On many occasions, and I don't remember which bitcointalk threads it was, but there were many who did not trust England's performance at all, of course because of what they had shown in the Nations League, which for me is not a significant thing because in It is obvious that they do not play 100%, in fact all the European teams did not look very good, because they played with their bench, the coaches were looking at who they could summon for the World Cup, apart from the fatigue of their leagues, the players come of a process, of a very different concentration, all these things influence, now England has many possibilities to go as far as they want.
I am actually very impressed with England's performance, they are one of the strong candidates in this edition of the World Cup. The Three Lions have shown their quality to reach the quarterfinals. It must be remembered that England were Euro 2020 finalists and now Southgate has been able to improve the performance of this team to be more prepared in this tournament. The proof is that the performance of English players is very qualified, their attack line is also one of the sharpest to date and Southgate has many alternatives to carry out his strategy on the field. |
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Hazard has already announced his retirement from the national team of Belgium. Do you still have to be able to keep playing at the Real Madrid team? I don't think we'll see the old Hazard again. He's come a long way since his injury. Or have we perhaps overestimated him by his performance and actions at Chelsea? I had actually completely forgotten that Hazard was still with real Madrid. ~
Yes, he just decided to retire from the Belgian national team and I think Hazard's career is also almost over at Real Madrid. Hazard did indeed shine with Chelsea, but since joining Madrid with a prolonged injury, the Belgian player has not been able to make much of a contribution. According to the news, Ancelotti has also invited Hazard to look for another club because he is not included in the Don Carlo scheme. |
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Portugal had an amazing and surprising game yesterday. They are alredy set to play against Morocco on tge quarter ginals. This is the first time for both teams they have managed to get to the quarter finals on a world cup, so we should expect to see an amazing match.
Portugal has a great team. It is not Ronaldo. It is the new generation of portuguese players and coach Santos was able to use it as a surprise. Now, what do you guys say? Will we see Portugal on the final?
I really believe in the Portugal squad this time. The composition of the players brought to Qatar really has quality. The quarter-final match against Morocco will certainly be easy for them to pass, even though Morocco managed to beat Spain, but in my opinion that is not a benchmark. I do predict that Portugal will reach the final, but their steps will be a little disturbed in the semifinals because the opponents they will face are relatively tough. But I'm sure, if the Portugal squad is not hampered by player injuries or card accumulation, they will be easy in the Semifinals. |
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Everything can still happen considering that Barcelona is only two points ahead of Real Madrid. La Liga still has a lot of games to play, Barcelona could drop points in the next few matches which will make Real Madrid take their position. Barcelona needs to continue to maintain a point advantage over Real Madrid to become La Liga champions this season, Xavi must not reduce Barcelona performance even a bit, which can lose the La Liga Trophy this season.
Barcelona's performance is indeed on the rise in La Liga and they managed to top the standings. But I still have doubts about their performance and they haven't been fully tested so far because the season is still very long. Apart from that, the Blaugrana's chances of winning the title at the end of the season are still too early to talk about. I'm sure the two-point lead over Real Madrid won't last long, at least when El Clasico duels later, El Real will be able to steal full points and will take over the top of the standings. |
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From what I have seen from the first matches, I believe there is a strong chance of seeing a Spain vs England match at the final of the world cup.
So, what are your predictions???
Keep them coming!
It's probable that they will face each others in the semi final since Spain didn't manage to end the group stage in the first rank. Now, we have a part of the table where european teams will meet each others if they continued their advancment in the tournament, and another part where we will likely watch Argentina against Brazil in the semi final. Therefore, the final will probably be between a european team and Brazil or Argentina. In this case, my own expectation is Brazil against France. If you asked me a month ago I'd expect to see Germany and Belgium in one of the semi matches, but they both sucked. Out of the top teams Spain is also under performing, but England is doing great. When it comes down to England vs France I'll bet on England. France is good but England played better matches in its group. Despite very high expectations and Argentina shown to be lacking in this tournament. They had a relatively weak group and still had problems in some matches. Messi is good but he won't carry the whole team all by himself, so I don't expect them to win the tournament, but they should beat the Netherlands at least. Argentina is one of the favorites in this tournament, I'm sure they will easily beat the Netherlands. But I'm not sure they will enter the final, because in the semifinals the Albiceleste will face Brazil and this exciting duel between teams from the concacaf zone will definitely be won by Brazil. The ideal final in my opinion is Brazil vs Portugal. These two countries have almost similar football cultures and of course I would like to see Ronaldo in action in the last World Cup for him. |
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Ok, so Japan did not make it pass the penalty phase. Croatia was able to score quite easily and ended up eliminating the Japanese squad. Croatia is now at the quarter finals, so the team should either meet Switzerland or Portugal. Hopefully, Portugal will be able to go pass Switzerland.
