Each team plays as the opponent allows it to play I also expected more from Senegal, but still England showed a more holistic and meaningful game. I remember many admired how the Senegalese national team does without the presence of Sadio Mane, who misses the World Cup due to a most offensive injury sustained before the very start of the tournament. Well, I think that Mane could bring more meaning to the attacking actions of his team with his actions. Moreover, the player has also spent so many years with Liverpool and the English Premier League and is therefore perfectly familiar with the English style of play. The French national team looks more solid than the English national team, but still not so much as to give it an undeniable advantage. We are waiting for a hard match in the quarterfinals and I hope that it will also be an interesting and beautiful match.

Harry Kane's biggest problem is that Tottenham needs him much more than Kane himself needs Tottenham. Yes, this is his native team and the player receives very good money for his loyalty, but also this loyalty does not convert into titles at the club level in any way and there are big doubts that this will happen in the coming years. Therefore, I think that the best option for his career is still not another extension of his contract with Tottenham on improved terms, as there are already rumors about this and still try to change the team. Despite the fact that Antonio Conte constantly hints unequivocally and sometimes speaks directly about strengthening the squad, I do not think that the owner of Tottenham is able to allocate the necessary funds to win titles.

Let the Cameroon national team failed to fulfill its main task and reach the 1/8 finals of the FIFA World Cup, but still, they can take comfort in the fact that thanks to its victory, Cameroon interrupted Brazil's record winning streak of 17 matches in the group stage. Cameroon also became the first African national team to beat Brazil at the World Cup. Before that, the African national teams could not even make a draw and all seven previous matches ended in losses. However, it is unlikely that this fact will greatly upset Brazil, yet the main task of the head coach of the national team Tite was to make some rotation of the squad and give a break to their leaders.

If things were like this, then Alvaro Morata would not have scored his goal at the beginning of the match and the Spanish national team would not have come forward. Also, such tactics could have played against the Spanish national team if the Costa Rica national team had won its match against the German national team, and such an episode took place in the second half and I would not say that because of this, the Spanish national team suddenly woke up and began to work wonders in their attacking actions. I think that the two goals of the Japanese national team turned the situation around and were a complete surprise for the Spanish national team and the team simply could not adapt to this situation and change something. Although, of course, from the outside, all this does not look very ethically beautiful.

For me personally, this is still shocking information, despite the fact that the situation with the non-exit from the group to the playoff stage has already been repeated three times in a row in the FIFA World Cup. It's just that a team like Germany shouldn't push itself to the point where your fate is decided in the last round and not everything depends on you and your efforts. It seems that the German national team made some efforts on its part, winning its match and only losing the Spanish national team with its loss did not allow the German national team to continue the fight. On the other hand, I don't believe that Spain did it on purpose, it's just hard to squeeze out extra extra effort when the situation is quite satisfactory, despite the fact of losing.

Oh yes, Osimhen has a very big influence on Napoli's game and its results this season and the loss of such a player can have a fatal impact on Napoli's chances in the fight for the Scudetto. It is clear that Napoli is unlikely to be able to compete with other rich grand clubs for a football player, but you can still try to keep the player at the club at least until the end of this season. And the figure of the club itself, which claims to be the football player himself, can also be important in the desire to keep the football player at home. So, I'm not quite sure that Osimhen himself will be very eager to move to a conditional Manchester United, which itself has vague prospects about participating in the Champions League for next season, although of course a lot depends on how much money will be offered to Napoli for a football player, and to the player himself under an individual contract.

It was perfectly clear from the match who wants to win the match and who just wants to reach the next round of the World Cup Argentina seized the initiative from the very beginning, and did not let go of this initiative until the final whistle. Lionel Messi didn't have the best match, especially since he didn't score a penalty. However, the penalty itself was also not the most obvious, so maybe it's even for the best. Robert Lewandowski was completely invisible on the football field. For me personally, Lewandowski remembered the episode when he took the ball away from Messi in violation of the rules and Lionel did not deign to look at him after that.

In any case, everything regarding the result of the upcoming match of the German national team with Costa Rica, the victory in this match depends on the efforts made by the German national team, and not at all from Costa Rica, with all due respect to this team. Nevertheless, the resources and depth of the composition of Germany are clearly preferable. Another question is that Germany has driven itself into a situation that not everything can depend directly on the national team itself and there are certain layouts that may not allow this team to continue its campaign for the title even if it wins the final third match of the group stage. In any case, the head coach of the German national team, Hans-Dieter Flick, needs to set up his players to win as much as possible with a larger score, because the Spanish national team has a remarkable difference in goals scored and conceded thanks to the defeat of Costa Rica and can even afford to lose the match against Japan.

Ronaldo has earned a lot during his professional career and now has enough money to still try to stay in Europe and continue his career here. A lot depends on how the ongoing World Cup will turn out and what proposals will be received from which clubs. If the World Cup turns out well enough for Ronaldo, it will increase the number of options, but I repeat that money now does not mean the most important role for Cristiano, because in any case, no European club will be able to offer as much money as they can offer him in Saudi Arabia, but I think that in any case The priority for Ronaldo is Europe, and the USA or Asia are a matter of the future.

I will be honest that when the head coach of the Argentina national team Lionel Scaloni made his substitutions in the second half in an attempt to strengthen the game of his team, I jokingly had a crazy idea that it would also be possible to replace Messi, who did not show anything noticeable on the football field. But it is clear that it was all in jest, because a player like Messi can turn the course of the whole match in a few minutes, which happened later when Lionel gave confidence to his partners with his goal and moved his team away from the edge of the abyss. But in any case, the game of the Argentine national team and specifically Messi is not impressive yet, despite the victorious outcome of this match.

