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December 07, 2022, 10:31:08 AM
That's true. But for a strong team, all Spain players were very bad at the penalty shootout. You can't miss three penalties and advance to the quarters. I don't know how they decided which players will take the penalties, but all of them were very bad at it.

Most coaches and players say penalties are not lucky, they have to train a lot, and also very important is the fact of the emotional.

Clearly Spain was the strongest squad, so many players who are stars on their club, Spain is one of the great teams, already world champion, so I think the emotional of these players are harder to manage.
Morocoo players are more "relaxed" to penalties, they are "supposed" the weaker team and nothing to lose.
Congratulations to them, they played like the best match of their lifes, they deserved it

Against Portugal will be another great match, one tem motivated enough because beat Spain, and another team with huge confidence after 6x1 against Swiss.
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December 07, 2022, 10:30:42 AM
there are again two new funny cartoons... Cheesy
one shows K. Mbappe and his very strong performace (with 5 goals, 2 assists and 3x man of the match) and the second one shows the results of the surprise team from morocco and how the whole african continent is happy about the dark horses Smiley

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I watched this match with friends last night, 99% of them were for Morocco while only a few of my friends were for Spain. Obviously the game didn't go as expected as Spain didn't create many goal chances, it's a shame. But I see 99% of these guys are happy Morocco made it through to the quarter finals in the end even though they had very strong opponents.

Either way dark horse photos are absolutely incredible. They made the perfect leap and became the African representatives currently receiving overwhelming support. I never thought Morocco would be this strong but I think they will soon find themselves weak against Portugal.
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December 07, 2022, 10:30:35 AM
Do people reckon England stand a chance against France?

Also do people believe the talk that Mbappe may be injured, and if so do you think this increases England's chances?


Personally, although from England I cant seem to enjoy the football we play, it's just boring. I feel France and Brazil are the 2 teams to beat, however personally I want Argentina to win, just so that Messi gets to lift the World Cup!
There is still a chance, of course, because regardless of their current strength, it can be said that they are comparable.
There are some rumors about Mbappe actually having to be absent from French training when preparing for his performance against England and this is related to the recurrence of the injury that he experienced in the group phase.
But there is still no further confirmation about this, let's hope this is not bad news for France.
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December 07, 2022, 10:14:46 AM
The point is not that Morocco is a good or bad team, the point is that Spain was a strong team and they are now out of this world cup.

You can see the difference between the two teams by the fact that Spain was the world cup winner in 2010 while Morocco never reached the quarterfinal of any world cup prior to 2022. This is the first time Morocco has managed to reach the quarterfinals and this is a great achievement for them.

You are so right about that, in fact, Spain surprised many by losing this match. They were one of the teams that had a chance to win this trophy, but they failed to score for 120 minutes. Morocco was still impressive with its performance even in the group matches.
Now, despite being one of the weakest teams of the tournament, everyone respects them. If they had said a few months ago that there would be such a match result, I wouldn't have believed it Smiley
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December 07, 2022, 10:05:09 AM
Do people reckon England stand a chance against France?
You shall remember if football was a play from 11 people. It's not only mbappe who will be playing against england. don't you even aware how morocco was able beating spain eventhough many people were expecting spain to win a lot against it?
I think that you shall not underestimate england caused by i know so well that if england is still above france in term of statistic. I think that i will pick england in that match against france. The quality from england already known so well by us.
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December 07, 2022, 10:01:34 AM
Argentina and Brazil are very strong football teams, if they win the quarter finals, then these two teams will meet in the semi finals, then either Brazil or Argentina will be eliminated from here, so it is very difficult to predict which team will play in the finals this year. Many predicted that Brazil and Argentina would meet in the final but that is no longer the case as they will face each other in the semi-finals who can progress past the quarter-finals.
Yes, at least if that happens, we can witness these two great countries competing against each other in the semifinals. Neymar and Messi will meet again not as friends but as opponents during the match. It is likely that Brazil will advance to the final round because they have very even players in terms of character to great skills, while Argentina still lacks attack power from the midfield and it all still depends on Messi as the organizer of the attack.
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December 07, 2022, 10:00:07 AM
The point is not that Morocco is a good or bad team, the point is that Spain was a strong team and they are now out of this world cup.

You can see the difference between the two teams by the fact that Spain was the world cup winner in 2010 while Morocco never reached the quarterfinal of any world cup prior to 2022. This is the first time Morocco has managed to reach the quarterfinals and this is a great achievement for them.