Yes unfortunately Japan they weren't lucky with penalties and they missed three of them. Not actually missed but saved by the great goalkeeper of Croatia livakovic and made his team win after they couldn't in the 120 minutes of the match. Japan performed so well in this World Cup but wasn't lucky enough And no! Croatia won't face neither of Portugal nor Switzerland. They will meet the winner of tonight's match between Brazil and South Korea. Which makes Croatia chances a bit lower if they meet Brazil and with such performance Japan's journey was over, they had to be eliminated on penalties and that was part of luck. But I still flatter them. The Blue Samurai are returning home with their heads held high, they have put in an outstanding performance at this World Cup. History will record the good results achieved by Japan where they were able to beat the world's elite teams, Spain and Germany, and were also able to play all out against Croatia. And I think the Japanese national team is a source of pride for Asians. |
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It is possible that this match will end in a draw, even though Inter Milan is playing at home to the San Siro, but looking at the five matches played by Inter Milan it is very disappointing, very different from Napoli. They have won their last five matches well, so it is most likely a draw. , it could also be that Napoli will win the game.
The World Cup break might be a time that Inter will use to restart their team. Napoli have indeed shown their strength this season so that they are able to perch at the top of the standings with a considerable difference in points. But the Partenopei must be wary of the Nerazzurri's resurgence after the World Cup break, it is possible that Simone Inzaghi's troops will be able to hinder Napoli's progress at the Guiseppe Meazza because they have made several changes to their squad. The matches against Inter and Juventus will certainly be the decisive match for Napoli's strength in the second half of the season, if Spalletti's men are able to get past Inter and Juve, then I am very sure that Napoli's path to winning the Scudetto will be very difficult to stop. |
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The hardest part about the top four for other teams is that Liverpool is still there, and they are not sure what's going to happen. They are at 22 points with 14 games, assuming lets say it became 25 points with 15 games, that's 4 points away from top four.
Now, the question is that will they be moving forward with everything that they have and win more games than others and disrupt that top four and get in there? Or will they end up playing badly again and not get in there. If they somehow do get in top four, then it is Arsenal and City and Liverpool, leaving just one team available for there, and that's a tough question to answer. You never know, this is last years almost champions in both premier league and ucl, so anything could happen.
Liverpool will definitely improve higher after the break, because they will not allow that poor performance continue with them than to put more effort to ensure they score more goals to improve their points. I think, anything can still happen that will make Liverpool to return back to second position in this premier league table, because their players are very ready to apply strategies that will make them to achieve victory in their remaining matches. I don't think, Arsenal will continue with that first position in the premier league table after the break, because Manchester city will definitely collect that position after the FIFA world cup competition. I think it will be very difficult for Liverpool to finish in the top four. Starting this season, the Reds have lost enough points to make their position drop far and become their worst start record in history. In my opinion this season is a gamble for Klopp and it looks like this will be his last season with The Kop if he doesn't manage to bring Liverpool to a top four finish. I believe Liverpool will make some changes to improve their form after the World Cup, but their chances of breaking into the top flight are a bit tough, because Manchester United, Tottenham and Newcastle also want to achieve that goal and these teams are also very strong in competition. |
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Newcastle still don't have a world team, but they are good enough to finish in the second tier of England. They won't be 3rd this season, but I don't think that's the goal either. They just want to finish with the best 6-7 and then hope that they can bring in some reinforcements again next season. They have so much money, they can pay every player in the world and they can pay all the salaries as well. Mbappe wouldn't be a problem either, but the problem with very good players and stars is that they have little interest in playing for Newcastle United. Of course, PSG and City also started this way.
