Playa Hatin’

Group F – Game 2

Slovakia vs. New Zealand

ESPN – 7:30 AM ET

Slovakia:

Slovakia is making their first appearance ever since breaking off from the Czechs. The Slovaks have made their case in qualifying for this World Cup with an impressive record of 7-2-1. Many think that Slovakia will make it out of their group, being heavily favored over New Zealand and Paraguay. The Slovaks have some impressive young players on their team that show promise and creative style, which may get them out of group play. After group stages are done, who knows how well they will do because even though they have a slight favor over some of the other teams, Slovakia is inexperienced in the World Cup stage and have a young team.

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