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December 08, 2022, 02:33:12 PM


Brazil will have an advantage over Croatia and this you can see through the odds too.

When you get odds as like 8.80, which surely shows that Croatia will be underdogs in this match and Brazil will go as the favorite in the match. For sure, there will be the pressure of a Quarterfinal and I think the team who scores first, will get an enormous advantage in the knockout match.


Yes the odds can increase and i will choose team brazil for that game. I missed a moment of great opportunity in this world cup even at 100 odds in the first match of the world cup. I hope that in this match I have a small odds betting opportunity, although the other side is something that can make me change my mind.

indeed the team that can goal early will have a great chance of winning the match but in a knockout every minute is precious time for each team so 90 minutes is a very crucial time for both teams if they lead only 1-0 and it can change in 1 minute. therefore I think Brazil should be able to play an aggressive tempo of the game because if they lead 2-0 in the first half then their chances are already 70% to win the match.
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December 08, 2022, 02:22:55 PM
It's interesting to see now the world cup because the previous champions and runners up are still France and Croatia.
Currently France is still quite superior, but not Croatia. at this time they will definitely find it difficult to face Brazil, especially seeing the difference in their performance, actually it is a little difficult.
Their chance to escape still has to use a good defense and hope that the match can continue until Penalties like before I think because indeed if they compete for normal time I am a little skeptical of them.
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December 08, 2022, 02:20:33 PM
yes it is true that on paper brazil is much stronger than croatia
but given how this World Cup has gone, I wouldn't take Brazil's victory for granted
many of the big names have been eliminated, many have not even participated in the world championship (see Italy)


Primo: Last time they went to the final match, so it is not a big surprise they are where they are. Croatia still does not have a 'name' like Brazil, Argentina or Germany, but it is a good team. Maybe because their league is not as popular as other European leagues?
Secundo: Yes, also think Brazil will win, but I really hope the game will be more equal than Portugal-Switzerland (o, that's a good example - Switzerland really surprised me).
LOL, Switzerland losing 6:1 to Portugal is a indeed a surprise to me as well, I am participating in a world cup voting game hosted by one of this crypto exchanges, when the vote for who would win between Portugal and Switzerland came up, I intended voting for Switzerland but mistaken clicked on Portugal and that was it, vote was recorded, I was regretting the mistake but was indeed surprised when I later came online and discovered that Portugal won by a whole 6 to 1 goal, it was amazing indeed.

And speaking of Croatia verses Brazil tomorrow, I am also predicting that Brazil would win, except fate decide to give us another thing to be surprised about, 2022 World Cup has been full of surprises anyway. Grin
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December 08, 2022, 02:11:37 PM
First of all, this is still a great achievement for Morocco even if they are eliminated by Portugal in this stage. Not many people were giving them a chance against Spain but they really did it. Spain can struggle really a lot with this game plan against some smaller teams. There have been many such times that Spain couldn't find the winner despite dominating the match.

However Morocco should get prepared for a much bigger problem which is Portugal. Because Portugal don't prefer to play a boring game. They just love to hunt their opponents down by fast and dangerous attacks. Ramos is in a great shape and Morocco might have a big problem on defending him. I assume Ronaldo would be in the subs again.
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December 08, 2022, 02:05:46 PM
yes it is true that on paper brazil is much stronger than croatia
but given how this World Cup has gone, I wouldn't take Brazil's victory for granted
many of the big names have been eliminated, many have not even participated in the world championship (see Italy)


Primo: Last time they went to the final match, so it is not a big surprise they are where they are. Croatia still does not have a 'name' like Brazil, Argentina or Germany, but it is a good team. Maybe because their league is not as popular as other European leagues?
Secundo: Yes, also think Brazil will win, but I really hope the game will be more equal than Portugal-Switzerland (o, that's a good example - Switzerland really surprised me).
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December 08, 2022, 01:59:38 PM
Tomorrow then Croatia will start against Brazil. It is nice for the Brazilians that Neymar is completely fit again. Without Neymar you usually see a completely different Brazil playing football. I don't know if Brazil will win as easily as most bookmakers think. Croatia has a strong team, with some great players individually. The defender is very strong and only 22 years old. He kept Lukaku from scoring a few times in the last group game. Croatia had a very difficult time against Japan, what does that say? I don't think much. I think Croatia will play at its best against Brazil tomorrow.
Not only has Neymar recovered, but Danilo has returned to his position.
This is of course very good and indeed this can add to the attack power of Brazil and that has been proven by their success in destroying Korea in the last 16.
Now Brazil is really very good and they are worthy enough to be the biggest candidate for the championship this time.
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December 08, 2022, 01:58:05 PM
As I said before, they are quite good and have some really good players but when compared to Brazil at the moment it's clear the difference will be a bit obvious.
Maximizing draws and trying to take chances in Penalties is a good thing, but the problem is whether they can survive the onslaught from Brazil or not, especially with the fast play that Brazil always does on both sides, this is clearly a little more difficult than one might imagine.
It would be better if they continue to survive and maximize draws at normal times because playing all out while keeping pace with Brazil's game will obviously be very difficult for them in my opinion.
I agree with you because when Croatia faced Japan in the round of 16 they seemed to find a problem on the front lines because when they had a golden opportunity they failed to score a goal. but if we look at their defense in the previous match they were quite strong because they only conceded 2 goals. whatever strategy they will play when facing Brazil, of course they will be a little pressured by Brazil. These two teams are equally strong, but the quality of their players is different because Brazil players are very strong in every position, especially on the front line, the presence of Neymar and Vinicius will be able to cause a big mess in the opponent's defense.

