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FIFA WC 26 - Other Nations LIVE Match Thread ⚽

rebelliousfeminist974 said:
Spain got the job done 2-1 over Belgium in their World Cup quarterfinal to advance to the semi-finals, where they'll face France.
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Ouch, not a good look, the howler from Lemmens going into the new Premier League season - I would think there'll be quite a few reminders of it by oppositions during the year.
 
melbcityguy said:
Do you have a example? I'm not disagreeing just want to see
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Just the demeanour of players from the eliminated team being so casual and friendly either the opponent post game. I know many are very well acquainted through club football yet many don't seem gutted to be eliminated. Belgium were smiling and laughing with the Spain players.

Toure and Yengi were posing with Salah in the tunnel. I guess when you're earning that much results become secondary we the comforts of life are sorted.
 
JS96 said:
Just the demeanour of players from the eliminated team being so casual and friendly either the opponent post game. I know many are very well acquainted through club football yet many don't seem gutted to be eliminated. Belgium were smiling and laughing with the Spain players.

Toure and Yengi were posing with Salah in the tunnel. I guess when you're earning that much results become secondary we the comforts of life are sorted.
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Humans are fundamentally social animals. They’re allowed to have conversations and make friends. Footballers are people. Given Mo Salah’s at the end of his career they may never get to play against him ever again.
 
HonestSpursFan said:
Humans are fundamentally social animals. They’re allowed to have conversations and make friends. Footballers are people. Given Mo Salah’s at the end of his career they may never get to play against him ever again.
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Fair point yet it's changed a lot that athletes are less about winning than in the past. It's not all about winning and while goodwill is a great thing, the immediate switch to laughing and socialising shows any couldn't care less with a secure payday.
 
France vs Spain will be an intriguing battle, France with its individual quality vs a team orientated system with Spain with their technical quality on the ball.

I think for Spain if they have any chance of winning, firstly they need to play extremely well and to do that also have to suffocate France's front 4 of the ball make them defend and force them into low percentage actions, you cant do more if any have less of the ball and France's front 4 want to have the ball to do what they want so Spain have to suffocate and frustrate them as much as they can.
Secondly Spain have to generate chances and take them, I feel its weakest part of their game has been creating chances and therefore putting their chances also at times against Belgium they got caught into over playing when they could have got a shot in.

If they cant generate chances France are going to feel comfortable defending against them and therefore will try to hurt them on the break, Spain at times like to commit more players in the build up so its important their rest defence is one point as its going to get tested to the max against France.

Anyway its going to be close, I feel this might end in extra time or go to penalties ive got France but its a tough one to pick to be honest.
 
spains hope is
Score first the way I see it.

I’d like to see the poms go through but the heart for the surprise of the Viking.

Argies should grind out the win
 
England and Norway now underway in their World Cup quarterfinal, with England kicking from right to left and Norway kicking from left to right.
 
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