Both teams already have three points and will be looking to build on that here at the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador. The winner here will have a foot in the Round of 16 so this is going to be a tough one. Also, both teams will want to top the group as avoiding Argentina in the next round is next to qualifying on the priority list.
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While France have better quality in terms of individual talent- from Tottenham Hotspurs goalkeeper Hugo Lloris to Juventus’ highly rated midfielder Paul Pogba and Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema- the Swiss have the advantage of playing together more. The bulk of their team has been playing together since winning the U-17 World Championships in Nigeria back in 2009. That is not to say Switzerland have no stars of their own with the likes of Napoli duo Gokhan Inler and Valon Bahrami as well as Juventus full back Stephan Lichtsteiner and Bayern Munich winger Xherdan Shaqiri in the Swiss starting XI.
Given the quality of midfielders in both teams, it will be an intriguing battle in the middle of the park and it is safe to say this game will be won and lost in midfield.
Given that both teams are level on points and should qualify no matter what happens here, I don’t think either of them will go gung ho, at least not in the first half so a first half draw is an appealing prospect. Also, I believe France will eventually edge this game as they would be more clinical in front of goal so the Half Time/ Full Time market is the way to go here. The odds for Draw – France is priced at an interesting 4.33. Good value if you ask me. In the same vein, the French should only win by the narrowest of margins. A 1-0 or 2-1 victory is what I believe so backing them to win by 1 goal at odds of 3.50 makes a whole lot of sense.
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With his brace against Honduras, Real Madrid’s French striker Karim Benzema has now scored eight goals in his last seven international matches. Although the Swiss will provide a sterner test that Honduras did, Benzema should still find the back of the net so you would do well to back him in the anytime scorer market at 2.10. Meanwhile, scorer of Switzerland’s winning goal against Ecuador, Haris Seferovic is priced at 4.50 to score at any time. Well, I was just saying.
Probable Lineups
Switzerland (4-2-3-1): Benaglio; Rodriguez, Von Bergen, Djourou, Lichtsteiner; Inler, Behrami;
Stocker, Xhaka, Shaqiri; Seferovic
France (4-3-3): Lloris; Evra, Sakho, Varane, Debuchy; Cabaye, Matuidi, Pogba; Griezmann,
Benzema, Valbuena
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