Argentina definitely played a good enough football to win now, but it was Australia, so there is nothing to be happy about, they haven't faced any big teams just yet, they have lost to Saudi Arabia but that's fine, you can have one bad or unlucky game and still win.
The point here is that not being tested so far is a big deal, and they need to be tested to have the confidence of the people who wager. I am easily betting on France or England today. Because, I know that they will win, and that type of confidence doesn't exists with Argentina so far for me, sure I wagered on them against Australia, but if they were facing France or England, I would wager against them.
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Australia has worked hard to mobilize all its energy to provide resistance against Argentina, that can be proven by Australia by scoring 1 goal against Argentina with a narrow score of 2 - 1 won by Argentina, congratulations to Argentina and the next step in the top 8 Argentina will be against the Netherlands where it is are the underdog team
Australia has worked hard to mobilize all its energy to provide resistance against Argentina, that can be proven by Australia by scoring 1 goal against Argentina with a narrow score of 2 - 1 won by Argentina, congratulations to Argentina and the next step in the top 8 Argentina will be against the Netherlands where it is are the underdog team
In my view the game was basically decided by the mistake of the Australian goal keeper.
You just can't make those mistakes at this level, it is really unfortunate for Australia, but the Argentineans players managed to score from that with all their experience and skill.
At the end of the day this is the world cup, the most prestigious and competitive tournament in the world, so there's no space for mistakes here.
You are absolutely right, I really did not see the Australian goalkeeper well, and it is as you say, whoever makes a mistake leaves, or pays dearly, for me Australia was at the level, I did not see any fall, only that things did not They turned out as expected, it's not that people make mistakes because they want to, but something I should mention is that if Argentina didn't have Messi they wouldn't have won.
At the time that Laureano came on, he dribbled many goals, he came on playing badly, the pass that Messi gave him to seal the 3-1 scoreline didn't do it, I really saw the Argentine badly there.
For the next game they have a very repowered Netherlands and I think they can surprise, they have a great defensive line, and their forwards are in the best moment, if Argentina doesn't play well or make the mistakes they made against Australia it can be seen in problems.
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There's an old saying that likely goes: "What the World Cup giveth, it can taketh." And that's how fans might feel after seeing the USA's remarkable run in Qatar end in heartbreaking fashion thanks to the Netherlands. Meanwhile, Lionel Messi and Argentina withstood a late surge by Australia to book a date with the Dutch in the quarterfinals.
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Now that the world cup has progressed more than the group stage, can the OP rename this thread to "World Cup knock out stage highlights " . This will help us track and know where to post because there are many World Cup related threads in this gambling discussion board. It is not a bad thing because after the world cup, all the world cup related threads will become irrelevant till 2026.
....Ghana missed the cut but Suarez also didn't make it, so they are happy.
Both Senegal and Morocco are in a rough spot but that's to be expected in the round of 16. I can't see either of them move to the last 8 but I'd be glad to be proven wrong.Talking about Morocco, I think this country will hold Spain to a draw in the round of 16, because from the group stage, Morocco has played consistently and held several draws and even won important matches. This country cannot be underestimated by its opponents, because this World Cup can give us a surprise without us knowing it..
In the history of football in Africa, which is also concerning world cup, Cameroon is the only African team who defeated Brazil in world cup. It was Vincent Aboubakar, who is a old player in the team that score the goal to break the yoke and Cameroon team also prevented Brazil to score them. Although, Cameroon didn't qualify for the round of 16 but they were excited for winning Brazil...The Vincent Aboubakar to pull out his jersey on the pitch and he was given a red card. And after the red card, the referee and Vincent Aboubakar shook hands for the celebration of the goal.
....Ghana missed the cut but Suarez also didn't make it, so they are happy.
Both Senegal and Morocco are in a rough spot but that's to be expected in the round of 16. I can't see either of them move to the last 8 but I'd be glad to be proven wrong.Talking about Morocco, I think this country will hold Spain to a draw in the round of 16, because from the group stage, Morocco has played consistently and held several draws and even won important matches. This country cannot be underestimated by its opponents, because this World Cup can give us a surprise without us knowing it..