Playing in Europe's highest caste is a dream for all clubs. Since being acquired by the Saudi Arabian consortium, Newcastle has slowly begun to show significant changes. Under the tutelage of Eddy Howe this season they are able to compete at the top of the standings. It's amazing that they have been able to appear extraordinary with players who are mediocre so far. Eddy Howe just needs to maintain better teamwork like before the World Cup break. And in my opinion, it's good that Eddy Howe also has to bring in additional players in the January transfer market to strengthen his squad. With the current performance I am very sure, The Maggpies will be able to maintain their position in the top four. And if they are able to finish in the Champions League zone, then the club based in St. James Park will become the new King of the Premier League and Europe. |
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Napoli's first game is against Inter, Inter and a team with serious defense problems, so Napoli has a chance to beat Inter, even if Napoli loses or draw it will not hurt them a lot because then they will play against Sampdoria that no doubt will win in this game and with that they will continue to keep good distance with other teams, then they will play against Juventus that even if they lose in the following game they will play against the Salernitana, Rome, Spezia they can win, or Be Napoli is well in terms of points advantage and their next games make it easier for them to stay in the first position
This season is a pretty good season for Napoli to win the Scudetto. Therefore the players must maintain cohesiveness in order to achieve this target and Spalletti must always focus on maintaining the fitness of his team during the World Cup break. The Partenopei's journey is still very long, the challenges will certainly get tougher in the second half of the season. Their first test after the World Cup was against Inter Milan, I think this match should be the main focus of Napoli to maintain three very important points, then the next test against Juventus, if these two matches are won, I'm sure the Scudetto will soon be locked by Napoli. |
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I'm excited about probable transfer moves by Newcastle in January transfer window. Their performance so far has impressed all of us and it was definitely unexpected. Because it was difficult to give them a big chance for top 4 with this squad quality. They just have a strong chemistry which helps them maintain this solid form.
But there is no guarantee that they will move on like this until the end of the season. If they start having a bad form this might affect this squad in a bad way easier I think. To prevent this they need to bring some good players in winter. It would be easier to convince them while they are the 3rd team in the standings I think.
Yes, I agree with you. Newcastle should keep the momentum going by adding a few players to further strengthen their squad. I also see that there is no guarantee for Newcastle to continue to be able to maintain its current position, because several teams under it such as Tottenham, Manchester United and Liverpool will also improve their squads and the tightness of the Premier League will certainly always be a serious threat to The Magpies. |
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This is a really tough season for Milan. They have a much bigger challenge against them now - Napoli. Milan's job wasn't easy in the previous season as well of course but they were able to tolerate this kind of simple point losses at least. But in this season they just can't. Because as you have all witnessed so far, Napoli are destroying every single one of their opponents. They don't even lose any points against the biggest contenders for the league title. They have lost only two points each against Lecce and Fiorentina.
While Milan are facing a rival like this in the title race they just need to do better to retain their title. Their point losses in simple matches on the recent weeks just caused the gap to be 8 points in no time. They just need to have a long running win streak to at least have a chance to keep up with Napoli.
To be honest, I don't think Milan have much of a chance to win the title this year. If they had not lost points in the last weeks, maybe they would have had more chances, but right now the difference in points is too much. No matter how well Milan plays, it is difficult to become champions because Napoli are showing one of their best performances in recent years. I think Napoli can be undefeated champions this year. We still have many matches and a long time ahead of us, but I won't be surprised if I see such a league end  Yes, I think Milan will also be very difficult to defend their title. Behind eight points is not an easy thing to catch up with. But of course Milan's chances are still there with the note that they must always appear consistent and hope that Napoli will slip. Pioli also has to be smart in managing his strategy, because Milan also has to concentrate on other competitions. If they are unable to defend their Scudetto, at least Milan must finish in second place and that is something that is realistic for them. Because the threats from other competitors are also increasingly real, such as Juventus, which is starting to rise from its slump. Napoli's chances of winning the Scudetto this season are huge, but I don't know how they will be able to maintain consistency until the end of the season or not, because in the second half of the season, many teams will make squad changes. |
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Real Madrid must realistically consider a suitable player to replace Karim Benzema. In fact, Real Madrid already has Rodrygo in their squad who can be used as an alternative when Benzema is absent, he has several times substituted for Benzema who plays in the center forward position. But Rodrygo is not a center forward like Benzema. He is more suitable to play as an attacking midfielder or hole striker, not a target man.
Real Madrid could look to some players who have shone in the World Cup like Cody Gakpo and several other centre-forwards, they need to get a quality player who has an eye for goals like Benzema to give him competition in the Champions League and La Liga.
