The 2018 World Cup heads into its second weekend with a trio of games on the schedule on Friday. We will have one game from Group D and 2 more in Group E, which features tournament favorites Brazil. Day 7 did not produce a lot of goals, and I have a feeling that Day 9 might give us more of the same, which is good news for those of you who like to play the UNDER in the goal total.
We have a bunch of teams that have not exactly lit things up offensively just yet, so expect the defense to be the order of the day. Let’s take a closer look at the three games set to go on Day 9 at the World Cup. Be sure to check the latest betting lines at MyBookie Sportsbook before placing your ticket.
It was a disappointing performance from Nigeria who did not look particularly effective in the attacking third of the field. It can be argued that Iceland is going to be tougher to break down than the Croatians were, so we can perhaps expect a rather dour affair here.
2018 FIFA World Cup Day 9 Preview & Expert Picks
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Brazil vs. Costa Rica
- Time (Local): 3:00 p.m.
- Where: Saint Petersburg Stadium, St. Petersburg
- 2018 World Cup Betting Odds: Brazil -475 / Costa Rica +1519 / Draw +520
Possible Line-Ups
Brazil- 1-Alisson
- 3-João Miranda
- 2-Thiago Silva
- 12-Marcelo
- 14-Danilo
- 15-Paulinho
- 11-Philippe Coutinho
- 5-Casemiro
- 19-Willian
- 10-Neymar
- 9-Gabriel Jesus
- 1-K. Navas
- 6-Ó. Duarte
- 16-C. Gamboa
- 3-G. González
- 2-J. Acosta
- 8-B. Oviedo
- 5-C. Borges
- 20-D. Guzmán
- 11-J. Venegas
- 10-B. Ruiz
- 21-M. Ureña
Nigeria vs. Iceland
- Time (Local): 6:00 p.m.
- Where: Volgograd Arena, Volgograd
- 2018 World Cup Betting Odds: Iceland +176 / Nigeria +178 / Draw +208

Possible Line-Ups
Iceland- 1-H. Halldórsson
- 6-R. Sigurðsson
- 2-B. Sævarsson
- 18-H. Magnússon
- 8-B. Bjarnason
- 14-K. Árnason
- 20-E. Hallfreðsson
- 17-A. Gunnarsson
- 7-J. Guðmundsson
- 10-G. Sigurðsson
- 11-A. Finnbogason
- 23-F. Uzoho
- 6-L. Balogun
- 5-W. Troost-Ekong
- 2-B. Idowu
- 12-A. Shehu
- 10-J. Obi Mikel
- 11-V. Moses
- 18-A. Iwobi
- 4-W. Ndidi
- 8-O. Etebo
- 9-O. Ighalo
Serbia vs. Switzerland
- Time (Local): 8:00 p.m.
- Where: Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad
- 2018 World Cup Betting Odds: Serbia +165 / Switzerland +194 / Draw +203
Possible Line-Ups
Serbia- 1-V. Stojković
- 3-D. Tošić
- 6-B. Ivanović
- 11-A. Kolarov
- 15-N. Milenković
- 21-N. Matić
- 10-D. Tadić
- 4-L. Milivojević
- 20-S. Milinković-Savić
- 22-A. Ljajić
- 9-A. Mitrović
- 1-Y. Sommer
- 2-S. Lichtsteiner
- 13-R. Rodríguez
- 22-F. Schär
- 5-M. Akanji
- 11-V. Behrami
- 15-B. Džemaili
- 14-S. Zuber
- 23-X. Shaqiri
- 10-G. Xhaka
- 9-H. Seferović