International Friendlies ( 10-11 Feb,´09 )

[Bagzi]

Tuesday 10 February 2009	Home	Draw	Away	BPP
Cyprus v Serbia (16:00GMT)	3.90	3.45	2.23	99.47 %	Details »
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Slovakia v Ukraine (16:00GMT)	4.20	3.50	2.11	99.77 %	Details »
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Angola v Mali (18:00GMT)	2.60	3.40	2.56	106.94 %	Details »
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Brazil v Italy (19:45GMT)	2.54	3.25	3.30	100.44 %	Details »
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Wednesday 11 February 2009	Home	Draw	Away	BPP
Algeria v Benin (10:00GMT)	1.44	3.80	7.00	109.83 %	Details »
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Latvia v Armenia (13:00GMT)	1.88	3.50	5.10	101.37 %	Details »
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Macedonia v Moldova (14:00GMT)	1.75	3.55	4.50	107.53 %	Details »
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Kuwait v Azerbaijan (14:15GMT)	1.61	3.50	5.00	110.48 %	Details »
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Egypt v Ghana (15:00GMT)	1.90	3.55	4.00	105.55 %	Details »
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Iceland v Liechtenstein (15:00GMT)	1.26	6.40	12.50	102.99 %	Details »
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Burkina Faso v Togo (17:00GMT)	2.60	3.20	2.50	109.71 %	Details »
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Estonia v Kazakhstan (17:00GMT)	1.80	3.40	4.33	108.04 %	Details »
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Israel v Hungary (17:00GMT)	2.04	3.50	4.33	100.67 %	Details »
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Lithuania v Andorra (17:15GMT)	1.14	7.80	22.00	104.87 %	Details »
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Wales v Poland (17:15GMT)	4.00	3.30	2.22	100.35 %	Details »
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Cameroon v Guinea (18:00GMT)	1.70	3.40	4.50	110.46 %	Details »
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South Africa v Chile (18:30GMT)	2.69	3.25	2.89	102.55 %	Details »
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Turkey v Côte d'Ivoire (18:30GMT)	2.23	3.30	3.75	101.81 %	Details »
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Romania v Croatia (18:45GMT)	2.68	3.25	3.00	101.42 %	Details »
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Morocco v Czech Rep. (19:00GMT)	3.40	3.35	2.50	99.26 %	Details »
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Greece v Denmark (19:15GMT)	2.34	3.25	3.75	100.17 %	Details »
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Austria v Sweden (19:30GMT)	3.10	3.30	2.55	101.78 %	Details »
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Germany v Norway (19:30GMT)	1.47	4.50	9.80	100.45 %	Details »
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Switzerland v Bulgaria (19:30GMT)	2.10	3.55	4.00	100.79 %	Details »
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Tunisia v Netherlands (19:30GMT)	5.00	3.45	1.93	100.80 %	Details »
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Belgium v Slovenia (19:45GMT)	1.83	3.65	5.10	101.65 %	Details »
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Nigeria v Jamaica (19:45GMT)	1.83	3.50	5.00	103.12 %	Details »
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France v Argentina (20:00GMT)	2.92	3.25	2.80	100.73 %	Details »
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Portugal v Finland (20:45GMT)	1.40	5.00	11.00	100.52 %	Details »
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Spain v England (21:00GMT)	2.20	3.35	4.00	100.31 %	Details »
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Venezuela v Guatemala (23:00GMT)	1.50	3.75	6.40	108.96 %	Details »
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Thursday 12 February 2009	Home	Draw	Away	BPP
Peru v Paraguay (15:00GMT)	3.15	3.25	2.37	104.62 %	Details »

[Mozzi]

Re: International Friendlies ( 10-11 Feb,´09 ) I really like the look of Wales to beat Poland. Poland can be unpredictable, sure, and do have some good players. However, Wales never fail to perform well and have some superb scalps beneath them i.e. a win at Denmark, deserving a draw at Russia etc. Those odds are fantastic!

