I think, Argentina coach need to introduce new tactics that will help the team to win their remaining two matches so that they will be able to stand well as the best in the group. Argentina really played well in the first half that made many people to believe that Argentina will defeat Saudi Arabia in the second half but match turned for the favour of Saudi Arabia to defeated Argentina 2-1 in the second half. I believe, Argentina will definitely get it right in their remaining matches, because their coach will not allow such thing to happen again that will make them to lose points than to do everything possible within his power to help the team to embrace their points from the match. How can you say that Argentina played well in the first half, when they wasted so many good opportunities? They had ball possession and that was it. Argentines underestimated their opponents, despite fully knowing the fact that Saudi Arabia is playing in close to home conditions. And they paid the price for this. The only goal scored by Argentina came from a penalty. The well renowned attack of Lionel Messi, Ángel Di María, Lautaro Martínez and Paulo Dybala failed to score a single goal against such a weak opponent through the normal mode. it was clear that Argentina's forward line had problems, bad enough when they failed to score a goal in normal play against a side so far below their quality. Saudi Arabia played freely without any burden and they took advantage of the careless lines of the Argentine defense. This defeat was quite surprising when Argentina had a good record before the world cup took place but they had to accept a humiliating defeat in the first match. there is a lot to fix in the Argentina team but I personally still believe they will go further and rise, this is only the first match and they must win the next 2 matches to qualify from group C Mexico and Poland are the next opponents, it's not impossible for Argentina who have quality games and players who are quite capable. Argentina underestimated this Saudi Arabia team and now they’re without a point in the group they thought was an easy run. But again, failing to win your opening World Cup game does not necessarily doom a nation where its chances of becoming champion are concerned. Argentina face Mexico on Saturday in a must-win game if they want to progress from the group, followed by Poland. I expect from their coach is that, he should address some glaring errors that were committed against the Saudis. Assuming they can do that, this is still most definitely a team that can become champions. Argentina needed a win against Saudi Arabia to advance to the next round. Everyone's confidence in Argentina has gone down a bit after losing this match. Argentina's next two games are against Mexico and Poland. They need to win both matches to secure the next round. We all might not want Messi's dream to end in the first round. |
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it was clear that Argentina's forward line had problems, bad enough when they failed to score a goal in normal play against a side so far below their quality.
Saudi Arabia played freely without any burden and they took advantage of the careless lines of the Argentine defense.
Argentina should do it better in their first conceded goal but in the second one, it is impossible because Saudi Arabian player was too excellent in that moment. It is like one and only one moment in career of that player. Argentina still shown their dangerous attacking and they were lack a bit of luckiness to have other goals in the match. Offside trap can work perfectly like yesterday for Saudi Arabia but in another day, it might kill them. Mexico and Poland are the next opponents, it's not impossible for Argentina who have quality games and players who are quite capable.
No need to look back and regret about missing opportunities. Argentina must win all two rest matches to go next. They won't have time to be sad and waste their mentality as well as energy for the loss. I really want to see Messi and Argentina go far in this World Cup because it is a last World Cup for Messi and Argentina is one of strongest teams this year. I think Argentina will learn from the mistakes they made against Saudi Arabia and win the next two matches. Because the Argentina team has the ability to beat Mexico and Poland. The Argentina team knows that if they lose one of their next two matches, their World Cup journey could end in the first round. |
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Even before the start of the tournament, I had pointed out that Saudi Arabia may benefit from the fact that the conditions in Qatar are familiar to them. Qatar is a neighboring country of Saudi Arabia and not just the weather, but the language and culture is also the same. But the reason Argentina lost yesterday has nothing to do with climate or language. Despite all their experience, they failed to save themselves from the off-side trap that was cleverly set by the Saudis. All they had to do was to play with a cool head and they failed there.
