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ENGLAND v URUGUAY PREVIEW 28-2-06
As usual, England's chances of winning the World Cup are being pumped up to fever pitch and this makes the match with Uruguay at Anfield a much bigger deal than normal.
Before we start on the match though, let's take a look at the England manager's position. This morning (Tuesday), the FA announded that it had drawn up a shortlist of six possibles to take the reigns when Eriksson leaves after the World Cup and Total Bet have been a little slow to pick up on this and have not yet altered the odds accordingly.
Paddy Power have reduced the odds on Steve McClaren from 16/1 to 12/1 and Coral have suspended their coupon altogether. We're not sure if that was because of a run on Steve McClaren but we do know that the odds on him getting the job are set to tumble very soon, so if you fancy that 16/1 shot, grab it today before Total Bet pick up on it.*
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Moving onto the Uruguay match and its a certainty that despite the South Americans failure to qualify for Germany 2006, they will pose a significant threat to England at Anfield. Manager Fossati quit after the qualifying campaign and youth coach Gustavo Ferrin will be taking charge of the team against England on Wednesday. Make no mistake, his team will be out to impress at the home of the European champions.
England are traditionally lukewarm in friendly matches before major tournaments and it is certain that Eriksson will be using this one to nail down his tactics rather than gain an impressive result. I see a draw as the likeliest outcome as Uruguay will go gung-ho as they have nothing to lose and England will be hard pressed to keep a clean sheet.
Eriksson's and McClaren's cautious approach will enable Uruguay to stay on the attack for the most part and I can even see them opening the scoring. You'll get good odds of 14/5 on the straight draw and if you fancy predicting the correct scoreline, here are all the draw odds.
Draw 0-0 7/1
Draw 1-1 6/1
Draw 2-2 16/1
Draw 3-3 50/1
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If you are feeling more optimistic about England's chances than I am, you will certainly be interested to know that an England 3-1 win is priced at 10/1, which is one point better than at most other bookies. Can England keep a clean sheet? There's a great chance according to Total Bet as 2-0 is priced at 5-1 and 1-0 at 11/2 but with Diego Forlan almost certain to named in the Uruguay starting lineup, I will be edging my bets and have chosen 2-1 at 13/2 and 3-2 at 33/1 as the likeliest results, should England get the win.
I expect Total Bet to be naming the odds for first goalscorer and 'score at any time' later today and if Forlan is priced at anything over 6/1, he has to be worth a tenner of anyone's money. Whatever you decide to do, good luck and be sure to check out our offer below before placing your selections.
*Article written at 1300 UK time 28/02/06 - Odds valid at time of going to press.
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