Now for the serious business. Expect to see the big teams now step it up even if they have not been that great in the qualifiers. They now know that one bad game and they are out, so they will be more focused than before. If you look at some of the previous winners, they ahve tended to start slow and work their way into form, so that they peak in the final. Hard to play at a very high level for 7 straight games. However Croatia, England and Belgium managed to rest their starters for the final group game, which will hold them in good stead for these games.
Initial leans:
Argentina @ 3.50
Uruguay @ 2.80
Spain -1.5 @ 2.75
Croatia @ 1.90
Brazil -1.5 @ 2.48
Belgium -1.5 @ 2.23
Brazil & Belgium @ 2.14
Switzerland @ 2.65
Colombia @ 4.15