Day off today
QF commence tomorrow
First team is who I think will win
Second is who I want to win
France : Morocco
Spain : Belgium
England : Norway
Argentina : Switzerland
The competition needs a new winner
Failing that, England
So Morocco, Belgium and England all with a chance to get one over their former colonial overlords.
Some good history in Norway v England clashes. I doubt the Norwegian comms will remember the current England pms name to call him out if they do get one over him though.
If England go on to win it they'll likely have to beat Norway with Haaland, then Argentina with Messi, then France with Mbappe. If they do that it'll be one of the all-time great WC runs to glory. Won't happen, but I can dream.
France v Morocco will be Morocco sitting very deep and then trying to catch France on the counter. Morocco are actually well equipped to play that strategy. Early goal for France could make this a good game.
Spain v Belgium might see Belgium keeping their big names on the bench again and try to frustrate Spain for an hour then hope to grab something late.
Norway v England and both teams are most dangerous with space to run into so I expect this to be a cagey one before the first goal as both teams are reluctant to get caught out.
Argentina v Switzerland and if the Swiss are still without Manzambi and Vargas starting then it will be a repeat of their Colombia gameplan and hope to frustrate.
@No-Quarter said in FIFA World Cup:
If England go on to win it they'll likely have to beat Norway with Haaland, then Argentina with Messi, then France with Mbappe. If they do that it'll be one of the all-time great WC runs to glory. Won't happen, but I can dream.
Knockout list of strikers defeated would be
Wissa (missed a great chance)
Jimenez (missed a great chance or 2)
Haaland ....
Messi
Mbappe
From the commentators remarks sounds like the France v Morrocco match up has a big brother v little brother vibe so there will be plenty of emotions for the fans more so than a normal comp game.
It's great to be a neutral and even though I'd love to see Morocco take it, the French really do play beautifully.
I hope there's not too many unecessary dramatics/stoppages.
That's why France are so dangerous. They have players all over their front line that can score ridiculous goals from half chances. They lack a tiny bit of quality in the midfield (compared to the rest of their starting XI) but its not as evident because most teams are just parking the bus against them. It will show up if they face Spain in the next round imo.
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What's with the Hannibak Lecter mask the English sub is wearing?