[1907zico]

Re: International Friendlies ( 10-11 Feb,´09 ) WALES: Wales injured list : http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7861931.stm Goalkepeers: Wayne Hennessey (Wolverhampton Wanderers, 14 games A/0 goals), Boaz Myhill (Hull City, 3A/0), Owain Fon Williams (Stockport County, 0A); Def: Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur, 16A/2), Neal Eardley (Oldham Athletic, 9A/0), Chris Gunter (Tottenham Hotspur, 11A/0), Lewin Nyatanga (Derby County, 22A/0), Sam Ricketts (Hull City, 32A/0), Ashley Williams (Swansea City, 9A/0), Rhys Williams (Burnley, 0A); Mid: Jack Collison (West Ham United, 3A/0), Andrew Crofts (Peterborough United, 12A/0), David Edwards (Wolverhampton Wanderers, 10A/1), Carl Fletcher (Crystal Palace, 34A/1), Owain Tudur Jones (Swansea City, 3A/0), Joe Ledley (Cardiff City, 24A/2), Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal Londyn, 1A/0), David Vaughan (Blackpool, 14A/0); For: Craig Bellamy (Manchester City, 54A/16), David Cotterill (Sheffield United, 11A/0), Ched Evans (Manchester City, 7A/2), Sam Vokes (Wolverhampton Wanderers, 6A/1). POLAND: Goalkepeers: Artur Boruc (Celtic Glasgow, 39A/0 goals), Łukasz Fabiański (Arsenal Londyn, 12A/0) Def: Michał Żewłakow (Olympiakos Pireus, 84A/3), Adam Kokoszka (Empoli, 9A/2), Marcin Wasilewski (Anderlecht Bruksela, 34A/1), Dariusz Dudka (AJ Auxerre, 33A/2), Grzegorz Wojtkowiak (Lech Poznań, 2A/0), Jakub Wawrzyniak (Panathinaikos Ateny, 14A/0) Mid: Mariusz Lewandowski (Szachtar Donieck, 56A/4), Rafał Murawski (Lech Poznań, 16A/1), Roger Guerreiro (Legia Warszawa, 12A/2), Rafał Boguski (Wisła Kraków, 4A/1), Wojciech Łobodziński (Wisła Kraków, 20A/2), Łukasz Garguła (PGE GKS Bełchatów, 15A/1), Łukasz Trałka (Lechia Gdańsk, 2A/0), Jacek Krzynówek (Hannover 96, 88A/15), Szymon Pawłowski (KGHM Zagłębie Lubin, 4A/0) For: Paweł Brożek (Wisła Kraków, 15A/3), Euzebiusz Smolarek (Bolton Wanderers, 38A/15), Robert Lewandowski (Lech Poznań, 4A/2) :ok

[Alex_B]

Re: International Friendlies ( 10-11 Feb,´09 ) Brasil x Italia First of all, we couldn't care less about this game here in Brazil (gamblers not included, of course). Kaká will not play and probably will be replaced by Elano :sadand Dunga loves a strong and brainless midfield, so he'll be quite pleased tomorrow. Just take a look at who is related to play for us tomorrow: GK's Julio César - Internazionale Doni - Roma D's Maicon - Internazionale Daniel Alves - Barcelona Adriano - Sevilla Marcelo - Real Madrid B's Lúcio - Bayern de Munique Juan - Roma Luisão - Benfica Thiago Silva - Milan MF's Gilberto Silva - Panathinaikos Elano - Manchester City Josué - Wolfsburg Ronaldinho Gaúcho - Milan Julio Baptista - Roma Felipe Melo - Fiorentina S's Robinho - Manchester City Alexandre Pato - Milan Adriano - Internazionale Pato is the only hope for a single goal...:gimme Italy? Well, there are 3 certainties in life: 1 - Death 2 - Taxes 3 - Under in Italy's games My bets: under 1,5 goal : 2,95 @ Sportingbet Final score : Brazil 1 x 0 @ 6,50 Pato willl score first goal @ 6,00 One last word: it's a friendly game...they don't care...so take care! GL :hope

