Friday June 23rd, World Cup Betting Highlights

Friday June 23rd was the final day of the first round match-ups. France and Switzerland were both winners in Group G and are also heading to the round of 16. Goals from France's Patrick Vieira and Thierry Henry ended Togo's World Cup hopes. Switzerland and Korea Republic had a close match even though the final score was 2-0 in the favor of Switzerland. Goals from Philippe Senderos and Alexandr Frei sealed the deal. Switzerland is heading to the round of 16 with their first match being against Ukraine on June 26th at 3pm EST. Andriy Shevchenko of Ukraine belted a 70th minute penalty kick to give Ukraine a 1-0 victory over Tunisia. This is Ukraine's first World Cup and they are going to the round of 16. Spain ended on top of Group H with three wins and 9 points. Juanito's 36th-minute header was all that was needed against Saudi Arabia. Spain will be taking on France on June 27th at 3pm EST for the final round of 16 match-up.

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 25, 2006

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