Friday’s World Cup tips: It’s game on in Group A and Group B

Today’s World Cup odds and previews

It’s day two of the World Cup and the first proper day, with three group matches taking place.

Russia and Saudi Arabia got things underway yesterday, and now it’s the second match in Group A plus two games in Group B.

You can enjoy a full preview of Portugal v Spain’s hotly-anticipated clash right here.

Stick around though, as the Coral News Team run through Egypt versus Uruguay and Iran against Morocco…

Egypt v Uruguay

There’s only one question ahead of this one. Will Mohamed Salah be fit? Egypt appear confident that their star man will be.

But even so, Salah’s return might not be enough. After a five-game winless run last year, Uruguay are heading to Russia having lost just one of their last eight games.

They’re favourites to win Group A, and are odds-on to begin with a win this afternoon at 6/10. Egypt are the 11/2 outsiders, with a draw 13/5.

Egypt will do well to contain Edinson Cavani and Luis Suarez. The two strikers would walk into pretty much any side in Russia this summer.

The pair share first goalscorer favouritism at 13/5. Salah is 6/1 to break the deadlock. There’s 29/20 for both teams to score and 9/5 about Uruguay on the -1 handicap.

Morocco v Iran

Over in Group  B, Iran and Morocco meet in what is arguably each side’s most important game of the tournament.