Yuba dabba do at 10/1!
ALEX HANKIN UNEARTHS SOME WORLD CUP STONKERS... AND STINKERS
IN their pomp, they were like watching paint dry – and though the gloss has faded a bit, Spain are nailed on to give Russia the brush-off (3pm, BBC).
You could be just 90 mind-numbing minutes away from trousering a very fair 1/4 about the Spaniards progressing, if that’s how you roll.
It’ll seem longer – though these days the tippy-tappy toreadors do like to throw in a dash of Los Brothers Chuckle, to help keep us awake.
The terror of facing the Spanish Inquisition between 2008 and 2012 is gone. They’ve shipped five goals already in Russia.
They still haven’t lost a game in two years (23 matches). Spanish clubs still dominate European club football too, and, though Cristiano Ronaldo would tell you different, it’s not just him.
Yes, Russia showed bits and pieces even with 10 men against Uruguay, but they should have conceded six, not three.
They’ll feel confident that Spain don’t like it up ’em after seeing Morocco rattle La Roja’s backline.
The general 6/5 OVER 2.5 goals (90 minutes) could have a bit of meat left on it. Tuck in.
Longshot fans need a fly in the ointment, preferably a big irritating one you can pick out on the telly even when you’re nodding off a bit.
Try 10/1 (Bet365) “first scorer” Artem Dzyuba (above) each-way. He’s 6ft 5in of ball-ache.