The knockout stage beckons as the outstanding performers in Group C, Japan, take on the rampant side of Norway who defeated the Philippines 6-0 to seal their place in the round of 16. Norway found it difficult to find the net in the first two games leaving all the goals for the last match. Japan, on the other hand, are looking to extend their clean sheet streak even further with another exceptional defensive display.
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JAPAN
Winning all three group games is an unbelievable achievement for any team in the FIFA World Cup, especially when the last game was against a stronger side and the Japanese perfected counter-attacking football and won 4-0. Scoring 11 without conceding any is a great reflection of the squad’s capabilities, and they can well be poised to spring some surprises in the knockout stage.
Japan are the favourites to win and progress to the next stage of the tournament, priced at 1.70, with a win without conceding a goal valued at 2.80. Mina Tanaka is valued at 2.50 to score anytime during the game.
A similar approach to the game might be employed by Futoshi Ikeda, as that brought the most joy to the team, and things are looking up for the Asian team.
NORWAY
After looking at the first two performances in the group stage, Norway looked wasteful in possession and in front of goal, but they managed to turn it around in the third game against the Philippines as they struck early through some wonderful strikes by Sophie Roman Haug, who at the end bagged an impressive hat-trick. We are pricing Sophie Haug at 4.00 to score anytime during the game.
We are also pricing Norway to win and over 1.50 goals to be scored at 6.50. It will be fascinating to see how this game unfolds as the two teams don’t like to possess the ball for long periods of time. Norway will be up against it as we are pricing their chances of progressing to the next stage of the tournament at 3.35.
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