Yes, Saudi Arabia are benefiting from the climate conditions but the experiences and maturity in the Argentina side should have been able to negate that advantage. The high line of Saudi Arabia defense was risky although it saved them as those goals were ruled offside and it also gave them the platform to create problems. Argentina's biggest fear happened because they weren't able to dominate the ball in midfield and have their circuit of passes, because of the high press of the Saudi Arabian team. The reason for the loss of Argentina is their overconfidence and underestimation of Saudi Arabia team . They thought that would be an easy game for them as they managed to score their first goal in 1st half and after second half when Saudi scored two goals that was an alarming situation for them and than they become nervous and as a result they lost . You are absolutely right, I agree with you. Argentina's first half performance looked like they could beat Saudi Arabia with ease. They also thought scoring goals against Saudi Arabia didn't matter. But the reality speaks differently and they have to accept the fact that they have been defeated by Saudi Arabia against them. I hope they learn some great lessons from the image and play the next matches properly. |
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It was sad that the reunion between Cristiano Ronaldo and Manchester united didn't last long, the fans were expecting things to work out between both parties as it won't be wise to lose a player as decorated as Cristiano Ronaldo and it was our dream for him to retire at the club that made him the superstar that he is today. After the interview was released, it was just a matter of time before everything will turn ugly and we knew that Manchester united would terminated his contract because what he did was very disrespectful.
Nobody should be bigger than a club or it'll lead to future disrespect from younger players that are looking up to this current superstar. I wish Cristiano Ronaldo all the best in his career. Who knows he might just retire if he wins the biggest trophy of them all in the ongoing tournament at Qatar.
Nobody knows if C. Ronaldo will retire or not after the ongoing world cup in Qatar, also nobody knows if Portugal will be the country that would win the world cup, Portugal is good, but the world players in other countries are also very good. C. Roanldo was very disrespectful is just the truth. He moved from Real Madrid to Juventus because Juventus is always strong and reaching up to semi final in Champions League, but it did not work out, he left the club unexpectedly and join Manchester United, nothing again, but hoping it could be like when he first joined Manchester United and won Champions League. His going would be good for Manchester United if they start focusing on younger players. Cristiano Ronaldo is really being disrespected by Manchester United. Thus, if Cristiano Ronaldo does not have the opportunity to play as they are then Cristiano Ronaldo's future will not be good. For this, Ronaldo needs to join another good club that wants him. |
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Today was a day of surprises. First Argentina lost to Saudi Arabia, then Denmark drew with Tunisia, but there were fewer surprises here. Now France are playing a draw with Australia for now. But I think France have a chance of success in this match.
The amount of surprises in today's games is beyond everyone expectations. I am just wondering if there is someone that placed a bet on Saudi Arabia to win against Argentina. How many expected Tunisia to get a draw vs Denmark? Poland to draw against Mexico is ok but France to receive an early goal and lose a defender in the first minutes of the game was hilarious. They recovered from that mistake and they are leading 2-1 right now. Australia should focus and try to get a draw at least. The whole world is surprised today to watch the match between Argentina and Saudi Arabia. Maybe many people still can't believe Argentina lost to Saudi Arabia. But it is true that Saudi Arabia won by showing great skill to Argentina. But I hope that Argentina will come back in the next matches. |
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The defending World Cup champions, the French, begin their campaign against Australia. France is a big favorite in this match because of its roster - although it is missing many key players. Benzema, Kante, Pogba and Nkunku, as well as goalkeeper Maignan, are among those who are not playing.
But perhaps another big surprise is in store for us today - Australia scored early on, in the 9th minute!
France 0-1 Australia
9' Goodwin
A great match, we are enjoying the match between Australia and France. Both the teams are playing great, they are putting great pressure on each other. So far, both teams have managed to score one goal Hope we all enjoy the game. |
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FIFA World Cup 2022 Group C, Poland vs Mexico at full time neither team scored. A fierce contest was played between the two teams. However, Poland football team's Lewandowski missed a penalty in the second half. It is a huge failure for the Poland team. Despite repeated attacks by both teams, neither team managed to score
Poland was given an opportunity to beat Mexico but they missed use it that made the game to ended up draw 0:0. Mexico players really played a fantastic game that made many people to rate their goalkeeper as the best goalkeeper in the whole world, because he catch the penalty that was given to Poland player. I guess, Poland will learn from their mistake in this game so that it will not repeat itself again. The Poland vs Mexico game was a great contest. But I thought Mexico would win. But it didn't happen, instead, Poland attacked brilliantly, but for Mexico's goalkeeper, Poland failed to win. |
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Of course, if Sadio Mane had been present in today's match, there would have been some consolation in winning this match.
