Embarrassing game for Spain against Japan. Rumors say that the Spanish team lost deliberately, so that they could finish at the second place in their group and face Morocco at the round of 16. Shame on them. I really hope that Spain will be kicked out of the tournament at the quarterfinals. Croatia vs. Japan would be interesting, but I bet that the Croatian team would reach the quarterfinals.
Germany deserved to leave the tournament at the group stage. The German team is missing some key elements, in order to be competitive against France and Brazil, who are the big favorites for winning the World Cup.
I kind of believe what you’re saying about Spain losing on purpose. Because at halftime, the two central defenders for spain made at least 90 complete passes with over 100 touches of the ball. It appear to me Luiz Enrique didn't want to attack after the goal. Seems like he was avoiding a win. They’re simply avoiding to play Croatia. They want to play Morocco and with what I have seen so far, Morocco might shock them in the round of 16. Well, I never thought of that. As a Croatian I'm looking forward to my team not playing against Span. They kicked us out of the Euro 2020 and I didn't want to see that happening again. I'm not sure that Spain should be afraid of Croatia but who knows. Maybe you are right. However, Morocco is also a pretty good team. They beat Belgium 2-0 and rightfully won the group stage. If Spain lost intentionally, maybe it could backfire and they will lose to Morocco. |
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in front of the line or behind the line ? that was the big question yesterday at the world cup. when you see this photo, everyone thinks the ball was behind the line. or am i seeing it wrong ? but maybe a few millimetres are missing . but never mind. denmark gone, yesterday germany gone, belgium gone ,mexico gone , and today another co-favourite ?  source: https://www.sportschau.de/fussball/fifa-wm-2022/video-wm-2022-japan-spanien-highlights-100.html out or not out  but still congratulations to japan. you fought great !! I think there will be no end to discussing it because the match is over and Japan has successfully conquered Spain to qualify for the knockout round, I know that match sucks making me lose the bet for Spain, but I think I have to admit that Japan has won that match and betting on the other matches in the knockout stage later  What I don't understand is why didn't they show VAR on the TV? When Croatia was denied a penalty, they showed on TV a computer image why an offside was called and here we couldn't see if the ball has crossed the line. However, I think that Japan really deserved a win. In the second half they were playing great first at attacking Spain's goal and later at defending their goal. It was really a great game to watch. |
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There are unexpected group winners and teams which goes home earlier than expected, but that's sport. Belgium, Germany, Mexico... Do not forget Italy does not play at all. Spain was in a good situation, so maybe that's why they lost. Argentina was winning 2:0 with Poland and gossips are they were told not to score more goals because it would make Poland go home, so with 2:0 both teams were 'happy'.
I think that now all will be more "normal". I expect France easily win with Poland, Japan will probably have difficult times with Croatia. But of course we cannot exclude 'surprises', like for example Poland will play 6-2-2 so it will be impossible to score a goal, they will do 1 fast attack, Lewandowski will be stopped/kicked and he will score a penalty goal...
Who is going to win? I do not know, but I think Argentina has really good chances.
I don't think that Spain lost because they didn't try to win as they were in a situation where they are 99% qualified for the next round. If by any chance Costa Rica managed to win against Germany and Spain lost to Japan, it would make Spain go home too. Besides, Spain really looked like they want to win. They were attacking and almost all the time in the last 30 minutes the ball was in Japan's half. But they couldn't brake Japan's defense. They had few chances to score, but couldn't. While I almost fell asleep in the first half, the second half of the game was really great to watch. |
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Ma joj... Idioti! Nemam druge riječi za ljude koji padnu na takve prijevare... S druge strane imamo nešto sofisticiranije prevare. Noćas je hakiran Ankr protokol. Izgleda da je haker nekako uspio mintati 10 milijardi aBNBc tokena, malo sve izmiješao preko Tornado casha i na kraju prodao za 3446 ETH. Što je zanimljivo, netko (možda i taj isti haker) je iskoristio šansu nakon što je haker dumpao aBNBC, taj netko je kupio 183885 aBNBc za samo 10 BNB, iskoristio aBNBc kao collateral da preko Helio money posudio 16 milijuna HAY tokena koje je onda prodao za 15,5 milijuna BUSD. Meni sve te "kemije" s DeFi protokolima izgledaju stvarno zanimljivo. Ne mislim tu na hakiranje nego ovu "kemiju" s korištenjem aBNBc kao collaterala za posudbu HAY tokena i zatim prodaju za hrpetinu BUSD-a. Uvijek imam osjećaj da kad bi ja to išao raditi, uvijek bi došlo do nečega što nisam predvidio i na kraju bi izgubio lovu umjesto da ju zaradim. |
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I was watching the game between Japan and Spain and I must say that I'm surprised at how Japan played the second half. They were owhere to be fond in the first half. They couldn't do anything against Spain. And then when the second half started, it looked like another team entered the field. They were so much better than in the first half. I'm glad that they won because now Croatia will play against Japan in the next round. If Japan plays like they did in the second half, it will be a difficult game for Croatia. But I still think that Japan is much better opponent than Spain.