[kojic2003]

Re: International Friendlies ( 10-11 Feb,´09 ) All of sudden quite a lot of problems for Serbia ahead of the Cyprus match.The likes of Marko Pantelic (Hertha BSC) and Gojko Kacar (Hertha BSC) are ruled out through injuries, Neven Subotic (Borussia Dortmund) is in the squad, but he’s not allowed(due to some UEFA rules) to make his debut yet, so he’ll be missing as well, Aleksandar Lukovic (Udinese) is struggling to overcome some injury and is almost certain to miss the match(coach Antic has already called up his replacement), while Nikola Zigic (Racing Santander) got injured at the weekend and will also join them on the sidelines. SERBIA Goalkeepers: Vladimir Stojkovic (Getafe), Vladimir Disljenkovic (Metalurg Donetsk), Bojan Isailovic (G’birligi) Defenders: Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea), Nemanja Vidic (Manchester United), Ivica Dragutinovic (FC Sevilla), Antonio Rukavina (TSV 1860 Munchen), Igor Djuric (Vojvodina), Ivan Obradovic (Partizan), Aleksandar Kolarov (Lazio) Midfielders: Dejan Stankovic (Inter Milan), Zdravko Kuzmanovic (Fiorentina), Nenad Milijas (Red Star), Miljan Mutavdzic (Javor), Milos Krasic (CSKA Moscow), Bosko Jankovic (Genoa), Zoran Tosic (Manchester United), Nemanja Matic (MFK Kosice), Milan Jovanovic (Standard Liege) Forwards: Danko Lazovic (PSV Eindhoven), Miralem Sulejmani (Ajax) This is actually the tournament and the winners of this tie will face Ukraine/Slovakia in the final.

[cannavaro23]

Re: International Friendlies ( 10-11 Feb,´09 ) Romania - Croatia Victor Piturca is without romania's biggest stars, Mutu & Chivu, both are injured. Romania squad for wednesday game: Lobonţ, Pantilimon - Contra, Ogăraru, D. Goian, Tamaş, M. Rădoi, Raţ, Neşu - Fl. Petre, Nicoliţă, Ov. Petre, Codrea, Bourceanu, Tameş, Cociş - Marica, G. Bucur, D. Varga, Fl. Costea Slaven Bilic say's he will use Eduardo but not from the first minute. Olic and Petric will play forward, Modrici midfield. I see Croatia as favourite.

[AndrewMurray]

Re: International Friendlies ( 10-11 Feb,´09 ) dear kojic still i rate serbia as a world class team, able to do the job here, no matter the squad problems, btw , serbian coach antic announced rotation and his will to se some newcomers in action cypriot players blamed the federation for bad arrangements, the competion here is really huge for the championship, the three big clubs are fighting like hell for the tittle, beleive me the rivalty is enormus-anorthosis, apoel, omonia- none of those three clubs like to see any injury because of this friendly tournament and despite what players promised, i beleive that they will take it easily and relaxing, a probable injury, it is a non even to consider issue as for result, i am confident on X2, WHICH MEANS draw or away in addition, and providing that cypriot players will not risk any injury, OVER 2.5 GOALS good luck to all!:dude

[AndrewMurray]

Re: International Friendlies ( 10-11 Feb,´09 ) it is raining at the moment, but good weather is expected tonight we have 15 degrees, and in any case the picth at gsp stadium is always in excellent condition, some good football is expected the other guy from brazil, said that under in italy's games:lol is a certainty.... forget it mate, there isnt iny certainty at all, just ignore the match, since you have other priorities in brazil as you said carvival preparations or something....:okcoz i rate this match as over, but i will not touch it...good luck

[Neonnn]

Re: International Friendlies ( 10-11 Feb,´09 )

