Two days left for the final round of the playoffs. And there is going to be a Portugal - North Macedonia matchup then. I really didn't give any chance to North Macedonia to reach this level like most people. But they are here for real. Portugal will need to act really carefully against them to eliminate them nice and easy. Normally, the strength gap between these teams is huge. Portugal shouldn't make the same mistake that Italy did and finish their job in the first half already.
it very rare that a team that is considered "weak" compared to its opponents make two consecutive surprises, the odds are also pretty low for Portugal to qualify, I don't think it's worth betting on, even handicap is kinda tricky, one goal could be enough for Portugal and they won't push that hard attacking, Portugal to qualify is the only safe bet for me here. 
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Portugal doesn't underestimate but wary North Macedonia can do anything for example provoking red card and other
More initial anticipation was good before getting a surprise.
More initial anticipation was good before getting a surprise.
I think it's difficult for Macedonia to give Portugal a red card. Only if it was a counterattack in which Portugal was caught completely off guard. I find this unlikely. Macedonia is quicker to receive yellow cards, or in extramas red situations, than Portugal receive a card. Teams that play in a very defensive style are more likely to receive cards.
But that will also depend on the style of the referee. And in this game we will have an English referee, and these referees usually like to let it play, so I don't think there will be many cards.
I definitely think that North Macedonia won't stand a chance against Portugal in the approaching game between them. Portugal shouldn't underestimate them absolutely after they eliminated a very difficult team like Italy. But these things don't happen too often. Portugal would stop them right there and eliminate them nicely. But I feel like there will be a win by a one-goal gap in this. North Macedonia might show a big endurance like they did against Italy. And at least, they wouldn't get an embarrassing result.
Portugal doesn't underestimate but wary North Macedonia can do anything for example provoking red card and other
More initial anticipation was good before getting a surprise.
The Netherlands slowly got used to the Van Gaal system. After a short period of failure, the Netherlands returned with its wonderful young generation. Dutch passes are stunning, they do it with incredible confidence, and it's terribly exciting.
I also really liked Denmark at Euro 2020. They still play effectively. It will be a pleasure to watch the Danish in the world cup, who has players in the important clubs of Europe and won great appreciation. It shows that it can be a world cup that is very high quality and enjoyable, with a high viewer rating.
I also really liked Denmark at Euro 2020. They still play effectively. It will be a pleasure to watch the Danish in the world cup, who has players in the important clubs of Europe and won great appreciation. It shows that it can be a world cup that is very high quality and enjoyable, with a high viewer rating.
This time is the third edition of Louis Van Gaal coaching the Dutch national team, Van Gaal's highest achievement with the Dutch national team was when he won third place at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. In the third period, of course, it will be a challenge for Van Gaal to bring the Netherlands to success in the World Cup which will be held in Qatar, where the Dutch squad is mostly inhabited by their young players. Denmark is also a sensational team, the Danish national team asserted itself as the best participant in the 2022 World Cup qualification for the European zone. The Dynamite will really explode at the World Cup later.
Two days left for the final round of the playoffs. And there is going to be a Portugal - North Macedonia matchup then. I really didn't give any chance to North Macedonia to reach this level like most people. But they are here for real. Portugal will need to act really carefully against them to eliminate them nice and easy. Normally, the strength gap between these teams is huge. Portugal shouldn't make the same mistake that Italy did and finish their job in the first half already.
Portugal of course do not want to let this happen because apart from this it is something good to be in this world cup also being the last world cup for their superstar which of course Ronaldo and Portugal do not want to let this happen.Macedonia was a real surprise but maybe it's the end for them now because this could be their best achievement and they are here now and it's quite a big surprise and big achievement for them.
I definitely think that North Macedonia won't stand a chance against Portugal in the approaching game between them. Portugal shouldn't underestimate them absolutely after they eliminated a very difficult team like Italy. But these things don't happen too often. Portugal would stop them right there and eliminate them nicely. But I feel like there will be a win by a one-goal gap in this. North Macedonia might show a big endurance like they did against Italy. And at least, they wouldn't get an embarrassing result.
Two days left for the final round of the playoffs. And there is going to be a Portugal - North Macedonia matchup then. I really didn't give any chance to North Macedonia to reach this level like most people. But they are here for real. Portugal will need to act really carefully against them to eliminate them nice and easy. Normally, the strength gap between these teams is huge. Portugal shouldn't make the same mistake that Italy did and finish their job in the first half already.
