⚽ International Football Prediction and Discussion Thread ⚽

[IjawMan]

Hmm... I don't know, their brand is undoubtedly great, but when I look at the team's roster, I don't see any top players there who would make a difference. In my opinion, a weak defense, aging midfield players, either after injuries or simply questionable (Wirtz), an average attack and a terrible goalkeeper (Neuer should have left long ago). Perhaps the only positive thing is that Germany clearly builds their team around the Bayern players, so mutual understanding should be at the highest level. Many other teams look more solid.

Actually, it's not that bad. However, they're not as successful as the successful Germany of the past. That has to be admitted. In my opinion, Germany's player quality is quite good, but some of the aging players could be a problem for Germany. Young players like Musiala and Wirtz haven't been able to show their potential. However, they still have six points without experiencing this loss.

Friend, what the hell are 6 points? These were the games against Curacao and Ivory Coast! Not against Spain and France  Moreover, their game against Ivory Coast was extremely questionable and they won, if I remember correctly, only in the 6th minute of added time.
Overall, I agree that things aren't that bad for them, but the fact is that they're not in the main group of favorites and that's absolutely justified. For me personally, they are not much different from Brazil, which was also formidable in the past, but is not the same now.

Sometimes you do not need top players to get the job done, most times it is  a team of commited players and a good coach that you require to actualise your dreams.

The Germany team in this world cup is far more than what you described in this article, they might not have star players like they used to in 2014 when they last won it but think it that there are some fine players in this team,

Florian wirtz is one of them, mussiala is another one, Kai Havertz is also there  though they do not have same momentum they had back then but they are a good team.

[snipie]

Florian wirtz is one of them, mussiala is another one, Kai Havertz is also there  though they do not have same momentum they had back then but they are a good team.

I do agree that a team of good players, even if they are not considered as top as Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappe and Yamal, can make unexpected results. They need to have a good communication between them in the field and an experienced coach. Conflicts inside the team can cause disasters too.
I find the German national team as good but to be honest, we didn't see it facing a hard opponent that is contender for the title.
Portugal wasn't very convincing for me for example and I didn't change my mind even after their 5 goals victory against Uzbekistan. They have to prove themselves against the other teams.

[Pjcr7]

Germany brings a strong squad to every World Cup and starts off well. The last time they were champions was in 2014. Not too long ago. Germany's squad for this World Cup is also very strong.

Germany's performance in the first match surprised everyone. The team started the World Cup journey with a big win against Curacao by 7-1. Although they won against Ivory Coast, the victory was not easy. They made several mistakes in this match. If they cannot correct the mistakes, it will be difficult for Germany to perform well against strong teams.

It's not a surprise that Germany beat Curacao with that large margin, Germany is a quality footballing nation and it can't be surprise them beating an unknown football country with that kinda margin. Them beating Brazil 7:1 in 2014 was a surprise because Brazil too is a solid footballing nation, that's the surprise and not against Curacao who's making it's first world cup appearance. Last world cup in Qatar, sadly Germany didn't start off well and were eliminated in the group stages, that's the worse form of Germany I have seen in football. Germany is a strong team that's a threat to any team that's a fact I agree with you.

[Adiljutt156]

Portugal are performing very well today against Uzbekistan because we saw that they drew against the DR Congo team in the opening match of this FIFA World Cup and though the opponent was weak in that game, Cristiano Ronaldo could not score a goal, But to my knowledge, Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first goal in this World Cup against an average team like Uzbekistan in just the sixth minute. Portugal are strong on paper today and seem to be the favourites to win, which is why the team scored two goals against Uzbekistan in just 17 minutes in this World Cup game. By the way, maybe everyone has seen that Messi has set new records in this World Cup, but Ronaldo has not yet reached that level, but it is true that he scored a goal in today's match.

Portugal national football team performance was brilliant in this match because he they did back to back 5 Goals in this match and opponent team did no goal in this match. Ronaldo was a person who did first goal of the match and he did this goal at 6 minutes when it was need of the team and his goal gave good rhythm to his team and after that goal , Mendes team did second goal of the match and he did this goal 17 minutes and Ronaldo did goal again in this match and he did this goal at 39 minutes and that was third goal of the match and Uzbekistan  football team tried to give their best but they could not do any goal till end and their performance was low .

