Reigning European champions Spain, whose World Cup campaign got off to a shaky start, face Saudi Arabia in the headline event of the tournament’s day 11, on Sunday.Iran face Belgium in the second match of the day, as travel restrictions continue to disrupt the Middle East team’s rest and recovery during the month-long global showpiece.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listSunday’s match schedule concludes with Uruguay taking on tiny Cape Verde, and New Zealand playing Egypt. None of the teams in action can seal qualification to the next round or get eliminated on Sunday.Away from the football, France supporters were urged to keep their hands off Philadelphia’s iconic Rocky Balboa statue to avoid attracting “monumental bad luck”.What are the World Cup matches today?
Spain vs Saudi Arabia at Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, in the United States, at noon EDT (16:00 GMT)
Belgium vs Iran at the Los Angeles Stadium, in the US, at 3pm EDT (19:00 GMT)
Uruguay vs Cape Verde at the Miami Stadium, in the US, at 6pm EDT (22:00 GMT)
New Zealand vs Egypt at BC Place Vancouver, in Canada, at 9pm EDT (01:00 GMT on Monday)
Spain’s Lamine Yamal and Aymeric Laporte during training [Brett Davis/MAGN IMAGES via Reuters]Spain vs Saudi Arabia predictionsStats provider Opta’s supercomputer has handed Spain a whopping 86.7 percent probability of winning against Saudi Arabia, who have a mere 4.3 percent chance of winning. There is a 9 percent probability of a draw.Belgium vs Iran predictionsBelgium has a 67.5 percent probability of winning this game, while there is 19.3 percent chance of a draw. Iran has a 13.2 percent odds of victory. Advertisement Uruguay vs Cape Verde predictionsUruguay are favorites to win, having a 67.2 percent probability, while Cape Verde have a 12.2 percent chance of winning. There’s a 20.6 percent chance of a draw.New Zealand vs Egypt predictionsEgypt are the favorites in this fixture with a 59.6 percent probability of winning, while New Zealand have a 17.7 percent chance of victory. The draw is marked at 22.6 percent probability. Iran’s training camp is based in Tijuana, Mexico but the team travel to the United States for their group matches [Victor Medina/Reuters]Travel restrictions still in place for Iran The United States will continue to assess the Iran squad’s travel arrangements at the World Cup, but for now, the original plan remains in place despite the team saying they would lodge a complaint with FIFA, Andrew Giuliani, executive director of the White House Task Force for the tournament, told Reuters news agency.Iran are unhappy at restrictions that mean they can only travel to venues in the US within 24 hours of their fixtures and must depart back to their training base in Tijuana, Mexico directly after each game.The restrictions have prompted coach Amir G …