Spain was once a strong team, but not in this tournament. If you remember yesterday's game, then even in regular time, Morocco had chances to tip the scales in their favor, while I don't remember dangerous moments from Spain at all. Morocco's tactics were obvious, and probably for professionals it was obvious even before the game. At the same time, Spain came up with exactly zero ways to win this bus. So Morocco were stronger.
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December 07, 2022, 09:57:04 AM
The Moroccan vs Spain style of play as planned, they prefer total defense rather than open play. Tiki Taka, which is typical of the Spanish game, can only be contained with total defensive tactics. The Moroccan coach made the right decision by installing defensive tactics, the results were very sweet even though some people didn't like that style. As Mourinho has said before, the result of a match is not determined by how well a team plays, the final result can help the team move on to the next round.
Of course you are right, a win is a win regardless of how you play to win.
Morocco knew that if they played open then Spain would score easily, but by fully defending they could really hope to score on the counter-attack. This strategy has been tested by many other teams when facing Barcelona-style tiki-taka, several teams managed to hold a draw or even win, but not all teams are able to do it perfectly.

There's nothing wrong about Spain, I like their game play but really I don't see them excelling in the World Cup at the moment. I don't even know who can really be a key player in a striker, Spain doesn't have a really dangerous player at the moment as a striker.
legendary
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December 07, 2022, 09:56:18 AM
The point is not that Morocco is a good or bad team, the point is that Spain was a strong team and they are now out of this world cup.

You can see the difference between the two teams by the fact that Spain was the world cup winner in 2010 while Morocco never reached the quarterfinal of any world cup prior to 2022. This is the first time Morocco has managed to reach the quarterfinals and this is a great achievement for them.

That's true. But for a strong team, all Spain players were very bad at the penalty shootout. You can't miss three penalties and advance to the quarters. I don't know how they decided which players will take the penalties, but all of them were very bad at it.
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December 07, 2022, 09:53:02 AM

Argentina and Brazil are two very strong teams. I know that. I think we will see a different final game in this World Cup football game. If either Argentina or Brazil can go to the final game, then that team will win the final. And if they go to the final game.  If not, then the new team wins the final game.
You're kidding, only one of them can make it to the finals if they manage to come back victorious in the top 8.
Don't forget that they are currently in the same pot meaning that if Argentina manages to beat the Netherlands and Brazil wins again against Serbia they will meet in the semi-finals later so there will be no final word for these two teams except for one of them.
In another pot, it is also no less exciting because there are France and England who will elbow each other for Portugal and Morocco, it is clear that it is a little more difficult to predict, especially with Morocco's current shocking performance.
Although the Morocco victory was a big upset yesterday I cant see them getting much further especially against Portugal. - I'd reluctantly say that France will beat England, so that means Portgual vs France and again I can see France just pulling ahead in that.

On the other side I can see Argentina vs Netherlands being quite tight but [hopefully] Argentina pull through, with Brazil also beating Croatia [with relative ease]

For the Semi-Finals I can see Brazil beating Argentina [although id like Argentina to win] and then see France advancing aswell.
Final would definitely be close, but can see Brazil winning it!
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December 07, 2022, 09:52:15 AM
there are again two new funny cartoons... Cheesy
one shows K. Mbappe and his very strong performace (with 5 goals, 2 assists and 3x man of the match) and the second one shows the results of the surprise team from morocco and how the whole african continent is happy about the dark horses Smiley

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December 07, 2022, 09:50:34 AM
If we look at the results of yesterday's matches, I want to say that it was a surprise for me. Especially the Morocco vs Spain match was a surprise for everyone. Nobody expected Morocco to eliminate Spain. This completely changed the course of the world cup in a way. It is the fault of the Spanish team that they played such a pressing football and didn't score. In penalties, it was the last point that they didn't score any penalties.
Portugal got a result that I never expected. I honestly didn't expect so many goals from this match. Gonçalo ramos showed his difference and led Portugal to victory.

Spanish team played like they are always playing - endless passes and no one to actually score a goal. I'm glad that it costed them because now they will have to change something. Yes, it's nice to see them passing the ball in the center of the field, but you can't win if you don't shoot at the goal. Too bad for some of the older players for which this was probably their last World Cup.
The defense built by Morocco really went perfectly, almost throughout the match they were pressed but they were able to withstand any pressure given by Spain. It's true they won't be able to win because they dominate the game as long as they can't score goals. But they couldn't fix this in this World Cup. They can make up for something that they lacked in this edition because they have a young squad of players they can keep in the future.

