Unless you have been living in a different solar system of late you will know that England begin their 2014 World Cup campaign tonight (Saturday).
And BetVictor Brand Ambassador Michael Owen looks at the big games between the Three Lions and Italy.
It is so important not to lose your first game especially in such as difficult a group as England and Italy find themselves in, despite the positive noises coming out of both camps in the build up to the game, and I am pretty sure that both managers would take a point now.
We need to keep the ball better in the heat and humidity of the rain forest than when we played the Azzurri in the quarter-finals of Euro 2012 in Kiev and Jordan Henderson looks likely to start to bring some much needed energy to the midfield.
Daniel Sturridge needs to be more clinical than he was against Honduras last weekend but he continues to look sharp and he must be recommended at 14/5 to score at any time during the 90 minutes. I think the game will end in a draw (2/1) with a 1-1 scoreline the recommendation at 11/2.
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