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[Mr Reporter]

I doubt Canada would win SA this time. SA is in a better form as we saw improvement in their performance that led them to qualifying for the 2nd round.
Morroco would win  Netherlands and advance to the next round.
Egypt would definitely pipe Australia out of the tournament sending them packing back to their fatherland and Ghana /Colombia match would be a tough one also.

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I hope your doubt is clear now, Canada obviously had a better squad that are more experienced in their team, their performance in the group state was not so good but i never rate south Africa ahead of them. i was so busy yesterday but if i was to place any bet yesterday on that match, i would have picked Canada to win the south Africa team which i would have won. you also think Morocco will be able to win the Netherlands, that's not going to be easy because Netherlands are the better team and they have more experience players at the world cup, Morocco can have been great lately but i don't think they are there yet to defeat a team like the Netherlands. the only prediction i think i will agree with is that of Egypt winning the Australia even though it wont be an easy one also.  

On point you are right Canada really did well at the World Cup even in paper they really played well, but at first it was not good the way it was planned but most time you just need to understand football that most time it not by how the game start it how the game endings, well the South Africa guys they underperformed hard and it was even not that bad.

Omo this one’s so tricky answer well If we’re talking women’s football, the Egypt has never qualified for a WWC, but Australia are the co hosts 2023 made semifinals at that time Sam Kerr world class setup.

[snipie]

I agree with you, if that match ended in draw , South Africa would have been on their way to the Round of 16. If we even analyze that match properly we will notice that South Africa were looking for a draw. I was pretty proud of their defensive shape yesterday. But they were unfortunate to keep that score to the full time. At least they have broken a record by reaching a knockout phase in the world cup for the first time. That is something they should be proud off after starting the competition in a poor shape.

This game has ended and South Africa should take lessons from this World Cup. They progressed well this time thanks to the expansion of the teams to 48 but they could be classed better and face easier opponent. After I wasn't expecting more from them.

Now it is Morocco time. This team is likely the only hope of Africa to progress to advanced stages. Senegal, Egypt and Ghana might have a chance to advance this time too since their opponents aren't extremely hard, yet all their games remained challenging. Even Morocco isn't considered as favourite against Netherlands but they still have a chance. Hopefully they will not quite in the next hours.

[Spaceman1000$]

African teams are doing very well in this world competition but I believe it’s only Morocco that will do better in this World Cup among all the African countries, Morocco is showing very good potential I don’t think there’s any country in this World Cup that will be happy to meet Morocco in this competition, even as I trust in them I know that anything can happen in this World Cup competition because World Cup is actually full of surprises but I love the way Morocco is playing and I see they are determined and confident, they can actually lift the World Cup if they put in more effort.

It is not possible to say whether Morocco will win the World Cup. However, we are really optimistic about their performance because among the ten African countries, Morocco and Cape Verde have shown very good performances and have qualified for the next round. As far as I know, if any African country can win the World Cup, then only Morocco has that ability. I believe so because in the Round of 32, Cape Verde will play Argentina, who are the football superpower and three-time champions, so it is understood that they may not be able to compete with Argentina. But for the first time, they have surprised the whole world with their performance. Although my country did not qualify for the main competition of the World Cup but I am optimistic about Morocco.

Morocco showed great progress in the last World Cup, so we think they will dominate the 2026 FIFA World Cup. It is already clear that this African country has performed very well in the group stage matches and they have got a chance to play in the Round of 32 match. Morocco may be able to show their experience against the Netherlands in the Round of 32 match because this team is the strongest and best performing in Africa. However, we think that the knockout match against the Netherlands may not be easy for them because the Netherlands is a very difficult opponent. You are right that if any African country wins the World Cup, Morocco has that ability, but I think that Morocco may be able to achieve their success in this World Cup as well.

