Topic: FIFA 2022 world cup - page 132. (Read 59197 times)
Today, I think that winning trophies and assembling a team of world-class players are not the only ways to play football. Sometimes, even average players can succeed through clever play and good management. I think that in today's game, 70% of people would unquestionably pick Brazil to advance to the world cup semifinals since they have the team, but in the end, Croatia was in the semi-finals, waiting to face either Argentina or the Netherlands. However, both Croatia and Brazil played well in my opinion, with Croatia playing a particularly strong defensive style in the second half. Croatia took advantage of their one short on goal which lead to draw while Brazil had more than short on goals but only one was converted to goal.but at last it end up in penalty shot out which later in favor of Croatia.. Congratulations Croatia.
By the way, Argentina just had their 1st goal against Netherlands now.
That Argentina is a goal ahead now doesn't mean it will stay the same, the game is far from over remembering that Brazil still scored a goal first before the Croatian equalizer. Netherlands has had more possession in the first half with no shot on goal, the difference in this game has been Messi with that very good pass that Molina finishes very well. The Dutch defenders need to understand that Messi is not the only threat they have in the Argentina front, so they should as they focus on not trying to give him space, they should also focus on other younger talented players that Messi can give the ball to knowing he has all the attention.
after the surprise defeat by Brazil to Croatia I hope Argentina does not experience the same thing.
now Argentina's match against the Netherlands is underway and Argentina has won 1 goal in the first half, but even though they have excelled it doesn't guarantee they will be able to win this match easily after seeing the resistance given by the Dutch players is quite balanced even in the first round the Dutch were away able to master pertamdigan but so far they have not been able to break through the dense defense of Argentina.
before the match took place the dealer issued quite tempting odds for Argentina @ 2.25 to win
and I bet big on it.
hopefully there will be no surprises that will happen again in this match.
now Argentina's match against the Netherlands is underway and Argentina has won 1 goal in the first half, but even though they have excelled it doesn't guarantee they will be able to win this match easily after seeing the resistance given by the Dutch players is quite balanced even in the first round the Dutch were away able to master pertamdigan but so far they have not been able to break through the dense defense of Argentina.
before the match took place the dealer issued quite tempting odds for Argentina @ 2.25 to win
and I bet big on it.
hopefully there will be no surprises that will happen again in this match.
Now that Brazil, have been disqualifying from the world cup it is clear that Netherlands players will have to put in more effort to stay in the world cup in tonight's match, this stage of the world cup is the knockout stage and many countries are already an exiting quata back home after their knocked out of the world cup.
The favorite is out and the odds change a lot now. Who will be world champion? I think currently it looks like this: Morocco 5%, Croatia 5%, Holland 5%, Portugal 15%, Argentina 20%, England 25%, France 25%. Tomorrow's match between England and France will be a very good one, both teams are strong enough to win the title. Portugal has too much trouble withRonaldo and Argentina… I saw in game 1 against Saudi Arabia and that was very bad. 
Indeed, it is no longer an easy game to predict, with the way smaller teams are defeating the supposed big teams, it is really surprising.
Netherlands and Argentina are playing currently and from the odds stake.com, I can tell that alot of people are so confused as to which team to put their bet on, on a normal basis, alot of bet would have gone to Argentina because we all believe that they are the better team, but right now odds on both of the team are almost the same, Croatia's defeating Brazil today is really hitting hard on gamblers, we can no longer trust the big teams anymore, gamblers are confused.
By the way, Argentina just had their 1st goal against Netherlands now.
Yes, regular time I also favored Argentina but if it ended through a penalties then I could not choose because so far there have been 2 surprises through a penalties
Argentina won in the first half but they are not safe something could happen like what Croatia did in the previous match for that Argentina should not be careless
What do you think is Gakpo and Depay will do something in the 2nd round or at least equalize the score?
Argentina leads at halftime 1-0 against Netherlands and are looking superb. If Argentina continues like this they will easily win 2-0 3-0 against Netherlands,but what an assist from Messi just pure magic even at this age. Netherlands starts to attack but just cant score
Croatia played smart they baited Brazil into only having a couple back. How can Brazil get caught like that with minutes to go, it was a game long strategy to bait them up front. Brazil got caught and Croatia knew they probably had the advantage once they got to pks. Gotta hand it to them they could have packed it in after the Newmar goal.
It was just a strategy and they handled it real good. Else, in what world were we going to see a Croatian team, being favourites ahead of Brazil.These guys came to the pitch today with one intent and that is, to put Brazil under pressure, force them to there halve and have them defending until the last minute of the match.
Sadly, all seemed lost in extra time after Neymar scored his goal. I think the Brazil coach made a mistake by thinking he could defend it, bringing in A. Sandra, Fred and others. This was just one way to pit his side under more pressure and the Croatian team never gave up on there plan. They've managed it so far to win 2 penalty shootouts and another top team has been sent home, Brazil out!
