While Portugal
has already inched their position one step ahead after defeating the Group A
table topper, Czech Republic in the 1st quarter final match, Group C topper,
Spain and Group D second placed qualifier, France are on their way to play the
3rd quarter final match of this tournament to set a match against Portugal in
the semi-final. Spain and France are ready to take over each other at Donbass Arena, Donetsk on June 23, 2012 at 18.45 hours GMT.
Spain is in a full swing to carry on their winning stream after getting two successive wins against Ireland and Croatia respectively in the last two group stage matches. Before these two matches, they initiated the tournament with a draw against Italy. La Roja, the most hyped and lead scorer from Group C has done a great job in all the three matches played so far, especially in the match against Ireland when they thrashed their opponent in 4-0 score line. Being one of the pre-tournament favorites, Spaniards are also looking for another championship title to complete the achievement of three championship trophies in a row. However, there are two main points to worry for this team- the absence of two great strikers, Carles Puyol and David Villa and the out of form performance from one of their favorite striker, Fernando Torres. But in the midst of absentees, Casillas has emerged out as a striking personality in the team after his superb performance against Croatia. With these plus points, there are many things which may upset this defending champion. Compared to their experience and performance, Ireland is a weak team and so an impressive win against them does not convince that they are capable of getting through any situation, especially when they have literally struggled to maintain their existence in this tournament against Croatia by scoring one late goal. The same situation they have faced in their first match when an equally competent Italy upset them in the ground. France is also a deserving contender and playing against them with dominance will not be an easy matter. Moreover, their defense is a weak area, on which the French can take advantage. But in this tournament so far, they have conceded only one goal and that too with their weak defense.
France, on the other hand can be considered as an
underrated qualifier because so far in this tournament, they have won a lone
match and with such a disappointing performance they have luckily fixed a
position in the playoff. A 2-0 loss from this former World Champion and that
too against Sweden was totally unexpected from France. The defense in French
squad is the main thing to worry because there was a huge lapse in their
co-ordination in their last match and the Swedish side took full advantage of
their loop holes. Moreover, when their rival is fully studded with strikers
with individual skills, French are likely to face a tough challenge. Besides
their defense problem, their attacking strategy is also very poor to dominate
over their opponent. Like dual faces of a coin, French boys may also reveal
another impressive side in this match and may knock out Spain to carry on their
campaign against Portuguese sqad.
Although Spain is a favorite in this tournament but there is 1:1 chance for a win in either side. However, the bookies like Bet 365, Betfred, Betvictor and Coral are offering 5/2, William Hills and Ladbrokers are offering 23/10 and Paddy Power is offering 12/5 for a draw match. For a win in Spanish side, Coral, Betfred, William Hill and Ladbrokers are offering 4/5; Betvictor and Paddy Power are offering 17/20 and Bet365 is offering 5/6. Paddy Power and Bet365 are offering 15/4, Ladbrokers, Betvictor and Betfred are offering 4 and William Hill and Coral are offering 19/5 and 7 /2 respectively.
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