“Bear Bets” are real wagers that Chris “The Bear” Fallica is actually making.
The United States powered past Paraguay in front of an electric Los Angeles Stadium home crowd on Friday night, and Brazil will make its debut on Saturday.
We’re really in the thick of the excitement now.
Well, let’s bet on it.
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Germany vs. Curaçao
Germany has not made it out of the group stage in the last two World Cups but should have little trouble here as a massive favorite in this match. Betting matches like this can be tough, as we know Germany will win. It’s just a question of how many goals the team scores and if it gets lazy defensively late and allows something easy when the score is 4-0 or so. Ill shoot for a few things here, so follow along. I’ll wager on Nick Woltemade anytime goal, Nico Schlotterbeck anytime goal and Over 7.5 corners for Germany. It looks like Julian Nagelsmann has finally found the correct role for Woltemade and Schlotterbeck is always a danger in the air on set pieces. Germany should have all the ball and, with constant pressure on Curaçao, should accumulate a ton of corners.Â
The Netherlands vs. JapanÂ
The Netherlands’ defense is the strength of its team, with players like Virgil van Djik, Denzel Dumfries and others. However, it can have trouble scoring at times and that might be the case here against a feisty Japanese side that isnt afraid to be the aggressor and will keep pressure on the Netherlands. I give Japan a good chance at getting at least a draw out of this.
Ivory Coast vs. EcuadorÂ
Im so intrigued by this matchup. I think the Ivory Coast has real dark-horse potential after running through qualifying without allowing a goal. It has a great combo of youth up front and experience in midfield and defense. Can the team generate scoring chances against an Ecuador side that finished second behind Argentina in qualifying and conceded just five goals? But it also offers next to nothing in the attack. This one has rock fight written all over it. Expect a low-scoring game â likely 0-0 half â and then one of the Ivory Coasts young attackers like Guessand, Diamonde or Diallo will have a chance to give the Elephants all three points in the second half.Â
Sweden vs. TunisiaÂ
People know the names Alexander Isak and Victor Gyorkeres from watching the English Premier League, but Im not sure the duo has its way here. Tunisia is a buttoned-up defensive machine. It didn’t allow a goal in qualifying and will be quite content to absorb pressure and keep everyone behind the ball. Ill take a rare stab at the nil-nil.