Brazil - Italy

Today, 21:45

Pick: Over 2.5 Stake: 7/10 Odds: 2.35

This match is the game of the day. These are the two international sides with most World cups won and the repetition of the 1994 Worldcup final game. More than 10 TV stations will be broadcasting it live. Everybody who is interested in football will be watching, so they have to receive something for their commitment in front of the TV. Italians will present a formidable squad with Lippi as a returning headcoach, I seriously doubt that in a friendly game he will try to set the pace the way they won the World championship in 2006. Football has changed and the rythm of the game is copletely different as all in Italy found out in 2008 at the European stage. Brazil how ever has returning Ronaldinho and Adriano. Kaka will not play but this is not an issue with a top form Pato and Robinho. And most of all the stakes @ > 2.2 in most betting houses are just to tempting to miss

[Bagzi]

Re: International Friendlies ( 10-11 Feb,´09 )

Romania - Croatia Victor Piturca is without romania's biggest stars, Mutu & Chivu, both are injured. Romania squad for wednesday game: Lobonţ, Pantilimon - Contra, Ogăraru, D. Goian, Tamaş, M. Rădoi, Raţ, Neşu - Fl. Petre, Nicoliţă, Ov. Petre, Codrea, Bourceanu, Tameş, Cociş - Marica, G. Bucur, D. Varga, Fl. Costea Slaven Bilic say's he will use Eduardo but not from the first minute. Olic and Petric will play forward, Modrici midfield. I see Croatia as favourite.

cannavaro23 :welcome to PL mate !:ok

[pxw521]

Re: International Friendlies ( 10-11 Feb,´09 )

dear kojic still i rate serbia as a world class team, able to do the job here, no matter the squad problems, btw , serbian coach antic announced rotation and his will to se some newcomers in action cypriot players blamed the federation for bad arrangements, the competion here is really huge for the championship, the three big clubs are fighting like hell for the tittle, beleive me the rivalty is enormus-anorthosis, apoel, omonia- none of those three clubs like to see any injury because of this friendly tournament and despite what players promised, i beleive that they will take it easily and relaxing, a probable injury, it is a non even to consider issue as for result, i am confident on X2, WHICH MEANS draw or away in addition, and providing that cypriot players will not risk any injury, OVER 2.5 GOALS good luck to all!:dude

I'm in with a 0, -0.5 serbia

[Shaneo85]

Re: International Friendlies ( 10-11 Feb,´09 ) I've gone for the following Super Yankee...

Event Date	Event	Selections	Odds	E/W Terms	Result
1	11/02/2009	Spain v England (Total Goals)	Over 2.5	13/10	None	To Run
2	10/02/2009	Brazil v Italy (Total Goals)	Over 2.5	6/5	None	To Run
3	11/02/2009	Turkey v Ivory Coast (Full Time Result)	Turkey	11/10	None	To Run
4	11/02/2009	Germany v Norway (Full Time Result)	Germany	4/11	None	To Run
5	11/02/2009	Belgium v Slovenia (Full Time Result)	Belgium	4/5	None	To Run

Multiples
Bet Type	No of Bets	Unit Stake	Stake	To Win	Returns
Super Yankee	26	0.70	18.20	125.92

What do you guys think?:hope

[Alex_B]

Re: International Friendlies ( 10-11 Feb,´09 ) we have 15 degrees, and in any case the picth at gsp stadium is always in excellent condition, some good football is expected With Elano on midfield ?? :rollin:rollin:rollin the other guy from brazil, said that under in italy's games:lol is a certainty.... forget it mate, there isnt iny certainty at all, Don't forget death and taxes...:unsure just ignore the match, since you have other priorities in brazil as you said carvival preparations or something....:okcoz i rate this match as over, but i will not touch it...good luck

[kojic2003]

Re: International Friendlies ( 10-11 Feb,´09 )

still i rate serbia as a world class team' date=' able to do the job here, no matter the squad problems, btw , serbian [b']coach antic announced rotation and his will to se some newcomers in action

