Had Japan played in virtually in any other group at the World Cup 2014, they will be probably regarded as huge underdogs to survive the initial stage. As they will play against Colombia, the Ivory Coast and Greece, the Asian nation has a rare opportunity to make it to the elimination round. Alberto Zaccheroni is one of the few coaches who could get them there and the Japanese Federation was wise to hire him. Group stage and event prospects The…

In the final months of 2013, Ghana was in real danger of missing the World Cup 2014 at the end of a rather disappointing qualifying campaign. Everyone expected them to cruise to the groups and book a flight to Brazil without having to go through the playoffs, but this was not the case. On the bright side, the players rebounded in the double legged round against Egypt and utterly destroyed their rivals in the first leg. Group stage and event…

Wednesday 07/05/2014, 21:00, France Ligue 1 Round 36, Monaco vs Guingamp Monaco vs Guingamp Betting Preview Monaco is guaranteed to finish second behind PSG and will play in the Champions League groups next season. This achievement is nothing more than a pale consolation for a team that hopes to win the title after investing in world-class strikers. More recently, they were defeated in the Coupe de France semifinal and tonight they have a chance to avenge that defeat by sending…

Wednesday 07/05/2014, 22:00, England Premier League, Round 37, Sunderland vs West Bromwich Sunderland vs West Bromwich Betting Preview Nobody expected Sunderland to play such a critical role in deciding the Premier League winner, but over the course of two weeks they recorded some incredible results. They collected 10 points in four games while facing the likes of Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea and Cardiff. Tonight they face a mediocre opponent and they simply can't afford to fail against West Bromwich,…