World Cup Knockout Stage is still on going. Just like I predicted yesterday, France and England won their matches comfortably to proceed to the quarter final. As a matter of fact, England had their easiest knockout match against Senegal yesterday.
Today, Japan who have performed beyond the expectations of the soccer punters will take on Croatia by 4:00pm.
You may also like to view the line ups of Japan vs Croatia
Thereafter, Brazil who are one of the countries tipped to win the world cup will face South Korea by 8:00pm. Let’s hope that today’s games will be successful as well.
You may also want to check out Brazil vs South Korea line ups
World Cup Knockout Stage and other Matches
| Fixtures | Picks | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Japan vs Croatia | Un2.5 | Won ✅ |
| Brazil vs South Korea | 1 & Ov2.5 | Won ✅ |
| Morocco vs Spain | Home +2 | Yet to play |
| Portugal vs Switzerland | 1X & Un3.5 | Yet to play |
| Hebei vs Meizhou Hakka | Ov3.5 | Won ✅ |
| Pescara vs Taranto | 1 | Lost 🔺 |
| FCSB vs Mioveni | 1 | Won ✅ |
| Ponferradina vs Burgos CF | Un2.5 | Lost 🔺 |
| Rizespor vs Pendikspor | 1X | Won ✅ |
Just to know how good we are with our tips, we won 9 games out of 10 games I predicted yesterday. You see for your self here. As a reminder, the flashscores is here to give you the scores updates.
Bet of the day
Brazil vs South Korea
Reason for my pick
Although Brazil lost their final group stage match to Cameroon, coach Tite will be optimistic that he can turn things around here by going back to his strongest starting lineup and bringing Neymar back into the attack.
Match Facts
- Over the course of their last 10 games, Brazil has scored 29 goals.
- In all competitions, they have won their last four meetings with South Korea. They previously defeated South Korea 5-1.
- In each of their last two games in this competition, South Korea has scored two goals.
- In Qatar, Vinicius Jr. averages 2.5 shots per game and has an xG of 0.6 thus far.
Preview
South Korea is back in action right away, and they’ve got the toughest tie of the round after an unbelievable finish that advanced them to the round of 16. Even after Brazil had shocking loss to Cameroon, South Korea will face a Brazil team that is a World Cup favorite filled with their first eleven.
Before that loss, Brazil had already advanced to the round of 16, but their backup players didn’t exactly shine.
Vinicius Junior to score
Even though Neymar won’t be back in time for this match, Brazil still has a wide range of attacking skills. They might give the PSG star another break as they avoided matches with Portugal or Uruguay’s defenses, which could have been more challenging. With Vinicius Jr. posing a threat, there are sufficient choices to do that.
The Real Madrid winger averaged 2.5 shots per game in his first two appearances. He has six goals in 14 appearances in La Liga this season, compared to his 0.6 expected goals total in this tournament. He just played against Switzerland and had a goal disallowed, so he can pose a threat to South Korea.
South Korea had a difficult time defending against opposing attacking midfielders in games against Ghana and Portugal. In their most recent encounter, Mohammed Kudus scored twice while Horta dribbled in to score. You can back Vinicius to score at any time because he has the speed and finishing ability to trouble Korean defense though this is quite a risky bet.
Brazil will be hard to defeat.
Although their backup attackers underwhelmed against Cameroon, their starting lineup’s return should worry South Korea. Brazil scored three goals in each of their opening two matches, but they are likely to improve as the tournament progresses, and their opponent in the round of 16 will be a defense that has struggled in Qatar.
The hardest challenge South Korea will face in a while is against a South American team that has scored 29 goals in their last 10 international games. However, South Korea has scored twice in each of its past two games, indicating that they can contribute to a goal thrilling matchup in this round of 16.
The best bet in this contest appears to be to back over 2.5 goals, as South Korea’s offensive prowess and Brazil’s ability to score three goals on their own against this defense could both have an impact. With that in mind, I’m going to predict that Brazil will win with a 2-1 possible correct score.