I think is a game between two teams that are equal to each other, I really don't see who is an underdog between Morocco and Netherland, so I'll be having an open mind in that game, but then as an African I'll be tilting towards Morocco having the day but then the Netherlands are veterans when it comes to the World cup, so they will seriously want to pose a threat. The competition is coming to a point where interesting things are happening because these are some of the teams we want to see how impactful they can perform when they meet each other.

[juttsab@]

I doubt Canada would win SA this time. SA is in a better form as we saw improvement in their performance that led them to qualifying for the 2nd round.
Morroco would win  Netherlands and advance to the next round.
Egypt would definitely pipe Australia out of the tournament sending them packing back to their fatherland and Ghana /Colombia match would be a tough one also.

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I hope your doubt is clear now, Canada obviously had a better squad that are more experienced in their team, their performance in the group state was not so good but i never rate south Africa ahead of them. i was so busy yesterday but if i was to place any bet yesterday on that match, i would have picked Canada to win the south Africa team which i would have won. you also think Morocco will be able to win the Netherlands, that's not going to be easy because Netherlands are the better team and they have more experience players at the world cup, Morocco can have been great lately but i don't think they are there yet to defeat a team like the Netherlands. the only prediction i think i will agree with is that of Egypt winning the Australia even though it wont be an easy one also. 

Canada beat the SA in the RO32 and now they are in RO16. In the first half SA kept 55% of the possession no big chances created and just 3 shots. Canada with 45% of the possession created 3 big chances and 7 total shots. In the second half SA dominated again with 61% of the possession still no big chances created and just 3 shots. Canada with 39% possession created 1 big chance and 5 shots. SA didn't get what they wanted Canada got their goal in the added time of 2nd half 90+2 Eustaquio scored a goal for Canada and now they are in RO16. He was named as player of the match for sending his team to R016.

[Agbam]

Congratulations to Morocco for making it into the Round off 16, they have set a good precedent for other African countries to follow. By defeating this Netherlands team that was also considered contenders, I believe other teams will be fired up by it. When you give your best, it becomes any one’s game.

Similar events happened with Germany, losing out to a much lesser team Paraguay. This is what happens when you don’t take your chances. Since Germany last won the World Cup their campaigns have not being so great.

Now can Ivory Coast survive Norway?…. The Norwegians have been burning red hot but I believe the Ivorians have what it takes.

[Livingleged]

Woke up around  midnight  while the Morocco match was still playing  at 45 minute, I really  wanted to watch the game as I was antipating the result  of the match but  I was sleepy  at the same time  considering  the time the match was playing  in my country, so I check  the stats and I realize  Morocco  was leading  by stats but the bookies  still made Netherlands the favorite  based on the their live odds, sadly I was stolen  by sleep only  to wake up this morning  to see the score  line ended 1-1FT and Morocco  had advances to the  next round  after penalties was played and resulted in 2-3, it's a great achievement  honestly  for a African  team to knock a country like Netherlands out of the world  cup is something  to be proud  of, I think I might  have underated  them earlier  but they did show me that they are one of the best African  nations that are participating  in the world  tournament. At this moment  I just have to give the there flowers.

[Bobrox]

Congratulations to Morocco for making it into the Round off 16, they have set a good precedent for other African countries to follow. By defeating this Netherlands team that was also considered contenders, I believe other teams will be fired up by it. When you give your best, it becomes any one’s game.

Similar events happened with Germany, losing out to a much lesser team Paraguay. This is what happens when you don’t take your chances. Since Germany last won the World Cup their campaigns have not being so great.

Now can Ivory Coast survive Norway?…. The Norwegians have been burning red hot but I believe the Ivorians have what it takes.

Congratulation for Morocco as the first Africa team success securing next round ticket, unpredictable success eliminating Netherland and so far Morocco have played 4 matches still unbeaten. Next games in round of 16 Morocco will face Canada how possibility reach the last edition record Morocco is the only one of Africa team success qualifying to semifinal round.

