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Kind_Bullfrog_4073 t1_ixzc6b1 wrote

Japan over Germany

Saudi Arabia over Argentina

Morocco over Belgium

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Water you doing World Cup?

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Camiata2 t1_ixzodwr wrote

Italy not qualified.

England... still England. At least we have some normalcy

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Potatonized t1_ixzpo2d wrote

US beat england 0-0, didnt they?

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[deleted] OP t1_ixzwmkw wrote

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Wetworkzhill t1_ixzxd46 wrote

England need to not lose by four or more to qualify. The US needs to win. Iran needs to win/tie. Wales needs a big win.

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noworries_13 t1_ixzy02l wrote

Us just needs a win. Goals don't matter. Englands needs to not lose by 4.

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The_39th_Step t1_iy03v4d wrote

Not that I think we will win the WC, but no team has won all their games since 2002. Spain 2010 even lost their first game and it’s considered one of the all time great teams. It happens in World Cups.

What I will say is I think Southgate set up not to lose rather than to win that game. The way the players played with little urgency and their seeming ease with the result suggests to me, and lots of commentators that I watch, that this was part of the plan. If Kane scores that header at the end, then everyone would be saying boring but good cup football. We basically played not to concede and nick it on a set piece. We aren’t so strong against pressing teams like the USA. I think the Wales match will be more like Iran.

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lawtalkingguy23 t1_iy083kn wrote

Morocco has many talents which play in respected clubs, not surprising as Saudi win also belgium squad is a bit old especially their defensive line

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Billionairess t1_iy1dnj2 wrote

Something something western world isnt used to the scorching middle eastern heat

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kimjobil05 t1_iy2dlw3 wrote

Morocco is really good, they always underperform compared to the talent they have... Boufal, El neyri, ziyech should beat Belgian boomers most of the time.

The golden generation is done 👍

Belgium won't make the quarters and I'd bet on Croatia beating them while Morocco get a dull draw against Canada to qualify for the last sixteen.

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shoukawa t1_iy2rd7m wrote

I don’t know how anyone else hasn’t noticed but the obvious trend is that countries with hotter climates seem to be doing well. Because y’know, for $ome rea$on they decided to hold the World Cup in a hot and dry desert.

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PsirusRex t1_ixzqzbj wrote

I guess Eden Hazard should have concentrated more on playing the game than criticizing other countries for taking a picture.

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eliar91 t1_iy553t7 wrote

Lmao yea what the hell was that about? Why the hell did he feel the need to insert himself into a match that didn't concern him at all?

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mymentor79 t1_iy0bvfe wrote

If you shut out the peripheral mess surrounding this WC (not that you should), this tournament kind of rules so far. Great performance by Morocco.

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ArcticFox59 t1_iy8fq62 wrote

Both African matches yesterday were supremely entertaining.

Cameron 3 - 3 Serbia

Ghana 3 - 2 South Korea

Plus upsets galore

Saudi Arabia 2 - 1 Argentina

Japan 2 - 1 Germany

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mymentor79 t1_iy9iff7 wrote

>Both African matches yesterday were supremely entertaining

Yep, both instant classics.

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azourgan t1_iy0ixiw wrote

Great day for us Moroccans!! The atlas lions did it 🇲🇦🎉🦁. Well done boys

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EL_Jefe510 t1_ixzx62g wrote

Are they throwing matches?

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charmcitycuddles t1_iy00eq3 wrote

Morocco looked good, belgium looked flat.

You watchin?

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bellrunner t1_iy04iik wrote

I wonder what the temperature is on the field. Could be playing a part

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[deleted] OP t1_iy16oeg wrote

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bahatypan t1_iy0rsbm wrote

European nations got away with a lot of offside goals in the past. VAR is finally making it a fair.

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Aleashed t1_ixzf2tn wrote

Everyone knows they are top team

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astonv t1_ixztggl wrote

Rankings mean nothing once the tournament starts. You can “know they are a top team” all you want, but if they don’t get a result against Croatia they will not advance.

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sparoc3 t1_iy16ly2 wrote

They were a top team, but the lost the chance with their golden generation ever since 2014. Now most of them have aged out & lost their edge and this is perhaps the worst showing of it.

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Uvogun t1_ixzmfjd wrote

Lmao people downvoting never saw a single football game and probably call it "soccer"

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ColHapHapablap t1_iy0698s wrote

Anyone else find it odd that a World Cup in a Middle Eastern Muslim nation that paid billions to host a World Cup has a high amount of upsets between Muslim nations and western non-Muslim nations? Qatar still got eliminated but….I don’t know. Just seems like a World Cup fraught with this much corruption wouldn’t shy away from influencing game results too.

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Classyclassiccunt t1_iy0be22 wrote

You’re onto something here. Upsets such as the Muslim Khalifate of Japan over Germany are strange indeed, must be all that Arab money paying for it. I mean we can also ignore the results from Tunisia, Qatar and Saudi’s loss to Poland but I get your point.

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k1ll4sn1p3 t1_iy07kmh wrote

That’s why Qatar is losing all of the games… it’s probably because there are a lot of Middle Eastern fans at the games

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AttackHelicopter_21 t1_iy085hs wrote

Lmao

Stop overthinking. If there was corruption involved, Qatar wouldn’t have been the first team to be eliminated.

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retrograderevolution t1_iy09l36 wrote

Perhaps some of the nations are just inspired. I can def see western nations put off too bc of the amount of stuff they need to address before each game.

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Acrobatic-Monitor516 t1_iy1upox wrote

i think it has to do with temperature and climate more than anything honestly...

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cujukenmari t1_iy2iozs wrote

Homefield advantage is a real thing too.

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Acrobatic-Monitor516 t1_iy3waoh wrote

You mean the fact they play on their own continent , in Africa? I mean it’s not homefield like their own country

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