In today's first match, I can't imagine a different outcome than a convincing victory for France against Poland. In the match against Argentina, Poland presented itself badly, they did not create any convenient scoring opportunities, and they owe their promotion to a favorable outcome in the Mexico-Saudi Arabia match. France, on the other hand, seems to me to be an even better team than Argentina.
From the H2H meeting of France vs Poland, France has won more often than Poland also France's performance this time is very great the defeat in the third match I think does not need to be counted because they did not take the match seriously, my prediction is Giroud and Mbappe will score this time and so will Lewandowski, I bet on over 2.5 in this match.Poland has lot of work to do this evening if they are to qualify
They are just lucky the loss to Argentina didn't see them leaving the tournament
France though will be very agile since they used the second squad during the last match they lost
I expect them to win but still expecting a shocker.
In the first match, most of the people think about the Poland will win the match. But as surprise to many people, the game was unique from France. They made a good game, it’s only reason for the France to over take the Poland. Poland game should be improved on the future matches, it game against the Mexico was good enough. If they make such a placement in the France game, they may win. Even Poland make the good goal try in all his short. They are unlucky to complete the goal. The France game was impressive and improved as before. We can compare the France game with the Argentina game. In recent past.
....Ghana missed the cut but Suarez also didn't make it, so they are happy.
Ghana was in a good position and result could have been better but it is what it is. I guess that part I quoted is the silver lining in their WC 2022 journey. It must be good for the fans seeing Suarez crying on the big screen hehe........
Both Senegal and Morocco are in a rough spot but that's to be expected in the round of 16. I can't see either of them move to the last 8 but I'd be glad to be proven wrong.
In today's first match, I can't imagine a different outcome than a convincing victory for France against Poland. In the match against Argentina, Poland presented itself badly, they did not create any convenient scoring opportunities, and they owe their promotion to a favorable outcome in the Mexico-Saudi Arabia match. France, on the other hand, seems to me to be an even better team than Argentina.
From the H2H meeting of France vs Poland, France has won more often than Poland also France's performance this time is very great the defeat in the third match I think does not need to be counted because they did not take the match seriously, my prediction is Giroud and Mbappe will score this time and so will Lewandowski, I bet on over 2.5 in this match. 
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Australia has worked hard to mobilize all its energy to provide resistance against Argentina, that can be proven by Australia by scoring 1 goal against Argentina with a narrow score of 2 - 1 won by Argentina, congratulations to Argentina and the next step in the top 8 Argentina will be against the Netherlands where it is are the underdog team
Australia has worked hard to mobilize all its energy to provide resistance against Argentina, that can be proven by Australia by scoring 1 goal against Argentina with a narrow score of 2 - 1 won by Argentina, congratulations to Argentina and the next step in the top 8 Argentina will be against the Netherlands where it is are the underdog team
In my view the game was basically decided by the mistake of the Australian goal keeper.
You just can't make those mistakes at this level, it is really unfortunate for Australia, but the Argentineans players managed to score from that with all their experience and skill.
At the end of the day this is the world cup, the most prestigious and competitive tournament in the world, so there's no space for mistakes here.
We can say that the Australian defense gave Argentina's second goal as a gift. You shouldn't make such a mistake in such an important game. Argentina's quality is already evident. Argentina will not forgive you if you make such a mistake when you need to be more careful. Meanwhile, Lionel Messi, who played in the 1000th game and scored a goal in his career, was the most important name of the match. Messi is a football player who means a lot to Argentina.
In today's first match, I can't imagine a different outcome than a convincing victory for France against Poland. In the match against Argentina, Poland presented itself badly, they did not create any convenient scoring opportunities, and they owe their promotion to a favorable outcome in the Mexico-Saudi Arabia match. France, on the other hand, seems to me to be an even better team than Argentina.
