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[rby]

Tunisia win wasn't enough to see them qualify as Australia has seen themselves winning twice in the world Cup, Denmark got me wowed, as they couldn't win a single game.

I am under the impression that France did not see this game as completely important, so did not go all out to win the game. However it has gone done on record that Tunisia defeated the defending champions France although the win was not enough to see them to the next round. Funny twist is that these Tunisian team started very well and looked more promising to qualify from their first game than even Senegal that has made qualification.

Which African team do you think will go the farthest in this world cup?

Tunisia becomes the first Africa to crash out of the group stage of the World Cup. They did not qualify but their performance was not a bad one. they had four Points in the group and it is that same four points that other people in some other groups will be needing to qualify. It is quite unfortunate for them that Denmark refused to draw with Australia. Tunisians will be going home but not with total disappointment but with some kind of happiness because they were able to win the world champions

[KTChampions]

Tunisia becomes the first Africa to crash out of the group stage of the World Cup. They did not qualify but their performance was not a bad one. they had four Points in the group and it is that same four points that other people in some other groups will be needing to qualify. It is quite unfortunate for them that Denmark refused to draw with Australia. Tunisians will be going home but not with total disappointment but with some kind of happiness because they were able to win the world champions

Denmark has become the main disappointment of the World Cup, not only for itself, but also for Tunisia  I do not want to belittle the victory of Tunisia, but the main reason for this event is the French team. Their manner to play poorly “unimportant” games (such as the League of Nations), and try well in important games, once will play a cruel joke with them, as the winner mentality is lost in such “unimportant” games.

[Igebotz]

So Tunisia was able to defeat France but still couldn't progress to the round of 16 as Australia defeated Denmark with the same scoreline 1:0. The Tunisia vs France game was filled with drama as a late equalizer from France was cancelled after the VAR review. Which means tunisia can hold their head high while leaving Qatar as they defeated the current champions of the tournament. I think France didn't play to their full strength as you predicted as they're already in the next round of the competition. Although they controlled most of the game, Tunisia still won and that's some positive results to take home with them.

Denmark went from having 27 points from ten games during the World Cup qualifiers to finishing the group with one point and zero goals against Tunisia and Australia, one of the worst flops of all time after so many good things surrounding them before the tournament; they are the second worst team after Qatar so far.

Oh, the drama! Denmark let them down; they gave everything, and you could see their disappointment when France equalized, and when VAR canceled the goal, they still hoped Denmark would draw Australia. 

[samcoin]

Tunisia - France
This is a game where France has already moved on to another phase, so I think they won't be tough against Tunisia, maybe Tunisia has a chance of beating Franca, or will Franca decide to go heavy just for ego? I don't believe they will do that, now the question will be if tunisia will be able to beat a team that will not be strong, if tunisia loses in this game then it's all over for tunisia

Tunisia has become one of the African countries that beat France after Senegal and South Africa. Even though Tunisia didn't advance to the following stage (the round of 16), they still consider their victory over France to be historic. This is their first and only win in the world cup, and it leads the home. Tunisia would have been eligible to qualify if Denmark had defeated Australia. Unfortunately for Tunisia, it didn't work out in their favor as they probably would have assumed for them to qualify to the round of 16 world cup

Tunisia missed the opportunity since they lost against Australia which was supposed to be the last in the group. Apart from this, African teams are doing really well in this tournament, we already have Senegal in the second stage with high chance for Morocco to follow, as well as Ghana need a draw to pass.

[snipie]

Denmark has become the main disappointment of the World Cup, not only for itself, but also for Tunisia  I do not want to belittle the victory of Tunisia, but the main reason for this event is the French team. Their manner to play poorly “unimportant” games (such as the League of Nations), and try well in important games, once will play a cruel joke with them, as the winner mentality is lost in such “unimportant” games.

Tunisia performance vs Australia made Deschamps decide to play with literally the second team. He underestimated his opponent and paid that the hard way although the changes he made in the second half. Otherwise Tunisia played good too.
Denmark performance in the other hand was shocking. I was expecting them to win or at least to get a draw but they kept doing very badly. It was the second disappointment of the World Cup for the moment after Argentina defeat against Saudi Arabia of course

[Sithara007]

Denmark performance in the other hand was shocking. I was expecting them to win or at least to get a draw but they kept doing very badly. It was the second disappointment of the World Cup for the moment after Argentina defeat against Saudi Arabia of course

Danmark is a shadow of the team it once was. And apart from Kasper Schmeichel, I don't even know any of their players. Their forwards like Yussuf Poulsen and Martin Braithwaite are quite experienced, but they lack consistency. Hopefully next time (for 2026), they will rebuild their squad and inject some fresh blood. Overall, in this tournament so far we have witnessed the UEFA teams performing below their potential. The loss for France yesterday was yet another example. And tournament favorites Germany are languishing at the bottom of their group now.