I think I didn't watch any game that Germany played in this World Cup. I guess I was just busy doing other stuff when they were playing. I don't know how they were playing but I'm pretty shocked that they are going home such early in the World Cup. I guess they have to change something in their game for the next tournament. Is it a coach or some senior players... I don't know as I didn't watch them play.
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(by the way, Lukaku came in to play)
Great Match Canada(1) vs. Morocco(2)... not the same with Belgium, it seems discouraged...
Lukaku could have a had a hattrick in the minutes I watched actually, and that wasn't even long, maybe last 20 minutes + injury time? To be fair, most of the chances that sort of fell to him weren't precisely what you'd call expected but Croatia keeper will end the night with some minor heart attack from what I saw. Nice progress for Croatia, didn't think their defence could hold but now on to Spain (?) but I'm glad Morocco won the group, fully deserved. The number of chances that all feel for Lukaku during those minutes of coming shows how much they needed a centre striker, but Martinez opted for the worse choice and the shortest of them all, why play Mertens as a centre when there's Batshuayi on the bench, I'm not Batshuayi apologetic but it's a no brainer to have Mertens in the role of a centre striker ahead, Belgium scored only one goal this tournament, despite their attacking varieties and it was no other person than Batshuayi who scored that goal. I think it's pretty much time that both Roberto Martinez and Henry step down from their positions as the coaches of the team, then end of an Era, The Wooden Generation.. I really don't know how Lukaku managed to miss all those chances. A proper in form striker would have scored at least 2 goals from them but this way works better for us so there is that  Don't know if you guys follow the career of Joško Gvardiol, but he had another excellent game and I am quite sure he will break down all transfer records for defenders when he leaves Leipzig. He seems perfect for Pep in the City and I don't see him leaving for anything less than 150M. He already plays like seasoned defender and he is only 20 years old, add to that the fact that he is one of the best, if not the best, centre backs with ball in his feet and only sky is the limit. Croatia has passed the group stage thanks to Gvardiol and his excellent games as a defender. In the game against Belgium that was evident, especially when he took the ball off the Lukaku's leg. I saw that ball in the goal already and then suddenly Gvardiol showed up and denied Lukaku his shot. Impressive play by such a young player in such important game! |
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I don't like how Croatia is playing. They were a better team for the first 20 minutes but then Belgium took over control of the ball. I hope that Croatia can play better in the second half because I'm not sure that they will manage to secure a draw with this type of game. With Morocco leading in the other match, Croatia must at least secure a draw in order to qualify.
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Today's another important day for qualifying teams in next round , Croatia and Belgium both need to win this game in order to qualify to super 16 and they are same rank teams Croatia has 4 points on table and Belgium has 3. The win probability is same for both teams but in other game Morocco and Canada Morocco is far better than Canada in terms of their game to hoping for its win in today's match .
Second round we have Japan and Spain , I think this will be a one-sided match as Spain performances are smashing in this world cup and they are extremely motivated to win the fifa Cup . Germany vs Costa Rica this match that we all are looking for today Germany will decide its fate in fifa and this is going to be most important game for Germany .
Croatia doesn't need to win to qualify. A draw is enough for them to qualify, but with a win they would secure the first place in the group and avoid probably Spain. I would love for Croatia and Morocco to win and Belgium to be kicked out. They really doesn't deserve to qualify with the way they played the first two games. |
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The third round matches of the World Cup are being played today in Group E and Group F.
The first to take the field are the teams in Group F. Croatia takes on Belgium; while at the same time, Morocco faces off against Canada. While Canada has already been eliminated from the competition, the other three teams have a chance to advance to the knockout stage.
Group E matches begin at 20:00 (CET). Spain is playing against Japan. Luis Enrique previously announced that his team will go for victory in order to secure first place in the group. In the second match, Costa Rica will compete against Germany, last in the group with only one point and needs a win to advance - but it also depends on the result of the match between Spain and Japan.
Croatia should win if they will play like they played the game against Canada and especially if Belgium will play like they did their first two games against Canada and Morocco. However Lukaku should start in this game and we will see how well he recovered from the injury. In the last game against Canada he played the last 10 minutes and did nothing. I really hope that Morocco qualifies as the second team because they played their first two matches pretty OK. They definitely deserve it more than Belgium. |
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What became of Lukaku? I didn't realize he was injured, he was on the bench all games, I know his recent form isn't great, but he is Belgium's top scorer and always shows up during national games, I never liked Batsuayi leading a team, his runs off the ball is so bad, he hasn't improved much over the years. That being said, Belgium appears to be lost, they don't even believe in themselves, they have lost confidence, the Croatian team is still looking decent and sharp, and I hope they can capitalize on Belgium's current form. What happened to that lovely Croatian president? I haven't seen her yet in this tournament, but she was the Russia 2018 fans' face. i hope the Croatians stays for long so i keep seeing those beautiful Croatian models on the beach.. hahah passionate fans.