[Princess Leah]

Portugal are performing very well today against Uzbekistan because we saw that they drew against the DR Congo team in the opening match of this FIFA World Cup and though the opponent was weak in that game, Cristiano Ronaldo could not score a goal, But to my knowledge, Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first goal in this World Cup against an average team like Uzbekistan in just the sixth minute. Portugal are strong on paper today and seem to be the favourites to win, which is why the team scored two goals against Uzbekistan in just 17 minutes in this World Cup game. By the way, maybe everyone has seen that Messi has set new records in this World Cup, but Ronaldo has not yet reached that level, but it is true that he scored a goal in today's match.

Portugal national football team performance was brilliant in this match because he they did back to back 5 Goals in this match and opponent team did no goal in this match. Ronaldo was a person who did first goal of the match and he did this goal at 6 minutes when it was need of the team and his goal gave good rhythm to his team and after that goal , Mendes team did second goal of the match and he did this goal 17 minutes and Ronaldo did goal again in this match and he did this goal at 39 minutes and that was third goal of the match and Uzbekistan  football team tried to give their best but they could not do any goal till end and their performance was low .

It was an excellent performance, they learnt from the Congo match and worked in unism instead of chasing individual glory. Another thing I noticed is that Ronaldo might be old but his feet is still magical if they support him good assists in clear opportunities he'll score more wonderful goals, did you see the angle he scored the second goal from?

 I was rooting for Ronaldo to score a hattrick and shock doubters, he had opportunities of scoring four goals but two is enough to calm the pressure on him. Mendez was another fantastic player, good at defense and attack and would dominate that left wing back position for years. Uzbekistan still have a long way to go, they have some good players but not yet at the level of withstanding a country like Portugal.

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I was rooting for Ronaldo to score a hattrick and shock doubters, he had opportunities of scoring four goals but two is enough to calm the pressure on him.

Cristiano Ronaldo has for now 10 goals in all World Cup versions played. He has to score more goals to advance in the list. I doubt he will be able to reach top 3-4 by the end of this World Cup which might be the last one for him.
He has as now 975 goals scored in official games so another 25 to go before reaching 1k goals. He was indeed able to reduce this number by another two goals at least.

[emrecemsan]

Cristiano Ronaldo has for now 10 goals in all World Cup versions played. He has to score more goals to advance in the list. I doubt he will be able to reach top 3-4 by the end of this World Cup which might be the last one for him.
He has as now 975 goals scored in official games so another 25 to go before reaching 1k goals. He was indeed able to reduce this number by another two goals at least.

Do you expect him to retire before reaching 1000 goals? I mean not only from international football - his whole career.

To tell the truth, I don't expect that. As long as he is in a solid physical shape he'd push all the way until reaching that target.

He should be making it happen easily in the Saudi league next season. After that I guess he'd retire and I don't think he thinks of any coaching career for later.

[Adiljutt156]

It's not a surprise that Germany beat Curacao with that large margin, Germany is a quality footballing nation and it can't be surprise them beating an unknown football country with that kinda margin. Them beating Brazil 7:1 in 2014 was a surprise because Brazil too is a solid footballing nation, that's the surprise and not against Curacao who's making it's first world cup appearance. Last world cup in Qatar, sadly Germany didn't start off well and were eliminated in the group stages, that's the worse form of Germany I have seen in football. Germany is a strong team that's a threat to any team that's a fact I agree with you.

Ecuador national football team Played very well against Germany football team because that team did 2 goals in this match and opponent team could not do more than one goal in this match. Sané was a player who did first goal of the match and he did this goal at 2 minutes when it was a start of the match and there was another goald by opponent team and players tried to be dominant in this match and Angulo was a person who did second goal of the match and he did this goal at 9 minutes and after that both team score was equal because both teams gave great effort in this match and both goals were in the first half of the match and Plata did last goal of the match and he did this goal at 77 minutes when both teams were trying to do goals in this match.

[Jaycoinz]

I was rooting for Ronaldo to score a hattrick and shock doubters, he had opportunities of scoring four goals but two is enough to calm the pressure on him.

Cristiano Ronaldo has for now 10 goals in all World Cup versions played. He has to score more goals to advance in the list. I doubt he will be able to reach top 3-4 by the end of this World Cup which might be the last one for him.
He has as now 975 goals scored in official games so another 25 to go before reaching 1k goals. He was indeed able to reduce this number by another two goals at least.

For now reaching that milestone is what matters to Ronaldo than anything because that would be able to edge him to be able to stand out in the argument of the GOAT because as it seems now there is absolutely nothing that Ronaldo has that Leo Messi hasn't and although so many persons would say that he doesn't care but deep down Ronaldo is a competitive footballer and this has been what has been fueling him to be on his top performance for almost more than 2 decades now. As per the debate of winning the world cup, well that's a totally different case because the chances are very slim but if it happens then it would be the greatest thing in career since fans and critics have used it to get at him always.