The point is that Morocco isn't a bad team like many people think. They have a lot of players that are playing in the best European football leagues. When compared to Croatia, they have one less player in the top five European leagues than Croatia. The problem is what will happen when they eventually concede a goal. How will they play? I just hope that we won't be seeing any more games without goals.

The point is not that Morocco is a good or bad team, the point is that Spain was a strong team and they are now out of this world cup.

You can see the difference between the two teams by the fact that Spain was the world cup winner in 2010 while Morocco never reached the quarterfinal of any world cup prior to 2022. This is the first time Morocco has managed to reach the quarterfinals and this is a great achievement for them.
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December 07, 2022, 09:49:53 AM
All of the quarter final matchups have been decided finally. My favourite teams for the semi final are Brazil, Argentina, Portugal and France. The most difficult matchup is of course between England and France. The odds of the match can also be considered as proof for this. But I still see France as one step ahead of England. Especially the Mbappe effect is going to play a big role in this match. He is playing on the wing unlike his position at PSG. Walker will have a big responsibility to defend him.

If England stay strong in defense then they can increase their chance to qualify for next round. I expect to watch a close match of which France win at the end.
France does look stronger than England but that does not mean they will win against England. I think the French national team really depends on Mbappe, so if England can stop Mbappe's movement or at least do a very tight guard on Mbappe, then England will have more chances to win the match as long as they can show performance like in their previous matches.

This is a very exciting fight. these two elite European teams had to kill each other in the quarterfinals. I think this match is evenly matched, but France has a bit of an advantage because they are the reigning champions and have quite a few experienced players. But in this edition of the World Cup, the England squad is very complete and has even strength. The Three Lions are also Euro 2020 Finalists.

I don't want to talk about individuals, of course, but England and France are two goalscoring teams. These two teams have scored more than 10 goals while participating in the 2022 World Cup. The front lines of the two teams are equally fertile. But technically, England's attack line is more varied than France's. Southgate has made several rotations and has been very effective. Meanwhile, France, Didier Deschamps has always relied on the trio of Mbappe, Giroud and Dembele, this is of course very worrying because there are no qualified alternatives when this trio is having difficulties.
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December 07, 2022, 09:48:53 AM

Argentina and Brazil are two very strong teams. I know that. I think we will see a different final game in this World Cup football game. If either Argentina or Brazil can go to the final game, then that team will win the final. And if they go to the final game.  If not, then the new team wins the final game.
You're kidding, only one of them can make it to the finals if they manage to come back victorious in the top 8.
Don't forget that they are currently in the same pot meaning that if Argentina manages to beat the Netherlands and Brazil wins again against Serbia they will meet in the semi-finals later so there will be no final word for these two teams except for one of them.
In another pot, it is also no less exciting because there are France and England who will elbow each other for Portugal and Morocco, it is clear that it is a little more difficult to predict, especially with Morocco's current shocking performance.
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December 07, 2022, 09:47:24 AM
On the other hand, it will be more difficult for Morocco to face Portugal later, but we don't know how Morocco can do it well. There is the possibility of another surprise, Portugal is already a lot of favorites on paper.
The OP should redo the Poll and update it to reflect the current teams that have advanced to the next phase of the competition -  Argentina, France, Portugal, Brazil, the Netherlands, England, Morrocco.