[Mamun74]

Morocco vs Canada match 26' on going. Morocco have already scored 2 goals.Even ball position favour with Morocco. What an interesting match on going now! Morocco fans they are celebrating with first goal.They know if they would win then they will be qualify in super 16. I Think Morocco will win easily this match against Canada.Morocco get good opportunity and they doing as well.

[Anguwa]

Morocco has already scored two early goals and is currently the leading team in group F, so they may soon join Senegal as the second African nation to qualify for the round of 16 of this 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Because of the teams in the group, Morocco is one of the African nations I least expected to advance from their group, but they are about to shock the world by doing so and knocking either Belgium or Croatia out.

[KTChampions]

Denmark has become the main disappointment of the World Cup, not only for itself, but also for Tunisia  I do not want to belittle the victory of Tunisia, but the main reason for this event is the French team. Their manner to play poorly “unimportant” games (such as the League of Nations), and try well in important games, once will play a cruel joke with them, as the winner mentality is lost in such “unimportant” games.

Tunisia performance vs Australia made Deschamps decide to play with literally the second team. He underestimated his opponent and paid that the hard way although the changes he made in the second half. Otherwise Tunisia played good too.
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I don't think Deschamps underestimated France's opponent, it's just that first place was guaranteed for France so he wasn't worried about the outcome of this game at all. In fact, this is very sad, since it is dishonest from the point of view of sports principles (the team that plays with a demotivated opponent in the last round obviously has an advantage) and does not give a damn about the fans.

[snipie]

Denmark has become the main disappointment of the World Cup, not only for itself, but also for Tunisia  I do not want to belittle the victory of Tunisia, but the main reason for this event is the French team. Their manner to play poorly “unimportant” games (such as the League of Nations), and try well in important games, once will play a cruel joke with them, as the winner mentality is lost in such “unimportant” games.

Tunisia performance vs Australia made Deschamps decide to play with literally the second team. He underestimated his opponent and paid that the hard way although the changes he made in the second half. Otherwise Tunisia played good too.
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I don't think Deschamps underestimated France's opponent, it's just that first place was guaranteed for France so he wasn't worried about the outcome of this game at all. In fact, this is very sad, since it is dishonest from the point of view of sports principles (the team that plays with a demotivated opponent in the last round obviously has an advantage) and does not give a damn about the fans.

Unfortunately it was the case. Imagine 5 minutes after the goal, Deschamps made 3 substitutions at the same time, including Mbappe, then 10 minutes later he added Griezmann then Dembele. Half the team was changed in like 15 minutes after the goal. It is true that he was confident that his team will win or get even a draw but that goal surprised the French team. Anyway that was a lesson for them.
Morocco won and officially joined Senegal in the Knockout phase. We will see if Ghana and Cameroon could follow them.

[KTChampions]

I don't think Deschamps underestimated France's opponent, it's just that first place was guaranteed for France so he wasn't worried about the outcome of this game at all. In fact, this is very sad, since it is dishonest from the point of view of sports principles (the team that plays with a demotivated opponent in the last round obviously has an advantage) and does not give a damn about the fans.

Unfortunately it was the case. Imagine 5 minutes after the goal, Deschamps made 3 substitutions at the same time, including Mbappe, then 10 minutes later he added Griezmann then Dembele. Half the team was changed in like 15 minutes after the goal. It is true that he was confident that his team will win or get even a draw but that goal surprised the French team. Anyway that was a lesson for them.

Well no... applying such reasoning, we can conclude that the League of Nations was a super important tournament for Deschamps, but the teams of Denmark (LOL) and Croatia were head and shoulders above the French team. We all know that yesterday's game was optional for France and they didn't care about the result.

[Rruchi man]

Morocco is one of the African nations I least expected to advance from their group, but they are about to shock the world by doing so and knocking either Belgium or Croatia out.

There will be lots of celebration in Rabat the capital city and other cities in Morocco, the country has not made it to the round of 16 in the world cup for a very long time, just qualifying for the round of 16 is a big achievement for the team, and they did it in style without loosing any game, one of the few teams with that record in this world cup. Morocco will play against the second team that qualifies from Group E, which is looking most likely like Germany.

[GiftedMAN]

Morocco is one of the African nations I least expected to advance from their group, but they are about to shock the world by doing so and knocking either Belgium or Croatia out.

There will be lots of celebration in Rabat the capital city and other cities in Morocco, the country has not made it to the round of 16 in the world cup for a very long time, just qualifying for the round of 16 is a big achievement for the team, and they did it in style without loosing any game, one of the few teams with that record in this world cup. Morocco will play against the second team that qualifies from Group E, which is looking most likely like Germany.

The celebration started with the Moroccan fans as they were seeing singing different kinds of music when they were 2 goals ahead of Canada. This is the best outing for Morocco so far in the history of the world cup and I believe they will go far in this competition if they continue with this good performance.

Morocco is likely to play against Spain in the knockout stage since Germany couldn't qualify for the knockout stage even though they won 4:2 against Costa Rica. We hope they keep improving even as they finished first in the group F with a total of 7 points, four goal scored, and just one goal against, a record they never had since the history of the world cup.

