Skswba Football Tips

Rather fell over the line in qualifying after two tense 1-0 wins in the play offs over Kosovo and Romania but this is hardly a strong group with the joint hosts USA seeded (which they would not be were we playing anywhere else on earth) , South American also rans Paraguay and Australia to beat. The Turks look excellent value to top Group D.

These are often cagey affairs but the nations are ranked some 45 places apart and the co-hosts Mexico should make a winning start.

Difficult to call with Korean pace and guile up against Czech experience and tenacity The Czechs are perhaps the better side man for man but conditions will favour the Koreans and so a draw is the tentative pick.

Having beaten Italy to get here the Bosnians will be anxious to prove they are not simply along for the ride. They are vastly more experienced than their hosts and can make a winning start.

The Paraguayans fielded a somewhat experimental line up when they were beaten 2-1 by the Yanks in a friendly a few months back. With a full compliment of players and knowledge gleaned from that game they may be able to snaffle a point in this one.

The Swiss are very short here with a well coached if limited Qatari side in opposition who have gained considerable experience in recent times. A tentative pick then but Switzerland may just have enough guile to unpick the Qatar defence once or twice which may prove enough.

The Moroccons are no mugs and this doesn't look a vintage Brazillian side but it does contain its share of potential match winners. They'll need to get their tactics spot on (which they failed to do more than once in their qualifying campaign) but Brazil to start with a win is the call.

Backing Scotland at big tournaments has proven a fools errand over the years but this version do have some gifted players in key positions and they should beat Haiti.

With 48 qualifiers you are going to get mis-matches and this is surely one such fixture. 72 places between these two on FIFA's ranking list and the scoreline will surely reflect that.

A shade of odds against looks quite generous about the Dutch who are fancied to have a good tournament despite the late loss of key defender Timber.

Both of these teams had good qualifying campaigns and a good build up to the finals. This should be a open game and Im taking both sides to emerge from it with a precious point.

The Tunisians did well in qualifying but recent efforts against European opposition have not gone well (Belgium beat them 5-0) so whilst I wouldnt expect Sweden to be still around come the business end of the tournament they should grab a win here.

Another mis-match on paper. Not sure how such fixtures enhance the beautiful game but the 65 place gulf between these teams on FIFA rankings will surely be reflected in the result.

Iran have had to put overcome so many obstacles and distractions that it is difficult to believe they will not be adversely affected when they finally take to the field. The Kiwi's are no great shakes but can be a stubborn outfit and may be able to take advantage of the situation at a decent price.

Climate and conditions very much in the experienced Colombians favour here and they should way too much for World Cup rookies Uzbekistan.