France - Canada

I have no expectations for France as they have been struggling for many years now. Again, there has been players' dissatisfaction with the coach and it is not the first tournament where something like this happens with them. It's clear that things are not going well with the team, but it's not surprising given their prestigious names and the terrible gameplay. They looked bad during the friendly games, and even worse during the qualifiers. Germany showed that they are on par with France. Canada, on the other hand, has a completely different atmosphere in their team and everything is going very well. They play in the NBA style, starting the matches strong and then relaxing a bit and letting the opponent get closer before turning on full force again. Against Greece and Spain, it seemed like they were in control, but somehow allowed the opponent to come closer towards the end, leading to a negative result. However, I found a bet with odds of 1.68 for Canada to win the first half, which I am satisfied with, as the maximum I can get elsewhere is 1.5.

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