The Americans have the qualification issue in their hands. With a win tomorrow they will be 100% qualified to the eliminatory stage, no matter the result from the other game. They could also qualify only with a draw, but this means England should lose to Slovenia so it’s a pretty long shot. Coach Bradley said he’s trying to motivate his players and to make them play with patience against an Algeria squad who will probably try to defend and hit them on counters. USA was one of the nicest surprises of this WC so far, playing like a real team, despite not winning any game so far. Two draws so far who could easily turn into wins, but this was denied by the post (against England) and by the referee (against Slovenia).
The desert foxes
Algeria was far from being impressive so far. They were a defensive minded team and tried to get lucky on counters. They have lost against Slovenia and luckily drew against England. This draw could be very deceiving for those who didn’t watched the game and it could induce the thought Algeria posses a great defense. False. England was so poor and its players were similar to some pieces of wood, this making the Algerians job very easy. They need a win in order to qualify further.
USA to win
I believe the Americans will have the edge tomorrow and, if they will not lose their heads and keep putting pressure on the Algerian defense, they will succeed. Also, the Algerians played very dirty so far, with many harsh fouls, unsanctioned by the refs. I think an alarm bell rang already and that kind of dumb tackles will be severely punished because allowing them could only jeopardize the opponents’ careers. I’m pretty surprised with the AH offered by the bookies, considering what both teams showed so far in the tournament but I will gladly take it and preserve half of my stake in case of an unwanted draw. Good luck!
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Prediction:
Tip: 1 AH (-0.25)
Odd: 1.74
Bookie: SBO
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