Well, I do not expect some wholesale changes in the starting lineup, though due to some squad problems, a couple of players might take a part in different positions compared to last match vs.Bulgaria. Probable lineup: Serbia: Stojkovic - Ivanovic, Vidic, Dragutinovic, Obradovic - Krasic, Milijas, Stankovic, Jovanovic - Lazovic, Sulejmani In the recent months the likes of (right winger) Krasic and (left winger) Jovanovic have been in spectacular form in the national team and once again they should prove to be a real threat for the opponents.Both of them are extremely fast, with some great technique and most importantly they're very direct and attack straight away with the ball. Serbia have also shown lots of huge improvements under new coach Radomir Antic, having played some of their best football in the recent history.In the last match vs.Bulgaria(6:1), Serbia have scored 6 goals, missed 2 penalties, hit the woodwork a couple of times, missed tons of sitters...Generally speaking, in the last 3 matches, Serbia scored 12 goals, hit the woodwork 5-6 times, missed 3 penalties, let alone a lot of missed sitters... Anyway, it's still a friendly match, while much improved Cyprus play in front of home crowd, so everything's possible...

[AndrewMurray]

Re: International Friendlies ( 10-11 Feb,´09 ) home crowd? hmmm....i expect more serbians than cypriots fans!:) is truth, no more than 300 people totally, empty gsp .....:ok

[Jonesy Knows]

Re: International Friendlies ( 10-11 Feb,´09 ) Brazil v Italy At first glance of this fixture I thought what is the point? :unsure In the middle of a domestic season the Italians certainly won't be relishing this match! However from a betting prospective on looking into the stats and based on what I feel looks like a strong Brazilian squad it could pay to back Brazil in this! Head 2 Head matches

Date	Competition	Home team	Score/Time	Away team
16-06-38	World Cup	Italy	2 - 1	Brazil		More info
21-06-70	World Cup	Brazil	4 - 1	Italy		More info
24-06-78	World Cup	Brazil	2 - 1	Italy		More info
05-07-82	World Cup	Italy	3 - 2	Brazil		More info
17-07-94	World Cup	Brazil	P 0 - 0 P	Italy		More info

Looking further into the stats and Brazil seem to take Friendlies a lot more seriously than the Italians do: Brazil Friendly Matches - last 9:

22-08-07	Friendly	W	Brazil	2 - 0	Algeria		More info
09-09-07	Friendly	W	United States	2 - 4	Brazil		More info
12-09-07	Friendly	W	Brazil	3 - 1	Mexico		More info
06-02-08	Friendly	W	Ireland Republic	0 - 1	Brazil		More info
26-03-08	Friendly	W	Sweden	0 - 1	Brazil		More info
31-05-08	Friendly	W	Brazil	3 - 2	Canada		More info
01-06-08	Friendly	W	Brazil	3 - 2	Canada		More info
06-06-08	Friendly	L	Brazil	0 - 2	Venezuela		More info
20-11-08	Friendly	W	Brazil	6 - 2	Portugal		More info

Italy Friendly Matches - last 9:

16-08-06	Friendly	L	Italy	0 - 2	Croatia		More info
15-11-06	Friendly	D	Italy	1 - 1	Turkey		More info
22-08-07	Friendly	L	Hungary	3 - 1	Italy		More info
17-10-07	Friendly	W	Italy	2 - 0	South Africa		More info
06-02-08	Friendly	W	Italy	3 - 1	Portugal		More info
26-03-08	Friendly	L	Spain	1 - 0	Italy		More info
30-05-08	Friendly	W	Italy	3 - 1	Belgium		More info
20-08-08	Friendly	D	Italy	2 - 2	Austria		More info
19-11-08	Friendly	D	Greece	1 - 1	Italy