[Shadiq]

Ecuador national football team Played very well against Germany football team because that team did 2 goals in this match and opponent team could not do more than one goal in this match. Sané was a player who did first goal of the match and he did this goal at 2 minutes when it was a start of the match and there was another goald by opponent team and players tried to be dominant in this match and Angulo was a person who did second goal of the match and he did this goal at 9 minutes and after that both team score was equal because both teams gave great effort in this match and both goals were in the first half of the match and Plata did last goal of the match and he did this goal at 77 minutes when both teams were trying to do goals in this match.

After winning the 2014 World Cup, Germany's performance has been steadily declining, their performance in the 2018 World Cup and the 2022 World Cup was not particularly good. Even in the current World Cup, their performance has not been good so far, rather their performance has been very unstable. I don't want to underestimate Ecuador, but Ecuador is not a good enough team to beat Germany, but the reality is different, we have to go through that reality. I expected the match to be a draw or Germany to win the match, but the result is completely different. Germany will have to take steps very quickly to make their comeback, otherwise they will erase their dominance from football.

[Sammye3]

I was rooting for Ronaldo to score a hattrick and shock doubters, he had opportunities of scoring four goals but two is enough to calm the pressure on him.

Cristiano Ronaldo has for now 10 goals in all World Cup versions played. He has to score more goals to advance in the list. I doubt he will be able to reach top 3-4 by the end of this World Cup which might be the last one for him.
He has as now 975 goals scored in official games so another 25 to go before reaching 1k goals. He was indeed able to reduce this number by another two goals at least.

This would be a big milestone for Christiano Ronaldo when he reaches 1000 goals, an all time goal scorer that I dont think any football player could surpassed in the coming years. He is having quite a good run for that goal and I believe that he would achieve that before retirement.

He should be scoring more goals in this World Cup after registering two goals in their last game and it would be really exciting feeling that his teammates play along with him and give him that respect he deserves.

[Shussainshah]

After winning the 2014 World Cup, Germany's performance has been steadily declining, their performance in the 2018 World Cup and the 2022 World Cup was not particularly good. Even in the current World Cup, their performance has not been good so far, rather their performance has been very unstable. I don't want to underestimate Ecuador, but Ecuador is not a good enough team to beat Germany, but the reality is different, we have to go through that reality. I expected the match to be a draw or Germany to win the match, but the result is completely different. Germany will have to take steps very quickly to make their comeback, otherwise they will erase their dominance from football.

I don't think soo Germany is The Favourite of this worldcup. Their player are not consistent as what's they want to be. They win their fast match with 7 goal they win their's 2nd match but it was a very Close 2:1 win and the 3rd match they lost against the under dog of this worldcup Ecuador so technically they going down and that's not consistency for the worldcup if you want to win worldcup your team need consistently improving matchs after match but if you going down I think you are not more Favourite for the worldcup

[Danica22]

After winning the 2014 World Cup, Germany's performance has been steadily declining, their performance in the 2018 World Cup and the 2022 World Cup was not particularly good. Even in the current World Cup, their performance has not been good so far, rather their performance has been very unstable. I don't want to underestimate Ecuador, but Ecuador is not a good enough team to beat Germany, but the reality is different, we have to go through that reality. I expected the match to be a draw or Germany to win the match, but the result is completely different. Germany will have to take steps very quickly to make their comeback, otherwise they will erase their dominance from football.

It is true that Germany's defeat against a team like Ecuador was an unexpected result. But germany did not want to take any risks in this match. They did not give their full effort. The players played very carefully. They  did not want anyone to get injured in this match. Even then, germany should have played defensively  and tried to draw the  match. But they did not do that either. Unfortunately , they lost the match. But it will not have any impact on the knockout  round matches. Germany will probably not face any strong teams in the round of 32.

[barbara44]

After winning the 2014 World Cup, Germany's performance has been steadily declining, their performance in the 2018 World Cup and the 2022 World Cup was not particularly good. Even in the current World Cup, their performance has not been good so far, rather their performance has been very unstable. I don't want to underestimate Ecuador, but Ecuador is not a good enough team to beat Germany, but the reality is different, we have to go through that reality. I expected the match to be a draw or Germany to win the match, but the result is completely different. Germany will have to take steps very quickly to make their comeback, otherwise they will erase their dominance from football.

It's not just Germany; many former winners are having a decline in their performance, like Italy, Brazil, and Germany. They are lacking quality, which was a trademark of these countries, but as they started and then won the second match, things were clearly indicating they would do well in the third game, but Ecuador gave them a shocking defeat. This is good before the knockout rounds.

