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Member Notes
Today’s Free Picks
| Sport | Game Selection | Game Time |
|---|---|---|
| WCUP | (225447) Austria at (225448) Algeria: 3-Way Moneyline | 10:00pm EDT - Jun 27/2026 |
The PLAY: Draw 116
By some accounts, Algeria has waited 44 years to exact revenge on Austria for its part in the "Disgrace of Gijon" from the 1982 Spain World Cup when the Austrians and West Germans conspired a 1-0 win for the latter that kept the Algerians from a famous advancement out of the group phase. "Conspire" isn't too harsh a description after the two sides played a kickabout and didn't try to score or even tackle after Horst Hrubesch gave Alemania Occidental a lead on ten minutes (we always though the Germans might have deserved more blame...but they're not on the other side of the Algerians tonight).
The irony is that Algeria and Austria both advance in 2026 with a draw though the winner gets Spain, and the loser likely gets Switzerland, at the top of the KO phase. Should they maybe just have a coin-flip instead? Play Austria-Algeria Draw (at Kansas City)
Consultant Bio
Bruce Marshall's name has become synonymous with The Gold Sheet. With a background in play-by-play work and sports information while in college, Bruce joined TGS in 1981 when hired by the legendary Mort Olshan. He learned the business by working alongside Mort and the other TGS handicappers and continues at TGS, where he has worn many hats over the years. Not only is Bruce the Executive Editor at TGS, he's also the Editor of Goldsheet.com and The Gold Sheet EXTRA!!! (a publication he helped launch in 1982), as well as serving as Editor-in-Chief of European Soccer Weekly.
Bruce's unique and colorful brand of football and basketball analysis, as well as informed commentary on the national and international sports scene, has made him an in-demand guest for many years on numerous sports talk radio and TV shows across the country. Bruce's vast array of editorial work is featured not only in the TGS publications, but various other print and online publications, and his analysis is often featured in the Las Vegas Review- Journal. Bruce, who is also in the midst of several book and media projects, combines all of his work while traveling between Virginia and his official hometown of Henderson, NV.