Portugal is the favorite to qualify for the World Cup, North Macedonia is actually not an equal opponent with them, in my opinion North Macedonia was just lucky against Italy, but thanks to yesterday's result that successfully beat Italy, of course the North Macedonian team is having more motivation, Portugal remains have to be aware of this.
The Netherlands slowly got used to the Van Gaal system. After a short period of failure, the Netherlands returned with its wonderful young generation. Dutch passes are stunning, they do it with incredible confidence, and it's terribly exciting.
I also really liked Denmark at Euro 2020. They still play effectively. It will be a pleasure to watch the Danish in the world cup, who has players in the important clubs of Europe and won great appreciation. It shows that it can be a world cup that is very high quality and enjoyable, with a high viewer rating.
I also really liked Denmark at Euro 2020. They still play effectively. It will be a pleasure to watch the Danish in the world cup, who has players in the important clubs of Europe and won great appreciation. It shows that it can be a world cup that is very high quality and enjoyable, with a high viewer rating.
You're right North Macedonia relies on a defensive system when against a more aggressive country and I'm sure Macedonia will do the same in the next match
Portugal must have watched how North Macedonia played even had anticipated if the match ended in a draw Portugal remains favourite.
I see there are 3 matches in the final round of the playoff, how many teams can go to the next stage?
Portugal must have watched how North Macedonia played even had anticipated if the match ended in a draw Portugal remains favourite.
I see there are 3 matches in the final round of the playoff, how many teams can go to the next stage?
3 Paths = 3 trips to the final part of the World Cup. Accordingly, the following games are final. Due to the war, the Scotland-Ukraine match has been postponed, so Path A is on pause for now.
As for the match Portugal - Macedonia, I think Portugal will easily win. Portugal loves to control the ball and the Macedonian defenders will not be able to play at the limit of their ability to block all zones and press near their own penalty area for a long time. I think that Portugal will score the first goal already in the 15-20th minute.
Two days left for the final round of the playoffs. And there is going to be a Portugal - North Macedonia matchup then. I really didn't give any chance to North Macedonia to reach this level like most people. But they are here for real. Portugal will need to act really carefully against them to eliminate them nice and easy. Normally, the strength gap between these teams is huge. Portugal shouldn't make the same mistake that Italy did and finish their job in the first half already.
North Macedonia's style of play is generally well known by Portuguese players. The smaller teams of the Portuguese championship tend to play in an extremely defensive style, making it difficult to enter the opponent's area, as well as their shots.
In this sense, Portugal has the necessary knowledge to know how to deal with this type of game. Now, they have to be aware and correctly apply that knowledge (as long as the coach doesn't make it up).
You're right North Macedonia relies on a defensive system when against a more aggressive country and I'm sure Macedonia will do the same in the next match
Portugal must have watched how North Macedonia played even had anticipated if the match ended in a draw Portugal remains favourite.
I see there are 3 matches in the final round of the playoff, how many teams can go to the next stage?
Two days left for the final round of the playoffs. And there is going to be a Portugal - North Macedonia matchup then. I really didn't give any chance to North Macedonia to reach this level like most people. But they are here for real. Portugal will need to act really carefully against them to eliminate them nice and easy. Normally, the strength gap between these teams is huge. Portugal shouldn't make the same mistake that Italy did and finish their job in the first half already.
North Macedonia's style of play is generally well known by Portuguese players. The smaller teams of the Portuguese championship tend to play in an extremely defensive style, making it difficult to enter the opponent's area, as well as their shots.
In this sense, Portugal has the necessary knowledge to know how to deal with this type of game. Now, they have to be aware and correctly apply that knowledge (as long as the coach doesn't make it up).
Two days left for the final round of the playoffs. And there is going to be a Portugal - North Macedonia matchup then. I really didn't give any chance to North Macedonia to reach this level like most people. But they are here for real. Portugal will need to act really carefully against them to eliminate them nice and easy. Normally, the strength gap between these teams is huge. Portugal shouldn't make the same mistake that Italy did and finish their job in the first half already.
now they question remain can they stun Portugal as well ?
Probably not. North Macedonia's main strategy against these top national teams is and will always be to park the bus, wait for that one corner or that one counter-attack and hope for the best. It's a fair plan for them, but, expecting it to be a successful one in back-to-back games in a WC playoffs is very unlikely. Still, i'll be putting 20 bucks on the upset at 17 odds, just in case 
will go bigger on Portugal corners handicap (last game, Italy had 16 corners, north macedonia 0, i'm expecting something similar next tuesday) 
It was more of Italy being quite unfortunate, they'd have gone into the game with almost all the confidence they can have and to be fair they dominated the game completely but Macedonia played one of the best and most difficult games of their lives, and they couldn't have scored at a better time than very late into the game, it could have been a much different experience if they had scored much more earlier into the first or second half and would have had a shitty load amount of pressure on them, now they question remain can they stun Portugal as well ?
