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World Cup betting action continues on Wednesday morning in Group C, as the United States, England, Algeria, and Slovenia all have chances to get through to the second round of the tournament. All four teams will be playing simultaneously, and all four have destiny in their own hands. Here is a look at what each needs to do to make it through to the Round of 16.
England: The Brits are probably still the biggest favorites to advance through this group, as a victory over Slovenia gets the job done. England can still get through with a draw, but only if that draw is at least with two goals apiece, and the United States draws Algeria. Needless to say, the Three Lions are going to have to come out swinging against a Slovenian team that has looked strong in this tournament. F Wayne Rooney has been completely missing in action for the Brits, as they have been desperately missing offensive firepower. M Steven Gerrard has the only goal of the tournament for the team, and that came way back in the fourth minute against the United States in its opening match. Someone is going to have to find the back of the net for England to avoid an embarrassing setback that would see it crashing out of the World Cup in just three matches.
United States: Fortunately or unfortunately depending on how you look at it, it appears as though the best route for the USA to get into the Round of 16 is by winning Group C. A win over Algeria will assure advancement into the second round, while a draw gets the job done as well should England end on level terms with Slovenia. A loss ends its World Cup prematurely after just three matches. The comeback against the Slovenians was paramount for the Americans, as all hope might have been lost by dropping all three points. M Landon Donovan and F Jozy Altidore are coming off of the 45 minutes of soccer of their lives, and both are going to be crucial, especially in attack, to be able to get the Stars and Stripes into the next round.
Slovenia: The rookies of the World Cup may be in front of Group C right now, but without at least a point from England, its tournament is probably over, as a win by either the United States or Algeria could knock it out at that point. What is amazing is that the Slovenians have done all of this without getting much in the way of production from F Milivoje Novakovic. He was the leading scorer for the team in qualifying for the World Cup, but since coming here to South Africa, he only has one shot on target and is still goalless in two matches. There has to be something to be said about the fact that qualification would have already been complete for Round 2 had the Slovenians not blown a 2-0 lead at the intermission against the United States. Moment isn't exactly going to be on the side of this Slavian team, but after watching it stick with both Algeria and the USA for 135 minutes, anything can happen against England.
Algeria: We'll give this much to Algeria: The team has played fantastic defense at times during this World Cup. For the full 90 minutes, it took everything that the Three Lions could throw its way, and it still hung on to the scoreless draw to keep its tournament alive. The Slovenia/USA draw also surprisingly left the Desert Foxes in control of their own destiny to make it to the second round of this tournament as well. This is a team that combated the odds just to make the World Cup, and it certainly won't lay down and die for the United States either. Algeria has a major attacking issue right now though, as it looks overmatched by most of its competitors and hasn't really had the chance to move forward and create a ton of chances at goal during this tournament. That is going to have to change though, as three points is the only way that Algeria gets through. A draw or defeat for England will move Algeria through without any issues with a win, while Slovenia would have to lose by multiple goals, or Algeria would have to win by multiple goals to reach the second round.
Prediction: This group originally looked like it was the United States' and England's to advance through, and that's exactly what is going to happen when the dust settles on Wednesday morning in South Africa. Both the Stars and Stripes and the Three Lions should procure three points, and though England may ultimately win this group on goal differential, the US will have no problems coming in second and awaiting the winner of Group D.
