On Wednesday
Switzerland hosts
Israel in their last
World Cup qualification fixture at the St. Jakob-Park of Basel. The Swiss needs a draw to qualify as winner of Group 2 for the
FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa. Israel has only a theoretical chance on a World Cup ticket.
The Swiss start in the FIFA World Cup qualification run not by wish. Switzerland reached in the opener fixture a 2-2 against Israel followed by an embarrassing 1-2 home defeat against underdog Luxembourg. It was the only defeat of the Swiss in the running qualification. The 1-2 against Luxembourg followed 6 wins and 1 draw, especially both wins against the hardest group rival Greece were very important for the team of coach Ottmar Hitzfeld. In the final group fixture against Israel a draw is already enough for the Swiss to qualify directly for the FIFA World Cup 2010. Best scorer in the Swiss jersey is Alexander Frei. The FC Basel forward scored 5 goals in the running qualification.
Israel has only a theoretical chance on a World Cup ticket. The team of coach Dror Kashtan must win the final group game in Switzerland and hope, besides, that Greece does not win against Luxembourg. Israel has won four of their nine group games (4 wins, 3 draws, 2 defeats). Best goal scorer in the team of trainer Kashtan is Elyaniv Barda, who has scored five times in the last both games against Luxembourg and Moldava.
Switzerland vs Israel
World Cup qualifier, Group 2
Fixture: Wednesday, 14.10.2009, 8:00 pm CET
Stadium: Basel, St. Jakob-Park
Referee: Alexandru Tudor (ROU)
Tip: Switzerland wins the final group match and qualifies for the FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa.
my tip is 1
the best odd in on bet365, odd 1.80