Brazil have won 8 and lost 1 out of their last 9 friendlies Italy have won 3 and lost 3 and drawn 3 out of their last 9 friendlies Interesting to note that Italy played 6 of those friendlies in Italy however when they ventured away for a friendly they have lost 2 out of 3, drawing the other!!! The Italians will no doubt not give a toss about this match because the players will just be like the premiership players to be told not to come back from International duty with any injuries by their respective teams likewise the Italian based Brazilians - however the mindset to me of an Italian is "can't be arsed unless something is on the line"! Whereas the Brazilians have a bit to prove to their fans especially the head coach Dunga who the Brazilian people have not yet took to their heart! Prediction: Brazil Win @2.60 ***** Paddypower :ok

[Charlie Wong]

Re: International Friendlies ( 10-11 Feb,´09 ) read somewhere Lippi breaks the record for most consecutive internationals without defeat, think its 31 games, provided they dont lose tonight! my bet Draw @ 3.15

[andyfmfb]

Re: International Friendlies ( 10-11 Feb,´09 ) Following on from Charlies post I think the 1.6 on Italy +0.5 looks quite attractive.

[cannavaro23]

Re: International Friendlies ( 10-11 Feb,´09 )

Romania - Croatia Victor Piturca is without romania's biggest stars, Mutu & Chivu, both are injured. Romania squad for wednesday game: Lobonţ, Pantilimon - Contra, Ogăraru, D. Goian, Tamaş, M. Rădoi, Raţ, Neşu - Fl. Petre, Nicoliţă, Ov. Petre, Codrea, Bourceanu, Tameş, Cociş - Marica, G. Bucur, D. Varga, Fl. Costea Slaven Bilic say's he will use Eduardo but not from the first minute. Olic and Petric will play forward, Modrici midfield. I see Croatia as favourite.

Thanks Bagzi for the welcome. About my game: with 24 hours to go until the start of the match there were sold only 3000 tickets (the stadium has a capacity of 28.000 places). There is no interest for the game, there will be probably 5000-10000 people at te beginning of the game; So, it will be a poor atmosphere... My pick: Croatia 2.90 bet365 5/10

[AndrewMurray]

Re: International Friendlies ( 10-11 Feb,´09 ) serbia too classy for cyprus :clap we couldnt follow their speed, antic is doing great job there, imagine some important players were missing... in second half, serbians obviously didnt push too hard, you see they didnt want to trash hosts, respect of hospitality in a friendly tournament...that happens often i guess cheers boys :beer

[Alex_B]

Re: International Friendlies ( 10-11 Feb,´09 ) Brazil 2 x 0 (damn! Dunga will stay!:@) As I said: Death Taxes under on italian games... 3 certainties of life...:gimme

[Jonesy Knows]

Re: International Friendlies ( 10-11 Feb,´09 ) :dude

Brazil v Italy At first glance of this fixture I thought what is the point? :unsure In the middle of a domestic season the Italians certainly won't be relishing this match! However from a betting prospective on looking into the stats and based on what I feel looks like a strong Brazilian squad it could pay to back Brazil in this! Head 2 Head matches

Date	Competition	Home team	Score/Time	Away team
16-06-38	World Cup	Italy	2 - 1	Brazil		More info
21-06-70	World Cup	Brazil	4 - 1	Italy		More info
24-06-78	World Cup	Brazil	2 - 1	Italy		More info
05-07-82	World Cup	Italy	3 - 2	Brazil		More info
17-07-94	World Cup	Brazil	P 0 - 0 P	Italy		More info

Looking further into the stats and Brazil seem to take Friendlies a lot more seriously than the Italians do: Brazil Friendly Matches - last 9:

