Sibongiseni’s picks

With Cristiano Ronaldo, who just can’t seem to stop scoring, having already netted a brace in a friendly against Egypt last Friday, Portugal are looking to keep their World Cup preparations positive as they host the Netherlands tonight in what should be an entertaining and enterprising match.

Scoring against Egypt was sweet but scoring against more feared opponents like the Netherlands will be even sweeter for the Real Madrid star. But it won’t be easy for him as the Oranje defence looked solid despite conceding a goal in the 1-0 defeat to England last week.

The Netherlands will also be looking to avoid a second defeat in a row and prove they are still a force to be reckoned with in European football and this all makes for an enterprising match with lots of memorable moments. But Ronaldo’s pull should be enough to see them through. Pool Name: S6 V3 P1 M1: Albania v Norway. Albania will get a draw Tip: Draw = 2 M2: Portugal v Netherlands. Previewed above. Tip: Portugal win = 1 M3: Bulgaria v Khazakstan. Bulgaria should take this one Tip: Bulgaria win = 1 M4: Finland v Malta. Exciting but will end in draw. Tip: Draw = 2 M5: Curacao v Bolivia. Bolivia to win convincingly Tip: Bolivia win = 3 M6: Japan v Ukraine. Japan can’t lose at home. Tip: Japan win = 1 Bet on this pool and TAB’s other football pools – go to

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