But here, they need to understand a few things. While teams already have their spots in the next rounds, they go with a rotation strategy that allows their best players to have rest and keep themselves fresh. This allows Ecuador to have their best and win against Germany in this game and secure a spot for the next round.

[Phoenix Anka]

After winning the 2014 World Cup, Germany's performance has been steadily declining, their performance in the 2018 World Cup and the 2022 World Cup was not particularly good. Even in the current World Cup, their performance has not been good so far, rather their performance has been very unstable. I don't want to underestimate Ecuador, but Ecuador is not a good enough team to beat Germany, but the reality is different, we have to go through that reality. I expected the match to be a draw or Germany to win the match, but the result is completely different. Germany will have to take steps very quickly to make their comeback, otherwise they will erase their dominance from football.

It is true that Germany's defeat against a team like Ecuador was an unexpected result. But germany did not want to take any risks in this match. They did not give their full effort. The players played very carefully. They  did not want anyone to get injured in this match. Even then, germany should have played defensively  and tried to draw the  match. But they did not do that either. Unfortunately , they lost the match. But it will not have any impact on the knockout  round matches. Germany will probably not face any strong teams in the round of 32.

Germany finished their group as leaders, so they'll face weaker teams in the next round. They played with that confidence, and that's perhaps why they lost. I didn't expect them to lose. I expected them to play good defense, but they couldn't even manage that. Even with a squad made up of reserve players, Germany is a team that has to win. Because we know from previous tournaments that Germany is a tournament team.

[CLS63]

Germany aren't in their golden era anymore. Indeed they started to go down after the 2014 World Cup. They couldn't even get past group stage twice.

Now having 48 teams is helping them in a good way. They have had a much easier group. There are more stages to play this time so I wonder how far they will go.

They struggled against Ivory Coast so I still have mixed thoughts about them.

[nelson4lov]

Germany aren't in their golden era anymore. Indeed they started to go down after the 2014 World Cup. They couldn't even get past group stage twice.

Now having 48 teams is helping them in a good way. They have had a much easier group. There are more stages to play this time so I wonder how far they will go.

They struggled against Ivory Coast so I still have mixed thoughts about them.

This new world cup format is helping a lot of teams like England too. Imo, Germany team is actually on par or might even be better than England despite having lower squat quality. But yes, they have struggled in two games in the group stage. Their only convincing win came against a team that had 0 world cup experience 2 weeks ago.

It still remains to be seen because sometimes teams start low but gradually ease into the competition and become one of the hottest teams. Let's see.

[mobilestrike]

Do you expect him to retire before reaching 1000 goals? I mean not only from international football - his whole career.

To tell the truth, I don't expect that. As long as he is in a solid physical shape he'd push all the way until reaching that target.

He should be making it happen easily in the Saudi league next season. After that I guess he'd retire and I don't think he thinks of any coaching career for later.

Cristiano Ronaldo has a contract with Al Nassr till the end of 2027 with a salary of $245 million per year. As he now has already touched 975 goals, there is no doubt he will stay till the end of this contract because he never wants to lose this amount, as he can achieve more milestones during his stay here at Al Nassr.

About the future, he has a better chance of having his own club instead of going into coaching because now he has a 15% ownership stake in Al-Nassr. This can give him a good amount, which could be enough to have his own club in any league, but currently, as his body and fitness allow him to play and give his best, he never thought about retirement before the end of this contract.

[RaltcoinsB]

Germany aren't in their golden era anymore. Indeed they started to go down after the 2014 World Cup. They couldn't even get past group stage twice.

Now having 48 teams is helping them in a good way. They have had a much easier group. There are more stages to play this time so I wonder how far they will go.

They struggled against Ivory Coast so I still have mixed thoughts about them.

Currently, Germany, Brazil, and Argentina don't come here with the same strong squads as before. They used to have much better teams. Right now, in my opinion, Spain and France have better squad quality than the other teams. France has shown this in every match they've played. Even though Spain had a surprising draw, we know they have quality. I think Morocco can still pull off a big surprise in the later rounds this year.

[Bd officer]

The group stage is almost over and there are only a few matches left. Many teams have already been eliminated from the tournament and many teams have qualified for the round of 32. Anyway, tomorrow Argentina and Jordan will face each other. We know that Argentina is the favorite in this match so Argentina will be ahead in this match. Probably Argentina will not field the main XI because Argentina is already the group champion so they can rest the main players.

Anyway Jordan has not won any match in the last 5 matches while Argentina is in great form so I think Argentina will win and I want to bet on Argentina.