Steve Davies
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Canada had waited 36 years for this World Cup and now it’s over almost as soon as it began – but can John Herdman’s team sign off their short-lived World Cup adventure with a win? Spirits will soar in the locker room and among their thousands of traveling fans if they can see off Morocco in their Group F finale.
For Morocco, the stakes are far higher with a place in the knockout stages within their reach. We’ve picked out a Canada vs Morocco Same Game Parlay, which is available at +466 odds with FanDuel Sportsbook.
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Morocco under 5.5 corners (-188)
Junior Hoilett to have 1 or more shots on target (-105)
Under 3.5 cards (-128)
Same Game Parlay odds: +466
Let’s check out the reasoning behind each of our selections.
Morocco under 5.5 corners (-188)
Morocco is a classic, well-drilled team. What that means is the North Africans are a team who like to sit in, soak up the pressure, launch on the counter and see where it gets them. And guess what? It’s got them to within a solitary point of a place in the Last 16. And if sitting in and soaking up has got them this far, then don’t expect anything radically different against Canada, a team they would expect to beat but have no need to. The Moroccans have had 34 percent possession over 2 games, just 18 shots and one corner.
It’s all about picking their moments with Morocco, though they’ve not had to do anything different having never been headed so far. The bottom line is that if they continue playing how they have been then there’s no way they’ll get anywhere near 5.5 corners.
Junior Hoilett to have 1 or more shots on target (-105)
Junior Hoilett looked great when he came on as a 2nd-half substitute in a losing cause against Croatia, and should be back in the starting 11 for the Maple Leafs’ sign-off showdown at the Al Thumama Stadium.
The Reading ace started the first game, the 1-0 loss to Belgium, and had 1 shot at goal. Benched against Croatia, he was sent on for the last half hour and, looking to make up for lost time, unleashed 3 shots.
The 32-year-old forward likely has 1 last shot on target in him before the final whistle blows on what may very well be his last World Cup.
Under 3.5 cards (-128)
Referees have been fair-minded in the tournament so far and Brazilian Raphael Claus certainly kept his cards in his pockets in his first outing between England and Iran, showing just 2 yellow cards.
The Canadians have seen 4 yellows over their first 2 games, Morocco just 2, so these teams are hardly the tournament’s bad boys. If they maintain their levels of discipline then we can expect this to be a clean game.
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