Uruguay v Costa Rica Betting Tips and Predictions

Uruguay have high hopes for this year’s World Cup and we have free World Cup betting tips for their opening match.

In a match between England’s two other Group D opponents, the whole of Uruguay will be hoping that their talisman, Luis Suarez, is fit in time to face Costa Rica on the 14^th June 2014. The dual player of the year in this season’s Premier League is undoubtedly Uruguay’s Star Man at present and his tally of 11 goals in 14 matches during the qualifying campaign has propelled him to become Uruguay’s record goal scorer with 39. Ranked 6^th in the World at present and with the likes of Diego Forlan, Edinson Cavani and the Athletico Madrid pair of Godin and Rodriguez it is somewhat perplexing that, having finished a lowly 5^th in the CONMEBOL qualifying group, Uruguay needed to come through a play-off with Jordan to reach the finals in Brazil.

Punters who look to omens when making selections may look to the fact that Uruguay’s two successes in the World Cup have both come in South America, the inaugural win on home soil in 1930 and their second success coming in 1950 in Brazil beaten the host nation 2-1 in the final. If this is the case then 33/1 with SkyBet (money back if Brazil win) may be of interest to you.

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Fans and Punters alike may see Group D as a battle between three teams for the top two qualifying places, however, Costa Rica will be no push over. With a team that coach Jorge Pinto has based on a strong Defensive unit with a back four who have amassed in excess of 200 caps between them and a goalkeeper in Keylor Navas who, this season, was touted as arguably the best goalkeeper in Spain for his performances at his club side Levante. Add to this the strong attacking midfielder and captain, Bryan Ruiz, who English Fans will remember from his time at Fulham and Arsenal’s 21 year old Striker, Joel Campbell, who was on loan last season with Olympiakos and instrumental in their title success. With 9 goals in 31 appearances for Costa Rica you can see why their Group D rivals will have to put in a top performance to come out on top.

Costa Rica can boast the tag of being the most successful team in Central America appearing in what is their fourth World Cup finals, however, they will be hoping that this current squad can improve on their Round of 16 (their best effort to date) achievement at their last appearance in a World Cup in Italia ’90.

In what is likely to be a very cagey affair to kick off Group D, the value looks to be in the Draw at 3/1 with Bet365. If Suarez wins his race to be fit then both teams will possess in form strikers and a both teams to score bet with William Hill at 11/8 could well be worth a wager on. For the goal scorer punters out there I see a very tempting price of 9/2 for Joel Campbell to score in 90 minutes.

Uruguay v Costa Rica Betting Tips and Predictions

Draw – Bet Here at 3/1 with Bet365

Both Teams to Score – Bet Here at 11/8 with William Hill

Joel Campbell to Score Anytime – Bet Here at 4/1 with William Hill

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