World International Friendly 4-Fold (Wednesday & Thursday)
With the World Cup Finals in Russia now just over a week away, teams are going through their final preparations. England beat Nigeria 2-1 on Saturday and will finish off their preparations with a game against Costa Rica at Elland Road on Thursday night, and that is just one of the matches which will feature in this 4-fold accumulator preview. All of the odds in this article come courtesy of Coral and are accurate at the time of writing.
Serbia vs Chile
Chile were one of the biggest names to miss out on this summer’s World Cup Finals in Russia. They have a supremely talented squad with the likes of Arturo Vidal and Alexis Sanchez at their disposal and they will be sorely missed this month. On Monday night they take on a Serbia side who are going through their final preparations for the World Cup Finals. I’m backing Chile to win this game, and they should have too much quality for a fairly pedestrian Serbian side.
Chile to win – 11/4
Italy vs Netherlands
Two more massive sides who failed to qualify for the World Cup are also taking centre stage on Monday night. Italy will take on Netherlands in a game which is sure to be tinged with what could have been for both sides. Roberto Mancini has started his tenure as manager of Italy with a victory against Saudi Arabia and a loss to France. The former Inter Milan and Manchester City manager has recalled controversial striker, Mario Balotelli to his side and I’m backing him to fire Italy to victory in this one.
Italy to win – 21/20
Belgium vs Egypt
Belgium captain Vincent Kompany suffered an injury during their 0-0 draw with Portugal on Saturday and the central defender is now a doubt for the World Cup Finals. The Manchester City player would be a huge loss for this talented Belgian side, but I’m backing them to have too much quality for Egypt on Wednesday. The Egyptian side are without their star man, Mohamed Salah, as he recovers from his shoulder injury sustained in the Champions League Final. Without Salah, this Egypt side look fairly weak and Belgium should brush them aside with ease.
Belgium to win – 1/4
England vs Costa Rica
England’s final game before the World Cup takes place at Elland Road on Thursday night with Gareth Southgate looking for a win against Costa Rica. This Costa Rican side have suffered defeats to Tunisia and Panama in recent months, meaning this game should give England fans a barometer of how good those sides really are. England should win this game comfortably, and I fancy them to head off with a bang on Thursday night.
England to win – 1/4
Total 4-Fold – 12/1 (Coral)