USA Women will to build some momentum in their next 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup fixture against Colombia on Saturday. The USA Women opened with a 2-0 win over North Korea, a match which they were expected to win, but it was a match against opponents who had caused them headaches before in the group stages of World Cups. Again, the North Koreans, who have the youngest average age squad at the World Cup finals, but up a lot of dogged, organised defence which frustrated the USA. Albeit by a bit of a thread, the USA are the highest ranked team in the world at the moment, and but their form leading up to the 2011 FIFA World Cup hadn’t been the greatest. The unthinkable of the USA having to play a qualification play off just to get to the finals happened, thanks to a defeat by Mexico. There was a loss against England in a friendly this year, but still the optimism around the USA Women won’t die down. They are one of the powerhouses of the game, and still remain so, but at the moment, unlike Germany, they are not the sum of all their parts. They were drawn into something of a stalemate in the first half against North Korea, with the two teams looking as if they were evenly matched. North Korea passed the ball quickly and ran into space and found themselves making strides in the USA back four.
If this opening match against North Korea had played out as a draw, the USA Women could really have not had any complaints. But the USA Women took their chances where the Asians failed to make the best of theirs. Second half goals from Lauren Cheney and then Rachel Beuhler sealed the deal, with the North Koreans tiring from their efforts, and the Americans came away with the vital three points. It was the start they needed, it was not the most convincing of displays, but the job has been done and now they can build on those three points. Other nations used to be fearful of playing the USA Women, but now others will be watching them and seeing some vulnerabilities. They are not the strongest in midfield, and truthfully, while the USA are trading quite well and should be in the quarter finals, other teams, especially the Europeans have looked much more solid. Still, because of the wealth of talent which they can call upon, they are still worth a bet, and you get the feeling that that first win was so important for their confidence and unity. USA Women v Colombia Women betting now looks like a very interesting prospect. Colombia Women went down 1-0 to the powerful Swedes in their opening match but a lot more can be read from that match than just the score line.
USA Women v Colombia Women 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup betting really should go towards the Americans, because Colombia were dominated by Sweden in their opening match. The score line is not a reflection of how the game went, as Sweden could have ran up a hatful. Sure, you could take the point that Colombia played dogged defence and did not get over ran, but they could have conceded a lot, and they did not offer anything up front at all. Two long range shots was about all they could muster in the entire game. OK, so Sweden Women are better than the USA Women, we can come out and say that. They are more organised, more of a team and play better football. But the USA have a big chance to qualify for the quarter finals here and they will want to get this job done against Colombia, because having to face Sweden in the final group match is not going to be an easy game to get anything out of. So, a win here in their second group match should guarantee them a spot in the quarter finals. You want to see them go and not only prove to the world they are still a force to be reckoned with, but prove to themselves that they can still compete with the best.
Go for the USA Women to win here, they should overpower the Colombian Women in the end. A comfortable 2-0 winning margin for the USA is priced nicely at 11/4 with Bet365.
USA Women v Colombia Women 2011 FIFA World Cup Betting Odds
USA Women to win: 1/10 at Bet365
Draw: 19/2 at Victor Chandler
Colombia Women to win: 25/1 at Unibet
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