| 2010 World Cup Qualifier: Brazil vs Paraguay |
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| Written by Scott Burgess | |||||||
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Monday, 08 June 2009
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 2010 World Cup qualifying continues this week, Wed June 10, with some top countries in action. In South American action first place Brazil takes on second place Paraguay, in Recife Brazil. 2010 World Cup oddsmakers at BetUS.com have Brazil as -325 moneyline favs over Paraguay (+775) with the over/under posted at 2.5 goals. Be sure to get your 2010 World Cup Qualifier: Brazil vs Paraguay Prediction in now at BetUS.comParaguay is in second place with 24pts in the South America Zone Standings with a 7W-3D-3L record where they’ve scored 19 goals and allowed 11. They lost their most recent match over Chile 0-2 as they couldn’t hold first place from the Brazilians. Nelson Valdez leads his countrymen with four goals in World Cup qualifying. Paraguay beat Brazil 2-0 on June 15, 2008. Paraguay have always enjoyed a healthy reputation on the South American scene, thanks to their defensive solidity, superb aerial ability and plentiful supply of powerful front-runners. After reaching three of the first six FIFA World Cups, they went on to miss the next six in a row. In 2006 World Cup Germany their campaign fell spectacularly off the rails in the quarter-finals, suffering a humiliating 6-0 rout at the hands of Mexico. Even so, a FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign is a different matter altogether, and Martino's charges can confidently look back on 10 years of solid results as they prepare for the challenge ahead. Brazil is in top spot with 24pts and Paraguay nipping at their heels. They are 6W-6D-1L with 23 goals scored and five goals allowed. They recently beat Uruguay 4-0 thanks to goals from Daniel Alves, Juan, Luis Fabiano and Kaka. Although the win took Brazil top of the South American qualifying group, critics have complained that Dunga has taken Brazilian football away from its attacking roots. Former striker Tostao, for example, said today that Brazil had adopted Italian-style football. "That's why we say that talent is not enough. Talent is extremely important, but it has to be united with other things to have any effect. History shows this. "On a lot of occasions, Brazil have had players of very high quality, but haven't got the results," he said. "We have a duty to repeat our last performance, but we're going to need to have a lot of patience to win this game," said Dunga, whose team have found it more difficult to win at home than away. Luis Fabiano leads his countrymen with seven goals in World Cup qualifying. 2010 World Cup Qualifier: Brazil vs Paraguay When: Wed, June 10, 2009 5:00 PM ET Line: BetUS.com Pick: Brazil -325 Point-Spreads.com 2010 World Cup Qualifier: Brazil vs Paraguay The Bottom Line: Brazil have a deadly group of players who can score at will. Go Brazil! Be sure to get your 2010 World Cup Qualifier: Brazil vs Paraguay Prediction in now at BetUS.com and receive a 10% sign-up bonus on your initial deposit.                        |
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