June 24, 2010 - The defending champions are pushed down to the wall and they are now in a must win situation, when they face off Slovakia in their final match of this first round on June 24th at the Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg. Things aren‘t looking bright for the reigning champions as they couldn‘t manage even a single win in the tournament so far. They have drawn both their games, against Paraguay and New Zealand, with a 1-1 score. Paraguay is pretty much sure of making it to the next round from the Group F, while the remaining three teams are battling against each other to make it to the Round 16.

Online sports betting sites are visualizing users still favoring the defending champions to clinch the title again. Though they were not up to their best in the tournament so far, fans believe that they can still turn things around. Their defense is by far the best in the world. It‘s just a matter of time before they act together. Slovakia as expected is the weakest team in the group. They are trying their best to secure a win and hopefully they achieve their feat when they meet the 2010 world champions in their next game. The match is sure to cause great excitement to both the nation‘s football fans.

Both the teams were unable to register a win in the matches played so far. Slovakia is placed at the bottom of the table while the Italians are placed at the second spot below the Paraguay. Though Italy is solid with their defense, their attack seems a bit toothless. The spark to score a goal has not been seen so far. They are trying to be too defensive rather than trying to be a bit more aggressive. The coach would have pointed out this to the team and hopefully they come up with a much more spirited performance against the Slovakians. They need to remember that they are the current champions. If they could play with that pride, they are sure to make it to the knock out stages.

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The match kicks off at 14:00 GMT. Both the teams are expected to deliver their very best to satisfy their fans. Italy in particular, starting as the favorites for this match, needs to step up the intensity to win against the Slovakians. On the other hand, Slovakia will look to sign off their 2010 World cup campaign with a win over the defending champions!

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