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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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Aleashed t1_ixzf2tn wrote

Everyone knows they are top team

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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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astonv t1_ixztggl wrote

Replying to Aleashed (#709,557)

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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The_39th_Step t1_iy03v4d wrote

Replying to Camiata2 (#711,005)

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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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

Replying to ColHapHapablap (#713,696)

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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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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azourgan t1_iy0ixiw wrote

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

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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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sparoc3 t1_iy16ly2 wrote

Replying to astonv (#711,799)

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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kimjobil05 t1_iy2dlw3 wrote

Replying to Kind_Bullfrog_4073 (#709,072)

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

Replying to Kind_Bullfrog_4073 (#709,072)

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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ArcticFox59 t1_iy8fq62 wrote

Replying to mymentor79 (#714,561)

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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