In Depth Analysis On The New Zealand Vs Portugal 2017 Confederation Cup Soccer Odds
When: Saturday, June 24 at 11 AM EST Where: St. Petersburg Stadium, St. Petersburg TV: FS1 Soccer Odds: TBAWhy bet on New Zealand
In one of the earlier game previews for this Confederation Cup, I made mention of the fact that we had yet to see a shock result, but we came really close on Wednesday afternoon. New Zealand went into the game against Mexico knowing that they needed to win if they wanted to stay alive in the tournament. Sensing that they were going to be in for a physical battle, the Mexicans made several changes to the team that tied with Portugal, and they did not look like a cohesive unit. New Zealand got the first half lead through Chris Wood, and had several chances to increase that before squandering the lead and eventually losing 2-1. It was indeed a physical game, with an all-out brawl arriving in the late stages. I expect the Kiwi’s to adopt a similar style as they try to slow down a very skillful Portugal side, but I’m not so sure they will have the same success as they had versus Mexico.