FIFA WC 26 - Other Nations LIVE Match Thread ⚽

[HonestSpursFan]

As it stands, Cape Verde will be going through to the knockout stage in their first ever World Cup!

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

As it stands, Cape Verde will be going through to the knockout stage in their first ever World Cup!

Cape Verde currently second in group H with three points from three draws.

 

[HonestSpursFan]

Particularly when they play outside UEFA.

In coach education courses im Aus, all the latest methodology and research used comes out of UEFA - easily the biggest, richest and most powerful global football federation.

The problem for many UEFA stakeholders is that they know nothing about any football outside UEFA. Playing outside it is a shock.

This is also very true. Look at pages like 433, Fabrizio Romano, OneFootball, etc. 90% of what they cover is CONMEBOL/UEFA and when it comes to domestic football it’s probably 95% Big Five and 5% Big Two, other Euro leagues, the MLS and SPL. They don’t even cover the J1 League and when Japan do well the commenters are shocked that a team from outside CONMEBOL or UEFA can actually play quality, entertaining football, even though anyone with a brain has known that for years.

 

[melbcityguy]

All the money spent on the Saudi league hadn't done shite has it

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

All the money spent on the Saudi league hadn't done shite has it

All the money spent on the Saudi Pro League was to bolster playing lists with world-class import players though.

 

[NicCarBel]

Cape Verde currently second in group H with three points from three draws.

Damn - New Zealand's record will be broken And it's just funny that it's them going through in 2nd rather than 3rd too

 

[Decentric]

All the money spent on the Saudi league hadn't done shite has it

No it hasn’t.

Ditto China.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Damn - New Zealand's record will be broken And it's just funny that it's them going through in 2nd rather than 3rd too

Uruguay are third in group H as things stand given that they're currently 1-0 down against Spain and Saudi Arabia would be level on two points but with inferior for and against.

 

[melbcityguy]

All the money spent on the Saudi Pro League was to bolster playing lists with world-class import players though.

And what has that achieved?

 

[NicCarBel]

Uruguay are third in group H as things stand given that they're currently 1-0 down against Spain and Saudi Arabia would be level on two points but with inferior for and against.

Looking at the combinations, this will knock Group H out of the 3rd place progression, and start to guarantee a few things in the bracket.

Would confirm Germany v Paraguay

 

[HonestSpursFan]

And what has that achieved?

They can sign old men willing to take the bag.

 

[New Horizon]

Rubbish performance from Uruguay. Played like thugs at the end
First time ever they have been knocked out at successive world cup group stages

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

Spain got the job done 1-0 over Uruguay and Cape Verde played out a scoreless draw with Saudi Arabia in the last set of World Cup group H matches.

 

[NicCarBel]

Looking at the combinations, this will knock Group H out of the 3rd place progression, and start to guarantee a few things in the bracket.

Would confirm Germany v Paraguay

From the combinations left (I haven't looked at the table), I believe this means Bosnia (already confirmed), Paraguay, Ecuador and Sweden confirmed in as 3rd places. Senegal all but confirmed (is only one of the combos left where they haven't qualified)

In terms of the knockout placements, the following will be confirmed:

Germany v Paraguay
France v Sweden
USA v Bosnia AND Herzegovina (shoutout Santo Cilauro)

Mexico will play either Ecuador, or Scotland in the off chance they still sneak through)
Whoever tops Group G likely to play South Korea

 

[HonestSpursFan]

FULL TIME: Cape Verde 0–0 Saudi Arabia

CAPE VERDE ADVANCE!!!

 

[HonestSpursFan]

Rubbish performance from Uruguay. Played like thugs at the end
First time ever they have been knocked out at successive world cup group stages

Eventually went down to 10 which was quite unnecessary.

 

[Dinamo]

Bad keeping there from Uruguay

Bielsa bought back Muslera after 3 years of not playing for the NT to make multiple mistakes and get subbed off at HT in an elimination game.

El Loco

 

[Dinamo]

Uruguay is the flop of the tournament. You have R.Araujo, Gimenez, M.Araujo, Ugarte, Bentancur, Valverde etc and you can't make a decent team.

Darwin Nunez also looks ridiculous with those corn rows.

 

[Socceroofan4life]

Two back to back ugly ugly ugly exits from Uruguay. Things don't go their way? Instead of fighting on the pitch trying to get that goal they whine, bitch and try to literally fight the referees. Such bad sports it was an absolute pleasure to witness their back to back group stage exits today and be able to watch both of them live, now and back in 2022.

Bye bye losers!

 

[HonestSpursFan]

Uruguay is the flop of the tournament. You have R.Araujo, Gimenez, M.Araujo, Ugarte, Bentancur, Valverde etc and you can't make a decent team.

Darwin Nunez also looks ridiculous with those corn rows.

Worse than Turkey? Less points with a better team but lost less games?