Thursday, June 14, 2018

Preview: Egypt-Uruguay, Iran-Morocco, Spain-Portugal

Who: Egypt v. Uruguay
Where: Central Stadium, Ekaterinburg
When: June 15, 8 AM EST
Watch: Telemundo, FS1 (TV); Fox Sports Go (Streaming)
Prediction: 1-1 Draw: I believe these teams will finish top 2 and play each other to a draw. Egypt's Mo Salah will continue his scoring form, as well as Uruguay's Luis Suarez. Look for Uruguay to have more attacking chances, but only 1 chance will find the back of the net. I expect this game to be very open, with many, many scoring opportunities.

Who: Iran v. Morocco
Where: Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
When: June 15, 11 AM EST
Watch: Fox, Telemundo (TV); Fox Sports Go (Streaming)
Prediction: 0-0 Draw: I initially predicted a 1-1 tie, however, Morocco did not concede a single goal during World Cup qualification against teams as good as Iran, based off of FIFA ranking. I do believe both teams will get their lone point from this game, and this match will turn out to be a very defensive one.

Who: Portugal v. Spain
Where: Fisht Stadium, Sochi
When: June 15, 2 PM EST
Watch: Fox, Telemundo (TV); Fox Sports Go (Streaming)
Prediction: 1-1 Draw: I thoroughly believe all 6 nations playing tomorrow will end up with a point. This match, the most exciting on paper of tomorrow's games by many, will feature stars Cristiano Ronaldo and David De Gea battle each other for essentially 1st place in the group. Expect Ronaldo to score and Spain to level off a set piece, either a corner or a free kick.
Ronaldo (left) of Portugal will face off against Andres Iniesta (right) of Spain tomorrow

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