FIFA 2022 world cup

[rdluffy]

Do not follow that blindly as this world cup is full of big upsets. I was so confident that Brazil would go through to the semifinal but after yesterday I am not believing on any of the odds. Croatia won because of their goalkeeper otherwise it would have been Brazil in the semis.  More such shocks and upsets to come in the last two quarterfinals and in the semifinals.

I was confident about Brazil too, after 2 victories in group stage they lost to Cameroon but playing with all substitutes, it's ok.
on Round 16 they played their best, 4 x 1 agaisnt South Korea who were playing well.

But against Croatia Brazil did not play like they are playing, this is something that happens to Brazil everytime, one or two players playing bad it's ok, but looks like all 11 players suddenly are in a bad day.
Croatia did not played so well to deserve the victory, but they hold 0x0 and they did something heroic with the counter atack after suffering the goal of Neymar.
Few teams would have their strength to keep playing.

I don't know what to think about Croatia vs Argentina, maybe this time Croatia can be the champion

[Docnaster]

After seeing many surprising results, I wouldn't be surprised if Croatia and Morocco meet in the final. In fact, if we see such a thing, we will experience a world cup that we will talk about for many years. Nobody could have predicted that these two teams would win so many matches, since our predictions surprise us, I started to think that Morocco could be the champion.
Let's see what Portugal can do tonight

;Dhonestly this is so funny I had to laugh very hard after seeing this comment of yours. Last night I had that very thought but I laughed it out and told myself that I joke too much but I am surprised that I have seen someone else who has similar thoughts and I can say that there are two Jokers in the world myself and you. How can we think that Morocco are Crotia will play the final?
 

[borovichok]

Croatia did in-imaginable performance against Brazil. I supported Croatia to win the game because Brazil had been qualifying to play quarter final, semifinal, and finals so let the winning should turn around, or let it shift to another Countries. I am even supporting Morocco to win the Portugal match.  Argentina escaped dead yesterday. Netherlands attacked them very well.

Croatia was counting on this, because not many teams are given to defeat Brazil in regular time. It always makes me sad when a team like Brazil has to leave the tournament long before the final, but Croatia showed their character and if they could beat such an opponent, then they deserve to even win the final...
The end of the match, extra time was spent in the attacks of Argentina, and in general the penalty shoot-out is not for the Netherlands, while Argentina very often comes out victorious there.

Maybe Croatia wants to fulfil their ambition to become champions, because in last year's world cup they lost to France in the grand final, in the match I saw they played very well, even after conceding in 6 minutes by Neymar they replied also in 16 minutes of extra time.
Luca Modric, who is even old, is still able to play nicely on the field, becoming the foundation of the Croatian children.
The surprising thing is that in this world cup, most teams, if they feel unable or hesitate to score goals, will have a strategy of staying until the end of the match and taking luck in penalty shootouts, like Morocco vs Spain, Croatia vs Brazil, and maybe Netherlands vs Argentina.

This Croatia team are very talented, for me they  have a great and matured generation,last year they make it to the final and lost to France which is not an easy feat considering they are not a football nature, now they have qualify for the semi final in the following world cup. Players like Luca Modric, Ivan Perisic,brozocic, and kovacic these guy are legend and the Croatia people will be proud. Another country that has done well are the Morocco team, they have really done well, the fans won't forget their game that they beat Spain in a hurry.

[KTChampions]

It seems that Brazil, no matter how praised it, can not oppose the European teams - for the fifth World Cup in a row, it crashes from any European team. And in general, European football, as always, is on top, even with the absence of Italy, early departure of Germany, miserable Spain in the semi-finals there will be 3 European teams. At the same time, every year I hear that the rest of the world is not so weak and they need more tickets to the final part 

[naira]

Extraordinary matches throughout this year's World Cup deserve to be given to the performances of Argentina and the Netherlands, because they both play well, are entertaining and certainly feel the heat of competition. Argentina is still the Argentins who have always been the biggest obstacle for the Dutch national team to get to the top. It's only natural that the Netherlands is called a hero without a crown, yes because Argentina is the only handler for the Netherlands to go further. In the world cup last season also ended in the hands of Argentina.

again Messi silenced Van Gaal words after the penalty drama ended. Very dramatic, and furthermore whether the fate of Portugal will be a big question mark. Morocco is not a national team that is easily conquered, and its mentality is not easy to fade. Morocco's golden generation of players are in the spotlight, being hailed as dark horses at this year's World Cup. It's nice to be able to bet on Morocco because this is a moment that is quite difficult to predict.

