to keep them out of the 2018 World Cup.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\nThe biggest date on soccer this summer is undoubtedly July 7. The Women\u2019s World Cup, Copa America, and Gold Cup all have their finals on that date, providing fans and bettors with a rare championship tripleheader.<\/p>\n
For bettors who want to look beyond the Americas, The African Cup of Nations offers another set of games with teams that may not be as familiar to casual soccer fans. The tournament just began on Friday, with hosts \u2013 and favorites \u2013 Egypt already getting on the board with a 1-0 win over Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n
The leadership of star striker Mo Salah makes Egypt (10\/3) the obvious top pick to win the championship, but the usual suspects of African soccer will have something to say in the 24-team tournament. Senegal (8\/2), Nigeria (13\/2), Ghana (7\/1) and the Ivory Coast (9\/1) are among the nations with designs on lifting the trophy after the final in Cairo on July 19.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Soccer fans and bettors are being spoiled this summer with a plethora of high level competitions. Not only has the knockout stage begun at the Women\u2019s World Cup, but Copa America, the Gold Cup, and the African Cup of Nations are now in full swing. Outside of the Women\u2019s World Cup, Copa America is getting […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":107610,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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