Brazil will have an advantage over Croatia and this you can see through the odds too.

When you get odds as like 8.80, which surely shows that Croatia will be underdogs in this match and Brazil will go as the favorite in the match. For sure, there will be the pressure of a Quarterfinal and I think the team who scores first, will get an enormous advantage in the knockout match.

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December 08, 2022, 01:45:39 PM
I believe Spain is not the favorite for the 2022 World Cup, they lack players who can be relied on in attack even though they currently have several new names in their squad.
They certainly weren't the favourites for the world cup. At most, it's always been between Brazil, France, Argentina, Portugal and Germany but, Germany is out due to the fact that, they had a rough start and that's some real shame. Now, Spain wasn't the favourites but, you still wouldn't have expected them to leave the tournament in the round of 16 but, they just couldn't end Morocco's chances in normal time or added time and Morocco very much took the chance of an equal time platform with the penalty shootout and with some great goalkeeping, they managed it through. Now, they've got to do the same with Portugal as, its mot a very tough side in this tournament and this is a very determined Morocco with a of Africas backings.
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December 08, 2022, 01:44:52 PM
Tomorrow then Croatia will start against Brazil. It is nice for the Brazilians that Neymar is completely fit again. Without Neymar you usually see a completely different Brazil playing football. I don't know if Brazil will win as easily as most bookmakers think. Croatia has a strong team, with some great players individually. The defender is very strong and only 22 years old. He kept Lukaku from scoring a few times in the last group game. Croatia had a very difficult time against Japan, what does that say? I don't think much. I think Croatia will play at its best against Brazil tomorrow.
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December 08, 2022, 01:42:41 PM
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Can you update and make a new poll with only the remaining teams?

Brazil
Croatia
Argentina
Netherlands
France
England
Portugal
Morocco

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Right now is:
Brazil   - 34 (25.4%)
Portugal   - 20 (14.9%)
Germany   - 30 (22.4%)
Spain   - 18 (13.4%)
Argentina   - 27 (20.1%)
France   - 5 (3.7%)
Morocco   - 0 (0%)
Total Voters: 134

I suspect new poll can give large advantage to Brazil and France
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December 08, 2022, 01:42:09 PM

Brazil is much stronger than Croatia, so in this match Brazil is almost certain to win. But the Netherlands are very good at football and Argentina, although stronger than them, is not too much better than the Netherlands. To say that these two groups are almost equally strong . However, I believe Argentina will beat the Netherlands in the quarter-finals and play in the semi-finals, and maybe we'll see Argentina and Brazil face each other in the semi-finals.

yes it is true that on paper brazil is much stronger than croatia
but given how this World Cup has gone, I wouldn't take Brazil's victory for granted
many of the big names have been eliminated, many have not even participated in the world championship (see Italy)
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December 08, 2022, 01:24:30 PM

Yes you are right luck is also important for win in some matches and definitely Morocco was lucky enough to score all 3 penalties,  but we can never deny their presence of mind while scoring penalty they were confident and full of energy.  Spain on other hand were very nervous and confused during penalty shootout and as a result they couldn't make it.

So lesson is while you are in game don't be nervous and tense give your best.

Spain look like under mental pressure as they failed to score repeatedly. There were many chances that should have been goals, but Morocco had a second goalkeeper on the pitch, the goalposts. During a normal time, Spain almost managed to score a goal, unfortunately the goalposts made the opportunity disappear. Even in the penalty shootout, Spain experienced the same thing. Because they are have a lot of star players and become favorite team, failure to score in 90 minutes against a team that should have been able to beat ended in a penalty shootout making them more struggle. But, i think this results is not because a luck, since world cup 2018, Spain also getting struggle face Morocco, and the match ended with draw result.

L Enrique should have done better with his tactics, change some players and change of formation he should have gone pass this level but  all the faluire should be on his head.

Though, Morroco sat back for Spanish side's to attack them and hit them with counter attack's. Special kudos to Amrabat of Morocco he had an individual performance I can never forget, I will forever have it up in my head.