Ivory Coast will face Norway and I don't think easily match because Morocco put at the bench Erling Haaland, Martin Ødegaard and Alexander Sørloth at the bench when Norway beating by France at last group match. I think they are fully ready for playing at the early minutes when facing Ivory Coast who have difficulty match to beat Norwat.

[Fiatless]

I think you already mixing things up because Ghana didn’t play today, and their next match is going to be against Colombia on the 4th of next month. Ghana is among the teams that qualified for the round of 32 in the World Cup. Ghana lost against  Croatia in their last match, but they qualified for the round of 32 in their group. They had 4 points in the three matches which they played, and they were promoted to the round of 32 because they were in 3rd position on the table.

Well, Ghana is not yet out of the tournament  even though  they were  beaten by the Croatian team  in their last group  stage match which took them to 3rd in the group, they still manage  to advance to the next round  as one of the best 3rd place  teams, I think it was after Uruguay loss  that gave them the chance  to progress  to then next round. To make it more clear to you that Ghana is still in the tournament  they have a fixtures  to play with Colombia  at the next round  of 32, so please stop spreading  wrong info make your confirmation  before making  your post.

My bad Ghana is not yet out. I didn't look at the results well. The Black Stars will be playing with Colombia on Saturday at Kansas City Stadium, Kansas City. I am happy that Africa still has eight teams in the competition. Morocco are already in the next round thanks to the boys who have been making Africa proud since the last World Cup in Qatar. Netherlands is a highly rated side but Morocco has an assembly of disciplined and talented players.

[Barikui1]

Congratulations to Morocco for making it into the Round off 16, they have set a good precedent for other African countries to follow. By defeating this Netherlands team that was also considered contenders, I believe other teams will be fired up by it. When you give your best, it becomes any one’s game.

Similar events happened with Germany, losing out to a much lesser team Paraguay. This is what happens when you don’t take your chances. Since Germany last won the World Cup their campaigns have not being so great.

Congratulation to Morocco for progressing to the next round of the competition with a sound performance against the Netherlands, though they were very lucky to get their equalizer at the dying minute, but their overall performance was very good, which was why I believe that they deserve the winning, even though they eventually won on penalties which is a game of luck.

Now can Ivory Coast survive Norway?…. The Norwegians have been burning red hot but I believe the Ivorians have what it takes.

The ivorian national team have what it takes to beat this Norway team convincingly because they are very good. I watched their game against the Germans national team that they lost 2-1, they did very well in that game, but the mistake they made was that they started playing defensive after they came from the break, which was what cost them the game, so if they can play their normal game without fear, they can beat this Norwegian team.

[Slow death]

Congratulations to Morocco for qualifying for the Round of 16. With this victory, they showed they are a very strong team and can reach much higher levels. Considering the poor state of many European teams, I only see Argentina, France, and Brazil as obstacles for Morocco to reach the final or even become champions. Apart from those three teams, the remaining teams are within Morocco's reach. We'll see how far Morocco goes in this competition. I don't have high expectations for other African teams, but I also believe it's possible to see more African teams advancing to the next stage.

[Jostern]

Congratulations to Morocco for qualifying for the Round of 16. With this victory, they showed they are a very strong team and can reach much higher levels. Considering the poor state of many European teams, I only see Argentina, France, and Brazil as obstacles for Morocco to reach the final or even become champions. Apart from those three teams, the remaining teams are within Morocco's reach. We'll see how far Morocco goes in this competition. I don't have high expectations for other African teams, but I also believe it's possible to see more African teams advancing to the next stage.

Now I believe we have all seen why Morocco are truly African Champions, they are a very good and strong team, the way they’ve played showed how strong and talented that they’re, I don’t think Senegal can even play Netherlands and went as far as eliminating Netherlands from the FIFA World Cup Tournament.

Morocco looks like a team that is in the Caliber of France, Brazil and Argentina, if Morocco meets this teams I know they will play a very good football, Morocco is a team that is going to make Africa proud in this FIFA World Cup Tournaments, and I tip them to get to the World Cup Finals.