You gotta be kidding me. If Mane was playing then Netherlands would have marked him for the whole 90 minutes. He is the best player from Senegal and there is no reason to left him unmarked. There were tons of chances though but none was converted so the entire Senegal frontline is just bad at this point so I kinda doubt that sane would have made significant differences If indeed Sadio Mane plays, the Netherlands defense will be in danger, because we all know what kind of player Sadio Mane is. Sadio Mane playing is a huge opportunity for Senegal that they can use Sadio Mane to increase their match winning ability. |
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Newcastle must be planning to make their biggest transfers next summer rather than January. Because it would be really difficult for them to convince any top players or their teams for a deal in the middle of the season. Those teams won't have a Plan B in the end and the time for this transfer window is also not that long. They would just bring a couple of decent players in January I guess to strenghthen some positions even more to secure a good season. They have a claim on top 4 as it seems and they will need to do their best to achieve it. Their job is really difficult there.
If they join the Champions League I can't imagine what players they can bring here. They will have no money problem and they will have the needed level of success in the Premier League also in the end.
Newcastle are playing great football. Their style of football is like that of big teams. Everyone in their team now has a much better strategy with football. I think if Newcastle keep up their performances they will be known as a good club. |
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What an unexpected turnout by India against a strong Kiwi side. They outplayed them in literally every department and this is a great start for Pandya as a T-20 international captain. Split-captaincy turned out to be a great idea so far.
Am expecting the Kiwis to bounce back in the 3rd match though despite the absence of Williamson and the series will most likely end in a draw.
Rightly said India started this series brilliantly. They have great players in their team who are performing well. However, in the next match, New Zealand will look to bounce back to form and beat India. But I think India will win this series. |
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Great performance by the England team against Iran. Of course, the English were the favorites in this match, but I did not expect such a dominance. It may sound strange, but the result of 6-2 does not fully reflect the advantage and control that England had in this match. Gareth Southgate opted for an attacking game and that worked great in this match. The remaining two matches today will probably be more evenly matched, but I'm betting on the victories of the teams of the Netherlands and the USA.
Great game from the English boys! They really played to win. Iran had a good side, but they are lacking a goal scorer. They kick every ball with so much power that they go way off target! However, the Iranian team is weak and is not a criterion to know how serious the English team is in competing for the title. The coming days shall reveal this to us. Iran is a weak team. We already predicted that the England team will win against Iran. But England will give 6 goals it was beyond expectations. England boys played very well. Every player has contributed to England's victory in this match. The England squad has a strong attack and midfield. If their defenders can perform well then England has the potential to reach the final. Also the teams in Group B are not strong. I think the England team will be able to win every match very comfortably. England's opening match was brilliant. They won by a margin of 6-2 goals. The England team has great players, for whom Iran is being defeated like this. I hope this kind of performance from England continues till the end of the World Cup. |
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On your own prediction, whom do you think will win the tournament and carry the Golden Cup?
If this is the question of who will bring the champions 1,2 and 3 in the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup tournament in Qatar, which is scheduled to take place 21 Nev, I think this question is too early to answer, because it is currently still in the qualifying round. As in the current list of countries qualifying for the 2022 World Cup, it has reached 29 countries, there are still 3 more slots that are still up for grabs at this time out of a total of 32 countries. I think France, Germany, Spain, Croatia are also good teams and they have qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, for now, Honestly, I don't dare to answer at this time, because the tournament hasn't started yet who will enter the top 10 and so on. Maybe, if the tournament is already underway and has entered the top 10, I will answer here, who is most likely to win 1,2 and 3 champions. I agree with you - it's too early to predict the winners at that stage when the matches will start in November. Also there is a change needed in OP - the poll can be created so that people can easily vote for their favorite team. For me - Portugal is my favorite. It is really difficult to say who will be the World Cup Champions. Every team in the World Cup is strong enough to play football at their best. So I can say that the team that has shown more skill has moved forward. |
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Hahaha, I don't think PSG is so bad this season mate. We know the statistics of these two teams and can probably determine which one deserves to go through, so the scenario may never be the same as we think now.
Neymar, Mbappe, Messi are great strikers this season with good performances. They have scored as many goals 16 goals during the group stage as a team and for now Mbappe is still the top scorer in the Champions League with his 7 goals. PSG will be weak if the defense is bad, but this season their defense seems good enough to rely on.
