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Uruguay (2-0) vs Russia (2-0) 2018 World Cup Odds & Pick
When: Monday, June 25 at 8:00 AM ET TV: FOX 2018 World Cup Odds: Russia PK (+105)FELIZ por ser parte de la HISTORIA HAPPY to be part of Uruguay’s history accomplishing 💯 games!!!!! HAPPY to achieve the final 16 stage again 👏👏👏 and even more HAPPY to share that we’ll have our third child 😍😍😍THANK YOU ALL for the support specially to my loved ones 😘😘😘 pic.twitter.com/GTpjxR9NkH
— Luis Suarez (@LuisSuarez9) 20 de junio de 2018
Team Profiles (Uruguay/Russia)
- Confederation: CONMEBOL / UEFA
- Head coach: Óscar Tabárez / Stanislav Cherchesov
- Captain: Diego Godín / Igor Akinfeev
- FIFA Ranking: 14 / 70
- World Cup Appearances: 13 / 11
Why Bet on Uruguay?
Led by superstar Luis Suarez, Uruguay has looked rock-solid in getting past Egypt and then Saudi Arabia 1-0 in their first two matches. Uruguay reached the knockout stage with a 1-0 victory over Saudi Arabia on Wednesday as Suarez scored the only goal of the match. Despite the ‘ugly’ win manager Oscar Tabarez was unapologetic. “The only thing that surprised me was the low level of my team in the first half, we were very far from our usual level, and you could say that’s because Saudi Arabia made it hard for us,” Tabarez told reporters. “Some people might think that winning these matches is easy. People were talking about Russia, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia without really knowing. “I believe that in this World Cup we’ve seen so many surprises so far that we can’t take things for granted. Remember in the past when we saw scoreboards of 10-1 in a World Cup? You don’t see that very much anymore.”Projected Line-Up
- 1-F. Muslera
- 22-M. Cáceres
- 3-D. Godín
- 4-G. Varela
- 2-J. Giménez
- 15-M. Vecino
- 10-G. De Arrascaeta
- 8-N. Nández
- 6-R. Bentancur
- 9-L. Suárez
- 21-E. Cavani
Why Bet on Russia?
Russia has been the talk of the 2018 World Cup by blasting Saudi Arabia off the pitch in their stunning 5-0 opening match win on June 14 and following that up with an emphatic 3-1 win over Egypt on Tuesday. Russia got on the board thanks to a bizarre own goal by Egypt defender Ahmed Fathi. They then doubled their lead five minutes later after Real Madrid product Cheryshev scored from inside the box after a nifty move. The finished off their scoring two minutes later when Dzyuba struck the back of the net. The win gave the host nation an impressive six points from their opening two games and puts them in pole position to advance after outscoring their opponents 8-1 so far.Projected Line-Up
- 1-I. Akinfeev
- 4-S. Ignashevich
- 2-M. Fernandes
- 3-I. Kutepov
- 18-Y. Zhirkov
- 19-A. Samedov
- 9-A. Dzagoev
- 8-Y. Gazinskiy
- 11-R. Zobnin
- 17-A. Golovin
- 10-F. Smolov
Expert Final Analysis & Score Prediction
I would have never believed it, but right now, Russia looks like the easy pick to get past Suarez and Uruguay in their knockout round clash. Uruguay may have won the World Cup twice, but the fourth-place finish in 2010 is the best achievement for the South American team since 1974.
While Russia has never been able to progress past the group stages of the World Cup in all three appearances, they’re now the pick to win and advance.
The only time Russia and Uruguay met was in 2012 and both teams played to a 1-1 draw, This time around though, Russia looks far too explosive, even for an Uruguay team with the best player on the pitch in Luis Suarez.
Pick: Russia 2 – Uruguay 1
