Welcome!

By registering with us, you'll be able to discuss, share and private message with other members of our community.

Sign Up Now!

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

NoMates said:
Volpato is all hype, pure superstition if I think he can score goals for the national team. Id have Yengi come on as a sub then the Italian.
Click to expand...
Mate, in the 30 mins he had on the pitch he broke the record for most successful take ons by an aussie at a world cup
 
A draw means Paraguay won't be able to jump Bosnia so that's one team ahead of them for now.
 
NoMates said:
Volpato is all hype, pure superstition if I think he can score goals for the national team. Id have Yengi come on as a sub then the Italian.
Click to expand...
I dunno. Completely writing him off based on 30 minutes is about the same level of hyperbole as hyping him as the second coming.
 
For some context about what we are up against.
Paraguay beat Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Bolivia during qualifying. I think Colombia was the only side they did not beat.
This is a big task.
 
NicCarBel said:
Now comes the part where I'll look at third places - and I'm probably going to do this specifically for Socceroos. I'm going to assume they lose to Paraguay for this to be a thing. So for Socceroos to lose AND qualify for the 32, we'd need 4 of the scenarios below to happen. This does not cover all scenarios, but merely the most simple ones (ie, ones that don't pertain to goal difference unless we are already at that point).
  • Group A
    • Both Czechia and South Africa failing to win their match
  • Group B
    • Both Bosnia & Herzergovina and Qatar failing to win their match
  • Group C
    • Scotland to lose by either a higher margin than us, or by the same margin but without scoring more goals than us.
  • Group E
    • Ivory Coast to lose by either a higher margin than us, or by the same margin but scoring less goals (eg, we lose 2-1, but they lose 1-0), OR
    • Both Ecuador and Curacao failing to win their match
  • Group F
    • Sweden to lose by a higher margin than us, or by the same margin with us scoring 5 goals more (eg, we lose 7-6, but they lose 1-0)
  • Group G
    • Egypt to defeat Iran, AND
    • New Zealand to defeat Belgium
  • Group H
    • Spain to defeat Uruguay, AND
    • Saudi Arabia to defeat Cape Verde
  • Group I
    • Senegal to defeat Iraq by up to 2 goals more than our loss to Paraguay (eg if Senegal win 1-0, we can lose by up to 3), we progress OR
    • Iraq to defeat Senegal by up to 5 goals more than our loss to Paraguay (eg if Iraq win 1-0, we can lose by up to 5-0), OR
    • Senegal and Iraq draw
  • Group J
    • Austria to defeat Algeria, OR
    • Algeria to lose by either a higher margin than us, or by the same margin but scoring less goals (eg, we lose 2-1, but they lose 1-0)
  • Group K
    • DR Congo and Uzbekistan to draw, OR
    • Uzbekistan to defeat DR Congo by up to 6 goals more than our loss to Paraguay
  • Group L
    • Croatia to lose by a higher or same margin than our loss to Paraguay
Please feel free to poke any holes - it's 1am and I'm tired but not asleep, so may have some things a bit wrong.
Click to expand...
Thanks a bunch for taking the time to do this, NCB.

A few interesting scenarios there.
 
Punchanello said:
I dunno. Completely writing him off based on 30 minutes is about the same level of hyperbole as hyping him as the second coming.
Click to expand...
Welcome to the forum, Punchanello.

What I liked about Volpato is he offers something different. He is a decent dribbler without relying on express speed.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top