They’re truly the and African Champions.

[Ndabagi01]

This game has ended and South Africa should take lessons from this World Cup. They progressed well this time thanks to the expansion of the teams to 48 but they could be classed better and face easier opponent. After I wasn't expecting more from them.

South Africa did their best but their defense didn’t do well to take the match to extra time, maybe their luck will shine there or in the penalty shootout ultimately. Their goalkeeper is good at catching penalties. So also, Canada was a host nation, the fire in them was so obvious that they never wanted to be eliminated and they fought until they achieved that victory.

Now it is Morocco time. This team is likely the only hope of Africa to progress to advanced stages. Senegal, Egypt and Ghana might have a chance to advance this time too since their opponents aren't extremely hard, yet all their games remained challenging. Even Morocco isn't considered as favourite against Netherlands but they still have a chance. Hopefully they will not quite in the next hours.

Morocco qualified to the round of 16 on penalties. I don’t really know what’s this knockout stage games with a last minutes extra time goals, to keep the hope of a team alive or to give them a qualification to the next round. Seeing the stats of this game, you’ll see that Morocco was at the edge of losing it all before a goal came in the extra minute and went ahead to extra time and then penalties to take the winner. This is the Morocco we know from last World Cup, the hope of the African team is still alive seeing them progressing gradually.

[Stepstowealth]

Now can Ivory Coast survive Norway?…. The Norwegians have been burning red hot but I believe the Ivorians have what it takes.

The wind of Morocco yesterday should be inspirational enough for Ivory Coast to carry on the flag of Africa and represent us properly again on the world stage by sending the Norwegians home. The Ivorians have the capability to do it, they just have to believe in themselves, be bold enough and maintain composure throughout the game and they should be able to cause an upset again in the World Cup. They do not need to come out to only defend, they should be able to be bold and create chances for themselves just as Morocco did because they also have the chance to win the game as Norway has the chance to win the game.

[Different patterns]

Woke up around  midnight  while the Morocco match was still playing  at 45 minute, I really  wanted to watch the game as I was antipating the result  of the match but  I was sleepy  at the same time  considering  the time the match was playing  in my country, so I check  the stats and I realize  Morocco  was leading  by stats but the bookies  still made Netherlands the various  from their odds, sadly I was stolen  by sleep only  to wake up this morning  to see the score  line ended 1-1FT and Morocco  had advances to the  next round  after penalties was player 2-3, it's a great achievement  honestly  for a African  team to knock a country like Netherlands out of the world  cup is something  to be proud  of, I think I might  have underated  them earlier  but they did show me that they are one of the best African  nations that are participating  in the world  tournament. At this moment  I just have to give the there flowers.

Morocco's performance really deserves respect for their performance in defeating a team like Netherlands in the world cup round of 32 because it's not something that happens easily. We may have underestimated them in the tournament but they have really showed strong discipline and confidence to compete with high level opponents. In football I have come to understand that statistics and betting odds don't always decide the result. A team can dominate a game but what actually matter most is the ability to take opportunities and also stay strong in key moments. Morocco have shown a great mentality by staying in the game and also handling penalties pressure. This achievement is also important for African football because it shows us that African teams can challenge and compete with teams in the biggest stage and the success of Morocco show's great preparations and team discipline. They have earned this recognition and this achievement will definitely inspire other African teams especially those in the tournament presently to compete well against any top level teams

[Marvelockg]

Congratulations to Morocco for making it into the Round off 16, they have set a good precedent for other African countries to follow. By defeating this Netherlands team that was also considered contenders, I believe other teams will be fired up by it. When you give your best, it becomes any one’s game.

Similar events happened with Germany, losing out to a much lesser team Paraguay. This is what happens when you don’t take your chances. Since Germany last won the World Cup their campaigns have not being so great.

