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World Cup betting is just at Gate! The second match, South Korea vs Czech Republic👇
Win/Loss odds: Draw, odds 3.13
Corners: Over 8.5 odds 1.75
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Let's start with the strength on paper, South Korea has a slight edge👍
South Korea is ranked 25th in the world, with a total market value of 139 million euros, with 5 players in the top five leagues, led by Paris Saint-Germain's Lee Kang-in and Beijing Guoan legend Kim Min-jae, followed by former Asian top player Son Heung-min🤪. Speaking of Son, after moving to Major League Soccer, his finishing ability has sharply declined, but his passing and assist skills have rapidly improved.
Czech Republic is ranked 40th in the world, with a total market value of 188 million euros, with 7 players in the top five leagues. Czech came out of the European playoff, defeating Ireland and Denmark in extra time and penalties, with Denmark ranked 21st in the world. As the saying goes, "Great misfortune often leads to good fortune!"
Group A includes Mexico, South Korea, Czech Republic, and South Africa. Except for South Africa, which is relatively weak, the other three teams are highly likely to advance together to the top 32. Because the new format is that the top two teams in each group directly qualify, and the 8 best teams by points also advance.
I counted the 12 groups, and groups with three strong teams and one weak team include Group A, B, C, E, and I. The weak teams are South Africa, Qatar, Haiti, Curaçao, and Iraq. So, for teams like South Korea and Czech Republic, as long as they get three points against South Africa, and draw with each other, they are highly likely to advance together.
Tomorrow's home game is at Akron Stadium in Mexico, at an altitude of over 1,600 meters, similar to our Kunming Haigeng Training Base. The local rainy season is from June to September, and there might be rain tomorrow, so both sides will be more cautious, mainly testing in the early stages. As the game progresses, it might turn into a tacit understanding match🤩
Czech players taller than 190 cm include 10 players, with the tallest at 199 cm, which is enough for basketball... South Korea mainly plays three central defenders, and these three are also around 190 cm tall. Tomorrow's aerial duels will be intense, and Czech's style is also to send crosses from the wing-backs, so I estimate there will be many corners. Over 8.5 corners in the whole game should be achievable.
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