Northern Ireland have a good record against the Czech Republic and are worth backing to grind out a draw in Prague. The Green and White Army picked up a point at Generali Arena during qualifying for the 2018 World Cup and have gone four head-to-head clashes without defeat.
Scotland must try to salvage some pride from a miserable Euro 2020 qualifying campaign when hosting Group I whipping boys San Marino. The Scots suffered a fourth straight defeat in this pool when losing 4-0 away to Russia on Thursday, but their opponents were crushed 9-0 by Belgium on the same night.
Republic of Ireland will face Georgia for the seventh time in six years when travelling to Tbilisi for Saturday’s Euro 2020 qualifier and have a great head-to-head record. The men in green have won five and drawn the other of their previous encounters, including a 1-0 Dublin victory back in March.
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Germany entertain Argentina and a home win is expected in a rematch of the 1986, 1990 and 2014 World Cup finals. Die Mannschaft should be in good spirits following the recent Champions League exploits of their Bundesliga teams and have a youngish squad full of energy and enthusiasm.
Scotland’s hopes of qualifying for Euro 2020 via Group I are all but over, so they should be able to play with freedom when visiting Russia. Their hosts are on course to finish second after posting five wins and a loss to leaders Belgium from six fixtures, including last month’s 2-1 triumph at Hampden.
After suffering a post-World Cup slump, England Women are fancied to return to winning ways when hosting Brazil in a Middlesbrough friendly. The Lionesses enjoyed a 2-1 victory when these teams met in the SheBelieves Cup in America in February and prevailed 1-0 in Nottingham last October.
Mexico have gone nine games against Argentina without a win but may be a value bet to buck that trend when they meet in a San Antonio friendly. El Tri have named an experienced squad for this contest, which takes place a week ahead of their Independence Day, and are coming off a 3-0 triumph over USA.
Senegal got the nod in our pre-tournament Africa Cup of Nations preview, but Algeria have already beaten them 1-0 during the pool stage in Egypt. With both teams coming through dramatic semi-final victories, everything points towards this being another close encounter in our book.
Tunisia and Nigeria suffered heart-breaking semi-final defeats at the Africa Cup of Nations and Wednesday’s third-place play-off will be a test of their resolve. The Super Eagles have tried to play more enterprising football throughout the tournament, though, so the feeling is they will still be up for this.
Algeria had to go to penalties in the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals and could be in for another long night when taking on Nigeria in the semis. Both of these teams have proved they are capable of showing plenty of resilience when under pressure and we’re expecting a tight tussle in Cairo.
Senegal got the nod in our pre-tournament Africa Cup of Nations preview and we’re sticking with them in the semi-finals against Tunisia. The Eagles of Carthage enjoyed an impressive quarter-final win over Madagascar, but the Lions of Teranga have looked far more solid overall during this tournament.
Senegal were our pre-tournament selection for Africa Cup of Nations glory and we see no reason to desert them against surprise quarter-finalists Benin. The Lions of Teranga have Liverpool star Sadio Mane in fine form and are the tournament’s highest-rated team, according to the FIFA rankings.
South Africa caused a major upset when knocking hosts Egypt out of the Africa Cup of Nations and can now push Nigeria all the way in the quarter-finals. Bafana Bafana are unbeaten in their last five encounters with the Super Eagles, notably taking four points off them in qualifying for this tournament.