Their motivation will be different in the match, even though Lewandowski did not appear very convincing against Argentina which ended in defeat. Playing against France later at the Al Thumama Stadium, they will certainly perform to their fullest potential and avoid mistakes that could cost them a goal.France and Poland will play with caution. Yes because whoever loses can no longer play because this is a knockout system. It is on this basis that I say that the motivations of the two teams will be different in this last 16 round.
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Australia has worked hard to mobilize all its energy to provide resistance against Argentina, that can be proven by Australia by scoring 1 goal against Argentina with a narrow score of 2 - 1 won by Argentina, congratulations to Argentina and the next step in the top 8 Argentina will be against the Netherlands where it is are the underdog team
Australia has worked hard to mobilize all its energy to provide resistance against Argentina, that can be proven by Australia by scoring 1 goal against Argentina with a narrow score of 2 - 1 won by Argentina, congratulations to Argentina and the next step in the top 8 Argentina will be against the Netherlands where it is are the underdog team
In my view the game was basically decided by the mistake of the Australian goal keeper.
You just can't make those mistakes at this level, it is really unfortunate for Australia, but the Argentineans players managed to score from that with all their experience and skill.
At the end of the day this is the world cup, the most prestigious and competitive tournament in the world, so there's no space for mistakes here.
We cannot simplify what happened on the ground. I think, what Messi and his colleagues are planning is a pressing that succeeds in making the Australian goalkeeper make a blunder. this is a technical problem and a strategy implemented by Scaloni, when the national team from Australia tried to play the ball in their defensive area. starting from a blunder made by the Australian defender, Rowless when giving a back pass to the goalkeeper, Alvarez managed to steal the ball and release it into Mathew Ryan's goal. Australia tried to play to build attacks from the defense to find gaps, to aim to open gaps from Argentina's formation.
Australia, trying to offset the style of play from Argentina. but unfortunately, they are different levels in terms of readiness, skill, mentality and ranking. Naturally, last night's match only went one way. however, Australia tried to bounce back after they got a second half goal in the 77th minute. fortunately, the Argentinian goalkeeper performed brilliantly to block the kick from the attack by Garang Kuol. I'm glad my favorite team won, but unfortunately Lautaro Martinez was unable to convert his chances into goals.
In today's first match, I can't imagine a different outcome than a convincing victory for France against Poland. In the match against Argentina, Poland presented itself badly, they did not create any convenient scoring opportunities, and they owe their promotion to a favorable outcome in the Mexico-Saudi Arabia match. France, on the other hand, seems to me to be an even better team than Argentina.
Yes indeed, Argentina in personal judgment is not too strong but of course, having Messi in the Argentina squad will make Argentina look like a strong team. Even though I personally don't think so at all, because even when Argentina plays only in the South American zone it's also often difficult for Argentina to win matches.
Also about Poland, I think it's not much different from Argentina which is always difficult to score goals.
Therefore, in the match between France v Poland, I personally really believe that France will win and also, I am confident that France will win with clean sheets. Because in the first two matches of the round of 16 no one managed to win with clean sheets, the Netherlands won with a score of 3-1 and Argentina won with a score of 2-1.
I'm sure France will be the first team that will probably win with clean sheets in this round of 16 and no matter how big the final result is, I personally really believe France will win.
Netherland is not joking around at all. This is how a good team should play Play-offs game. Don't play around when you get the chance, you have to punish your opposition. I remember int he beginning of the tournament. Someone said Netherlands have been riding on luck. I was trying to tell him that they aren't, they may not have the best squad in the tournament but they certainly have a manager who knows what he's doing with the few talents he has at his disposal. And he's playing to the strength of the squad. That is not luck. USA were unfortunate today, they have a young team, they’ll have to go prepare and come back in 2026.
The Netherlands played to the maximum in every game because they took every opportunity to score and punished the opponent with more goals, I like their game strategy to make sure they can win the match and compete for the next match. I criticize the problem of luck in every match, actually it doesn't make sense to say the statement of the opposing team that they only have luck without hard work from the team, the Netherlands didn't win because of luck but they won because they tried hard to get victory. 
