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13 June 2014 3763 comments
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After Brazil got their tournament off to a winning start yesterday, we now have three matches to focus on this evening. The second match in Group A, between Mexico and Cameroon, gets underway at 5pm before Spain take on Holland in a repeat of the 2010 World Cup Final at 8pm and Chile face Group B underdogs Australia at 11pm:

Mexico’s Oribe Peralta looks a decent differential for some ahead of the early kick-off and, whilst Spain versus Holland may have deterred many from loading up on their options for the opener, the likes of Alexis Sanchez will be backed to deliver in the late night showdown as Chile look to grab the goals before their schedule takes a turn for the worse.

Mexico Ochoa; Aguilar, Moreno, Rodriguez, Marquez, Layun; Herrera, Vazquez, Guardado; Dos Santos, Peralta.

Cameroon Itandje; Djeugoue, Chedjou, Nkoulou, Assou-Ekotto; Mbia, Enoh, Song; Choupo Moting, Eto’o, Moukandjo.

Mexico’s starting XI suggests a continuation of their 5-3-2 formation. Paul Aguilar and Miguel Layun will be handed the wing-back berths, whilst further up the field, former Tottenham man Giovanni Dos Santos is likely to be fielded in a slightly more withdrawn role behind Oribe Peralta.

Cameroon look to be setting up in a 4-3-3 formation. There are a handful of surprise selections – at the back, Cedric Djeugoue and Benoit Assout-Ekotto are selected at right-back and left-back respectively, whilst the highly-rated duo Joel Matip and Vincent Aboubakar are handed bench-warming duties.

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  1. Daniel_tsl
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Dammit I forgot about the manual substitutions 😥
    Blind on my bench 😥

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  2. Zep
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Just woke up.

    Xabi Alonso. Sweeeeet.

    Ramos. Meh.

    Cillessen on 8pts looks like a stick.

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  3. FACUPARSE
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    GOOAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

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  4. Blue Lion
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    R.I.P Spain

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  5. Daniel_tsl
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    GOAL! De Vries!

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  6. Nice to Finally Michu
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

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  7. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Good night Spain

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  8. Zep
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Wow

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  9. MJ6987
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Van Gaal is doing alright with this average Dutch side!

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  10. De_Roiste
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Nice chest on that Dutch fan!

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  11. FACUPARSE
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Spain ain't winning sheet

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  12. Optimus.
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Revenge

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    1. Woy of the Wovers
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      To be fair, Spain deserve revenge as the Dutch kicked them last time.

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  13. Wilshere Knowledge
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Hahaha! Eat that ya cheats!

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  14. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    I love it when I bet on the team that no one fancies..... Get in there holland

    Wish I out more than 25 quid on them

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  15. Yome
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Spain out of the World Cup

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    1. crystalpalaceRus
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Didnt they lose their opening game then won the cup?

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      1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Yep they did

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      2. Yome
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        They lost against the Swiss but was it the first one?

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        1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
          • 14 Years
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          Yep

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  16. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    😯

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  17. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Get in!

    Tika Taka that Spain!

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  18. Woy of the Wovers
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    I fancy the Dutch to win this one.

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    1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Really 😆

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      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        You and your bets 😉

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        1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          I know... The last two and a bit years has been mental

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          1. Count of Monte Hristo
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            How much you won?

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            1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
              • 14 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              145 ish

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    2. Alan The Llama
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Out on a limb.

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  19. TokyoRed 東京赤
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    • 14 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    RvP to score and Holland to win 8-1...I'll conveniently ignore the losing bets

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    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Holland won't win 8-1. Unlucky

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      1. TokyoRed 東京赤
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Heh heh

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  20. De_Roiste
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 6 months ago

    At what stage are yellows wiped?

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    1. Woy of the Wovers
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Bit racist.

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      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
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        😆 brilliant

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      2. Zep
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Hahahaha

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  21. JT's Dog
      11 years, 6 months ago

      I got RVP into squad so I would have starter in third group game
      Yellow won't help

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    • Saniul
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Oranje.
      An indication of what we will do to Thomass' Spain. 😉

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    • KevIRL
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Cillessen 🙂

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    • Daniel_tsl
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Offside! Phew, Cillesen almost lost his cs

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      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        His what?

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        1. Daniel_tsl
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          My bad 😛

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      2. Daniel_tsl
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Oops, forgot he conceded 😛

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        1. JT's Dog
            11 years, 6 months ago

            They really should put score on screen to remind us 😉

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        2. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          😕

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        3. Blue Lion
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          which cs?

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        4. Daniel_tsl
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          My bad, forgot he already conceded............

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      3. Werkself
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Casillas terrible there.

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      4. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        what scores are the keepers on?

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        1. Declan
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          Cill is 9pts

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          1. Root
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            Blocked shots: 3 Pts
            Saved shots: 3 Pts
            Played minutes: 3 Pts

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          2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            hmm be interesting to see what hes on after the match then........cesar got 9pts for conceding and doin little else......

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          3. Beautiful Game
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            How many saves? Would get blocked shots for them too...

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      5. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Odds on a3-3?

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        1. Woy of the Wovers
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          I'll offer 12-1

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      6. JT's Dog
          11 years, 6 months ago

          Hate it when commentators say it could have been things like it could have been 4-1 if they had scored that early chance.
          Game would have been different if they had

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        • Colonel Shoe 肝池
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          dutch playin some lovely football

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        • Pork Pie Sausage Roll
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          This tournament is already almost as exciting as the whole of the 2010 snorefest

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          1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            my fav was 2006

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            1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
              • 15 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              Yeah 2006 was really good, up there with 98

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