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There's an unwritten rule to not appreciate the strength of the French and their opponents at the beginning of the championship. The French are known for slow starts, but even like that, they could have gotten a more convincing win against the Czechs in the first part. They were +6 at the 54th minute, and then inexplicably fell, ending it at the margin set for today. The bookmakers obviously valued that result, which I think is a huge mistake, especially because the Swedes showed against Iceland that they don't even think about relaxing in the last minutes. Olsson and Lindgren's players got to +8 in the last few minutes, and that shows their approach. Besides, they have a fantastic defense, hardly penetrable, and the Czech aren't really famous for their offensive. Jicha might help solving that problem, but it's questionable whether they'll use him. Besides, even if he played today, I doubt he can be his real self after losing seven kilos in two days. If it was sure that he won't play, this bet would lean for the max stakes, this way, I'll keep it in the middle. As a cherry on top, I should mention that the Czech don't think this is a key match for them, but those against Algeria, Egypt and Iceland, so it is easily possible that Jicha, if he plays at all, gets a lower number of minutes, and the other main players could also spend more time on the bench if the final result quickly becomes obvious, which is easily possible considering what Sweden showed in the first performance.