A potent quarterfinal matchup takes place on Friday as five-time World Cup betting champion Brazil battles the Netherlands. It should be a quality one since the winner of this game may go on to win the World Cup. Brazil is the favorite in this game against the Netherlands and they’re also the overall favorite to win the World Cup.

Brazil is a -260 favorite at the online sportsbook with the total at 2.5 under.

Despite the fact that the Netherlands is thought to be a pretty formidable team they’re still substantial underdogs against Brazil in this game that can be seen on ESPN. The 3-way line at SBG has Brazil at -120, the Netherlands at +300 and the Tie at +225. Brazil was pretty outstanding in their round of 16 game as they routed Chile 3-0. The Netherlands was nearly as outstanding as they defeated Slovakia 2-1 in a game that really should have concluded 2-0. Brazil and the Netherlands have met 3 times in World Cup betting history and Brazil has won 2 of those times. The 1st was in 1974 where Dutch coach Johan Cruyff encouraged Holland to beat Brazil 2-0 on their way to the final. Brazil took their vengeance in 1994 when a late Branco free kick gave Brazil a 3-2 victory. And the 2 sides were tied 1-1 in a 1998 semi-final. Brazil won that competition in penalties.

Brazil must find a way to win devoid of playmaker Elano who will miss the game because of an ankle injury. He was hurt late in the game against Ivory Coast though he scored a goal in Brazil’s 1st 2 matches. He has been practicing but he’ll not be ready for Friday’s game. Brazil is a pretty deep team but Elano is a essential competitor as he has played 46 matches with Brazil and scored nine goals.

Brazil wants to atone for the defeat when they were shocked 4 years ago in the quarterfinals by France. They played their greatest game of the World Cup odds against Chile in the round of 16 and they want to keep on that result against the Netherlands. Luis Fabiano has scored 3 goals in 4 matches in South Africa and he appears to have a great chemistry with Kaka.

The game often boils down to the goalkeeper when 2 potent squads meet. Brazil has Julio Cesar while the Netherlands has Maarten Stekelenburg who made some big saves in the win over Slovakia. There’s still some concern about Cesar’s back injury, though there’s no question that Cesar has the better credentials. He hurt his back in a warmup game against Zimbabwe on June second. He missed a lot of practice but he has been reliable in the World Cup, allowing only 2 goals. It might be Cesar who is the difference for Brazil if this game boils down to penalty kicks.

But Brazil will likely win. Brazil has won the World Cup five times and tradition breeds victors. The pressure on them is greater, and overall fairly positive. The last time Holland reached the finals was way back in the 1970s. These players haven’t been there before.


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