World Cup Match 55 Preview

The penultimate match of the round see's Paraguay take on Japan in Pretoria.  Most people would fancy Paraguay to overcome the Japanese but I can see a shock here.  Paraguay got through a group that included the much criticised Italy and the lower ranked New Zealand and Slovakia.  Japan had a tougher group, they had to contend with Holland, Denmark and also Cameroon, this group was much more even so Japan did well go get through it.  They have also had a longish break now so will be raring to get back into action.  The winner of this match will play the winner of the Spain/Portugal match and I for one can see Japan going through.

Head To Head: Paraguay 2 wins, Draws 2, Japan 1 win
Last Meeting: 27/5/2008 Japan 0 Paraguay 0 (Saitama)
Odds: Paraguay 23/20, Draw 9/4, Japan 3/1
Verdict: 0-1