Back USA @
60/1 to win the
World Cup.....6/1
to win
Group E......
bet with
BLUESQUARE
Back Czech Rep @
25/1 to win the
World Cup.....2/1
to win
Group E......
bet with
BLUESQUARE
USA coach Bruce
Arena kept 12 veterans of the 2002 campaign with the likes of Brian
McBride, Landon Donovan, DaMarcus Beasley, Claudio Reyna, John O'Brien,
and Eddie Pope. Midfielder John O'Brien, who is working to regain match
fitness, is a doubt. As is Claudio Reyna, who has just recovered from a
hamstring injury.
The Czech Rep.
finished runners-up in their qualifying group behind Holland, reached
their 1st World Cup campaign after a playoff success over Norway.
This will be their first World Cup finals since last appearing in their
former guise of Czechoslovakia in 1990. Striker Milan Baros who has missed the first two training sessions in
Germany with a foot injury, is a doubt.
There is nothing
much to chose between 2 teams who have a trusted and balanced squad,
probably the Czech Rep. stand out with their impressive attacking play.
They narrowly missed out on Euro 2004 after extra time defeat to
eventual winner Greece in the semis should make amends this time.
Back Czech Rep
on a - 1/2 ball in Asian Handicap @ 2.025 with
Bet365
USA : coach
Bruce Arena
Goalkeepers:
1 HOWARD Tim(Manchester
Utd., ENG), 18 KELLER Kasey(Borussia
Moenchengladbach, GER), 19 HAHNEMANN Marcus(Reading,
ENG)
Defenders: 2 ALBRIGHT Chris(Los
Angeles Galaxy, USA), 3 BOCANEGRA Carlos(Fulham,
ENG), 4 MASTROENI
Pablo(Colorado
Rapids, USA), 6 CHERUNDOLO Steve(Hanover
96, GER), 7 LEWIS Eddie(Leeds,
ENG), 12 GIBBS Cory(ADO
Den Haag, NED), 13 CONRAD
Jimmy(Kansas
City Wizards, USA), 22 ONYEWU Oguchi(Standard
Liege, BEL), 23 POPE Eddie(Real
Salt Lake, USA)
Midfielders: 5 O BRIEN John(Chivas,
USA), 8 DEMPSEY Clint(New
England Revolution, USA), 10 REYNA Claudio(Manchester
City, ENG), 14
OLSEN Ben(Washington
DC Utd., USA), 15 CONVEY Bobby(Reading,
ENG), 17 BEASLEY DaMarcus(PSV
Eindhoven, NED), 21 DONOVAN Landon(Los
Angeles Galaxy, USA)
Forwards: 9 JOHNSON Eddie(Kansas
City Wizards, USA), 11 CHING Brian(Houston
Dynamo, USA), 16 WOLFF Josh(Kansas
City Wizards, USA), 20 MC
BRIDE Brian(Fulham,
ENG)