Also during the penalty shoot out, they should have used another set of players at least for the penalty shoot out.
It's a big congratulations to Morocco because a win to them and from them is a win for all African sides. Team Portugal ahead, Morroco honestly will be knocked out by Portugal.
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December 08, 2022, 01:22:20 PM
Raheem Sterling back for England but I expect the three lions to beat France without him. Just as long as Kyle Walker can limit Mbappe.

Luis Enrique fires (or did he quit?) from the Spanish national team, he should go back to Real Madrid once Ancelotti retires (well, I think he used to coach Madrid, anyway).

This will be a boost for them but i dont think he will play from the start. He will probobly start from the bench but it will be an intresting match. If Walker plays it will be because of his experience. I dont think Luis Enrique would go to Real Madrid because he is a Barcelona fan
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December 08, 2022, 01:20:41 PM
Spain look like under mental pressure as they failed to score repeatedly. There were many chances that should have been goals, but Morocco had a second goalkeeper on the pitch, the goalposts. During a normal time, Spain almost managed to score a goal, unfortunately the goalposts made the opportunity disappear. Even in the penalty shootout, Spain experienced the same thing. Because they are have a lot of star players and become favorite team, failure to score in 90 minutes against a team that should have been able to beat ended in a penalty shootout making them more struggle. But, i think this results is not because a luck, since world cup 2018, Spain also getting struggle face Morocco, and the match ended with draw result.
Of course there were good chances during normal time for Spain to score but they were out of luck as their shot hit the post. Spain failed due to its own mistakes that are not used to shooting at goal, maybe because the players tend to follow the strategy of the coach.

I believe Spain is not the favorite for the 2022 World Cup, they lack players who can be relied on in attack even though they currently have several new names in their squad. The results of the match were very bad especially because they lost in the penalty shootout, but the Spanish strategy game was really good. Spain's glorious era will not be in 2022, maybe the next World Cup when they have a truly great squad.
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December 08, 2022, 01:20:26 PM
Raheem Sterling back for England but I expect the three lions to beat France without him. Just as long as Kyle Walker can limit Mbappe.

Luis Enrique fires (or did he quit?) from the Spanish national team, he should go back to Real Madrid once Ancelotti retires (well, I think he used to coach Madrid, anyway).
Raheem Sterling just wants to make sure that his family is safe from the robbery of his house by returning to England, now he is getting better and the news is that Raheem Sterling will return to strengthen the England national team against France later.

Reportedly he resigned after the defeat to Morocco but it didn't take long for Spain to get a new coach De la Fuente, yes Luis Enrique is better at coaching a club than a country but we don't know if he will coach a Spanish club again or not.
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December 08, 2022, 01:16:30 PM
While things are clearly different for Croatia, they really weren't expected to win against Brazil. I have looked at several betting books and all are favoring Brazil to win so the odds for Croatia are really high. On some sites, the Croatian odds are close to @8, that's clearly a trap for bet.
I was tempted by the amount of odds given for Croatia on several betting sites. I will probably make 2 bets (1 choose to win Brazil and 1 choose to win Croatia) for fun.

After my analysis, Croatia is weak in defense. My analysis reference is when playing against Japan. Croatia's defense freaked out against Japan's quick game. Against Brazil tomorrow at the Education City Stadium, it is likely that Croatia will make some changes to the line-up that will be installed. The change is in the left back position which is predicted to be occupied by Sosa. Sosa did not play against Japan because Zlatco Dalic chose to play Darisic.
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December 08, 2022, 01:11:29 PM

Yes you are right luck is also important for win in some matches and definitely Morocco was lucky enough to score all 3 penalties,  but we can never deny their presence of mind while scoring penalty they were confident and full of energy.  Spain on other hand were very nervous and confused during penalty shootout and as a result they couldn't make it.

So lesson is while you are in game don't be nervous and tense give your best.

