FIFA World Cup 2010 : Upcoming Matches

Upcoming matches:
	Netherlands	vs.			Denmark					-	14 Jun 1:30pm
	Japan	vs.			Cameroon					-	14 Jun 4:00pm
	Italy	vs.			Paraguay					-	14 Jun 8:30pm

* All times are South Africa Time

NETHERLANDS VS. DENMARK

Netherlands vs. Denmark 2010 World Cup Odds, World Cup Picks & World Cup Predictions: Monday, June 14th, will mark Day 4 of the 2010 World Cup in Johannesburg, South Africa which has a key matchup scheduled from Group E. Our first match of Day 4 action will be between the Netherlands and Denmark at 7:30 AM EST. This World Cup match can be seen on ESPN.

Netherlands vs. Denmark World Cup odds were coming in at Netherlands -200, Denmark +550 and the draw at +300 at SBG Global, one of the leading online gambling websites since 1999. US$20 would need to be bet to win US$10 on the Netherlands (with the $20 bet refunded should the Netherlands win).  A US$10 bet on Denmark would pay out US$55.  The draw would pay out US$30.

Netherlands winger Arjen Robben has joined up with the squad in Johannesburg following treatment on a hamstring injury, but will not play any part against Denmark. Rafael van der Vaart is expected to fill in for him.

There was some concern over Holland's coach falling ill with a fever earlier in the week, however, none of the other players ended up sick. 
The Netherlands ranks among the favorites to win the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

JAPAN VS. CAMEROON

Japan managed to win just one of their four warm-up matches, scoring a solitary goal. Japan can take comfort from the fact that they have never lost to Cameroon, nor have they even let in a goal. This game will be the first time that the countries have faced each other outside of Asia. Marcus Tulio Tanaka will be in charge of stopped Cameroon’s top player, Sammuel Eto’o. The Sao Paulo-born Japanese international defender will have a five-centimetre height advantage over Eto'o and should be primed for the physical challenge. But, he has a black mark on himself for scoring on his own goal. He was responsible for two of three own goals and Japan could do without him. The Japanese have never won a FIFA World Cup match beyond teir own borders.

ITALY VS. PARAGUAY

Defending FIFA World Cup Champions Italy are scheduled to hit the prime time on Monday. This year Italian squad coach Marcello Lippi could easily walk away form these matches a legend or a fool. Coach Lippi is not playing some of Italy’s best footballers. Antonio Cassano and Fabrizio Miccoli are riding the pine for issues off of the field of play.

Antonio Cassano seems to be the Terrell Owens of Italian soccer. Cassano can play the game but seems to be a distraction to the team. His short temper and inability to cooperate with management seems to have cost him a trip to South Africa.

Most analyst are picking Italy to take Group F. Most are making this predictions with a warning. In the qualifying rounds Paraguay looked great. One of the shining stars of the qualifying rounds was Paraguay star striker Salvador Cabanas. Unfortunately for Paraguay, Salvador Cabanas was shot in the head inside the “Bar Bar” night club in Mexico City. Cabanas survived the attack but obviously will not be making the trip to South Africa.

Even with out Cabanas a lot of people in the know are picking Paraguay as a dark horse to go deep into the finals. Even the odd makers are only giving the reining champions a half a goal over Paraguay. I have seen a lot of bloggers predicting a draw at 1-1.