PSG's performance is much better this season compared to last season, apart from the failure to finish in first place in the Champions League, I think chemistry and teamwork are getting better. Great team working PSG in Champion League success scored 16 goals and compete to be top scorer at Ligue 1 with Mbappe and Neymar leading awhile with 12 and 11 goals. The attacking line PSG not only dominance with scoring goals but also Lionel Messi and Neymar keep compete with created assists, in Ligue 1 Messi have made 10 assists and Neymar under one position with 9 assists. Its seem excited who will be top scorer for PSG in this season based on consistency and have team work building by Messi, Neymar and Mbappe. If Messi, Neymar and Mbappe have the right chemistry, no defense can stop them from scoring. Because the three are three-category players, Messi is an incredibly talented player, Neymar is a highly skilled player and Mbappé is a fast player. If their three strategies are the same, they will succeed. |
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The many big teams that fell from the champions league actually made competition in the european league now quite fierce, how could it not be, this season for the second time we will see barcelona return to play in the european league, as well as juventus which is one of the big clubs specialist champions league will compete in the second caste of the European league this season, the existence of these big teams has certainly made the European league this season no less fierce than the champions league because it is possible for us to see bigmatch matches later.
This season's Europa League smells like the Champions League, a surprise occurs when there are more big clubs in the Europa League than imagined. What caught the attention of football fans the most in the Europa League was the game Barcelona vs Manchester United. These two clubs competed more frequently in the UCL in previous seasons, due to their inconsistent performance which forced the two of them to fight on the ECL stage. Apart from Manchester United and Barcelona, there are other big teams like Juventus, Arsenal, Ajax and several other big teams who are ready to give competition in the ECL this season. If the big teams make it to the quarter-finals, this season's ECL feels like UCL. The final will also be more exciting when compared to the last few seasons. Yes as I said we will see big and strong teams in Europe will compete to get a Europe trophy as a remedy for their failure in the champions league, the play off match between Barcelona and Manchester United will be an interesting match but unfortunately one of them must be prepared ready to be eliminated later, at this time frankly I hope Arsenal will be spared from these big teams and hopefully we can get the European league trophy as a thirst quencher after so long experiencing a title drought  . Barcelona and Manchester United match is expected to be great. Can't predict which team will win. The players of both teams are quite intelligent and skilled, but Manchester United's players are more skilled. We will enjoy the match. |
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Well 2 years, does he have to go? So if he does leave, who will replace him? There are still quite a lot of opportunities for the League and UEL champions. So let's see.
Financial problems, this season Xavi is quite surprising. He shopped quite a lot of players. But I've read, Barcelona is likely to have difficulty paying players' salaries in the following year. I'm not really sure what I read in the media, sometimes it's not true and can't be believed. We know Barcelona's finances are not great, but they are still operating and being a competitive team in the league. I know Barcelona owe their players salaries, but that's an internal team problem that really has nothing to do with a lot of people. So far, sponsors seem to be helping Barcelona a lot to reduce the financial burden facing the team. It may never solve everything, but chances are sponsorship will help mitigate the problem. If that doesn't help much, then I believe Barcelona will have to sell a lot of their assets again. If Barcelona cannot win the La Liga title, they will have to face a huge financial loss. Because they have already left the Champions League. The team has many loans, which they desperately need to win the La Liga title to pay off. |
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Actually Napoli and Inter both are very productive teams. I mean that Napoli have scored 37 goals in the league so far while Inter's is 34. This is really impressive for Inter even though they are 11 points and four places away from Napoli now. However Inter's main problem is with their defense obviously. Because they have conceded 22 goals until now. They are already among the most conceding teams in the league now. When it comes to their win rate in big games in the league, it is 20%.
I mean that they have played against Milan, Juventus, Lazio, Atalanta and Roma so far and beaten only Atalanta. They lost to all of the remaining opponents. This is another big problem for them against Napoli. Even though they are going to play in Giuseppe Meazza it doesn't matter for Napoli. Because Napoli are beating everyone no matter it is home or away game.
Napoli are in great form, their team is in one of the best performances right now. All the players in the team are playing with the responsibility to give something to the team. Napoli are performing brilliantly day by day. Hope their team will do well. |
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Newcastle have shown class this season and are better than Chelsea, Man U or Liverpool... That said all three of those clubs are in trouble at the moment... As for Liverpool, I was saying even before the season started that they could face serious problems due to Sadio Mane leaving the club... It was the same with Real Madrid when Ronaldo left, then Barcelona when Messi left... Now Liverpool are facing such a crisis...
