Well, a shit day yesterday made even worse by the fact that I couldn't watch either of the match because the fuckin' Chuckle Brothers were on repeat!
Only Namibia's draw saved a bad day from being a terrible day! I did go overboard on the bets a bit, so it's my own fault really.
Anyway, apparently Ghana were brilliant yesterday, while Morocco were apparently awful! Not that we've got to worry about the Atlas Lions anymore as they're back off home! Guinea should have beaten Namibia but missed a host of chances in front of goal. Namibia threatened plenty on the counter-attack though!
So Ghana go through as winners of Group A and will face the runners-up of group B, which will be one of three teams - Cote D'Ivoire, Mali or Nigeria. Guinea will face the group winner, either Cote D'Ivoire or Mali!
So, onto todays games....
Cote D'Ivoire v Mali
The odds say it all really, a draw would be the favorable result for both team, but current best of of 1.97 are just ridiculous. I think a great deal will depend on team news for this one.
Cote D'Ivoire's Didier Drogba has stated that they really have no preference for who they'd like to face in the knockout stages as they have to beat some very good teams anyway. They also have history when it comes to fielding weakened teams having already qualified as they did so in Egypt in 2006.
Mali need only a draw and if their performances in the first two games are anything to go by, they'll struggle to get that against a full-strength Cote D'Ivoire team.
If Cote D'Ivoire put out a full strength team, current odds of 2.62 (WBX) are just too big. However, if they play a somewhat weakened team, an interest on Mali at odds of 8.00 (Fonbet) or the AH(0) at 3.50 (Betway) could well pay off! No bets at present though!