After 40 years Uruguay Vs Israel can Israel stop Diego Forlan
Israel have their eyes set on the 2012 Euro Cup and are looking to test their first eleven against the world cup bound side Uruguay and take with them all the lesson they can to make their team strong and robust. Israel has not qualified for the world cup since 1970 and are looking to prove their worth. The new Israeli coach, Mr. Fernandez is known to play a winning game and their match against Uruguay is not going to be any different. It may come with the tag a friendly international but nothing is going to read friendly when the start up whistle goes off. Last time the two teams played was Wed, 03 Jun 70 World Cup Uruguay 2-0 Israel
Uruguay is ranked as no 18th in the FIFA world rankings and they are coming into this encounter as the clear favorites. Israel is ranked at number 24, six positions eight ranks below the Uruguay side and the Israelites are going to be out and about to prove they are by far the best at what they do. Israel should top the groups of the most improved performing exemplary in all their clashes Israel earned a lot of respect after they trounced a weaker r side e Luxembourg 7 -0 and went on to beat Moldova 3-1.israel has been getting better and better and they are going to be looking for all the chances within the 90 minutes to prove they are worth.
The Uruguay coach, Oscar Tabarez is going to be looking to test his squad and know its weak points ahead of the opening match in South Africa versus France. He is going to seek to tighten his defense and seal any leaks, he is also going to look to sharpen the scoring skills of his strikers, and the Israel team are not going to be spared in this epic clash.
The last time these two teams met head to head was in 1970 and Uruguay came out the winners with 2-0 win, This was very long ago and most definitely the forty years that have passé d the Israeli side has become stronger and stronger with each day and recently they have joined the ranks of the football greats in the world. This meeting is going to be one that draws two teams of different classes who have different styles and class in their style of play.
The Uruguay’s coach is going to be trying out his first eleven for South Africa and the likes of Diego Forlan are expected to start. Fernando Muslera ,Diego Lugano, Diego Scotti, Diego Godin, Maximiliano Pereira, Alvaro Pereira; Diego Perez, Gargano, Ignacio Gonzalez and Luis Suarez are going to be in the encounter to prove they should be picked top go to south Africa.
Star players for the Israeli side are going to be absent from the clash, the likes of Chelsea Ben- haim ,Benayoun and Davidovich are going to be out ,this means they stand no chance to hold off the attacks of Diego Forlan.
Betting Tips
The odds are piled against the Israeli side that has the bookies offering high figure of 7.01 for their win and a figure of 3.94 for a draw. A draw seems to be the only possibility in the world of Israel, who are going to be coming under the offensive of one of the strongest Uruguayan sides in many years. A win for Uruguay is placed at 1.42 and this need no more explaining .waging your hard earned earnings against Uruguay is going to be a risk you will not want to take because the chance of Uruguay slipping under an expected crowd of about 20000 fans is really next to nothing. The match outcome is going to be crafted out of the wits of both teams but it is worth noting the best team is going to be the winner. Israel is hard to beat even when they are away from home and this clash is going to be no different.
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