United States v Ghana 2010 World Cup Picks Round Two Odds: June 26th, 2:30 PM EST will be the first exciting match of the elimination round. Royal Bafokeng Stadium is guaranteed to sell out all 38,646 available seats for this matchup. According to World Cup predictions, the United States has bought the most tickets of any country in the 2010 World Cup betting. Yet, Ghana is the last African team remaining in the tournament and will get a lot of support from the locals; if they can afford tickets. Bodog.com is favoring the United States and their never say die attitude at soccer odds of +135.

United States: The team has been criticized for their lack of depth, both on offense and on defense. This American team has shown their colors and their passion to move the universal game of "futbol" out of the country's basement and into the lime light. Team manager Bob Bradley has done an excellent job of getting the right players into the game at the right time, and has studied his apponents correctly. The fact that none of the strikers have yet to score for the Americans is not a problem, since the forwards and the midfielders tend to move around quite a bit throughout the game. This game will be settled by coaching and their ability to scout their opponents' weaknesses. Why is Ghana the only African team left in the tournament? The simple answer is: With no disrespect, a weak division; with the exception of Germany.

Ghana: The team is led by midfielder Michael Essien (Chelsea) who could be considered the best midfielder in the tournament. He is strong, thoughtful and quick with both the ability to create opportunities and defend. The team however is not made from the same cloth, if you catch my drift. All African players and teams lack discipline. Yes; they are fast, big and tough, but that toughness without discipline earns you a yellow or a red flag in the World Cup. Coincidentally, it has been Ghana which has benefited from their opponents lack of discipline as the only two goals they have scored in the first round came on penalty shots. The team lacks the firepower that other Africans have, but were able to make it to the next round by giving up only two goal. The one positive for this team is that they will have an entire continent behind them and sometimes that is all you need to pull off a victory in the World Cup picks.

Head to Head Matchup: This will be the second time these two teams face each other, with the previous match coming in the 2006 World Cup odds. Ghana defeated the Americans 2-1 and sent the Americans home back in 2006, don't try and tell me that this isn't motivation for the Americans. Since then, the Americans have slowly developed and have grown into a team to be reckoned with. Here is what you need to know for this game according to our soccer predictions: The Americans are riding a tidal wave of emotion after their goal in injury time over Algeria. They are happy and excited to get back out on the field to play after just three days of rest. Ghana however lost three days ago to a much superior German team who were missing star player Miroslav KLOSE. The Americans pounded the Algerians on the counter attack but were unable to score until their last counter which only took 10-15 seconds from one end of the field to the other. "Look for the Americans to press the ball early attempting to get Ghana frustrated and commit unnecessary fouls; leaving the Americans with either a) free kicks b) a penalty shot c) 1 man advantage: due to a red card; or d) ALL OF THE ABOVE.

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