World Cup Day 4 best bets, picks and predictions from Chris ‘The Bear’ Fallica

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The United States beat Paraguay in front of an electric Los Angeles Stadium crowd on Friday night, and Brazil will make its debut on Saturday.

We’re really in the thick of the excitement now.

Well, let’s bet on it.

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World Cup best bets – Sunday June 14

Germany vs. Curaçao

Germany haven’t made it out of the group stage at the last two World Cups, but they shouldn’t have any problems here as heavy favorites going into this match. Betting on matches like this can be difficult, because we know Germany will win. It’s just a matter of how many goals the team scores and whether they get lazy defensively late and allow something easy when the score is around 4-0. I’m going to shoot a few things here, so follow me. I will bet on Nick Woltemade’s anytime goal, Nico Schlotterbeck’s anytime goal and over 7.5 corners for Germany. It looks like Julian Nagelsmann has finally found the right role for Woltemade and Schlotterbeck is still a danger in the air from set pieces. Germany should have all the ball and, with constant pressure on Curacao, should accumulate a ton of corners.

Netherlands vs Japan

Denzel Dumfries and the Netherlands will build on their group stage defense success (Getty Images).

The Netherlands’ defense is their team’s strength, with players like Virgil van Djik, Denzel Dumfries and others. However, they can struggle to score at times and that could be the case here against a feisty Japanese side who are not afraid to be the aggressor and will keep the pressure on the Netherlands. I give Japan a good chance to get at least a draw.

Ivory Coast vs Ecuador

The Ivory Coast team could be the dark horse of the group stage (Getty Images).

I am so intrigued by this match. I think Ivory Coast have real dark horse potential after going through qualifying without conceding a goal. He has a great combination of youth up front and experience in midfield and defense. Can the team generate scoring chances against an Ecuadorian side that finished second to Argentina in qualifying and conceded just five goals? But he offers almost nothing in attack either. This one has rock fight written all over it. Expect a low-scoring game – probably 0-0 at half-time – and then one of the young Ivorian strikers like Guessand, Diamonde or Diallo will have a chance to give the Elephants all three points in the second half.

Sweden vs Tunisia

Alexander Isak hopes to lead Sweden to a victory against Tunisia (Getty Images).

People know the names Alexander Isak and Victor Gyorkeres from watching the English Premier League, but I’m not sure the duo will succeed here. Tunisia is a solid defensive machine. He didn’t allow a goal in qualifying and will be content to absorb pressure and keep everyone behind the ball. I’m going to try to go for nil-nil.