There is absolutely no way that we could have predicted Croatia to win. I know some people said that it was a "possibility" and I agree that it was a possibility but it wasn't the likely thing to happen, it was just a possibility. Like people basically said "brazils win is not guaranteed, Croatia has a chance too" as in like there is a %10-20 chance they might win, but nobody said they were the favourites or anything, that's not possible and nobody saw that possibility. And as usual, when something is "possible", as in a third division team could also beat Real Madrid for example, that type of possible, it does happen from time to time. This was a higher possibility of course, but still, just a tiny possibility and it happened, good for them.
The match between Argentina and the Netherlands has only started for a few minutes, I am here to see a very tense match again after watching the previous match
I just hope history doesn't repeat itself, I'm talking about year 1974 and 1998.
But the way the game is currently going I believe that Argentina will come out victorious
not because they have already scored their first goal though.
but my hopes are not too high though so as to avoid been disappointed In the end.
It was one of games which show that you must always fight to the end. In the past German team was known of that, but apparently it is their past.
Bravo for Croatia, their walk from losing 0:1 to victory will be legendary. Japanese spirit I would say ;-)
And again it was a really nice gain for people who bet against odds. World Cup full of "surprises".
Bravo for Croatia, their walk from losing 0:1 to victory will be legendary. Japanese spirit I would say ;-)
And again it was a really nice gain for people who bet against odds. World Cup full of "surprises".
This is why world cup is a difficult compition to predict and quiet different from every other compitions. Here teams don't only play with experience or their skills but the passion they have for their country and as nation. World cup is totally different from club compitions where you have big teams keep dominating.
I think the spirit of victory overwhelmed the Croatians and they ensured the victory was theirs not minding that they were playing against Brazilian team.
I hate to be that guy, but... I told you so! Don't underestimate Croatia! Not again.
I don't think anyone saw this coming. Well, except for us, Croatians!
We weren't playing good this whole championship but we are an experienced team that plays the best when no one gives us any chance, like today. After first 5 minutes it was obvious that we will give them hell and that it won't be easy win by Brazil as everyone expected. And there's only 3.8 million of us, imagine what we would do if there's 200 million. Anyway, I don't remebber being more proud of our team than I am now, even when I compare it with Russia 4 years ago.
Iznad svih Hrvatska!
So at this point, there is no more doubt in the capacity of the Croatian team to face other team's in the coming rounds of this world cup so including Croatia in the polls will be an excellent idea considering the direction the results of the world cup this year.
I just can't take this result man. Croatia just parked the bus and somehow carried the game to the penalty shoot-outs. This is like the most boring kind of game strategy I have ever seen. Of course I know that they were the underdog and they needed to play more carefully. But I just don't believe they deserved to advance.
It is a huge disappointment for Brazil. They really tried their best from the beginning to the end. Neymar's goal was a result of a great organization and I was like "That's it!". But Croatia still scored the goal somehow. Brazil needed to be more aware in defense after getting ahead.
It is a huge disappointment for Brazil. They really tried their best from the beginning to the end. Neymar's goal was a result of a great organization and I was like "That's it!". But Croatia still scored the goal somehow. Brazil needed to be more aware in defense after getting ahead.
Croatia played smart they baited Brazil into only having a couple back. How can Brazil get caught like that with minutes to go, it was a game long strategy to bait them up front. Brazil got caught and Croatia knew they probably had the advantage once they got to pks. Gotta hand it to them they could have packed it in after the Newmar goal.
Absolutely! I still don't belive that we have won against the country with more registered football players than Croatia has people living in it! Really an amazing win! Now give us Argentina or Netherlands to play with them
Congratz! I had a feeling that something like this could happen. I bet on goals, I was convinced that we would see goals on both sides...
Well, for now, it seems that you will face Argentina... I guess the psychological advantage is on your side, but I will not dare to bet on the winner, I will probably try some bets on goals again.
I just can't take this result man. Croatia just parked the bus and somehow carried the game to the penalty shoot-outs. This is like the most boring kind of game strategy I have ever seen. Of course I know that they were the underdog and they needed to play more carefully. But I just don't believe they deserved to advance.
It is a huge disappointment for Brazil. They really tried their best from the beginning to the end. Neymar's goal was a result of a great organization and I was like "That's it!". But Croatia still scored the goal somehow. Brazil needed to be more aware in defense after getting ahead.
Both teams played well but I think Croatia is still better the way they have developed the game. I like it when they control the game and have strength in midfield compared to Brazil, this is Croatia's advantage. Brazil failed to prove to the expectations of many people because I don't think they were able to defend their victory in extra time. The result of this match is really bad for Brazil and really it is luck and success for Croatia. It is a huge disappointment for Brazil. They really tried their best from the beginning to the end. Neymar's goal was a result of a great organization and I was like "That's it!". But Croatia still scored the goal somehow. Brazil needed to be more aware in defense after getting ahead.