Congratulation to Morocco for progressing to the next round of the competition with a sound performance against the Netherlands, though they were very lucky to get their equalizer at the dying minute, but their overall performance was very good, which was why I believe that they deserve the winning, even though they eventually won on penalties which is a game of luck.

Wether they won through penalty shoot out or not, the stage of the tournament is at a point that the only thing that counts is a win wether it happens during the official 90 minutes of play or during the extra time or during the penalty shootout. It's takes a lot to play through to the end of the game and we have to give sharp cudos to Morocco for truly re-presenting Africa.

At this point, we have to support them fully well because they look like the likeliest of the African team that can advance furthest in this tournament. Other African teams like ivory coast will be playing today and it will be a very good one to see them play well and possibly advance into the knockout stage. This might be the year that Africa makes a statement in the world stage.

[rdluffy]

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Morocco, Senegal, and DR Congo all have difficult teams to face, most of them will hardly survived this stage even though we are hoping they all survived the stage because we are very proud of them.

While Ghana and Ivory Coast have an opponents that are of similar class to them, so they can actually go through since their chances of qualifying is high.

Morocco already classified

Only a miracle can get Cape Verde through, but I believe they will fight hard against Argentina
Congo also faces an hard battle, just like Cape Verde

Algeria has a great chance against Egypt, just as Ghana does against Colombia

Ivory Coast and Senegal have more evenly matched games, I still see them as having good chances

Let's hope at least 3 African countries can get to the round of 16

[Taricoins]

Congratulations to Morocco for qualifying for the Round of 16. With this victory, they showed they are a very strong team and can reach much higher levels. Considering the poor state of many European teams, I only see Argentina, France, and Brazil as obstacles for Morocco to reach the final or even become champions. Apart from those three teams, the remaining teams are within Morocco's reach. We'll see how far Morocco goes in this competition. I don't have high expectations for other African teams, but I also believe it's possible to see more African teams advancing to the next stage.

If by some magical technique, Ivory Coast finds a way to win against Norway, it's going to be a huge step for the African football has Morocco is really making the continent proud, honestly I never doubted Morocco at all, just bad that they had to drag the match to penalty shootouts.

For Ivory Coast, they biggest offset for them is the fact the sneaky Norway rested there starting lineup in there match against France

[Nheer]

Morocco already classified

Only a miracle can get Cape Verde through, but I believe they will fight hard against Argentina
Congo also faces an hard battle, just like Cape Verde

Algeria has a great chance against Egypt, just as Ghana does against Colombia

Ivory Coast and Senegal have more evenly matched games, I still see them as having good chances

Let's hope at least 3 African countries can get to the round of 16

Morocco did well to qualify ahead of Netherlands. It wasn't easy but I was impressed for the fact that they played excellently well, they controlled the game well and could have buried the game but missed the chances. Luckily they got away with the penalty shootout and got to the round of 16.

Cape Verde is not lucky with their opponent. I don't see them making it out because facing Argentina will not be easy at all. It's true only a miracle can save them.

Some African countries are unlucky with their fixtures but I still think some more African countries will make it to the next round but some will not be lucky to win their games.

[Italian Panic]

Morocco played a brilliant match and deserved to win, even though it went to penalties. Goalkeeper Bonou proved once again that he is an excellent goalkeeper and a rock between the posts, making several more superb saves. Saibari is a great player too.
I don’t see Canada as a difficult opponent; the real tough test will be France in the quarter finals. If they get past them too, then the final will be Morocco vs Argentina.

[Sammye3]

Football is really a game of possibilities, don't you think? Netherland vs Morroco is a true illustration of never giving up and the African giants demonstrated that with every energy they have until the last minute. I think that African teams are really doing more than expected in the World Cup and it would be really amazing to see how far this goes.

Germany and Netherland were eliminated in the round of 16, an outcome that was never expected. What other European country do you think could possibly be eliminated next?