Shaqiri goal was
goal of the tournament so far.
Not exact matches
And his
tournament took a worse turn today as he was left out
of the starting line up for the knockout game against Slovakia, only to see Germany put on their best attacking display
so far, with the former Arsenal transfer target Julian Draxler taking most
of the plaudits thanks to an assists, a
goal and his all round game.
Both sides have developed a habit
of scoring late
goals so far in this
tournament.
Early bettors are jumping on USA to win in regulation and rightfully
so — they've yet to concede a
goal since the opening game
of the
tournament — but the value here may lie in the draw, just like the 2011 Final.
The 30 - year - old's pace and direct running caused world - class defenders like Sergio Ramos and Gerard Pique nightmares, and he weighed in with two brilliant
goals to put the seal on one
of the individual performances
of the
tournament so far.
With the matches getting underway, the talented artist captured one
of the highlights
of the
tournament so far, Lionel Messi's stoppage time
goal against Bosnia.
Still, things are getting down to the nitty gritty now
of the
tournament and this is likely to be cagey
so under 2.5
goals at 43/40 with bet365 * (Betting Odds taken at 7:38 p.m. on April 2nd, 2018) looks a decent proposition.
The UEFA Euro 2016 Player
of the
Tournament — he bagged six
goals and made two assists in helping France to the final, probably has more suitors than the Princess
of Monaco, and United, while still one
of the biggest clubs in the world, don't have the same sort
of pulling power they did a decade or
so ago.
But with David Villa's recovery from injury predicted
so closely to the beginning
of Euro 2012 and Torres» form lacking, Spain look to be going into the
tournament without their two top marksmen in any sort
of form and a seemingly inexperienced frontline in their absence.; del Bosque's current striker roster boasts just 28 caps and 11
goals.
With 10 minutes left James Rodriguez scored his sixth
goal of the
tournament from the penalty spot after Julio Cesar had taken down substitute Carlos Bacca, and
so the end
of the game was played out in a cauldron
of nervousness, as Colombia attacked freely and Brazil were knocked back on their heels.
Antoine Griezmann is one player Germany can not let lose, he has already scored 4
goals in the
tournament and will be hunting golden boot while Dimitri Payet and Paul Pogba also offer greater attacking threat than any
of the teams Italy has faced
so far.