Greece vs Italy Prediction & Tips After missing out on a sixth consecutive major tournament by failing to qualify for this summer’s finals, Greece showed grit by earning a 2-2 draw against World Cup-bound Sweden with a 95th-minute goal on Thursday. Although it has drawn three of its last four matches (1 loss), it has… Read more »
Croatia vs Slovenia Prediction & Tips Despite ranking just outside the top ten in the FIFA rankings (#11) and having reached the semifinals in the last two tournaments, Croatia is not among the favorites heading into the 2026 World Cup. This is largely because they have lost their last two matches by a two-goal margin,… Read more »
England vs New Zealand Prediction & Tips It’s perhaps fair to say that Thomas Tuchel’s tenure as England manager has hit its first major roadblock, as—although the Three Lions won nine of their first ten international matches under his leadership (1D)—they head into these final two World Cup warm-ups without having won either of their… Read more »
Bolivia vs Scotland Prediction & Tips Bolivia came close to ending its 32-year absence from the World Cup, but lost 2-1 in the playoff final against Iraq in April, in a match that marked its third consecutive game with exactly three goals (2 wins, 1 loss). They haven’t played since then, so this friendly, along… Read more »
Switzerland vs Australia Prediction & Tips Australia showed signs of nerves in their 0-1 loss to Mexico last weekend at the Rose Bowl in California, which served as yet another wake-up call for the team, as they have faced three teams currently ranked in the top 25 of the FIFA rankings (including the U.S. and… Read more »
Panama vs Bosnia & Herzegovina Prediction & Tips Panama has played two high-scoring friendlies over the past week, bouncing back from a 2-6 loss to Brazil with a 4-2 victory over the Dominican Republic. The Canaleros are heading into their second World Cup appearance looking to significantly improve on their performance in the 2018 tournament,… Read more »
USA vs Germany Prediction & Tips A 3-2 victory over Senegal marked a strong start to a crucial summer for the U.S., which lost both of its matches during the last FIFA international window in March. Those losses to Portugal and Belgium mean that Mauricio Pochettino’s squad has now gone ten games without a win… Read more »
Portugal vs Chile Prediction & Tips Portugal is wrapping up its World Cup preparations with two home friendlies against teams that failed to qualify, starting with this match and facing Nigeria next week. Drawn in the same group as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uzbekistan, and Colombia, the “Seleção das Quinas” enters as one… Read more »