Nah, I really don't think so. These things happen quite rarely - for it to happen twice in a row it would be quite sensational.
On the other hand - we have seen crazier things in football. The fact that it is a single knockout game will work in North Macedonia's favor but still - Portugal is among the most experienced teams in world football.
I expect it to be a one-way street - Macedonians simply don't have enough quality.
I hope they don't experience what Italy went through. It will be the last world cup of Christiano Ronaldo and I think he will show a good cup performance. But he cannot make the team win alone.
It would be a huge mistake if they thought their opponents were weak. We've seen a lot of surprising results in football matches this year
It would be a huge mistake if they thought their opponents were weak. We've seen a lot of surprising results in football matches this year
Well, I just hope whoever deserves it goes through. Italy didn't deserve to go out, maybe, looking back on performances past, but can't say Macedonia didn't deserve it either, to make it this far with a style of defending that the Italians gave up a long time ago.
Ronaldo has to make way for his colleagues. Problem with playing him is you can't play a new team style, you always build a squad around him. That's not good for the next EURO.
It was more of Italy being quite unfortunate, they'd have gone into the game with almost all the confidence they can have and to be fair they dominated the game completely but Macedonia played one of the best and most difficult games of their lives, and they couldn't have scored at a better time than very late into the game, it could have been a much different experience if they had scored much more earlier into the first or second half and would have had a shitty load amount of pressure on them, now they question remain can they stun Portugal as well ?
On Tuesday, Poland will play their match with Sweden, it will be a match of very equal teams in terms of class. The advantage of Poland will be that they will play at their home stadium, but it is not clear whether this advantage will be enough. If you look at the opposition of these teams, we will see that Sweden has won 8 times out of 9 games. The advantage is on the side of Sweden, but the Polish team has become stronger in recent years. In any case, bookmakers give preference to the Polish national team 2.37 - 3.00 - 3.20.
It is very difficult to know who will win as a result of the match, two teams with very close strength will face each other. If you like to take risks, you can bet on this match, but I do not recommend it. I think Sweden is the better team, but Poland can win the match, it's hard to decide. You may be surprised at the result of the match, you should bet knowing this
It is extremely difficult to place bets in such a situation, but in theory Poland's chances are slightly higher.
A good multi bet can be made today on a win for Canada, USA and Mexico... There should be no surprises in the Americas today... The favourites play the underdogs and I don't think the weaker teams have a chance even for a draw! The only match hard to predict is El Salvador vs Costa Rica, but I think Costa Rica has to win to fight for a World Cup ticket!
Italy who 4th time world cup winner they didn’t last two world cup qualify. But they did win European cup this year.Their fans are very disappointed with that they didn’t do qualify. They are out to Quart world cup in 2023.Unfortunately they lost their last Qualifier match 1-0.Italy played really poor football their last Qualifier match.I hope they will be more improve in future and i hope they will be qualified in next world cup.
A dice bet on 1.01 is "safer" to me than a football bet on 1.01 or any sports actually. OR even 1.1x on dice you are for sure getting a chance of almost 90% to win, whereas in football these 1.1x odds are never 9 out of 10 games, just always a draw to kill you when you least expect it. Which is why I never go below 1.5x in football (where even that is not easy).
Yes, that's true. I noticed that at extremely low odds (as well as at extremely high odds), the "honesty" of the results is lost. This is probably because many betters like "reliable" bets and bookmakers give unfairly low odds - that is, instead of 1.1 they give 1.05, etc. The same happens at extremely high odds - instead of 70, bookmakers give only 50, and so on. Really fair odds with fair bookmaker margins can only be found in the middle range.
I hope they don't experience what Italy went through. It will be the last world cup of Christiano Ronaldo and I think he will show a good cup performance. But he cannot make the team win alone.
It would be a huge mistake if they thought their opponents were weak. We've seen a lot of surprising results in football matches this year
It would be a huge mistake if they thought their opponents were weak. We've seen a lot of surprising results in football matches this year
Well, I just hope whoever deserves it goes through. Italy didn't deserve to go out, maybe, looking back on performances past, but can't say Macedonia didn't deserve it either, to make it this far with a style of defending that the Italians gave up a long time ago.
Ronaldo has to make way for his colleagues. Problem with playing him is you can't play a new team style, you always build a squad around him. That's not good for the next EURO.
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