The United States women’s national team and Vietnam face off on Friday night in their first Women’s World Cup game at Eden Park. 

USA vs Vietnam Odds

The United States are the favorite sitting at -20000 while Vietnam is the underdog sitting at +5500. The total sits at 6.5 goals with the over paying out at -125. 

United States Betting Preview

The United States has won the last two Women’s World Cup and if they win this tournament, they will make history. There hasn’t ever been a men’s or women’s team that has won three straight World Cups. This United State’s team looks a lot different than the team that won the last World Cup, and they are dealing with some key injuries. Abby Dahlkemper, Sam Mewis, Christen Press, Catarina Macario and Mallory Swanson are all hurt and not available for selection. Lindsey Horan and Alex Morgan are going to split the captain duties in this tournament. Megan Rapinoe is playing in her last World Cup, and is expected to come off the bench if she does play here. The United States has been playing some good soccer heading into this game, and the defense has been especially good. On July 9th they faced off against Wales and they were able to secure a 2-0 victory. 

Vietnam Betting Preview

On the other side of this matchup is Vietnam who will be making their first World Cup appearance when they step onto the pitch in this game. They are big underdogs, and there aren’t a whole lot of expectations surrounding this team. If the defense played decent in this game, that would probably be considered a moral victory. Tran Thi Kim Thanh is going to get the start in goal here, and she’s going to be really tested. If Vietnam wants to have any chance here, she is going to need to have the best game of her career. On July 13th, Vietnam faced off against Spain and they were defeated 9-0.

Shane’s Free Pick

Vietnam just gave up nine goals in the last game to Spain and there isn’t any reason that the United States can’t do the exact same type of thing to them here. The United States isn’t going to be taking their foot off the gas and they could be leading 3-0 or 4-0 in the first 20 minutes. Look for the United States to have eight or nine goals scored by the time this is over, and they are going to make a statement to the rest of the field. Back the United States -5.5 to cash here.