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Cologne is the venue for one of the surprise match ups as Spain take on Georgia. Spain won group B in style with three wins from three. For me have been the most impressive side with attacking depth and solid defence. They beat Italy, Croatia and Albania scoring 5 without conceding. Georgia the absolute surprise…

Gelsenkirchen for round of 16 game between Slovakia and England. England won group C with 1 win and 2 draws but in truth were far from impressive. Solid defensively its true but with a huge roster of quality attackers they have found no cohesion at all. They beat Serbia 1-0 then drew with Denmark and…

Berlin for this close match up, a tie against England or Slovakia awaits the winner. Switzerland ended Group A in 2nd place after 1 win and 2 draws. They beat Hungary impressively but then struggled in 1-1 draw with Scotland. They nearly beat Germany in last match only for a Fullkrug equaliser in 92 minutes.…

Dortmund and Signal-Iduna-Park where the yellow wall will get behind the hosts. Quarter-Final tie with Spain or Georgia awaits the winner. Germany topped Group A after 2 wins and 1 draw. Scored 8 and conceded 2. Beating Scotland 5-1 and Hungary 2-0, ending with a 1-1 draw v Switzerland. Denmark ended 2nd in their group…

Brandywell Stadium in Derry for a top v bottom clash in League of Ireland. Derry are 2nd in division and just 2 points off top spot with 41 points. Overall form is 11 wins, 8 draws and 4 losses. Home form is best in division with 8 wins, 2 draws and 2 loss. Recent form…

Group D and two unbeaten sides clash at Phoenix Stadium in Arizona. Colombia dominated Paraguay for long periods but didn’t really carve out a lot of chances. A 2-1 win was deserved with James Rodrigues and Luis Diaz were pivotal for them. That takes their record to an unbeaten run of 24 games with 19…

We head to New Jersey for an all-South American tie as Uruguay take on Bolivia. Uruguay bossed Panama for long periods and fully deserved their 3-1 win. Typical Bielsa ball as they rained shots on the Bolivian goal. That takes their recent record to 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. Bolivia was second best…

Atlanta for round 2 of group games in Group C as the hosts take on Panama. Panama never really got into their 3-1 defeat to Uruguay – 2nd best for most of the game. They got a 96” consolation but that was about the best they could hope for. That takes their recent record to…

Group F ends in Gelsinkirchen and Portugal take on Georgia Georgia have been fairly good so far and 1 point is probably fair. They lost 3-1 to Turkey but in fairness they matches them for long periods. A breakaway goal at 95” at 2-1 with the GK up for a corner the 3rd goal. The…

Stuttgart for the final match in Group E as all 4 teams can make the ko stage. Ukraine were smashed 3-0 by Romania in a one sided game but got back into the group with a deserved 2-1 win over Slovakia. That takes their recent record to 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. Belgium…