[dwyane36]

I don't know, but in my opinion the brazilian team was superior (in statistics and mainly in the roster of the team).
Everyone was confident that they would win against Croatia, because they only had Luka Modrić who is an excellent player and also dangerous.
If we analyze, Brazil managed to shoot 21 times, against Croatia's 9, in terms of shots on goal, Brazil made 11 shots against Croatia's only 1, and it was precisely this single kick that kept Croatia's hopes alive against Croatia. From then on, Brazil "literally died" and the Croats took advantage of this great opportunity and managed to reverse it and beat Brazil on penalties

Yeah, if we check the statistics of this match, we can see that Brazil was much better offensively than Croatia. However, it also shows that the Croatian goalkeeper performed phenomenally in this match, as Brazil managed to score only one of 11 shots on goal. Obviously, Brazil fans may be disappointed at the moment, but there is no doubt that Croatia deserved this win, and the outcome of this match once again showed how unpredictable the World Cup can be.

[xzone]

;Dhonestly this is so funny I had to laugh very hard after seeing this comment of yours. Last night I had that very thought but I laughed it out and told myself that I joke too much but I am surprised that I have seen someone else who has similar thoughts and I can say that there are two Jokers in the world myself and you. How can we think that Morocco are Crotia will play the final?
 

Of course, this is not a serious comment, I do not think we will see such a final match. But you know how many surprise results we've seen in this cup, I'm sure you didn't think Spain or Brazil would be eliminated either (you already wrote that in your previous messages).
But at the moment both teams are out of the tournament and Morocco has a much higher chance of making it to the final than Brazil Who knows, maybe Croatia will be lucky and successful enough to reach the final

[harapan]

Croatia did in-imaginable performance against Brazil. I supported Croatia to win the game because Brazil had been qualifying to play quarter final, semifinal, and finals so let the winning should turn around, or let it shift to another Countries. I am even supporting Morocco to win the Portugal match.  Argentina escaped dead yesterday. Netherlands attacked them very well.

Croatia was counting on this, because not many teams are given to defeat Brazil in regular time. It always makes me sad when a team like Brazil has to leave the tournament long before the final, but Croatia showed their character and if they could beat such an opponent, then they deserve to even win the final...
The end of the match, extra time was spent in the attacks of Argentina, and in general the penalty shoot-out is not for the Netherlands, while Argentina very often comes out victorious there.

The vision and road us clearly seen for those who go pass this current level.

The game between Argentina and Croatia will be a crunch tie, it will be a difficult game especially for Argentina, they find it difficult in the final stage like this.

Croatia has work to do with the attack, yesterday they just had one shot on target which lead to goal, they have kept good defending strategy this World Cup. Brazil had enough shot on target but couldn't get one in complete fulltime

[Inwestour]

Well, will Morocco's defense be able to withstand today, or will Portugal repeat their previous success and show how football should be played?  Morocco managed to achieve a very good result at this World Cup, but enough unexpected surprises, it's time to win with the favorites. I'm a little surprised why the odds for Portugal's win are 1.76? I expect that Portugal will win today, the reliable defense of Morocco should fail. I wonder if Ronaldo will play in the starting lineup, or will he start the match again on the bench?

[JeromeTash]

I don't know, but in my opinion the brazilian team was superior (in statistics and mainly in the roster of the team).
Everyone was confident that they would win against Croatia, because they only had Luka Modrić who is an excellent player and also dangerous.
If we analyze, Brazil managed to shoot 21 times, against Croatia's 9, in terms of shots on goal, Brazil made 11 shots against Croatia's only 1, and it was precisely this single kick that kept Croatia's hopes alive against Croatia. From then on, Brazil "literally died" and the Croats took advantage of this great opportunity and managed to reverse it and beat Brazil on penalties

Yeah, if we check the statistics of this match, we can see that Brazil was much better offensively than Croatia. However, it also shows that the Croatian goalkeeper performed phenomenally in this match, as Brazil managed to score only one of 11 shots on goal. Obviously, Brazil fans may be disappointed at the moment, but there is no doubt that Croatia deserved this win, and the outcome of this match once again showed how unpredictable the World Cup can be.

