Betting Tips Uruguay V Ghana
Friday, 2nd July – 19:30 GMT
FIFA World Cup, Quarter-Final
To some, Uruguay’s progress into the last-eight of the tournament will be seen as a shock, the smallest nation competing defying the geographical odds. But the South Americans are a very tidy outfit and boast some talented individuals, none more so than a player which has bagged the European Golden Boot award twice in his career. Deigo Forlan opened the scoring for Uruguay in the tournament with a brace against the hosts, South Africa. Since then he hasn’t been on the scoresheet thanks laregely to coach Oscar Tabrez, who views Forlan’s talent as crucial and pivotal in Uruguay delving even further into the competition. Instead of playing as an out-an-out striker, Forlan is instead occupying that position just off the two strikers – Luis Suarez & Cavani – in a typical play-maker role. It’s all a tad new to the former Manchester United flop but he’s taken to his new role magnificantly. Forlan will take up the same position tomorrow as his team take on Ghana, who have the support of an entire African continent now that every other African country has been eliminated from the tournament. Diego Forlan is used to silencing large contingency of supporters, much like he did in the UEFA Europa League final just weeks before the finals, when his brace against Fulham helped his club, Atletico Madrid, land Europe’s second tier competition. He’s not afraid of being the bad guy when it comes to scoring against the favourable team, and we see a third of the tournament coming tomorrow, so make sure you get on Diego Forlan firing Uruguay into the last-four.
Diego Forlan is the favourite to open the scoring tomorrow, with PaddyPower and WilliamHill both offering 6.00 on him doing so. We would rather opt for 888.sport who, while are offering slightly less odds at 5.50, will refund your stake (Betting £5 or more up to £20) should Forlan not score first but score later in the game.