We knew about the ownership change and big budget for transfers in Newcastle since the past season. It seems after having a half of past season as preparation, Newcastle actually become stronger in this season and they are ready to challenge other clubs for a top-4 position. With their finance background, they will be stronger than Leicester City a lot. If Newcastle succeed to maintain their challenging ability, they will make Premier League more exciting because now, Manchester City, Chelsea, Liverpool will have one more strong competitor together with previous ones like Tottenham and Manchester United. It means at least 6 clubs will fight for only four top positions. Manchester City is undoubtedly a strong team. They have many high quality players in their team, who are taking the team forward. However, I have been seeing some deterioration in Manchester City's performance for some time now, which is very bad for the team. Hopefully they will show the same performance as in the beginning. |
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Except the first match against Pakistan I do not see an exceptional batting by the legend. He was able to provide a stable middle order but the pressure of NRR did drill down to those batters who came after them. SKY was the reason why India was able to capatalize a run chase or put on board a decent target. If you are in the middle order and an experience batter you should be responsible to increase the NRR rather those coming after you. Thankfully BCCI has now taken the right decision in dropping some of the legends in T20 international.
Agreed. India managed to win the matches thanks to quick batting by SKY and due to the pace bowlers. Although Virat scored runs, he was too slow (except in the game against Pakistan). And let's not forget the fact that he has been out of form for the last 2-3 years. Selectors urged him to take a break and participate in domestic matches, but he refused their advice. And then got in to a brawl with Sourav Ganguly as well. IMO, Virat Kohli has no place in the Indian T20I team. He should concentrate on the test format. Yes if you have to name the best in Indian team for now batting wise its Suryakumar Yadav. What an outstanding and extra ordinary batting from his side throughout the World Cup. Virat Kohli is no doubt a legend for many youngsters but for now his form is not suitable for T20 format . It is not right to compare anyone with Virat Kohli in the cricket world today. Virat Kohli is a very talented player, he has a variety of abilities which keeps him performing well. His batting style is really impressive. |
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The Senegal football association are saying that they are going to employ spiritual help on Mane if the injury didn't go on time before the world cup starts. The way it is, the Senegal football association wants Mane to be in Qatar no matter what. There are chances that he will be on the list of their selected players of the world cup. Let's see what unfolds next
I guess they want him in the team no matter what. Whatever they do, I hope he recovers and help his teammates to advance to the next stage of the competition. With the injury he suffered, be was initially expected to miss the World Cup. But with the proximity of the tournament, which kicks off on Sunday November 20, makes it even more difficult for him to be ready. Honestly I think it is a difficult situation for Sadio Mane because he will have to decide whether to rush back for the World Cup appearance in exchange for compromising his physical health in the final stretch of his career. I think he has joined the team to Qatar but not sure if he’ll be available for their first game. I'm pretty sure that he won't be ready for the first game. But since the first game is against Netherlands, maybe they will prepare him for the games against Qatar and Ecuador because they probably have better chance to beat those two teams than Netherlands. I think the match between Qatar and Ecuador will be very competitive. Hosts Qatar will be playing at their home ground and will be participating in the opening game, which may give them a slight advantage. But Ecuador is a great team, they have more than enough ability to beat Qatar. |
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I think Barcelona still has some weaknesses, Barcelona always looks dominant when playing with a team below its level. however, if you meet a big team like in the El Classico match. Barcelona has difficulty, especially to keep up with the style of play from more established opposing teams. that is, Barcelona is not too strong and Xavi must fix the weaknesses of his troops. Regarding who will be the champion in this competition, the La Liga schedule still has 24 matches remaining. only two points away from first and second place.
As for Real Madrid, so far Madrid has remained a strong candidate to win the trophy in this competition. a distance of two points from Barcelona is not an obstacle for them to regain the top of the standings. well, so in the end. only the most consistent team will be able to win the La Liga title.
You are right and that is why they failed in the champions league and are doing better in the league this season. They get wins easily but struggle to win games when they play against big teams like Real Madrid, PSG , Bayern Munich etc. This is a troubling issue that needs to be addressed and fixed because to compete in European top flight you have to be able to compete against top teams. The biggest weak point of Barcelona's team is their weak defense. One of the reasons why they lose most of the matches is because of their poor defensive performance. If Barcelona want to move forward, the first step they need to take now is the defense. |
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