Let's not forget the Croatian midfield masterclass. The managed to condense the Brazilian pressure and slow down the tempo of the game most of the time. I know this was boring for most people, but their focus was definitely Penalties. They trusted their shoot stopper, and it paid off at the end.

[Hyphen(-)]

Well, will Morocco's defense be able to withstand today, or will Portugal repeat their previous success and show how football should be played? =) Morocco managed to achieve a very good result at this World Cup, but enough unexpected surprises, it's time to win with the favorites.

Unexpected outcomes are possible because the tournament is not over, and that is the nature of football. Many of us here did not believe that Brazil would be eliminated by Croatia yesterday because we know how good the Brazilian team is and that they are the FIFA's favorite of the tournament, but now that they have been eliminated, Morocco's luck may continue.

I'm a little surprised why the odds for Portugal's win are 1.76? I expect that Portugal will win today, the reliable defense of Morocco should fail. I wonder if Ronaldo will play in the starting lineup, or will he start the match again on the bench?

Portugal's team is not as strong as Spain's, and Morocco eliminated them in the knockout stage, which is why they did not give Portugal a small advantage because everyone expected Morocco to set another African record by becoming the first African team to reach the World Cup's semifinals, so Morocco cannot be underestimated.

[Sterbens]

Well, will Morocco's defense be able to withstand today, or will Portugal repeat their previous success and show how football should be played? =) Morocco managed to achieve a very good result at this World Cup, but enough unexpected surprises, it's time to win with the favorites. I'm a little surprised why the odds for Portugal's win are 1.76? I expect that Portugal will win today, the reliable defense of Morocco should fail. I wonder if Ronaldo will play in the starting lineup, or will he start the match again on the bench?

Morocco managed to amaze many people with the disciplined game they applied in this World Cup, especially when they defended. Spain was their victim in the round of 16 without even a single goal being scored by Spain against Morocco. Today Portugal will face them, and they have to learn from their game against Spain. If not then they will be the next victims from Morocco.
Cristiano Ronaldo has the chance to be included in this game from the first minute, but it will be the coach's decision who will be the starting line-up.

[Naficopa]

I don't know, but in my opinion the brazilian team was superior (in statistics and mainly in the roster of the team).
Everyone was confident that they would win against Croatia, because they only had Luka Modrić who is an excellent player and also dangerous.
If we analyze, Brazil managed to shoot 21 times, against Croatia's 9, in terms of shots on goal, Brazil made 11 shots against Croatia's only 1, and it was precisely this single kick that kept Croatia's hopes alive against Croatia. From then on, Brazil "literally died" and the Croats took advantage of this great opportunity and managed to reverse it and beat Brazil on penalties

Yeah, if we check the statistics of this match, we can see that Brazil was much better offensively than Croatia. However, it also shows that the Croatian goalkeeper performed phenomenally in this match, as Brazil managed to score only one of 11 shots on goal. Obviously, Brazil fans may be disappointed at the moment, but there is no doubt that Croatia deserved this win, and the outcome of this match once again showed how unpredictable the World Cup can be.

Let's not forget the Croatian midfield masterclass. The managed to condense the Brazilian pressure and slow down the tempo of the game most of the time. I know this was boring for most people, but their focus was definitely Penalties. They trusted their shoot stopper, and it paid off at the end.

All that Croatia did was defense and they made sure that they stop every strike and attack of Brazil,  they were totally on this and as a result Brazil managed to score a goal at the end of full time nbut that didn't help them in victory,  Croatia succeeded in scoring goal right after that but again what went wrong in Penalty shootout ?
Why strongest teams couldn't succeed in penalty shootout?
I think the reason is intense pressure and nervousness that destroys everything.  We have witnessed that thing yesterday too and before that too .

[BITCOIN4X]

Well, will Morocco's defense be able to withstand today, or will Portugal repeat their previous success and show how football should be played? =) Morocco managed to achieve a very good result at this World Cup, but enough unexpected surprises, it's time to win with the favorites. I'm a little surprised why the odds for Portugal's win are 1.76? I expect that Portugal will win today, the reliable defense of Morocco should fail. I wonder if Ronaldo will play in the starting lineup, or will he start the match again on the bench?

It's okay if Morocco loses this game, it's because Morocco is a dark horse team and they are not the favourites. But if Morocco manages to beat Portugal then obviously it is one big hit and it will be spectacular. I think Morocco will be very defensively focused against Portugal and they will try to do everything they can to keep a clean sheet. I was expecting Portugal to be overwhelmed against the Moroccan defense like when Morocco beat Spain, but Portugal are a different team.

