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FIFA World Cup 2026 - Discussion Thread
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It's not even as if Argentina played differently than what they were doing throughout the tournament (which is the bigger issue)
Any other keeper (Zidane lmao) and this would be 3-0 in 60 minutes
Austria is the only other team to test them defensively and they failed to take advantage
Massive respect for Cape Verde though
Finished the campaign without losing in 90 minutes despite facing Spain, Uruguay and Argentina
Any other keeper (Zidane lmao) and this would be 3-0 in 60 minutes
Austria is the only other team to test them defensively and they failed to take advantage
Massive respect for Cape Verde though
Finished the campaign without losing in 90 minutes despite facing Spain, Uruguay and Argentina
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So now it turns out that scoring fewer goals than your opponent means losing. Losing is being dominated; not winning isn't losing. Cabo Verde simply had bad luck, Argentina didn't win, nobody sees Argentina as the winner, people just respect Cabo Verde more after this match.
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I don’t think Argentina performed badly.
They were hard decent if being honest, vozinha was just in god mode today.
Cape Verde’s two goals looked like a ‘try your luck’ typa shot. The first goal had an xG of 0.05, and the second was 0.03. Cabral aint hitting that type of bliss curl normally.
ATM, Columbia is leading on Ghana, what could possibly go wrong
They were hard decent if being honest, vozinha was just in god mode today.
Cape Verde’s two goals looked like a ‘try your luck’ typa shot. The first goal had an xG of 0.05, and the second was 0.03. Cabral aint hitting that type of bliss curl normally.
ATM, Columbia is leading on Ghana, what could possibly go wrong
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Their physicality was exposed and they have limited chance creation outside of messi. Brazil, England or Colombia could outwork them.
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Paraguay turning a France match into a snooze fest
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And Paraguay are out.Paraguay turning a France match into a snooze fest
Hope that low-block was worth it. Multiple players out, penalty conceded thanks to depth, and Mbappe laughing them out of the tournament with some glee. Plus a Paraguay dude with an Mbappe Dictator shirt. PEAK.
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Brazil isn't outworking Argentina LMFAO (Danilo Santos and Marquinhos against him? Instant hattrick conceded) and neither is England. Colombia definitely could tho, Brazil and Argentina won't meet until the semis.
Argentina seems to have gone overboard with the added extra time tho, a couple of their key players got injured too. If Egypt can do something amazing and Norway **** up big, Brazil just might get to the final.
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TBF Cabo Verde shouldn't just be written off as a fluke, most of their players weren't born on the actual island itself, a good chunk of them were born in Europe (A lot of them come from Rotterdam in the Netherlands LMAO) and trained in the most elite football academies there. That's true for most African nations nowadays, some more than most.
Sometimes they get a chance with France's already-stacked squad, sometimes they don't and they represent nations via their family, or just choose to willingly represent other nations than France and instill quality there.
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Let's just focus on beating Halaarse first, yeah? Then one of England or Mexico, and then one of Argentina, Colombia, Switzerland or Egypt.
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Paraguay nearly scammed something there
Until the pen, France's only goal threat was Rabiot and Kone taking long range shots
Until the pen, France's only goal threat was Rabiot and Kone taking long range shots
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Paraguay weren't scamming anything as long as Kounde and Digne didn't screw up. Good game from the CBs, particularly Upamecano, won back the balls cleanly and even got to ragebait the Paraguayans into fouls despite taking a blow or two to the chest. TBF tho, France should've played Doue for this one from the beginning instead. The kid came on and instantly got the penalty with how rough those Paraguayan thugs were playing, after that it was France's turn to play dirty football.
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Your forgetting that the Argentinians can be targeted on the flanks. Vini is having an amazing tournament the RW side is having troubles but you never know with Don Carlo.
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Yes Doue should have started and when the game became more open Barcola should have come to stretch the pitch further.
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Spain could do them but Portugal beat them in the nations league and nuno mendes handled a fit yamal. Now yamal isn't a 100% could struggle and Spain look lethargic without proper wingers which was key during the euros.
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Spain look toothless without Yamal. Even when they have a healthy Nico Williams on the left they can't get anything done right. Cucurella is left on his lonesome acting as the sole wing-back leaving a gaping hole behind, and Baena ain't it.
Their right-backs are even worse, some of the worst I've seen in the sport. Llorente and Porro are just dog doodoo, saved only by Cucurella's brilliance. It wouldn't even be that inaccurate to say Yamal and Cucu are singlehandedly carrying Spain RN, even more so than when he played the Euros. Must be the Madrid badge amping him up to god knows what.
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