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Well, that one didn't go the way we wanted, did it?
Team USA barely showed up last night as Belgium took them down 4-1. For America, this year will go down as the World Cup in which the team improved, but still has a long way to go. Many will look at this year as a step forward and an impressive run. Others will look at the game against Belgium and say that this team is clearly a step below most of the better countries. No matter how you look at it, I think it was at least a fun watch for all of us.
After today, there will only be eight teams remaining in the tournament, and a handful of games remaining in the World Cup. We still have the favorites alive with France already advancing, and Argentina looking to move on today. Argentina has yet to lose a game, but they didn't have a very tough path to this point. They opened the World Cup with a 3-0 win over Algeria and then beat Austria 2-0.
Jordan finally scored a goal against them, but still lost 3-1. Their toughest match was against Cape Verde in the previous round. It was a fantasitc game where the small country of 525,000 stayed alive every time Argentina would score. Even in extra time, they matched an Argentina goal. Still, the Argentinians prevailed with a 3-2 win.
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Egypt has had a tough route, but they also haven't lost a game. They started the tournament with a draw against Belgium. As we've seen, Belgium is a fairly strong competitor. Then, beat New Zealand 3-1 in the second game, before playing Iran to a draw in the third. In the Round of 32, the team took Australia to a draw before winning via penalty kicks.
I think this game sees a lot of attacks from Argentina, but Egypt will probably block a lot of them. This normally leads to corners. I also expect Argentina to block a lot of the Egypt attacks after the tough game against Cape Verde. I think the smart play today is to take the over 8.5 corners for the game.
This game should be a little more competitive and difficult for the teams to pull off a victory. Looking back at Switzerland's path to get here, I don't really see all that difficult of a path. They started with a surprising draw against Qatar. Then they beat Bosnia-Herzegovina 4-1, and they took down Canada 2-1 in the Group Stage. In the Round of 32, they played Algeria and won that game with relative ease. Now they have to take down one of the better teams remaining.
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Colombia is looking to advance to the final eight teams in the World Cup with a win today. They didn't have an overly difficult path to get here, either. They beat Uzbekistan easily in the opener, 3-1, and then beat Congo-DR 1-0 in their second game. They played Portugal to a draw in a game that didn't have much impact on their advancement.
In the Round of 32, they were able to escape with a 1-0 win over Ghana. I don't expect this to be a high-scoring match, but I do think both teams could score. However, when push comes to shove, I think the right path is to take Colombia to advance at -155. It is a bit pricey, but this protects us in case they go to extra time or penalties. Give me Colombia to advance.
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