FRANCE VS MEXICO 2010 WORLD CUP BETTING PREDICTIONS

France face a must-win situation against Mexico today and you'll find them needing to catch up with Uruguay if they are to have any chance of progressing to the next stage of the competition.

I had initially pegged France as the #1 seed who would not go through to the next stage (you know there's always one) and if they can't get all three points against Mexico today then it will have been a (somewhat) predictable exit for Raymond Domenech's side. 
Popular Uk bookmaker Blue Square has priced France at a 6/5 listing to win this match while Mexico can be backed at 5/2. The draw pays out at 21/10 and that's not a bad selection here actually. 
I think that Mexico can trouble the French defence and they have the type of players who can score against France, but Mexico need to step out of their shell a bit and defend as well as they are capable of. 
This match looks to me like a battle of defenders, and the team that can keep the other team off the scoresheet is definitely the most likely one to win here. I don't see this being a particularly high-scoring affair, unless France come forward with an extra amount of verve here, but you do get the feeling that there will be goals. 
That's the best part about the second round of matches in the group stages. In the opening matches its more about not losing, but the second and third matches are generally must-win affairs if you haven't won your first one out. 
Under 2.5 goals pays out at a 4/9 price in this one while over 2.5 goals pays a juicy 13/8. 
A 2-1 result to the French pays out at a 9/1 margin while a 2-1 result to Mexico trades at 12/1.