Socceroos vs Paraguay 2026 World Cup match thread 🇦🇺🇵🇾

[Dan_The_Red]

How is that possible? How is it more likely that we go through with less points and/or a worse GD?

That graphs fucked. If we finish on 4 points we'd lock 2nd place and be 100% to progress.

 

[rebelliousfeminist974]

How is that possible? How is it more likely that we go through with less points and/or a worse GD?

For some groups it's possible for teams to make the eight best third-placed sides with less points and/or inferior for and against but this isn't always the case and may not apply to the Socceroos.

 

[HonestSpursFan]

That graphs fucked. If we finish on 4 points we'd lock 2nd place and be 100% to progress.

Actually, you’re 100% right. If we got four points that would mean we drew so it’s also impossible to have a GD of more or less than ±0 if we draw.

 

[Punchanello]

Other way round.. USA were coming onto to us meaning ww could stay in a deep block and then counter them. Speed wasnt needed for this gane style. Meanwhile paraguay will sit deep like we do then try counter. As such herringtons recovery pace to defend the counter is much more important likewise his ball playing ability. Fast defenders and skillful attackers need this game .. the opposite of the 2 matche

poppa-ball relies on speed a lot actually. Obviously in the counter attack, but also in transitioning from the midblock to a deep block as well as trying to quickly change our shape from our compact block when we regain the ball

Both are probably true.

That's the trap for me here. Both Australia and Paraguay have plenty to gain from winning this one. Paraguay will fancy their chances of getting on top of us. I don't see them setting themselves up as they did against Turkey or the US. I don't think either team intends to come out as they have done in the previous two games. This is where we find out if Poppa is the victim of his own dogma or if he has another mode.

Paying Paraguay too much respect would be a mistake.

 

[Bunch_of_hacks]

poppa-ball relies on speed a lot actually. Obviously in the counter attack, but also in transitioning from the midblock to a deep block as well as trying to quickly change our shape from our compact block when we regain the ball

If youre already in a deep line, do you really need much pace vs a team that plays in a high line?