9th Jul 2014 | World Cup
Netherlands v Argentina Tip: Messi To Take Centre Stage
The best player on the planet needs a telling contribution this week to seal his spot among the all-time greats.
After the shockwaves caused by Tuesday night’s semi-final have died down, expect something closer to normal service to resume on Wednesday evening. By this I mean it will surely be tight and Lionel Messi may prove the difference between evenly matched sides.
Argentina are a best price 6/4 (WilliamHill) to overcome the Netherlands in 90 minutes but it might pay to back the South Americans to keep triumphing by the smallest of margins. They are 16/5 (Ladbrokes) to win by one goal and that has been the story of all five of their victories so far in the tournament.
Sabella’s boys have also won 1-0 on three occasions with Messi proving the difference twice in those encounters. Paddy Power are offering money back on certain markets if the match goes to penalty-kickers, so we might as well follow the trends and the class. The Irish firm go 22/1 on Argentina winning 1-0 with Messi scoring the goal.
Odds correct at time of publishing: 12:59 9th Jul, 2014 but subject to change
