France v Uruguay
FRANCE V URUGUAY ODDS
France Recent Competitive Results
05/09/09 France 1:1 (0:0) Romania
09/09/09 Serbia 1:1 (1:1) France
10/10/09 France 5:0 (2:0) Faroe Islands
14/10/09 France 3:1 (2:0) Austria
14/11/09 Republic of Ireland 0:1 (0:0) France
18/11/09 France 0:1 (0:1) Republic of Ireland
Uruguay Recent Competitive Results
05/09/09 Peru 1:0 (0:0) Uruguay
09/09/09 Uruguay 3:1 (1:0) Colombia
10/10/09 Ecuador 1:2 (0:0) Uruguay
14/10/09 Uruguay 0:1 (0:0) Argentina
15/11/09 Costa Rica 0:1 (0:1) Uruguay
18/11/09 Uruguay 1:1 (0:0) Costa Rica
France v Uruguay Head To Head Results
06/06/02 France 0:0 Uruguay
19/11/08 France 0:0 Uruguay
France v Uruguay Team News
FIFA took no action against Thierry Henry for his handball which got France to the World Cup Finals so he should start, although France Manager Raymond Domenech faces a selection headache about whoelse he picks to play up front out of Nicolas Anelka, Andre Pierre Gignac and Karim Benzema.
France v Uruguay Match Odds
France go into this match as obvious favourites due to their reputation but their recent results have not matched that reputation. Despite an obvious wealth of talent France have been underperforming since their appearance in the final of the 2006 World Cup Final and they may struggle to make an immediate impact against Uruguay.
Uruguay were the last qualifiers from the South American qualifying section but that is no embarrassment and although their team is clearly not as good as France, they could just scrape a draw with their tough defence and France's misfiring attack.
Back France To Draw With Uruguay
France v Uruguay Asian Handicap Odds
There is little doubt that if one side is more likely to win this game then it is France but they don't represent very good value considering their recent form. It should be worth having a small bet on Uruguay in the -0.5 handicap, which is a bet that doesn't have too much risk but could have a nice return.
France v Uruguay Goals Odds
France seem to have become specialists in low scoring games, seven of their last nine competitive matches have finished with under 2.5 goals and five of those were just 1-0. When playing away from home France managed to score twice in just one game, meaning they struggle for goals when not playing in France.
Half of Uruguay's qualifying games had under 2.5 goals in, which also means half at over 2.5 goals, but when the quality of opponents goes up the amount of goals usually goes down so it is not hard to see this being a low scoring game.
Back Under 2.5 Goals
Back the game to finish 1-1
France v Uruguay Player Odds
| Player | Qualifying Goals | Odds | Bookie |
| Diego Forlan | 7 | TBC | TBC |
| Luis Suarez | 5 | TBC | TBC |
| Sebastian Abreu | 5 | TBC | TBC |
| Thierry Henry | 4 | TBC | TBC |
| Andre-Pierre Gignac | 4 | TBC | TBC |
Uruguay may dominate the comparative scoring charts but they did play twice as many games as France in qualifying. Diego Forlan and Andre-Pierre Gignac had the best goals to games ratio from qualifying and these could be the two to concentrate on. France have a habit of holding on to 1-0 leads when they score first so it could be best to go for Forlan to get the first goal as we think this will be a draw.
Back Diego Forlan to score the first goal in France v Uruguay
France v Uruguay Half Time Odds
France were losing three of their qualifying games at half time, which isn't good for qualifying games, and the scored twelve of their nineteen goals in the second half so it should be best to back them to be losing at half time but to go on to draw the game.
Back Uruguay/Draw In The Half Time/Full Time Betting
France v Uruguay Best Bet
Whether you think France will win this or fail spectacularly, their is one bet that everyone can agree on and that is under 2.5 goals. The evidence from previous games is very strong and it should be a winning bet early on in the tournament.
