Following on from our effort to provide the very few reader here with a Who Cares Guide to every World Cup game, we offer up our Who Cares Guide to the World Cup Round of 16 match between Spain v Russia.
But the casual reader and World Cup bandwagoner or Football cynic doesn’t have time to preview all the games, which is why we have compacted them all into a shortened form so you can impress fellow family, friends, and annoying neighbours with your new found World Cup Round of 16 knowledge.
This time we offer some who cares thoughts on Spain v Russia Round of 16 clash.
GAME 3 – MON 0:00 (AEST) – SPAIN v RUSSIA
THE WHO CARES QUALIFYING STORY
Russia were the most surprising of the qualifying teams, if you based your predictions on recent form and thoughts of those in the know about the Russian team and not the cynical potential of their recent Olympic record or the risk of politics influencing another major world event. Few would have thought that Russia were the first team to qualify, but that is exactly how it played out, and they were good value for their two wins with some great goals. They lost against the first decent team they played, and you could argue that Spain is a step up.
Or perhaps not, as Spain haven’t really set the world on fire in Group B. They got the top nod on the basis of scoring more goals than Portugal, but they were undefeated with a win and two draws. Diego Costa and Isco have been their best, and their usual dolphin tight defence has conceded 5 goals and has been lucky not to have conceded more. Maybe they will fully click in the knockout stage, and Russia could well be the perfect tem to face to get in shape. Or so we have thought with Russia all along.
SPAIN – 1st Group B – 5pts – GD +1
Lowest points tally of all the table toppers.
RUSSIA – 2nd Group A – 6pts – GD +4
Surprise of Group stage, and the worst FIFA ranked team to make it to the knockout stage.
WHO CARES HISTORY
Head to Head – Spain 4 – Draw 2 – Russia 0
Last Match – Spain 3 Russia 3 – 2017 Friendly
WHO CARES FOR A BET?
RESULT – Spain $1.57 Russia $6.50 Draw $3.70
TO QUALIFY – Spain $1,28 Russia $3.65
OUR BEST BET – Spain to win and both teams score @ $3.90
WHO CARES WHAT WE THINK?
What we think will happen…
Spain scores early and so does Russia, Spain seal a win late.
What will probably happen..
Spain score in the first half and then pass the ball around for the rest of the game without either team scoring again.
What our animal tipster Muttstradamus thinks…
Spain
What our small children think…
Spain
WHO CARES ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE?
Who’s next?
The winner of this game will play the winner of Croatia v Denmark
What to watch out for…
See what Putin gets up to. Or a decent game from David de Gea.
Finishing with…. a match preview Haiku
Spanish Bombs out Russia
The clash sees the home side out
Inquisition next?
