Honduras v Chile12:30 BST
TEAM NEWS (Courtesy of BBC Sport)
Both nations are sweating on the fitness of a striker named Suazo. Honduran David Suazo, of Inter Milan, is struggling to recover in time from a leg muscle injury, while Chile's main goalscorer Humberto Suazo is nursing a left thigh problem.
Neither player was originally expected to feature in this game but both remain hopeful of being involved. If they miss out, Georgie Welcome of Honduras and Chile's Esteban Paredes are the favourites to take their place.
Tottenham midfielder Wilson Palacios should be available for Honduras after overcoming a thigh injury. West Brom's Gonzalo Jara is poised to start in Chile's three-man defence, but midfielder Rodrigo Millar is doubtful with a calf strain.
Honduras squad
Chile squad
My View and Prediction
A game to watch to for those who take their football seriously. While Honduras wont offer much out of the ordinary, Chile will line up as one of the most attacking sides in the World Cup. Indeed, those on FM Base who have been complaining about the lack of attacking/goals, should tune into this one, as Bielsa's Chile base their gameplay on pressing defence and commited possession based attack with his traditional and pretty unique 3-3-1-3 (those of you in the know will remember this from formation from his days at argentina). Imo, the player to watch will be Matias Fernandez. Most of us will know his skill from FM, but IRL he combines pace, trickery, creativity and passing into a lethal package, and is definitely an exciting player to watch.
Chile will press hard, spread the ball round and commit a lot of men to the attack. If Chile get into their rhythm, expect a wonderfull display of attacking football, and if Palacious isnt passed fit, Honudras could be made to suffer.
3-0 Chile
TEAM NEWS (Courtesy of BBC Sport)
Both nations are sweating on the fitness of a striker named Suazo. Honduran David Suazo, of Inter Milan, is struggling to recover in time from a leg muscle injury, while Chile's main goalscorer Humberto Suazo is nursing a left thigh problem.
Neither player was originally expected to feature in this game but both remain hopeful of being involved. If they miss out, Georgie Welcome of Honduras and Chile's Esteban Paredes are the favourites to take their place.
Tottenham midfielder Wilson Palacios should be available for Honduras after overcoming a thigh injury. West Brom's Gonzalo Jara is poised to start in Chile's three-man defence, but midfielder Rodrigo Millar is doubtful with a calf strain.
Honduras squad
- 01 Ricardo Canales
- 02 Chavez
- 03 Figueroa
- 04 Palacios
- 05 Bernardez
- 06 Thomas
- 07 Nunez
- 08 Palacios
- 09 Pavon
- 10 Leon
- 11 Suazo
- 12 Georgie
- 13 Espinoza
- 14 Garcia
- 15 Martinez
- 16 Mauricio Sabillon
- 17 Alvarez
- 18 Valladares
- 19 Turcios
- 20 Guevara
- 21 Izaguirre
- 22 Donis Escober
- 23 Mendoza
Chile squad
- 01 Bravo
- 02 Fuentes
- 03 Carrizo
- 04 Isla
- 05 Contreras
- 06 Carmona
- 07 Sanchez
- 08 Vidal
- 09 Suazo
- 10 Valdivia
- 11 Gonzalez
- 12 Pinto
- 13 Estrada
- 14 Fernandez
- 15 Beausejour
- 16 Orellana
- 17 Medel
- 18 Jara
- 19 Fierro
- 20 Rodrigo Millar
- 21 Tello
- 22 Paredes
- 23 Marin
My View and Prediction
A game to watch to for those who take their football seriously. While Honduras wont offer much out of the ordinary, Chile will line up as one of the most attacking sides in the World Cup. Indeed, those on FM Base who have been complaining about the lack of attacking/goals, should tune into this one, as Bielsa's Chile base their gameplay on pressing defence and commited possession based attack with his traditional and pretty unique 3-3-1-3 (those of you in the know will remember this from formation from his days at argentina). Imo, the player to watch will be Matias Fernandez. Most of us will know his skill from FM, but IRL he combines pace, trickery, creativity and passing into a lethal package, and is definitely an exciting player to watch.
Chile will press hard, spread the ball round and commit a lot of men to the attack. If Chile get into their rhythm, expect a wonderfull display of attacking football, and if Palacious isnt passed fit, Honudras could be made to suffer.
3-0 Chile