World Cup Betting Highlights for Sunday, June 18, 2006

Sunday, June 18 ended in misery for everyone except Brazil. Brazil barely squeaked out a 2-0 victory over Australia. The match was 1-0 until a 90th minute goal from substitute Fred. Even with the loss, Australia still has a good chance of qualifying to the next round. Japan and Croatia ended in a 0-0 draw. Japan goalkeeper Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi made a brilliant save against Darijo Srna's penalty kick, but without a win, neither team will be able to qualify to the next round. France and Korea Republic also ended in a 1-1 tie. Korea Republic fought hard and won the tie thus keeping their World Cup hopes alive. On June 23rd Korea Republic will battle Switzerland for the final Group G match.

Here are the upcoming round of 16 match betting odds:

England vs Ecuador World Cup Match 51 - June 25th

Portugal vs. Netherlands World Cup Match 52 - June 25th

Italy vs. Australia World Cup Match 53 - June 26th

Switzerland vs Ukraine World Cup Match 54 - June 26th

Brazil vs. Ghana World Cup Match 55 - June 27th

Spain vs France World Cup Match 56 - June 27th

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by Marcus Franz at 1800-sports.com on June 20, 2006

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