22-08-07	Friendly	W	Brazil	2 - 0	Algeria		More info
09-09-07	Friendly	W	United States	2 - 4	Brazil		More info
12-09-07	Friendly	W	Brazil	3 - 1	Mexico		More info
06-02-08	Friendly	W	Ireland Republic	0 - 1	Brazil		More info
26-03-08	Friendly	W	Sweden	0 - 1	Brazil		More info
31-05-08	Friendly	W	Brazil	3 - 2	Canada		More info
01-06-08	Friendly	W	Brazil	3 - 2	Canada		More info
06-06-08	Friendly	L	Brazil	0 - 2	Venezuela		More info
20-11-08	Friendly	W	Brazil	6 - 2	Portugal		More info

Italy Friendly Matches - last 9:

16-08-06	Friendly	L	Italy	0 - 2	Croatia		More info
15-11-06	Friendly	D	Italy	1 - 1	Turkey		More info
22-08-07	Friendly	L	Hungary	3 - 1	Italy		More info
17-10-07	Friendly	W	Italy	2 - 0	South Africa		More info
06-02-08	Friendly	W	Italy	3 - 1	Portugal		More info
26-03-08	Friendly	L	Spain	1 - 0	Italy		More info
30-05-08	Friendly	W	Italy	3 - 1	Belgium		More info
20-08-08	Friendly	D	Italy	2 - 2	Austria		More info
19-11-08	Friendly	D	Greece	1 - 1	Italy

Brazil have won 8 and lost 1 out of their last 9 friendlies Italy have won 3 and lost 3 and drawn 3 out of their last 9 friendlies Interesting to note that Italy played 6 of those friendlies in Italy however when they ventured away for a friendly they have lost 2 out of 3, drawing the other!!! The Italians will no doubt not give a toss about this match because the players will just be like the premiership players to be told not to come back from International duty with any injuries by their respective teams likewise the Italian based Brazilians - however the mindset to me of an Italian is "can't be arsed unless something is on the line"! Whereas the Brazilians have a bit to prove to their fans especially the head coach Dunga who the Brazilian people have not yet took to their heart! Prediction: Brazil Win @2.60 ***** Paddypower :ok

[nicko]

Re: International Friendlies ( 10-11 Feb,´09 )

Brazil 2 x 0 (damn! Dunga will stay!:@)

What's with Dunga? Please explain, son;), I mean if it is only you who dislike him, no worries. But if it is also fans and players, this might lead into a couple of healthy bets... Must admit it is Unknown Land to me, could it be possibly that bad that not winning vs Italy could have cost him the job? :ok

[Caveman]

Re: International Friendlies ( 10-11 Feb,´09 ) he obviously doesn't like Elano, either, stated in 2 posts, and who made the 1:0? :eyes

[nicko]

Re: International Friendlies ( 10-11 Feb,´09 )

he obviously doesn't like Elano' date=' either, stated in 2 posts, and who made the 1:0? :eyes[/quote'] Having Elano instead of injured Kaka in a friendly is one thing, a possible sack for the Manager of Brasil for not winning a friendly vs Italy is another, and a very serious one... A possible turmoil inside the team is news, in view of couple of disappointing results in the qualifications. Coaching Brasil is a top job in the business, it's good to know what Brasilians think... :ok

[Sam77]

Re: International Friendlies ( 10-11 Feb,´09 ) Thank you for the odds bagzi.cg France-Argentina : After bad performance last matches, Raymond Domenech received a lot of critics from the public’s in France, . But I think it is a match for the France team. I'm happy that my friend introduced me to punterslounge !:clap Sam

[kojic2003]

