At a first glance you might not think it’s worth placing a World Cup bet on tonight’s match between Brazil and Chile due to the fact that Brazil are huge favorites to win and the payoff wouldn’t be good enough.

In the round of sixteen there is a game that pits arguably one of the World Cup favorites against a team that many didn’t think would even get passed the first round.

Japan and Paraguay aiming to reach their first quarterfinals Paraguay and Japan will be attempting to reach the quarterfinals of the World Cup for the first time in their histories when they meet at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria on June 29. Paraguay topped Group F with five points after they drew Italy 1-1 in [...]

Brazil expected to turn up the heat against Chile As predicted by most fans, Brazil topped Group G and is set to meet Chile in their first playoff game at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on June 28. The Brazilians beat North Korea 2-1, and the Ivory Coast 3-1, before drawing their final group game 0-0 [...]

Slovakia facing an uphill battle against Holland Unbeaten Holland will take on Slovakia at Durban Stadium in Durban on June 28 in an attempt to win their first World Cup. Holland, who ended up in first place in Group E after wins over Denmark (2-0), Japan (1-0), and Cameroon (2-1), are one of only two [...]

Even though the group stages are not yet completed there are already a couple of “Round of 16″ matches already decided.

Argentina and Mexico pick up where they left off four years ago Argentina takes on Mexico at Soccer City in Johannesburg on June 27 in what has the potential to be an excellent game. Argentina has been red hot since the World Cup kicked off and had no problems rolling over Nigeria (1-0), South Korea [...]

Uruguay and South Korea kick off knockout round of World Cup Uruguay and South Korea will kick off the knockout stage of the 2010 World Cup at Port Elizabeth Stadium in Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth on June 26. Uruguay topped Group A with a draw against France (0-0) then wins over host nation South Africa [...]

Another classic England vs Germany match looms When it comes to football in general and the World Cup in particular, a match between England and Germany is generally considered as big as they come. Well, the big game is scheduled to take place at Free State Stadium in Mangaung/Bloemfontein on June 27 as Germany won [...]

Today is the last day of group play in the 2010 World Cup and we are waiting to see which teams are going to grab the last 4 spots in the round of 16.