Chris ‘The Bear’ Fallica’s Matchday 4 World Cup Best Bets, Picks, Predictions

“Bear Bets” are real bets that Chris “The Bear” Fallica actually makes.

The USA cruised past Paraguay in front of an electric Los Angeles Stadium home crowd on Friday night, and Brazil will make its debut on Saturday.

We are really into the excitement now.

Well, let’s bet on it.

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World Cup Best Bet — Sunday, June 14

Germany against Curaçao

Germany have not made it out of the group stage in the last two World Cups but should have little trouble here as a massive favorite in this match. Betting matches like this can be tough as we know Germany will win. It’s just a matter of how many goals the team scores and if they get lazy defensively late and allow something easy when the score is 4-0 or so. I’m going to shoot for a few things here, so stay tuned. I’ll bet on Nick Woltemade any goal, Nico Schlotterbeck any goal and over 7.5 corners for Germany. Julian Nagelsmann seems to have finally found the right role for Woltemade and Schlotterbeck is always a danger in the air on set pieces. Germany should have all the ball, and with constant pressure on Curaçao, should collect a ton of corners.

Holland vs. Japan

Denzel Dumfries and Holland will rely on the success of their defense in the group stage (Getty Images).

Holland’s defense is the strength of its team, with players like Virgil van Djik, Denzel Dumfries and others. However, they can struggle to score at times, and that may be the case here against a feisty Japanese side who are not afraid to be the aggressor and want to keep the pressure on the Netherlands. I give Japan a good chance to get at least a draw out of this.

Ivory Coast vs. Ecuador

The Ivory Coast team could be the dark horse of the group stage (Getty Images).

I am so intrigued by this matchup. I think Ivory Coast have real dark-horse potential after cruising through qualifying without conceding a goal. It has a fantastic combination of youthful forwards and experience in midfield and defence. Can the team create scoring chances against an Ecuador team that finished second behind Argentina in qualifying and conceded just five goals? But it also offers almost nothing in attack. This one has rock fight written all over it. Expect a low-scoring game – likely a 0-0 half-time – and then one of Ivory Coast’s young strikers like Guessand, Diamonde or Diallo will have a chance to give the Elephants all three points in the second half.

Sweden vs Tunisia

Alexander Isak hopes to lead Sweden to victory over Tunisia (Getty Images).

People know the names Alexander Isak and Victor Gyorkeres from watching the English Premier League, but I’m not sure the duo have their way here. Tunisia is a buttoned-down defensive machine. It didn’t allow a goal in qualifying and will be quite content to absorb pressure and keep everyone behind the ball. I take a rare stab at zero-zero.