Spain look like under mental pressure as they failed to score repeatedly. There were many chances that should have been goals, but Morocco had a second goalkeeper on the pitch, the goalposts. During a normal time, Spain almost managed to score a goal, unfortunately the goalposts made the opportunity disappear. Even in the penalty shootout, Spain experienced the same thing. Because they are have a lot of star players and become favorite team, failure to score in 90 minutes against a team that should have been able to beat ended in a penalty shootout making them more struggle. But, i think this results is not because a luck, since world cup 2018, Spain also getting struggle face Morocco, and the match ended with draw result.
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December 08, 2022, 12:55:09 PM
Spain's journey ends at the knock out stage in Qatar World Cup. ‍Spain 2010 world champions exited in the last sixteen with a tiebreaker against Morocco. After such a failure of the team, the coach Luis Enrique was sacked from his duties. Another Spaniard Luis de la Fuente became the new coach in his place. The Spanish Football Federation confirmed Enrique's resignation on their official Twitter account. The 52-year-old took the blame for the World Cup defeat on himself.
This is Morocco's second big victim team after initially in the group phase they also managed to blow Belgium.
It's hard to believe in some of the miracles that happened in the world cup this time because some of them weren't even seeded at all, including Morocco.
But now they have really turned into a great team and I really like surprises like this.
Qatar defeated Spain, one of the favorites of the World Cup, in a tiebreaker, Morocco in the last eight of the World Cup for the first time. The result of the match at the scheduled time was without goal. No result came in extra time either. In the end, Morocco win by 3-0 in the penalty shoot-out. Goalkeeper Yassin Bono became the hero of Moroccan history. The way they are going forward with consistent performances, Morocco can do any unexpected something.
Many times in sports it is not only good performance can bring  win for the match but also has to have good luck too. And in the Morocco vs Spain match, luck went to Morocco . In a few World Cups before, Spain had to leave the World Cup after facing this tie-breaker, so their coach made their players take 1000 penalty tries.  Although it was not entirely possible for the national team, they had to do this exercise in the club level practice as well. However, their players were unlucky not to score in this tiebreaker. But I don't think that unexpected things will happen all the time, in the next match I think Portugal will win.
Yes you are right luck is also important for win in some matches and definitely Morocco was lucky enough to score all 3 penalties,  but we can never deny their presence of mind while scoring penalty they were confident and full of energy.  Spain on other hand were very nervous and confused during penalty shootout and as a result they couldn't make it.

So lesson is while you are in game don't be nervous and tense give your best.
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December 08, 2022, 12:51:37 PM
Croatia is looking strong. They might not be able to win, but maybe there's a chance for a tie. Croatia have the defense at hand with the matches that they had, they have the most draw. So I think if they are to be tough and full effort in their defense, they would definitely have that shot on a Draw. I just think that they are capable of doing that. It would be a battle of Offense vs. Defense. Looking forward to the match.
I don't see Croatia in this tournament for a strong team. Theyve had to struggle all the way and there game with Japan, I don't know how that could he seen as a good enough performance to play Brazil which have been in charge of there game from onset. Brazil has got so much talents in its team and finding the back of the net is something you could say would come handy in the hands of Richarlison, Vinicius Jnr, Neymar Jnr and they've got Raphinha to be the power house in getting the crosses in to make the goals happen. Croatia haven't hot what it takes to battle a determined Brazil, not with Pele standing standing in treatment for a motivation.
In the match between Croatia and Brazil, I definitely think Brazil is the favorite. On the other hand, I am very worried about the match between Argentina and Netherlands. If Argentina lose then the best magical player in the world will be defeated, he is Lionel Messi. Maybe this world star will never be seen playing in Argentina jersey again.
Brazil is much stronger than Croatia, so in this match Brazil is almost certain to win. But the Netherlands are very good at football and Argentina, although stronger than them, is not too much better than the Netherlands. To say that these two groups are almost equally strong . However, I believe Argentina will beat the Netherlands in the quarter-finals and play in the semi-finals, and maybe we'll see Argentina and Brazil face each other in the semi-finals.
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December 08, 2022, 12:48:02 PM
Spain's journey ends at the knock out stage in Qatar World Cup. ‍Spain 2010 world champions exited in the last sixteen with a tiebreaker against Morocco. After such a failure of the team, the coach Luis Enrique was sacked from his duties. Another Spaniard Luis de la Fuente became the new coach in his place. The Spanish Football Federation confirmed Enrique's resignation on their official Twitter account. The 52-year-old took the blame for the World Cup defeat on himself.
This is Morocco's second big victim team after initially in the group phase they also managed to blow Belgium.
It's hard to believe in some of the miracles that happened in the world cup this time because some of them weren't even seeded at all, including Morocco.
But now they have really turned into a great team and I really like surprises like this.
Qatar defeated Spain, one of the favorites of the World Cup, in a tiebreaker, Morocco in the last eight of the World Cup for the first time. The result of the match at the scheduled time was without goal. No result came in extra time either. In the end, Morocco win by 3-0 in the penalty shoot-out. Goalkeeper Yassin Bono became the hero of Moroccan history. The way they are going forward with consistent performances, Morocco can do any unexpected something.
Many times in sports it is not only good performance can bring  win for the match but also has to have good luck too. And in the Morocco vs Spain match, luck went to Morocco . In a few World Cups before, Spain had to leave the World Cup after facing this tie-breaker, so their coach made their players take 1000 penalty tries.  Although it was not entirely possible for the national team, they had to do this exercise in the club level practice as well. However, their players were unlucky not to score in this tiebreaker. But I don't think that unexpected things will happen all the time, in the next match I think Portugal will win.
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