#Blue Samurai

IN JANUARY, Celtic will have five Japanese players on its books and it was Shunsuke Nakamura who functioned as the pioneer for Japanese players at Parkhead. Centre-back Yuki Kobayashi will be the latest Japanese player to become a Celt when he officially joins the club in January 2023. He will join compatriots Daizen Maeda, Kyogo Furuhashi, Reo…

Tuesday afternoon sees the penultimate match of the Round of 16 take place as Morocco face Spain in the Education City Stadium. Here at BettingOdds.com we've put together our best bet builder tips in the form of a 10/1 double. Morocco were one of only two African sides to make it to the knockout stage of the tournament after an excellent group…

Croatia will try to make one last run with their veteran squad when they face Japan on Monday in a 2022 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 match at Al Janoub Stadium in Qatar. Croatia lost to France in the 2018 final. They ousted world No. 2 Belgium from the tournament on Thursday with a 0-0 draw. That followed a 4-1 thrashing of Canada, and players like…

Japan and Croatia will battle for a place in the quarterfinals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup at the Al Janoub Stadium on Monday. Japan upset the apple cart by finishing at the summit of Group E ahead of former champions Spain and Germany. The Blue Samurai booked their spot in the last 16 with a dramatic 2-1 comeback victory over Spain in their final…

Kevin De Bruyne will need to produce some magic for Belgium Groups E and F have their final games at the Qatar World Cup. Please note that with odds often one-sided in result markets, we've sometimes provided more of a value tip with our suggested bet. Odds current as of Thursday 1 December, 19:00pm It looks like Belgium's golden generation's…

CELTIC star Daizen Maeda will be staying in Qatar a little longer as he led the line for Japan to upset Group E - sending past winners Germany home. Maeda and co sprang yet another stunning World Cup upset to top their section - and complete the set of Celtic stars progressing to the next stage of the World Cup. Spain boss Luis Enrique almost saw…

You can follow the live action of the game between Spain and Japan on As.com. Though the 2010 world champions will be highly favored in this one, their opponents defeated the notoriously good Germans. That's all to say that at the 2022 FIFA World Cup anything can happen. On Wednesday afternoon, Spain and Japan will meet in their final match of…

Spain will try to win the group, and Japan will be out to spring another upset Thursday when the teams meet in a Group E finale at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Doha, Qatar. Spain lead the group, one point ahead of Japan and Costa Rica and three ahead of Germany, so it is wide open entering the final day. Spain can seal a spot with a draw, but Japan…

The world's preeminent soccer tournament is only three days away, and we're here to provide further World Cup predictions. Here, we'll focus on the first of two popular player future markets, the Golden Boot. This year, I've identified two players in the market that provide bettors decent value. In this market, you're looking for two criteria to be…

The top spot in the group is up for grabs, and Spain and Japan will be among the teams trying to seize it when they meet in a Group E finale on Thursday at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The Spaniards lead the group with four points, with Japan and Costa Rica just a point behind, and dangerous Germany have a chance despite sitting on one point. The…

As Tuesday's slate inches ever closer, we're set to provide a few FIFA World Cup predictions. Having outlined our best bets for Group C, we're now turning our attention different markets: the player and game props. Bettors have myriad options available to them within this category - both teams to score, anytime goal scorer, first team to score,…

Four-times world champions Germany will kick-off their World Cup campaign against Japan desperate to put the 2018 debacle behind them when the 2014 champions lost their first group match and crashed out in the first round, their earliest exit in over 80 years. Japan, on the other hand, have never gone beyond the last 16 at a World Cup and narrowly…

FIFA World Cup Group E feels like a group that can be split right down the middle with a cavernous moat in between two pairs. You've got two previous and recent World Cup winners in Spain (2010) and Germany (2014) on one side, and then on the other side are Japan and Costa Rica. Neither Japan nor Costa Rica is a bad team. Both have exited the group…