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Испания - Австрия 2-0 |
Spain vs Austria — 2:0It's quite possible that Austria will cover the +2 handicap, but one thing that stands out is that they concede in every match. To be honest, I've watched them play and I'm not impressed. To me, they resemble Switzerland in terms of style. That's enough to get out of the group, but I think that's as far as they'll go. Spain have had their own shaky moments too. I'll leave the Cape Verde match aside—that felt more like promoting smaller football nations and sending the message that "if Cape Verde can do it, why can't you?" It also helped justify expanding the tournament to include teams that spend 90 minutes defending with their entire squad inside the penalty area. Spain usually perform ... Read more » |
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England — Congo 3:0 |
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Англия - Конго 3-0 |
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Ivory Coast vs Norway — 1–2 Do you agree that Norway deserved to advance to the next stage? If we ignore the final “throwaway” match where France played a second-string lineup, how long have Norway actually been losing? In my opinion, it’s been a very long time. The team has a well-coordinated, structured squad, and they can play with real momentum when things go their way. In the group stage, they warmed up against African football by beating Senegal, the African champions, 3–2. Before the tournament they also drew 1–1 with Morocco, a CAF Cup finalist. Ivory Coast is also a decent team, but in my view they are more suited to creating intrigue — scoring once and slightly disrupting the opponent rather than controlling games. I think for ... Read more » |
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КотДивуар - Норвегия 1-2 |
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Brazil – Japan 1–1 |
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Бразилия - Япония 1-1 |
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South Africa – Canada 1:2 It feels like South Africa deliberately threw the game against Korea just to give Canada an easier matchup in the knockout stage So, what do we know about the South Africans? They managed to snatch a draw against the Czech Republic with a goal in the dying seconds. Then there was that bizarre match against Korea, where the Korean coach reportedly started beating up his own players in the locker room. Looks like he told them not to throw the match, but they got tempted by whatever incentives they were offered. Otherwise, I honestly can't explain how anyone could lose to this South African team. The World Cup has already been held in Africa before. This time it's in Canada, where the stadiums are packed and the home crowd is going absolutely crazy for the ... Read more » |
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ЮАР - Канада 1-2 |