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Congratulations to the entire Croatians for qualifying for the semi-finals round of the world cup, this night's match was an intense pressure from the Brazilians who expect a slid win against Croatia but the unexpected happen and the match ended I a draw with both team scoring 1:1 goals.
So at this point, there is no more doubt in the capacity of the Croatian team to face other team's in the coming rounds of this world cup so including Croatia in the polls will be an excellent idea considering the direction the results of the world cup this year.
So at this point, there is no more doubt in the capacity of the Croatian team to face other team's in the coming rounds of this world cup so including Croatia in the polls will be an excellent idea considering the direction the results of the world cup this year.
Really unexpected that Brazil was defeated when almost everyone predicts they will go to the final but this is a fact that a penalty can mess up everything
After Brazil was defeated then who was the favorite candidate for the World Cup champion? will France repeat success in the past?
For now it is not easy to predict it because one by one the favorite team has come out of the tournament.
Netherlands and Argentina are playing currently and from the odds stake.com, I can tell that alot of people are so confused as to which team to put their bet on, on a normal basis, alot of bet would have gone to Argentina because we all believe that they are the better team, but right now odds on both of the team are almost the same, Croatia's defeating Brazil today is really hitting hard on gamblers, we can no longer trust the big teams anymore, gamblers are confused.
By the way, Argentina just had their 1st goal against Netherlands now.
I'm still shocked that Brazil went home 
but not being able to score against Crotia during 90 minutes was already a sign that this could end bad for Brazil but I'm not taking anything away from Croatia as they are still vice champions of 2018 and they proved once again here in Qatar that no matter how this team looks , never and never underestimate them again.
Meanwhile , Messi just did an assist again and Argentina are up 1-0 with first half still going.
but not being able to score against Crotia during 90 minutes was already a sign that this could end bad for Brazil but I'm not taking anything away from Croatia as they are still vice champions of 2018 and they proved once again here in Qatar that no matter how this team looks , never and never underestimate them again. Meanwhile , Messi just did an assist again and Argentina are up 1-0 with first half still going.
It’s the end of the Road for the Brazil national team. After getting booted out by a relentless Croatia team. After ending goalless in both halves of the game Brazil found the answer through Neymar in the first half of the extra time unfortunately for him and his Compatriots, the Croatians found a late equalizer in the second half of the extra time.
The game had to be settled in a penalty which Brazil missed to and Croatia scored all penalties they took.
It was a crazy match and I was frustrated again and again with my betting.The game had to be settled in a penalty which Brazil missed to and Croatia scored all penalties they took.
Croatia really deserves to be given credit for this and indeed this is really very unexpected but we have to be able to accept that.
At the moment, it looks like Livakovic, apart from being hated by the Japanese before, he will also be hated by the Brazilians because of the saves he always makes in penalty shootouts
Absolutely! I still don't belive that we have won against the country with more registered football players than Croatia has people living in it! Really an amazing win! Now give us Argentina or Netherlands to play with them
You should be proud of this because beating Brazil who was actually the favorite in the final even I was in it was truly deserved and should be celebrated.On the other hand, with a result like this it is not impossible for Croatia to be in the final again like the previous world cup, congrats on that.
There is something I also learned in this matter because being too sure of something actually makes this even more bitter reality when it doesn't match the expectations you want.
Congratulations to the entire Croatians for qualifying for the semi-finals round of the world cup, this night's match was an intense pressure from the Brazilians who expect a slid win against Croatia but the unexpected happen and the match ended I a draw with both team scoring 1:1 goals.
It was one of games which show that you must always fight to the end. In the past German team was known of that, but apparently it is their past.
Bravo for Croatia, their walk from losing 0:1 to victory will be legendary. Japanese spirit I would say ;-)
And again it was a really nice gain for people who bet against odds. World Cup full of "surprises".
The match between Argentina and the Netherlands has only started for a few minutes, I am here to see a very tense match again after watching the previous match between Croatia and Brazil, I really didn't expect it, but Croatia was really great today. match, they deserved to win, and it's sad for Brazil to follow the Spanish team to return to their homeland.
The Netherlands today is very good and so is Argentina but here I bet that the Netherlands will win against Argentina, I don't take Argentina lightly but watching Argentina's games recently is very boring.
I hope this will be a match that doesn't use Penalties for now because indeed when in Penalties everything is very difficult to predict.The Netherlands today is very good and so is Argentina but here I bet that the Netherlands will win against Argentina, I don't take Argentina lightly but watching Argentina's games recently is very boring.
30 minutes of running time but it seems that both teams are still not showing good things because they are still analyzing the opponent and the ball is still spinning in the middle of the field.
There have been several opportunities that have occurred at this time but still nothing that really threatens the goals of the two teams playing.
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