Football Previews

This game kickstarts what could be Lionel Messi’s last outing in a competition for Argentina. The lack of a winner’s medal and the World Cup heartbreak of four years ago will be fresh in his memory. They play group underdogs, Iceland in this opening match, but they should be careful not to fall for the antics of the Euro 2016 ...

This is one of the most talented French teams in recent memories, and after they reached the finals of Euro 2016, they are expected to go all the way in this competition – their first task is facing group underdogs, Australia in Kazan. This French team is blessed from defence with players like Presnel Kimpembe and Raphael Varane through midfield ...

The heavyweight clash at this World Cup comes early as European champions, Portugal face off with their old foe Spain in the battle for who will top group B begins. This game is made more intense by the fact that these teams are expected to beat Iran and Morocco, so the winner of this match will most likely top the ...

This is Morocco’s first appearance at the World Cup in 20 years and they will be giving it their very best in a really tough group which includes Spain and Portugal. The class of their other two opponents means the team that wins this game is the side that has a small chance of going through to the knockout phase. ...

Egypt’s hero of the moment Mohamed Salah has had a brilliant season and even Christiano Ronaldo feels threatened by his rise to the top. His five goals in World Cup qualifying helped Egypt qualify for their first World Cup in nearly three decades, but there is a high chance he could miss this game through injury. He is still recovering ...

After four years, we finally get to witness the World Cup yet again as Russia opens the much anticipated 2018 FIFA World Cup against Saudi Arabia. In all sincerity, these are not the most exciting teams to open a competition with, but this looks likely to be a close affair. The Russians are the worst FIFA ranked team at this ...

This week will be the second consecutive week that the New York Red Bulls would have to deal with a run of games stretched across two competitions, beginning with this match. They do have a good record in this fixture as they have won 4 of their last four meetings with the Sounders. After coming off an emotional derby against ...

Sao Paulo will be looking to bag a win in front of their home fans after collecting a single point in their last two games. Vitoria on the other hand just ended a run of four winless games with a 1-0 win over Chapecoense. At the start of June, Sao Paulo lost 3-1 to Palmeiras, but they got a point ...

Belgium take on Costa Rica who are coming into this game having lost their last game 2-0 to England and it will be interesting to see how this game turns out. The Central Americans have played every team in Belgium’s group and the Belgians will be hoping they can learn a thing or two in this game. All the teams ...

Top 8 teams that can win the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup *odds are subject to change and are accurate as of the time of publishing (09/06/2018 at 18:30 CEST). Brazil 4/1 Brazil fell short of winning the last World Cup after falling humiliatingly short at the semifinals at home. They are back this time with a more competitive squad ...

This year’s World Cup will be missed by the likes of Alexis Sanchez and Gareth Bale, yet there are still star names that could set the competition alight with goals. Here we have covered 10 stars who could win the Golden boot including their betting odds. *odds are for informational purposes and are subject to change.  Odds are correct as ...

This is Brazil’s last warm up game before the World Cup begins, and the Samba boys will be looking to keep their good form and morale high as well as avoiding another injury. Austria on the other hand are not going to Russia and they have less to worry about so they will be looking to keep their current good ...

France have had one of the best warm up campaigns of all the teams heading for the World Cup in Russia. They began their preparations for the World Cup by beating Ireland 2-0 and followed that up with a more impressive 3-1 win over Italy. This game offers them the chance to get another win and showcase just how good ...

The first World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1930 and was imagined by Jules Rimet, then president of FIFA. Fast forward 88 years, The 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia begins on Friday 14th June 2018 with the host nation Russia taking on Saudi Arabia at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. Russia head into their first group game of the ...

Four years ago Germany were unstoppable at the FIFA World Cup in Brazil. The 7-1 demolition of Brazil in the semifinals showed just how ruthless the German Machines were. However, their preparations to defend their crown in this year’s edition have not gone to plan. After losing 1-0 to Brazil in March, they were again the losing side when they ...