Argentina and Brazil are very strong football teams, if they win the quarter finals, then these two teams will meet in the semi finals, then either Brazil or Argentina will be eliminated from here, so it is very difficult to predict which team will play in the finals this year. Many predicted that Brazil and Argentina would meet in the final but that is no longer the case as they will face each other in the semi-finals who can progress past the quarter-finals.
Argentina and Brazil are two very strong teams. I know that. I think we will see a different final game in this World Cup football game. If either Argentina or Brazil can go to the final game, then that team will win the final. And if they go to the final game.  If not, then the new team wins the final game.
This year we might see Portugal in the final but there is still a lot of doubt about which team will play against Portugal. Maybe something like Brazil or Argentina will play against Ronaldo team Portugal in the final round . I'm not sure that something like this can happen, it's just a potential prediction of mine.
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December 07, 2022, 09:47:22 AM
I think France team is stronger than England. However, France's main weakness is that they are too dependent on Mbappe's performance. Relying on just one player is too risky. If England's defenders can only stop Mbappe, I think they can beat France. But Mbappe is in very good form right now. It will be very difficult for England to resist him. Both teams have equal chances of winning. And the attack of both teams is quite strong. So I think the team whose defenders perform well will be able to win. I will refrain from betting on this match. Because both teams have a 50-50 chance of winning.
I do not agree with you, France has no dependence on Mbappe, they are completely capable of beating England without him. Don't forget they have Benzema and I don't know yet if he will play or miss this match. The teams are very strong, it is difficult to single out a favorite here, I think that there will be an equal game, but France is still a little stronger for me, they are still the defending champions. Wink
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December 07, 2022, 09:44:41 AM
Spanish team played like they are always playing - endless passes and no one to actually score a goal. I'm glad that it costed them because now they will have to change something. Yes, it's nice to see them passing the ball in the center of the field, but you can't win if you don't shoot at the goal. Too bad for some of the older players for which this was probably their last World Cup.
The defense built by Morocco really went perfectly, almost throughout the match they were pressed but they were able to withstand any pressure given by Spain. It's true they won't be able to win because they dominate the game as long as they can't score goals. But they couldn't fix this in this World Cup. They can make up for something that they lacked in this edition because they have a young squad of players they can keep in the future.
The Moroccan vs Spain style of play as planned, they prefer total defense rather than open play. Tiki Taka, which is typical of the Spanish game, can only be contained with total defensive tactics. The Moroccan coach made the right decision by installing defensive tactics, the results were very sweet even though some people didn't like that style. As Mourinho has said before, the result of a match is not determined by how well a team plays, the final result can help the team move on to the next round.
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December 07, 2022, 09:42:27 AM
Do people reckon England stand a chance against France?

Also do people believe the talk that Mbappe may be injured, and if so do you think this increases England's chances?


Personally, although from England I cant seem to enjoy the football we play, it's just boring. I feel France and Brazil are the 2 teams to beat, however personally I want Argentina to win, just so that Messi gets to lift the World Cup!
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December 07, 2022, 09:39:38 AM
All of the quarter final matchups have been decided finally. My favourite teams for the semi final are Brazil, Argentina, Portugal and France. The most difficult matchup is of course between England and France. The odds of the match can also be considered as proof for this. But I still see France as one step ahead of England. Especially the Mbappe effect is going to play a big role in this match. He is playing on the wing unlike his position at PSG. Walker will have a big responsibility to defend him.

If England stay strong in defense then they can increase their chance to qualify for next round. I expect to watch a close match of which France win at the end.
France does look stronger than England but that does not mean they will win against England. I think the French national team really depends on Mbappe, so if England can stop Mbappe's movement or at least do a very tight guard on Mbappe, then England will have more chances to win the match as long as they can show performance like in their previous matches.

I think France team is stronger than England. However, France's main weakness is that they are too dependent on Mbappe's performance. Relying on just one player is too risky. If England's defenders can only stop Mbappe, I think they can beat France. But Mbappe is in very good form right now. It will be very difficult for England to resist him. Both teams have equal chances of winning. And the attack of both teams is quite strong. So I think the team whose defenders perform well will be able to win. I will refrain from betting on this match. Because both teams have a 50-50 chance of winning.
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December 07, 2022, 09:37:49 AM
When Spanish players failed to scored penalties that was a disastrous moment for all the world and Spain,  like what was their state of mind and why they were soo stressed
 Spain played exceptionally in starting games of the world cup and yesterday they were performing total different.
Morocco on other hand were more  confident and how easily they scored penalties was amazing.
Penalties are not that impressive when compared to the matches played by the two teams (Spain and Morocco). The Moroccan national team was only lucky to win via a penalty because they managed to hold back and prevent the Spanish players from scoring in the match. Although on the other hand the efforts of the Moroccan goalkeeper who has been able to save three penalty kicks from Spanish players deserve praise.

The Moroccan goalkeeper managed to do the impossible... By the way, this is the second goalkeeper who has surprised me in this World Cup... The first was the Croatian, who also managed to save several penalties in a row... I don't remember goalkeepers saving penalties so often... Now they will have to play against regular rivals Spain, Portugal... I think this game will be tougher than the one against Spain...
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