Lukaku was injured and he wasn't ready to play the matches, he should be able to last at least 60 mins against us so we shall see if that will help Belgium. That Croatian president is no longer the president but she is still in Qatar, this time she is wearing some traditional Croatian garments so you will probably not be that happy to see her. It's a huge game for both countries, so I'm guessing he'll start and may play full time depending on his performance. The Croatians must try to break the KDB-Lukaku link, they may look old at the moment, but they still have class. Hazard has looked decent in the last two games, but he's toothless at the moment, so he won't be a big problem. Traditional garment? What happened to her shape.....no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no You are right. If Lukaku will play like he played against Morocco, he shouldn't be that dangerous. However he had few days to further recover from his injury so he could play better. I still haven't decided if I will place a bet on Croatia. The odds are pretty good (2.60 on Sportsbet) but I'm not that sure in our victory. |
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Fuck Mexico, i put them to qualify... you only need to make more goals.
Poland..... come on man, you cant play that bad, they risk all being ultradefensive like always, really dumb they were, they have plenty of luck and a magnificent Szczesny. In the other hand, was the best game of Messi in this WC cup but...... man you cant miss that penalty.
Maybe he messed that penalty because it wasn't a penalty. I mean, Szczesny touched Messi's face with his hand while he was falling and when the ball was already heading out of the field an no one could have get it. For me that shouldn't have been ruled as a penalty and it probably wouldn't have been ruled if someone else than Messi was in question. I mean, if the goalkeeper misses the ball and his body hits the player in the face, it's a penalty regardless of how soft it was, because there was contact with the player rather than the ball, and the keeper also missed the ball. btw, Szczesny had a good game and was the reason Poland qualified, but it would have been worse had that PK gone in the 1st half. Aside from the PK miss, Messi was the best player on the field, but MOTM only goes to a goal scorer, not the best player tactically nowadays.. I'm still in the game mathematically, but realistically, I've given up. It was enjoyable while it lasted. My group's two underdogs are on top. If the goalie didn't touch the ball, I agree. But I was pretty sure that he touched it. Maybe I saw wrong, I don't know... I hope that Croatia will win today's game and stay in the first spot. I guess Spain will finish first in their group and I wouldn't like to see Croatia play against Spain in the next round. The odds are really on our side but like Trofo said, it's the last game and stakes are high so who knows how will Belgium play. |
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Fuck Mexico, i put them to qualify... you only need to make more goals.
Poland..... come on man, you cant play that bad, they risk all being ultradefensive like always, really dumb they were, they have plenty of luck and a magnificent Szczesny. In the other hand, was the best game of Messi in this WC cup but...... man you cant miss that penalty.
Maybe he missed that penalty because it wasn't a penalty. I mean, Szczesny touched Messi's face with his hand while he was falling and when the ball was already heading out of the field an no one could have get it. For me that shouldn't have been ruled as a penalty and it probably wouldn't have been ruled if someone else than Messi was in question. |
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Damn... Another point messed because I see that Fernandez is playing for Argentina. I just hope I have enough advantage to qualify for the next round. Fingers crossed!
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The match between the teams who don't want to lose Poland vs Argentina that both of teams are required win result to qualified and Argentina has slightly the favourite especially from squad quality but Poland was good to utilized cross ball because they have tall strikers such as Lewandowski and Milik but in my opinion Argentina will attempts to control the game and attempts to score goals early but the key is if Poland can lock Messi movement maybe there is a chance for them to win the match but i have feeling Argentina will playing well in this match and gets 3 points and the odds for Argentina is @1.42
Poland with 5pts Argentina with 4pts Mexico with 4pts Saudi Arabia with 3pts... Argentina is under a lot of pressure. If Argentina can't win today's game against Poland at 1:00 PM, they will be eliminated from this year's World Cup. And if the match is a draw then they have to win the next match by huge goals. with is too will be so much difficult . so they are likely to drop out if they Can't able to show good performance on today match. So much depends on today's match Honestly, if they can't win today's game against Poland, then they don't deserve to be qualified for the knockout round. But I think they will win it. I more curious if Saudi Arabia can win against Mexico and advance to the next round. It should be very interesting today, but most games in the last round are interesting. |
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Unfortunately for Serbia they were drawn into a difficult group which has been a tough task for them to win against these top teams and stay up the table. It will be ao disappointing for them losing 2 vital points against Cameroon in the second round which would have raised their hopes if they got all three points from that game. You talked about Brazil beating Cameroon easily. I have seen enough surprises in this world cup and I must advice not to write Cameroon off so soon.
