Bet Paraguay vs Japan: Round of 16 - 10:00am EST (16:00)
Bet Paraguay vs Japan: Round of 16 - 10:00am EST (16:00)
The Tuesday morning round of 16 match will feature Paraguay vs Japan odds kicking-off at 10:00am EST (16:00) from Loftus Versfeld Stadium followed by Spain and Portugal at 2:30pm EST (20:30) with only two spots left for the final eight teams in South Africa. Online bookmakers have Paraguay +110 money line favorites in soccer betting lines vs Japan +250 with a draw returning +200. Sportsbooks also have La Albirroja PK (-200) favorites in round of 16 odds vs the Blue Samurai PK (+140) with the over/under total sitting at 2 UNDER (-120). The Asian squad finished second in Group E behind the Netherlands while Paraguay won Group F over Slovakia and Italy.
Paraguay held Italy to a 1-1 draw in their opening match then defeated Slovakia 2-0 and drew 0-0 with New Zealand in their final game to reach the round of 16. Coach Gerardo Martino was not happy with just a draw against the All Whites and is demanding from his team a much sharper game if they are to move onto the quarterfinals. "We were not very mobile and we were quite inaccurate against New Zealand," Martino said this week. "We had a lot of problems in an area where we didn't expect, and that was in attack." Bet Paraguay +110 as favorites in World Cup soccer betting lines vs Japan with up to 260% in total bonuses and a 200% poker bonus.
Japan opened their 2010 finals campaign in South Africa as 600-1 longshots to win the tournament and put the soccer world on notice with a 1-0win over Cameroon, a respectable 0-1 loss to the Netherlands and a 3-1 win over Denmark in their final group match. The key for the Blue Samurai on Tuesday is to not lose focus by considering that reaching the round of 16 is the only accomplishment. "We must keep on playing as we have been doing," said veteran keeper Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi this week. "Of course, we can be proud of what we have done so far but we must stay calm. Bet Japan +250 as favorites in soccer betting lines vs Paraguay with up to a 20% initial deposit bonus.