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Betting Preview : England v Croatia
This is the game the entire nation has been waiting
for! A draw for England here will take them through,
but a win for Croatia will take them through and
put England out of the competition. This is a crunch
match for both teams, and after Croatia's draw with
France they look a dangerous threat to England.
Croatia proved they can attack and come back from
being down during the France game, after a poor
start to the competition against Switzerland. They
are quick on the break and don't rely on one or
two players to score their goals. Against a pretty
static England defence in Campbell and Terry, Croatia
could cause that centre defence pairing some problems.
Michael Owen has been assured that he will continue
to lead the England attack in tomorrow's Group B
decider against Croatia even though the Liverpool
FC striker is without a goal after two games and
has been struggling for his best form.
Steve McLaren, who is working as Sven-Göran
Eriksson's No2 , said there was no question of leaving
Owen out of the game at the Estádio da Luz,
where England need just a point to guarantee a place
in the quarter-finals
This will be a difficult game for England - Terry
did not look fit against Switzerland, and Owen did
not look on form at all. It was hard to see where
England's goals were going to come from in the Swiss
game despite the eventual 3-0 scoreline. At 0-0
and 1-0 it was difficult to see England scoring
again, however they eventually came good and Rooney
was inspirational. They only need a draw here but
again will look cautious and nervous. That approach
to this crucial decider will give Croatia a chance,
but England should win a tight game with Michael
Owen getting on the scoresheet.
Betting Verdict : A tight game in which Croatia
will cause England a lot of problems, but the whites
should just have too much - England to win 1-0 or
2-0. Get
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