I wouldn't call group G a tough one for Serbia. OK, Brazil is in the group and they are one of the best teams in the world. But Cameroon and Switzerland are not teams that Serbia can't beat. I don't know how Serbia played against Cameroon but I heard it was a good game. However, Serbia still depend on themselves. Their game against Switzerland is their ticket to the knockout round. If they manage to win, they will qualify. |
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Let us give you some of the statistics as well - these are for today's games: Thanks for the nice words guys, we're glad you like it and that you're having fun. We'll be collecting your feedback once the competition ends Nice statistics, but I can't believe only a few people believe Argentina and Saudi Arabia will cause an upset and qualify from the group. Saudi players either become billionaires with private jets or are buried in the desert as their king promised. I'm putting my life in their hands. I believe Saudi Arabia's kings promises can only be nothing but a source of motivation, that really doesn't connotes that it will determine the outcome of the said fixtures, I really do commend Saudi Arabia for their performance against Poland, they played really well but at the end of the day, they lost the game, while the heroics with the victory vs Argentina was a source motivation for their next game, but in the game vs Argentina they weren't competitive in the first half of the game and just keep their high defensive line, If Argentina had won that game, I'm pretty sure they wouldn't have been as courageous and attack minded like they were in the 2nd game vs Poland. I'll back Mexico not lose the game (more likely a win), but a draw would also not be enough for Saudi Arabia to make it to the next round, except if Argentina fails to emerge victorious against Poland. I understand that the death part is only to motivate the players not to give up, but he actually kept his promise after they beat Argentina, giving each player the latest Rolls Royce, but you never know what would happen to the coach and players if they failed to qualify after giving the country so much hope. I am aware of an African Olympic team that was imprisoned following a poor performance at the Olympics; the country gave them everything, but they did not return with a single medal. They returned every penny spent to their government. The Mexico team looks old, and Argentina and Saudi Arabia deserve to go through for the beautiful football they have given us thus far. If Argentina wins by four goals and Mexico-Saudi Arabia play a 0-0 tie, Saudi Arabia qualifies on goal difference. This simply proves that you can't pay a player or a team to be better than someone else. I didn't watch the game but they might have won just because Argentina had a bad day. If that was the case then all the money in the world can't make them qualify for the next round if they are not good enough. Besides, this is football. It's normal for a weaker team to win one game. |
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Hvala svima. Nadam se samo da će se i moje prokletstvo prekinuti nakon ulaska u dugotrajnu kampanju kao što je Trofo uspio skinuti s Chipmixerom. A što se tiče forumske karijere, stvarno sumnjam. Ionako je forum već polumrtva platforma pa nema smisla ganjati neku karijeru na tome. A za društvene mreže sam prestar tako da to isto otpada |
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NO, don't do this. The last time I went with a sub who came on (the Japanese guy) and scored to make the first 11 in the next game, it didn't go well. Fernandez had a huge impact in the little time he played against Mexico, but I'm not sure he'll be given a start, and I hope he doesn't start for the sake of the 53.6% of us who voted (NO)  Who else has noticed that Rashford performs better for England than he does for Manchester United? I really don't understand how can you remember all the questions and answers you have given. Did you take a screenshot of your answers? Because honestly I can't remember even what were the questions, let alone what answers I have given. The answer link has been published before, but here I put it again, there you can review the 3 rounds. You can find the spreadsheet with all of the answers here.Thanks! I knew that the spreadsheet link was posted in the second post of this thread but I thought that answers for the current round weren't available yet. I never thought to check it myself |
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NO, don't do this. The last time I went with a sub who came on (the Japanese guy) and scored to make the first 11 in the next game, it didn't go well. Fernandez had a huge impact in the little time he played against Mexico, but I'm not sure he'll be given a start, and I hope he doesn't start for the sake of the 53.6% of us who voted (NO) Who else has noticed that Rashford performs better for England than he does for Manchester United? I really don't understand how can you remember all the questions and answers you have given. Did you take a screenshot of your answers? Because honestly I can't remember even what were the questions, let alone what answers I have given. |
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Im the only one having the same issue like in Superbru?, lets me explain, after i put the picks/selections, i dont remember what shit i put, and now i dont remember what i answer XD.
The Argentinian press at this moment says Enzo Fernandez its gonna be in the initial 11, but are full rumours, lets see, i think i put him to play, but like i said before i dont remember.
No, you are not the only one. I always forget my answers and I have to wait for Trofo or cryptofrka to publish the spreadsheet with the answers. I remember answering that Valencia will score and that one I got wrong. However I believe that I'll have enough correct answers to qualify me for the next round. |
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