Despite having an alternative striker like Rodrygo, Real Madrid's management is obliged to look for another pure striker to cover the gap left by Benzema. The condition of Madrid's attack line is very worrying since Benzema was injured, we can see Los Blancos' attack statistics have decreased since the French striker left. So because of that, Ancelotti must immediately target a striker in the January transfer market and according to reports Osimhen and Leao are Don Carlo's main targets, but the opportunity to get the stickers of the two attackers is very difficult to materialize. Cody Gakpo could be a good alternative, but I doubt his capacity because he is too young. However, it would not be wrong if Real Madrid made an offer for him because Gakpo is one of the talented young strikers who could be used as a long-term project for Los Blancos. |
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The end result of this group is very dramatic. Japan, which previously had not been taken into account, instead managed to win the group. This is an extraordinary achievement from the Asian representative and history will record this sweet result because Japan managed to beat the two giants of world football. Besides that, the achievement that Japan should be proud of is that they will get a good ranking in the FIFA standings.
It is true that Japan is one of the representatives from Asia who has achieved extraordinary achievements in this year's world cup. And today we are all presented with the South Korea vs Portugal match where South Korea, who is also a representative from Asia, must be able to win today's match so that it has the potential to qualify for the next round. Even if Ghana is unable to win today against Uruguay, which is currently in the bottom position in the group standings. Even though they still have opportunities, the South Korean mission is like an impossible mission. South Korea will start the final group game against Portugal with only one point. The only thing that will lead Son Heung-min to the knock-out phase is a win against Portugal. They will have four points. And, if Uruguay can beat Ghana, La Celeste will be on par with South Korea. The team with the higher goal difference will qualify to accompany Portugal. But if Ghana and Uruguay play a draw, then South Korea will be eliminated. |
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We have seen so many surprise results in this tournament so far that I am sure we will see surprise results in the remaining matches. Everyone was surprised that Japan was the leader of their group. The points of the teams in the group are so close to each other that we wouldn't even be surprised if Costa Rica instead of Spain had reached the quarter finals  The group that was previously predicted to be the easiest for Spain and Germany but turned out to be the group of hell, maybe there was a bit of underestimating to the opponent so that these two big teams were really surprised by what Japan displayed, if Germany didn't see there was a chance to qualify and let Costa Rica win then it became a nightmare for Spain. The end result of this group is very dramatic. Japan, which previously had not been taken into account, instead managed to win the group. This is an extraordinary achievement from the Asian representative and history will record this sweet result because Japan managed to beat the two giants of world football. Besides that, the achievement that Japan should be proud of is that they will get a good ranking in the FIFA standings. |
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Belgium didn't qualify for the last 16. They announced a problem within the team a few days ago. This problem was still there. They had trouble finding goals. Mertens and lukaku, with their missed chances, in a way made this draw possible. So Morocco and Croatia are out of this group. I don't think anyone could have imagined that Morocco would come out of this group as the leader. This result might have been a surprise for Morocco too.
What an unfortunate moment for Belgium (both the teams and supporters), 3 matches and scored 1 goal only, yes it is a big trouble for a team which is currently standing in 2nd position of FIFA ranking. They have many great players who are playing in world class football club but they played like they have no motivation to win World Cup. I believe most people predicted that they will be the group winner but the fact shows that they do not even qualify for the knock out round and they have to go home earlier. On the other group, Germany is now trying hard to win with bigger goal difference and also relying that Japan will be defeated by Spain. It is very tragic when a team that has a golden generation has to be eliminated from the group phase of this year's edition of the World Cup and even ends without a single title. The best achievement they have ever achieved is winning third place at the 2018 World Cup. The elimination of Belgium in the group stage was certainly very surprising to many parties. The defeat to Morocco in the second match was a heavy blow. And in the final match the Red Devils still had opportunities if they were able to beat Croatia, but Lukaku had to swallow the bitter pill when he got a draw, causing them to pick up their suitcases from Qatar first. At this World Cup, Belgium actually entered as a superior team, but in reality their game seemed to have no motivation and it was proven that they were only able to shoot 1 goal in three matches and that was clearly a very bad result for a team that was inhabited by many world star players. I don't know exactly what problem has put Belgium in a slump, but a series of results in Qatar caused their coach Roberto Martinez to resign from his job as coach of the Belgian national team. |
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Osimhen has a very good playing character and so far has proven to often bring wins for Napoli and of course the price they have to pay is very expensive, if Manchester United manages to get Osimhen as a new player then this is an opportunity that will bring about a revival for Manchester United from adversity. Napoli must rearrange the strategy they use according to the existing team to always get a win in every match to come.
