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Ashlyn Krueger and Gabriela Knutson faced each other quite recently. Krueger won, but if you look at the statistics, it was a closely fought match. Given that their head-to-head record is even and with the bookmakers’ odds as they are, I’m going to take a chance and back Knutson to win this match.

Uzbekistan played quite boldly against Colombia and managed to score against them. They stand a chance against Portugal in this respect too. Portugal will look to attack, and Uzbekistan’s counter-attacks will pose a threat. A ‘Yes’ bet on this market seems a logical choice

It’s time for Portugal to pick up some points, and where better to do so than in their match against Uzbekistan? Portugal are superior to their opponents today in every key respect. The favourites’ chances of winning today without conceding a goal are quite promising

In the second round of the group stage, England will face Ghana. They are a strong opponent; the physically imposing players from the African nation could cause them problems. The first 15 minutes of the second half against Croatia showed that England really are among the favourites to win the tournament as a whole. A lot will depend today on whether England are willing to go all out again, as they did after the break against Croatia. I’m backing England to win this match.

Having put in a spectacular performance at the last World Cup and the recent Africa Cup of Nations, the Moroccan national team could well repeat that feat here on North American soil. The odds of 6.00 are very tempting, and I’m going to take a chance on this bet

Betting on the group winner always carries a degree of risk. Each of the four teams in this group stage is set to play three matches, and a lot can change. The fact that the tournament is being held on the American continent gives teams from that continent a slight advantage. In this situation, Uruguay and Spain have a good chance of finishing top of the group, but with these odds, I’ll be backing Uruguay.