54 Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Saturday December 3 Netherlands 3-1 USA - 3pm Argentina 2-1 Australia - 7pm Sunday December 4 France 3-1 Poland - 3pm England 3-0 Senegal - 7pm Monday December 5 Japan 1-1 (p) Croatia - 3pm Brazil 4-1 South Korea - 7pm Tuesday December 6 Morocco (p) 0-0 Spain - 3pm Portugal 6-1 Switzerland - 7pm Lets go! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikky Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Spain and Dutch game look tasty Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Should be an intercontinental final which is how it should be. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GideonShandy Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 6 minutes ago, Disco said: Should be an intercontinental final which is how it should be. Argentina v. Brazil or France v. Spain both quite likely finals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miercoles Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Netherlands haven't looked great, we can get through on penalties. Argentina are choke artists and will lose to the USA 1-0, our only goal of the knockout stages, Japan the giant killers will take out Brazil but they will struggle against the comparatively diminutive USMNT and we'll be able to take them out on penalties. Then we're in the final and anything can happen, lots of pressing and graft and panicky defending will lead the United States of America to a 0-0 against France, where we win on penalties. Bing, bang, boom, champions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Yes, clearly we are headed towards a USA v. England finals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidAK Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 10 minutes ago, GideonShandy said: Argentina v. Brazil or France v. Spain both quite likely finals. Am I completely misreading the graphic or are these both literally impossible as the final match? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 They are indeed both impossible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Brazil are really lucky that the Swiss didn't bag a 4th goal towards the end there. Would have gone from a likely South Korea - Japan/Croatia - Netherlands/Argentina run to the final to likely Portugal - Spain - France/England. Definitely would rather have the former - even acknowledging that anything can happen in this tournament. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 It is oddly liberating to be paired against the one team I can’t even vaguely envision us beating. If we had England or something I’d be like “eh… they’re better but maybe…” the hope would be agonizing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Made this point before but great to see a decent mix of regions represented: UEFA 8 AFC 3 (basically an Oceania rep in there) CAF 2 (1 West African and 1 North) CONMEBOL 2 CONCACAF 1 Very similar to 2002 in that sense. Poland through over the other teams in that group only real disappointment for me. Pressure on a South American side to win it in a way. Peru going out in the play-off and both Uruguay/Ecuador crashing out in the groups is a big underperformance for the continent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 USAUSAUSA Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Was furious about the USA start time until I remembered your time zone is bullshit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 (edited) By contrast 2018 was: UEFA 10 CONMEBOL 4 CONCACAF 1 AFC 1 Much more Europe/South America centric. England's side of the draw that year in particular felt basically like a Euros. Shows perhaps that hosting it in different locations can impact performance. It must be of relevance that the Asian countries will have been used to playing in Qatar and other Gulf states in the past. Edited December 2, 2022 by ponsaelius Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GideonShandy Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 35 minutes ago, LiquidAK said: Am I completely misreading the graphic or are these both literally impossible as the final match? No. I'm the one who completely misread it. Apologies. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 18 minutes ago, ponsaelius said: By contrast 2018 was: UEFA 10 CONMEBOL 4 CONCACAF 1 AFC 1 Much more Europe/South America centric. England's side of the draw that year in particular felt basically like a Euros. Shows perhaps that hosting it in different locations can impact performance. It must be of relevance that the Asian countries will have been used to playing in Qatar and other Gulf states in the past. You’d think so. That and the lack of prep has definitely made a difference albeit not in the way I’d have thought it would albeit teams that have a slight club feel (absolutely subjective to me) around them do seem to have done better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 21 minutes ago, Mike said: Was furious about the USA start time until I remembered your time zone is bullshit. Greenwich Nonce Time >>> Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 I think the only guaranteed teams going through are England, Brazil and Argentina. The others have upset potential. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack j Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 2 minutes ago, TRC said: I think the only guaranteed teams going through are England, Brazil and Argentina. The others have upset potential. Gotta funny feeling Brazil don't make the semis me. Either South Korea or Croatia will cause a canny shock... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza ladra Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 6 minutes ago, TRC said: I think the only guaranteed teams going through are England, Brazil and Argentina. The others have upset potential. Hmmm. I think there’s something about Senegal. And South Korea, but I can’t see Brazil not showing up. I agree about Argentina - Australia though, appears to be a guaranteed win. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 USMNT v Argentina will be a blast. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Can't see past an Argentina v Brazil semi final. So South Korea v Australia it is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancing Brave Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 It's been a great World Cup so far. Far better than I thought it would be. Really looking forward to the knock out stages now. I still think Brazil will up their game and win it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaqen Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Brazil should walk it to the final with that draw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppe Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 22 minutes ago, cubaricho said: USMNT v Argentina will be a blast. I read USMNT as United States Mutant Ninja Turtles, every time. I can't help it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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