Oh, yes, thanks to its unexpected and already legendary victory, the Saudi Arabian national team retains excellent chances of getting out of the group. The only thing is that, thanks to its missed penalty and the conceding of another goal from the Polish national team, the Saudi Arabian national team spoiled its goal difference, which has a decisive role in the distribution of final places in the group. By the way, the head coach of the Mexican national team, Gerardo Martino, also said after the match that while there is an opportunity, the Mexicans will fight to get out of the group and Poland's second goal only complicated the situation. In general, no one can feel confident in this group and all teams have quite tangible chances of reaching the playoffs.

In principle, there is nothing wrong when there are more players in the arena who can claim titles. Another question is that there should be quite a lot of such clubs so that there would not be such a thing when one or two giants like Barcelona or Real Madrid could arrange the transfer of any player they liked to their squad. Therefore, Real Madrid fans can be outraged as much as they like about the fact that Killian Mbappe did not move to their favorite club and stayed in France as part of Paris Saint-Germain to try to win the Champions League for his native country. There is nothing wrong when the elite club of Champions League winners is replenished with new members. Another question is that we also need to do what so that as many clubs as possible can afford elite players and qualify for the most prestigious titles.

Personally, I got the impression that the England national team did not have a plan B in case plan A. On the other hand, it is difficult to say that the US national team caused so many problems that the England national team turned on its extra turns. In any case, the England national team disappointed in its second match after a good first match and it is completely unclear how the national team will behave when there is a higher-level opponent and the team will need to make much more effort and whether it will be possible to do it, because there are certain doubts about this.

Let's not rush things, because the past 15 rounds are not even half of the championship and it is still unknown how Napoli will look in two months when everything resumes. Oh, yes, if Napoli continues in the same spirit, it will really be difficult to stop him, but for some reason it seems to me that Luciano Spalletti's wards will still have a recession and more than one, and much will depend on whether competitors can take advantage of this and bypass the current leader. At least Milan and Inter managed to do it last season, so nothing prevents these or other clubs from doing it this season.  It is almost impossible to be at the peak of form all season, so such a brisk start can play against Napoli in the future.

If the rumors about Conte's departure to Juventus have gradually faded, then this does not mean that Conte cannot still leave Tottenham Allegri, with his recent victories in the Italian championship, seems to have secured his position at Juventus so far. It seems that Tottenham would like to extend the contract with Conte, which expires in June 2023, and would like to offer it in the near future during the World Cup in Qatar. Well, Conte seems to have not yet decided how his future will take place, outside or at the head of Tottenham. A few days ago, the coach said that he had not yet met with the club's management, but he believes it is right to do so and discuss the results of the first part of the season, ways to get better. And this implies the issues of strengthening the club in the next transfer window, because Conte has already stated that it is necessary to strengthen the squad if the club wants to play both in the Premier League and in the Champions League. Therefore, I think that Conte is unlikely to leave the club in the near future, but he can safely do so after the expiration of his contract in the summer if he decides that the club has not done enough work in this matter.

Manchester United head coach Eric ten Hag admits, but does not guarantee, the option in which Cristiano Ronaldo will be in the squad for the upcoming match with Fulham and said that Ronaldo missed the game at Aston Villa due to illness, but he can recover quickly and this is not for a long time. It was a sinful thing for me to think that Ronaldo's relationship with the head coach had already improved and therefore in the English League Cup match ten Hag specially saved the player for the upcoming Premier League match and therefore did not include him in the application, but it turns out everything is not so clear and Cristiano really got sick. However, remembering the situation with Benzema in Real Madrid, maybe Ronaldo just doesn't want to risk his health before the upcoming World Cup.

Actually, I am still inclined to trust the rumors that Ronaldo had excellent chances to move to Chelsea already in the summer transfer window and the co-owner of the club sincerely wanted this, but this did not happen solely because of the reluctance of Thomas Tuchel, who was the head coach of the team at that time and whose opinion for Todd Boeli at that time it became decisive. Of course, Ronaldo will not go to a small club in the near future and then it is preferable for him to stay at Manchester United. Another question is that the style of play that Ten Hag instills in the team does not yet suit Cristiano's style of play, and constantly staying on the bench and waiting for his chance is not Ronaldo's most cherished desire, given his ambitions and the clock that counts down the time until the end of his professional career as a football player. Now the most important thing for a football player is to successfully prove himself at the fifth FIFA World Cup and return the fart and self-confidence.

This is the first time I've ever heard of clubs being able to prohibit their players from giving 100 percent at the matches of their national team, especially at the matches of the World Cup, the winning of which is the pinnacle of the desires of the absolute majority of players. Moreover, as far as I remember, FIFA firstly covers insurance for players in case of injury while playing for the national team, and also pays clubs for each player who takes part in the World Cup.

Well, Maurizio Sarri also wants to definitely want to stay with Lazio at a high level, especially not to say that Juventus impressed with his game in the match with Verona in distress and in last place. Juventus head coach Massimiliano Allegri himself admitted after the match that it was not a very good performance. Therefore, it is difficult to predict how Juventus will show itself in this match. Although, of course, the fact of playing at home gives Juventus some advantage, but I don't think Lazio will take much risk for the sake of winning and a draw result may well suit the team. Therefore, I am more inclined to draw the result in this match.

I think it still takes some time for Unai Emery to rebuild the team game according to his preferences, so it's probably too early to remember Villarreal and the style of play that was there. Now the most important factors are the very fact of the novelty and the appearance of Emery as head coach, and there must also be a desire of the club's players to make the best possible impression on the new coach. However, after defeating Manchester United in the Premier League match, Emery has already been defeated in the English League Cup match. The match with Brighton, by definition, will not be easy, given that the match will be home for him and two weeks ago Chelsea were defeated there with a big score.