The Confederations Cup Semifinal wagering odds for Brazil vs South Africa are set. The game will be live on ESPN at 2:25 PM EST. One of the huge favorites in the Confederations Cup is already out as Spain was shocked by the United States on Wednesday. Can South Africa pull off another shocker and upset heavily favored Brazil on Thursday in the other semifinal? Brazil is a -1.5 goal favorite with a total of 2.5 over at SBG Global.

The one advantage that South Africa has is the home field and it could be important on Thursday. What might hurt South Africa is Spain’s loss yesterday since Brazil will not be taking the home squad lightly after what happened to the Spaniards yesterday. "South Africa are improving game by game, but we are ready and waiting for the challenge," Brazil coach Dunga said, "We want to improve in every game and because South Africa are in the semis they have to be respected. It won’t be easy for us, they are playing at home and they have the greater emotional support. But playing the host is going to be good preparation for the World Cup. Every game is different in a tournament; the players need to experience everything."

Brazil has been dominant so far in the Soccer Wagering Confederations Cup scoring 10 goals and only allowing three. They will have to play without Juan who is injured but they are far superior to South Africa in terms of talent. That doesn’t mean Brazil is taking the game for granted though. "South Africa are an emerging team, but we know they will give us a difficult test. They’re strong, quick and they will have the crowd behind them.” Dunga said, "But we’ll be well prepared. Brazil have a very strong squad, which helps in a tournament like this. Every player in the squad is a first-teamer."

Brazil is definitely focused on South Africa and they are not taking them lightly. "We know South Africa, we’ve seen their games on television and they’re a very quick team," Brazil defender Maicon said, "We need to be on our guard because they could give us a nasty surprise."

Brazil’s captain Lucio is also wary of the home squad saying, "Yes, they’re very rapid and they’ll have the fans behind them too." The three-way soccer line has Brazil at -450, South Africa at +800 and the draw at +350.

Tonight at 10 PM EST on ESPN, the top two teams in Group A of the round-robin CONCACAF finals will meet with Costa Rica hosting the United States. The top three teams in the group will qualify for the World Cup and so far both the United States and Costa Rica are in good shape. The match will be an interesting one considering the U.S. leads the group with seven points, one point better than Costa Rica. Even so, the wagering odds experts at SBG Global Sportsbook post Costa Rica as a -140 favorite with a total of 2.5 under.

The United States has never had any success at Costa Rica so the match promises to be difficult. The news that defender Frankie Hejduk is questionable and midfielder Maurice Edu is out definitely doesn’t help the United States. American coach Bob Bradley said that Hejduk may not be fit enough for Wednesday’s match in San Jose. One player that could be back in the lineup though is forward Jozy Altidore who had three goals in the qualifier against Trinidad and Tobago. "Jozy has been in training over these last few days," Bradley said. "Obviously, he has not played a competitive game in a while, but I think he’s done a good job."

The United States will be playing two matches within four days as after Wednesday’s qualifier at Costa Rica they play Honduras in another qualifier on Saturday in Chicago. The United States is also preparing for the eight-team soccer wagering Confederations Cup in South Africa. That should be a great competition considering the United States is in a group with defending world champion Italy, five-time world champion Brazil and Egypt.

In the last seven qualifiers at Costa Rica the United States has not won a match going 0-6-1. That could mean that the United States plays it very close to the vest on Wednesday, trying for a draw. The match on Saturday against Honduras could be where the United States focuses their attention. The United States also has five players that are carrying yellow cards in Altidore, Michael Bradley, Hejduk, Clint Dempsey and Oguchi Onyewu.

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Costa Rica is 18-1-2 at the Saprissa since 2000. They are led by playmaker Walter Centeno who can still pressure a defense. "I’ve been impressed with the way he’s played in recent qualifiers," said U.S. assistant John Hackworth, "I don’t think he’s come down [in form] at all. He’s still someone who can play at this level, and he’s certainly an important player for them."