| DATE: June 20 2010 | CITY: Bloemfontein | GROUP: Group F |
The second game day for Group F kicks off in Bloemfontein, with the important (for the second qualifying spot) match between Slovakia and Paraguay. If everything goes according to plan World Cup Champions Italy will have no problem grabbing the first position of the group, so that leaves us with three (more or less equal) contenders fighting for one remaining ticket to the round of 16. All games between these three teams will be a matter of life and death, and the nation that will get the most points will have the biggest advantage to continue on the knock out stage.
Paraguay has the first game of the 2010 World Cup against Italy, and probably coming in today with zero points and their back against the wall. Slovakia on the other hand was playing New Zealand, the weakest team of the group, and depending on the result of that game their psychology can definitely be a factor in today’s match up. Nevertheless both Paraguay and Slovakia are counting on a victory in Bloemfontein since the winning team will add more valuable points in their basket, while at the same time cutting points from their biggest opponent in the race to the playoffs.
Slovakia will have the opportunity to send Paraguay home early and pretty much guarantee qualification, they also have a slight advantage playing against the Italians in the last game. If Italy has already secured the first spot, maybe the coach decides to give his biggest players the day off (Italy is the oldest team in terms of average age for the 2010 World Cup). Even a draw could be enough for Slovakia today, but Paraguay will not go down that easily so we should expect a really strong game.
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