What are the chances of Napoli selling Osimhen in the transfer market.? Somehow I'm not so sure Napoli will accept the offer that comes in Osimhen, My doubts about this are very basic. 1. Napoli are struggling to get the Scudetto this season. 2. If Napoli releases Osimhen to another club, it will be difficult for the team to find a balance as it is difficult to find a suitable replacement for Osimhen. 3. Napoli form of play will be chaotic if one of its flagship players leaves and it will ruin all the plans that have been neatly laid out since the start of the season. Napoli need to consider deeply if they want to let Osimhen go, they must be prepared to face all the risks that might occur as a result of preferring money rather than retaining players who can help them win the Serie A trophy. Osimhen's chances of staying with Napoli are quite large, because he is still under contract with the Partenopei until the summer of 2025. Osimhen's brilliant performances with Napoli have made other teams very tempted to lure him in, one of which is Real Madrid. Ancelotti really wants to bring the striker to the Santiago Bernabeu to replace Benzema who is currently injured. Los Blancos are ready to offer Osimhen a high bid. Of course this should be wary of Napoli officials. And for Osimhen himself, I think it's better for him to stay at Napoli because the opportunity to win the Scudetto is very open and incised golden ink with Maradona's former club. |
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If arsenal can win Manchester City that means they can win the Premier league because Manchester City is the only team that can stop arsenal from not winning the premier league title. I don't see other teams apart from Manchester United to be a problem to Arsenal.. if other teams are problem to Arsenal I don't think Arsenal will get to the point where they are right now. Manchester City is the only night mare Arsenal may have in getting the premier. If Manchester City is not a strong team it is easy to say Arsenal will the premier league Cup.
Manchester City is Arsenal's main competitor in the title race. But even though until now the Gunners have succeeded in reaching the top, they have not been fully tested. Arsenal have suffered a defeat to Manchester United, meaning that the strength of Mikel Arteta's army has not fully matured. The distance of five points will be very difficult to maintain, it is likely that Manchester City will be able to match or even surpass their points in the second half of the season. Apart from that, in the second round, there will be many teams reshuffling their squad and several teams will likely be able to complicate Arsenal's smooth steps. |
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Each match in the knock out phase will be the final match. Here a team has to constantly show its best otherwise it will be eliminated. Argentina overcame various hurdles from the beginning and finally reached the knock out stage. Now whoever the opponent is, they will be strong team. However, based on the performance, many people think that maybe Argentina will not be able to go far in the knock out phase. But being the legendary player's last World Cup. Argentina fans and players alike will do their best to add a World Cup belongs to the legendary.
Argentina started this World Cup group stage match not well. a lot of negative sentiment from fans of other countries against the appearance of the Argentine team. but I think they have learned a lot from losing their first game. Argentina performed better, although later in the next round it was confirmed that Argentina would face another strong team that had managed to qualify. Argentina's appearance is also almost the same as that experienced by France. but in reality, those who are more mentally prepared will have an advantage. next, Argentina vs Australia and France vs Poland. Argentina have been able to prove that they deserve to go further in the World Cup. The defeat to Saudi Arabia really hit the Albiceleste, but with the mentality they had they were able to make changes in their last two matches. In round 16 they will meet Australia and I am very sure Lionel Messi and friends will be able to beat The Socceros. Argentina's escape to the knockout phase of course made other teams start to feel afraid. The Albiceleste have a promising squad, they are still the favorite team in this year's edition of the World Cup. |
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In a big game like the World Cup, 2 matches starting at the same time in different stadiums is not very interesting. This could be a major reason for lowering the standard of the World Cup . And there are many football fans who love to watch all the World Cup matches but when two matches start together and end together then that football fan is hindered from enjoying two matches. Today's Australia vs Denmark and Tunisia vs France match will start simultaneously at 21:00 . What is your opinion on this matter?
That's from your perspective. The rules for the World Cup have been arranged in such a way by FIFA to minimize fraudulent acts. The purpose of playing the last game simultaneously in one group is to prevent one team from committing fraudulent actions that could harm another team. Precisely with this rule the final match will be very interesting. And I think every fan will still watch his favorite team either live or not. And now that technology is getting more sophisticated, everyone can watch two matches at the same time using television or live streaming services on smartphones. |
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