Monday's Internationall Football Tips: French fancied to dominate young Irish in World Cup send-off

Best bets for Monday international include 6/5 tip on FRance to beat Northern Ireland

Paul Higham expects [6/5] France to be emphatic in the World Cup send-off against Northern Ireland, while the Netherlands should also do the business against Uzbekistan.


Colombia v Jordan Tip - Value in goals at 9/52.80

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Monday 8 June 00:00 kick-off

World Cup debutants Jordan were battered 4-1 by Switzerland last week and they've won six of 16 so aren't in great nick - they did get to the fnal of the Arab Cup last year and only lost to Morocco in extra time though. They're hugely unfacied here as 14/115.00 underdogs.

Colombia beat Costa Rica last time out after a couple of defeats, and they've been free scoring of late with 23 goals in nine matches, with eight of their last nine games seeing over 2.5 goals.

Jordan have scored in their last nine in a row though and Colombia have conceded in four of five, including against New Zealand, so there's value in backing goals at both ends.


Netherlands v Uzbekistan Tip - Dutch to do the business

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Monday 8 June 19:45 kick-off

Ronald Koeman won't be too worried but a draw with Ecuador and defeat to Algeria aren't exactly the results he'd want building up to a World Cup where big things are expected of the Dutch, so he'll want more from their final friendly against tournament debutant Uzbekistan in New York.

There's a legendary defender in the other dugout too, with Fabio Cannavaro losing for the first time in his seven games as Uzbek boss in their 2-0 defeat to Canada - which was also the first time they've failed to score having knocked in 10 goals in the previous six.

Dutch friendlies usually have goals, with five of seven going over 2.5 but only two of Uzbekistan's last nine saw both teams score in the 90 minutes, while they've conceded just five goals in seven games under Cannavaro in normal time.

Given the heat, team changes and recent form, the Dutch should win but let's temper expectations in terms of goals.



France v Northern Ireland Tip - Les Bleus to dominate young Irish

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Sunday 8 June 20:10 kick-off
Live on BBC Three & BBC Two NI

France lost 2-1 to Ivory Coast last time out, conceding late after a ton of changes from both sides so nothing too much to worry about in the grand scheme of things - Didier Deschamps will want to beat Northern Ireland comfortably in Lille though.

Les Bleus had scored 2+ goals in 11 straight games before the Ivory Coast loss, and they'll expect normal service to resume against Michael O'Neill's young squad - he actually started his country's youngest side since World War II against Guinea on Thursday with an average age of just 22.1.

They won 1-0 despite having a man sent off, but this is a different kettle of fish. France have never lost and conceded just once in six head-to-heads, and have scored 3+ goals in seven of the last 13 friendlies - this could be another in their World Cup send-off.

Expect France to put on a bit of a show, with just too much attacking talent even coming off the bench, for their young visitors to handle.


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