@AjayKrishn50015 Not only these 3 Brazilians, they also have a Czech GK, three French defenders, an American CB, plus a pair of Australian and English offensive players, all similar to OCI waiting to be integrated to prepare for Asian Cup 2027
๐ WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN
๐น๐ท Turkey to reach the last 16
Returning to the World Cup after 24 years, Turkey is bringing along all the hype after recent surge in their stockpile of youth talents. Reaching quarter-finals in Euro 2024 further proved their strength does not only exist on papers.
Consistency is something the young Turks are still in needs to improve but the fact that they are grouped together with host USA, Australia and Paraguay, it can be considered as an accepted challenge.
The assigned knockout bracket for group winners and runners-up in Group D is in favor of Turkey fortune should they advance. End up in 1st, the route will lead them to a 3rd-placed team with the match being played in San Francisco, one of the stadiums they are already familiared from group stage. Meanwhile, finish in 2nd in theory even provides Turkey with a more comfortable opponent, which will be among Iran, Egypt or New Zealand.
Best odds around the market is 2.40 for Turkey to reach the last 16.
๐ INTERNATIONALS TREBLE
๐ธ๐ฌ Singapore 1+ Goal in last 10/10 matches, last two H2H against China in World Cup Qualifiers ended up with 1 and 2 goals scored
๐ฒ๐ณ Mongolia returns to international scene after 1.5 years of inactive hibernation, with first match against Singapore 5 days ago ended up with 0 goals scored from only 3 attempts (all off target) in the whole 90 minutes
๐ฌ๐ช Georgia at home against Bahrain who was bottom in World Cup Asian Qualifiers group with only 1 win from 10 matches played, with H2H records from internationals of both sides clearly favoring Georgia. Last 2 friendlies of Georgia against Asian opponents: 8-0 Thailand & 1-0 Uzbekistan, while Bahrain lost on both occasions against European teams: 1-5 Serbia & 0-1 Belarus.
๐ AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers
Lebanon ๐ฑ๐ง & Yemen ๐พ๐ช battling out for the final spot in next year Asian Cup. Lebanon having advantage of 13 points over Yemen 11, so a draw is more than enough for them to qualify.
With the match played at neutral venue, it is expected the atmosphere to be dull and tight. Lebanon being the stronger team in theory and points advantage so has no reason to push aggressively, while Yemen will be patiently waiting for a chance to spring counters.
Results played by both sides within recent international windows indicate a similar trend. Except for matches against minnows in the continent, Under 3.5 FT ends up in the majority of occasions.
More importantly, head-to-head matches against key direct opponents of both Lebanon and Yemen in recent World Cup Asian Qualifiers all saw goals draught.
For Lebanon, 0-0 and 0-0 versus Palestine.
For Yemen, 0-0 and 0-2 versus Bahrain.
First leg H2H ends up at 0-0.
Singles for BTTS, U 1.5 FT and U 0.5 FT are also of value.
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Outrights Bet 3
In a team that seriously lacks attacking brilliances when comparing with other Asian powerhouses like Japan or South Korea, with all but one plying their trades in the top 5 European leagues, it seems the spark will have to come from elsewhere.
Operating a tactical system of 3-4-3 with two marauding wing-backs, Australia and their coach Tony Popovic are fortunate to have at their hands an individual as such in the name of Jordan Bos.
He has a flying season in Dutch Eredivisie, starting virtually all matches and helping Feyenoord to achieve the league runners-up. Bos also has for himself 4 goals and 7 assists, averaging a goal contribution every 163 minutes he shows up on the pitch.
That glorious form is transferred to the national team color, with 3 goals and 1 assist since the beginning of 2025-2026 season. Notably, those contributions all came in the most recent 3 matches that Australia were able to register a goal.
Young, physical and allow the license to roam, plus the fact that Australia is considered more as a handicap side in the group consisting of host USA, Paraguay and Turkey, it is likely going to grant Jordan Bos extra opportunities and space in behind the defensive line to attack.
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Outrights Bet 2
Unlike Qatar whose squad consists of entirely domestic-based and local-born players, Iraq ๐ฎ๐ถ have a much more diversed and experienced team with plenty players born and plying their trade abroad. Managing them is a veteran coach in Asian football, namely Graham Arnold, who lead Australia into an impressive campaign last World Cup.
Fortunes do not stand by their sides though with the draw. After overcoming a gruesome playoff journey to qualify, they continue to face an uphill battle for the final tournament, getting grouped with France, Norway and Senegal, all powerhouses in their own strength.
Arnold is a pragmatic coach, with Australia record and approach in 2022 shows the quality of his approach. This time unfortunately, his opponents have all upped their level. Along with that, despite theoretically not rated among the weakest Asian team this edition considering Qatar, Saudi, Jordan and even Uzbekistan are still there, Iraq own resources are obviously miles below the others in Group I.
That said, it is not going to be straightforward for France, Norway and Senegal to walk over Iraq. Scoreline expects to be of close margin, but for Iraq to salvage even 1 point out of their 3 matches will be extremely tricky.
Zero group points (3 match losses) for Iraq with odds around EVS available at the moment.
๐ COUNTDOWN TO WORLD CUP
Iโm going to post one outright bet every day leading up to the opening of the tournament. First bet is an obvious choice with odds already dropped slightly since published.
Qatar ๐ถ๐ฆ winning the last two editions of AFC Asian Cup is a total fluke with a lot of luck and irregularities involved. Their fortunes do not really improve even when an experienced coach of calibre like Julen Lopetegui taking over the helm. With all players only playing domestic league, which is not amongst the most competitive in Asia, their performance against high level national teams is a big question mark. Recent loss against Ireland only improves the cloud of doubts. Expect they will be struggling in all 3 group matches and leaving with zero points.
Switzerland ๐จ๐ญ meanwhile is one of the most consistent national team in the world. Murat Yakin has been able to build a solid team who performs like clockwork during the entirety of Qualification Phase. Individually speaking, they have the combination of both experience and youth in every position. Performance and results wide have been extremely stable, with recent cruise over Jordan, a much aggressive international team proves they can overcome the challenges in the group. Tournament calendar is also favorable to the Swiss, with only having to deal with host Canada in their last match, after two expected cruise over Qatar and Bosnia.
Singles for Switzerland winning the group and Qatar bottom (with 0 points) are also available at reasonable odds.
๐ International Friendlies
๐ฏ๐ต Japan Send-off Match on home soil with mostly their strongest starting 11, while Iceland missing out on two thirds of their regulars
๐ International Double
๐ Ireland at Home vs Qatar with last H2H at Dublin ended in 4-0
๐ฆ Iraq under Graham Arnold score 1+ Goal in 6/7 across intl windows, while Andorra, except when playing minnows San Marino and Liechtenstein, register less than 2 in all matches since 2020
1. Away undefeated in 18/19 since new coach takeover, with lone loss coming when team received 2 reds
2. Away 1+ Goal in 14/14 international matches this season, while Home 1+ Goal Conceded in 4/5