventura will keep being the coach until next year, which is probably bad news for Italy but they simply can't fire him months before the world cup.

We have another playoff match today: Denmark - Republic of Ireland.

And in the inter-confederation play-offs, New Zealand managed to draw 0-0 against Perú. Next match is going to be interesting, I wonder if the New Zealand squad will be able to adapt fast in South America.
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Denmark started off their world cup qualifications not on the right foot as they lost two of their 3 starting games but at the end they changed the outcome nad managed to get in second place behind Poland and today they are at home and that will be their adavantage gainst the vsitors Ireland whom have been not at their best shape true they managed to turn the table over Wales and stealing third place from them but they hae problems in away games especialy in attack managing to score only 4 goals in 4 games and with Denmark being on a good run from 9 games without a lose in this period and Ireland with 3 wins from last 9 games so a home win would be much expected.

Very interesting match between two teams which for a long time have not been defeated,Denmark from October 2016 when they lost from Montenegro at home and Ireland who remain undefeated when play away in group for this qualifications.First game will be for sure on the side of Denmark just because the advantages of a home field and a their great player Christian Eriksen from Tottenham who score in six games in the row.Henrik Dalsgaard,Riza Durmisi,Kasper Dolberg,Daniel Wass are out for tonight game.

On the other side Ireland is proved to be a very tough nut when play away,but their coach Martin O’Neill have some problems with injured players James McCarthy,Richard Keogh,Seamus Coleman and Jonathan Walters in addition to David Meyler who is suspended for this game.Since Meyler is very important for Ireland,some even say he is key player, this will certainly weaken Ireland in this game.

I do not expect anything else than to Denmark go strong from the first minute and try to score as soon as possible.
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So Italy lost.
What an embarrassing, dreadful, abysmal performance from Italy. The gameplan? defend the draw, play long balls, and pass the ball to candreva/darmian then wait for a cross and hope for the best, good job Ventura, great tactics. And then Insinge replaces Verrati in the last 20 min? and Parolo played the whole game? again, good job Ventura.
Sweden on the other hand, they played their hearts out today, you could see that this was THE game where they had to play their best and they did so.
1-0 isn't the worst result for Italy, but after their display today, no Verrati in the next game (he didn't do anything today but still), and urgency to score a goal the I can see Italy leaving some spaces and if Sweden manages to score a goal, then I dare to say 'game over Italy'.

No Italia, no siesta, so I guess their exclusion from the World Cup should mean better entertainment for everyone - given the way they performed last night. I get that Italy has to play defence, it's part of their psyche and national identity. But the long balls punting up field in the hopes of some miracle isn't pretty, isn't exciting, isn't world standard.

But agree, if Sweden scores just one goal, that'll be the end of it. So maybe we get the chance to see Zlatan one more time on the big stage next year, huh?

P.S. Welcome back, Senegal!
Pab
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Heart attacks in Italy,if Italy will not qualify it will be national tragedy,but lets see maybe penalties like again Germany during Euro
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