Welcome to the Who Cares Guide to Colombia v Japan World Cup Group H Action. The Gurgler’s quick and easy guide for the first Group H match up that could throw up a surprise if were lucky.
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So onwards then, to the Colombia v Japan World Cup Group H Action.
A WHO CARES COLOMBIA v JAPAN WORLD CUP PREVIEW
Head to Head Record
Colombia 2 Draw 1 Japan 0
Last Meeting
World Cup 2014 Colombia 4-1
When is it? (AEST)
Monday 19 July at 10pm
How Should I Watch It?
Should I Stay Up? (Must watch and Stay Up),
Get Up? (Gotta watch live with pre sleep),
Wake Up? (Record and Wake up Normal Time), or
Catch Up? (Check the Score and the Group table and move on)
Stay up – this is the best of the three games on offer on this night.
The story…
Colombia and in particular James Rodriguez flew out of the gates at the last World Cup Group Stage, recording three big wins, one of them over Japan who they meet first up in Russia. Group H looks just as open as in 2014, so if they replicate their big win, it will set them up nicely to head out of the group stage. The efforts from Asian qualifiers has been mixed at this World Cup so far, and we will see if Japan can match the other table topping Asian side Iran by recording a surprise win.
Players to Watch
James Rodriguez (Colombia) / Keisuke Honda (Japan)
Our Bold Prediction – What we think will happen….
Colombia 4-0, with goals a plenty for James Rodriguez.
What will probably happen….
Because we have James as the captain of the Fantasy team, he won’t play, and the Japanese will hang on for 80 minutes before Falcao steals a winner.
If these teams were cars, what would they be….
Japan would be a trusty Nissan Skyline from the early 90’s, Colombia would be an Alfa Romeo
Odds
Colombia $1.67 Japan $5.50
Draw $3.60 0-0 $8.00
Colombia 4-0 $26.00
Courtesy of Neds Bet
Best Bet
Colombia win @ $1.67
Bluff your way to World Cup expertise
Japan haven’t missed a World Cup since first qualifying for France 1998. Colombia got to the quarter finals at the last World Cup and look good to do it again. Japan also have a player who plays for our favourite Spanish team Eibar. Almost as many players come from Germany as Japan for the Blue Samurai. Japan have won two games, and made it through the group stage every second World Cup. The last time…in 2010.
A World Cup Preview Haiku
The Blue Samurai
Perhaps no James will help
Upset victory
Who Will Win based on a bunch of Stats of varying use.
BEST KIT – Colombia
BEST BADGE – Japan
BEST HEAD TO HEAD – Colombia
BEST MOST RECENT RESULT – Colombia
BEST BETS – Colombia
BEST NICKNAME – Blue Samurai (Japan) > Los Cafeteros (Coffee Makers – Colombia)
UNDERDOGS CHOICE – Japan
MUTTSTRADAMUS THE DOG SELECTS – Colombia
AGAINST a 2YO / 5YO CHILD (Combined Effort) – Colombia
From our previous discussion on how to pick World Cup winners.
STATS WINNING SELECTION – Colombia
REVIEW
Stay tuned for the review after the game.
You know it will be just the amount of information you need.