Re: International Friendlies ( 10-11 Feb,´09 ) Serbia(2.65) to beat Ukraine Should be a couple of changes in Serbia's lineup as it seems very unlikely that some players will play two matches(and all 180 mins) in only 24 hours(the likes Jankovic, Vidic, Ivanovic,...,could all be left out; the likes of Stankovic, Jovanovic(Man of the Match yesterday),...,could also start on the bench, but they've played only 45mins yesterday, so it means they might be involved after all).However, it shouldn't affect Serbia too much I believe.Despite all the squad problems, Antic's got quite enough options on the bench, especially to cover some of the crucial positions and still manage to keep the same formation and attacking style of play... ...Kolarov(Lazio) on the left-back position instead of Obradovic, Rukavina(Munchen 1860) instead of Ivanovic, Krasic(CSKA Moscow) on the right-wing position instead of Jankovic, Kuzmanovic(Fiorentina) on the holding-midfielder position instead of Milijas, Tosic(Manchester United) on the left-wing postion instead of Jovanovic who could possibly replace Lazovic and join Sulejamani in the heart of attacking line and so on... Quite simply, with the likes of (two Real Madrid targets) Jovanovic(once again showed a pure class in only 45 minutes) and Krasic on the wings, Serbia should be able to make some enormous pressure on Ukraine.Serbia haven't pushed too hard yesterday, but did more than enough in the first half to finish all the job, while Cyprus have struggled big time to break Serbia's back four.There's no lack of motivation in this tournament and that was quite obivious yesterday, so I can see Serbia going all out to win this one.

[Spooner]

Re: International Friendlies ( 10-11 Feb,´09 ) Spain v England - Over 2.5 Goals @ 2.48 Gonna take a chance on overs here because I think 6/4 is to high, England are a better team under Capello and they can always nick a goal and I fancy them to do so tonight, Spain are the European champions and always have goals in them, they have a very good side at the moment. Players get there chance in friendlies and England have a few injuries upfront with Rooney out so the strikers will look to impress, goals do that. 2-1 to either side is a possible score tonight.

[UNITED NUT]

Re: International Friendlies ( 10-11 Feb,´09 ) good write up kojic i seen the serbs play yesterday they were very impressive in the first half and id be tempted to go with them again today in the region of 2.55 and above.. but the main worry is that A they will rest sum of the big stars and if ukraine score first can they recover and B what sort of a team ukraine are fielding..il wait until an hour before kick off to place my bet.. Anybody see any reason not to back Sweden against Austria? have been lookin at this for a while now and altho its jus a friendly i feel even swedens second string team would beat austria, alright austria have had a good win against france 3 1 back in september but after that its a loss to lithuania2 0 draw 1 1 with faroe island and lose to serbia 3 1 ...i know these games are 4 months ago but it all depends what sweden shows up.. i think bar complacency sweden should take this match at 2.37 and id expect and HOPE that sweden win:hope:hope:hope.. what yous think any info would be appreciated..

[kojic2003]

Re: International Friendlies ( 10-11 Feb,´09 )

good write up kojic i seen the serbs play yesterday they were very impressive in the first half and id be tempted to go with them again today in the region of 2.55 and above.. but the main worry is that A they will rest sum of the big stars and if ukraine score first can they recover and B what sort of a team ukraine are fielding..il wait until an hour before kick off to place my bet..

I'm not exactly sure what kind of team Ukraine have got for this tournament.I've just checked the lineups from yesterday's match vs.Slovakia and the likes of Voronin and Shevcenko haven't been involved(so I'm not sure whether they're even called up), while Anatoly Tymoschuk took the part in the last 15 minutes or so.They've either decided to rest them for the second match or simply they're not even included in the squad(anyone knows?). Anyway, as mentioned above, I'd expect to see the likes of Jovanovic and Stankovic form the start as well as Krasic who was nowhere near being in his top form yesterday, due to lack of competitive matches at CSKA Moscow, but he's capable of producing some strong performances anytime.Jovanovic has shown quite a lot of potential long time ago, but he's simply exploded in the recent months, at both Standard Liege and NT, having already attracted the interest of Real Madrid, Bayern Munchen, FC Sevilla and many other top teams, so being always very motivated in the national team he should be a huge threat for Ukraine today, if he starts of course. Coach Antic has already said a couple of days ago that Serbia will be aiming to win this tournament, and yesterday's match has shown they're clearly taking it seriously. Serbia 0(1.90) might be a safer option as Ukraine can always prove to be a very tough nut to crack...