Support for Morocco today will be overwhelming. They are a team that represents Africa and of course they will get great support from Qatar, African countries and others. Even if Morocco loses, then they must lose in an honorable way.

[BobK71]

Lost in the tiebreaker after a 1-1 draw in the quarter final was very painful for Brazilian fans, one of the favorites of this World Cup. And for Neymar, it was even more painful to scored a great goal last night. Played great throughout the match. But the he could not take the team to the semi-finals. Neymar has hinted at this forward's retirement. Said, "I'm not closing the door for the national team, but I'm not guaranteeing 100% that I will return." I think last night was really a red letter day for many. But without a doubt, Croatia was able to perform brilliantly.

[Naficopa]

Well, will Morocco's defense be able to withstand today, or will Portugal repeat their previous success and show how football should be played? =) Morocco managed to achieve a very good result at this World Cup, but enough unexpected surprises, it's time to win with the favorites. I'm a little surprised why the odds for Portugal's win are 1.76? I expect that Portugal will win today, the reliable defense of Morocco should fail. I wonder if Ronaldo will play in the starting lineup, or will he start the match again on the bench?

Morocco managed to amaze many people with the disciplined game they applied in this World Cup, especially when they defended. Spain was their victim in the round of 16 without even a single goal being scored by Spain against Morocco. Today Portugal will face them, and they have to learn from their game against Spain. If not then they will be the next victims from Morocco.
Cristiano Ronaldo has the chance to be included in this game from the first minute, but it will be the coach's decision who will be the starting line-up.

Morocco is going to amaze us today too ,they have emerged as a strongest and competitive team in recent world cup the way they defeated Spain is remarkable and memorable.
Today they are going to play against Portugal the strongest one. Today game I'd going to be an exciting and thrilling one whether Cristiano is playing or not this is going to be a tough fight .

[bering]

France vs England this is the real tested for both of teams in this tournament because so far whether England or France never been meet strong team during group stages or round of 16 and according to meeting statistics England records was slightly better than France and England too as the most productive teams so France have to be careful with England but France has Mbappe that this player always be performing well if played since early minutes and with 5 goals during this tournament he currently as top scorer and i have a feeling he might be will scoring goals in this match and for betting option France win seems good choice and i wish this match will ended without penalty kick anymore and France has odds @2.55

[MinoRaiola]

So happy that Argentina are through.
To be honest netherlands were scaring me with the fact they might win, and then when I saw Lautaro Martinez stepping up, I thought he’d miss by miles but fortunately he scored

The chances were 50/50 for both teams. If Van Dijk had scored the first penalty, the motivation not been gone. Van Dijk won both coin flip, the side and who starts and then he misses himself. Messi's penalty was bad, Holland's goalkeeper just chose the wrong side. But Argentina had more luck and now play one semi-finals.

[WatChe]

It's okay if Morocco loses this game, it's because Morocco is a dark horse team and they are not the favourites. But if Morocco manages to beat Portugal then obviously it is one big hit and it will be spectacular. I think Morocco will be very defensively focused against Portugal and they will try to do everything they can to keep a clean sheet. I was expecting Portugal to be overwhelmed against the Moroccan defense like when Morocco beat Spain, but Portugal are a different team.

Support for Morocco today will be overwhelming. They are a team that represents Africa and of course they will get great support from Qatar, African countries and others. Even if Morocco loses, then they must lose in an honorable way.

Morocco will try to take the game to plenty kicks and will play defensively as they did against Spain. Morrocco attack is not as strong as Portugal but they were able to create some good chances in there last encounter. Argentina was surprised by Saudia in there opening game, can we see another upset today ?

[Soonandwaite]

The chances were 50/50 for both teams. If Van Dijk had scored the first penalty, the motivation not been gone. Van Dijk won both coin flip, the side and who starts and then he misses himself. Messi's penalty was bad, Holland's goalkeeper just chose the wrong side. But Argentina had more luck and now play one semi-finals.

yes. it was really exciting yesterday. until the 80th minute i thought it was done. but the dutch didn't give up and scored the 2:2 just before the end.
but you can't become world champion without luck. and yesterday argentina was luckier than the dutch.
so argentina is now in the semifinals and has to play more concentrated against croatia to get into the final so that messi finally gets his first world championship title.