In today's first match, I can't imagine a different outcome than a convincing victory for France against Poland. In the match against Argentina, Poland presented itself badly, they did not create any convenient scoring opportunities, and they owe their promotion to a favorable outcome in the Mexico-Saudi Arabia match. France, on the other hand, seems to me to be an even better team than Argentina.
Argentina VS Australia game ended up for the favour of Argentina, because Argentina players were very ready to use all their skills to play Australia to ensure they move ahead to another phase of the game, which they did it yesterday that made them to beat Australia 2:1. One of the PSG striker called Messi open the goalpost in the first half to alert their fans that they have what it takes to withstand any strong teams in this FIFA world cup competition to win the trophy in this season.
Australia is not in a condition that can keep up with Argentina, their quality is much different from Lionel Scaloni's team, the second goal occurred due to the goalkeeper making a mistake by trying to make a risky move, while the game was dominated by Argentina, Lionel Messi made a big impact on the match this time and managed to score one goal using a pass from Nicolas Otamendi. Next, Argentina will face the Netherlands, this is just the right stage of the test for the team Tango, because they have quite equal opponents.Australia was not as strong as Argentina. Still, Argentina managed to win with difficulty. The real important test will be against the Oranges. The Netherlands really want this match and they have a squad that includes the best players in the world in every line. I'm sure it will be a match in the final mood. I don't know who will be the winner, but it seems that we will watch a pleasant match for sure.
Argentina VS Australia game ended up for the favour of Argentina, because Argentina players were very ready to use all their skills to play Australia to ensure they move ahead to another phase of the game, which they did it yesterday that made them to beat Australia 2:1. One of the PSG striker called Messi open the goalpost in the first half to alert their fans that they have what it takes to withstand any strong teams in this FIFA world cup competition to win the trophy in this season.
I think everyone knew that Argentina would win this match, Australia didn't have much of a chance and at the end of the match we saw that Argentina won the match without too much difficulty. Messi played incredibly good football in the last half hour, I still felt like I was in his 20s. It also made me happy that he scored a goal in such a match.
I don't know if we can say that it is one of the best playing teams of the tournament, but I think I want to watch Messi in the final match
Morocco won first place and met the requirements. Senegal placed second and earned qualification. Tunisia defeated France despite being eliminated
Ghana missed the cut but Suarez also didn't make it, so they are happy. Cameroon failed to qualify but overcame Brazil.
The World Cup is going well for Africa so far. Cameroon merits recognition because they have produced some of the best football ever played. Congratulations to Cameroon, even if they eliminated my country, Algeria, I'm delighted an African team took action.
Ghana missed the cut but Suarez also didn't make it, so they are happy. Cameroon failed to qualify but overcame Brazil.
The World Cup is going well for Africa so far. Cameroon merits recognition because they have produced some of the best football ever played. Congratulations to Cameroon, even if they eliminated my country, Algeria, I'm delighted an African team took action.
The performance of African teams in this World Cup was very good. They have won against big and renowned teams from Europe and America. Generally African groups are always neglected by Europeans. But in this World Cup African teams have proved that they are not behind. I would expect Morocco and Senegal not to be eliminated from the round of 16. They will qualify for the quarter finals.
Morocco won first place and met the requirements. Senegal placed second and earned qualification. Tunisia defeated France despite being eliminated
Ghana missed the cut but Suarez also didn't make it, so they are happy. Cameroon failed to qualify but overcame Brazil.
The World Cup is going well for Africa so far. Cameroon merits recognition because they have produced some of the best football ever played. Congratulations to Cameroon, even if they eliminated my country, Algeria, I'm delighted an African team took action.
Ghana missed the cut but Suarez also didn't make it, so they are happy. Cameroon failed to qualify but overcame Brazil.
The World Cup is going well for Africa so far. Cameroon merits recognition because they have produced some of the best football ever played. Congratulations to Cameroon, even if they eliminated my country, Algeria, I'm delighted an African team took action.
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