[Marykeller]

Morocco has already scored two early goals and is currently the leading team in group F, so they may soon join Senegal as the second African nation to qualify for the round of 16 of this 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Because of the teams in the group, Morocco is one of the African nations I least expected to advance from their group, but they are about to shock the world by doing so and knocking either Belgium or Croatia out.

It's amazing to see how Morocco has represented Africa with pride at the world cup. They did a fantastic job on their group stage. Winning Belgium and now Canada. I was expecting a draw match but here I am with the surprise result of Morocco's victory over Canada. It's like a bombshell that nobody anticipated will witness on how Morocco will top their group. If Morocco continues to put on plays like these, I will be happy to tell you that the world cup trophy or bronze trophy will most likely come to Africa for the Qatar 2022 world cup. In this world cup, absolutely nothing is impossible to witness

[JeromeTash]

It's amazing to see how Morocco has represented Africa with pride at the world cup. They did a fantastic job on their group stage. Winning Belgium and now Canada. I was expecting a draw match but here I am with the surprise result of Morocco's victory over Canada. It's like a bombshell that nobody anticipated will witness on how Morocco will top their group. If Morocco continues to put on plays like these, I will be happy to tell you that the world cup will most likely come to Africa as the winner of the Qatar 2022 world cup.

Do not be deceived. Canada is not that good. Lol. Weren't they even looking for their ever first win in the world cup (it has never won or drawn any world cup match)?
But still credit goes to Morocco, Africa seems to be well represented this time round. Let's wait and see if Senegal and Cameroon can pull it off as well tomorrow

[Rruchi man]

Morocco is likely to play against Spain in the knockout stage since Germany couldn't qualify

I really thought  that it would have been Germany and Spain to go through, but Japan today have shown that Spain is a beatable team, and Morocco have a chance if they can defend well, so spain don't find a way through, control the midfield, because we know that's where Spain is strongest and then make full use of any opportunity they can create, because it will count. We look ahead to Cameron and Ghana.

[CryptoPanda]

Honestly, Morocco are the least side I also expected to qualify from a group with Belgium and Croatia in it, I must admit that I am amazed by their performance and even knocking Belgium out and the best part of it is that that finished top of the group I just can't believe this. I am so proud of them and will be watching their games from now on. I think they will be playing against Spain in the next round which I'm not so sure about the outcome lol.

[minime0105]

Honestly, Morocco are the least side I also expected to qualify from a group with Belgium and Croatia in it, I must admit that I am amazed by their performance and even knocking Belgium out and the best part of it is that that finished top of the group I just can't believe this. I am so proud of them and will be watching their games from now on. I think they will be playing against Spain in the next round which I'm not so sure about the outcome lol.

Morocco is performing well in this tournament of world cup in Africa, but the only way or place i have seen that Morocco will have a very big challenge of surviving or coming out from the group is with this Belgium, so therefore if Belgium win crotia it will be difficult for Morocco to defeat Belgium, but the process whereby crotia defeat Belgium, theirs hope for Morocco to be quality for knock out, i believe that Belgium won't allow crotia to defeat them.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

Morocco won and officially joined Senegal in the Knockout phase. We will see if Ghana and Cameroon could follow them.

Okay that was some shocker, isn't Belgium among the world best nations and also known as the golden generation yet Morocco was able to top that group and they got knockout of the competition. I guess Lukaku not been inform did contribute to their poor form at the world cup this year and the golden generation are becoming old. Morocco did impressed me and I'm glad they were able to qualify. Theirs game against Canada was one of the easiest I have seen so far for from an African nation. In just 3 minutes of play, Morocco was able the take the lead with a brilliant goal from Hakim ziyech.

Morocco win against Canada wasn't a surprise though considering the last time this two met, Canada got disgraced 4:0 although it was a friendly which players don't take seriously but still it goes to show how superior Morocco is to Canada and this reflected on this world cup game. Morocco now plays Spain in the knockout stages which is very frustrating but I believe Morocco can also pull another shocker as African teams are becoming very impressive in the tournament.

[BALIK]

Morocco win against Canada wasn't a surprise though considering the last time this two met, Canada got disgraced 4:0 although it was a friendly which players don't take seriously but still it goes to show how superior Morocco is to Canada and this reflected on this world cup game. Morocco now plays Spain in the knockout stages which is very frustrating but I believe Morocco can also pull another shocker as African teams are becoming very impressive in the tournament.

Morocco has been performing very well since the start of the World Cup. They have been playing consistently well and have emerged as group champions. But I would have been happy if they hadn't been group champions. Being group champions, they are going to face Spain in the knockout round. Spain is a very strong and experienced team. It will be very difficult for Morocco to beat Spain. However, if Morocco were to qualify for the next round as runners-up, they would face Japan. Japan is a slightly weaker team compared to Spain.