Topic: FIFA World Cup 2022 Group Stage Highlights - page 58. (Read 11660 times)
There are so many surprises in this year’s World Cup. Honestly i didn’t expect Japan to beat Germany. And they did it with their efficiency. It's really surprising but come to think of it, it’s football and same thing happened yesterday in the Argentina Vs Saudi Arabia game. Germany had 78% possession in the first half and had plenty of chances in the second half but failed to take it. They even dominated possession but ran out of ideas the longer the game went on. I think it is a sign of how they are struggling. For much of this match, they looked dull, flat and tired. Kudos to Japan, if they can beat Costa Rica, I think they will make the group stage.
Just 4 days have been completed, and we have a bunch of big upsets so far. First, Argentina got destroyed by Saudi Arabia and yesterday Japan managed to defeat Germany. And in both the matches the strong teams were leading by 1-0 by half-time, before the underdogs scored two goals in the second half to make the score 1-2. Today there is a chance of another upset, as Serbia is taking on the tournament favorites Brazil. Before that Portugal is playing against Ghana. The chances of any upsets today are very slim, but I am still hopeful.
Neither team saw any goals in the second half. As a result, Michy Batshuayi's goal in the first half was the difference between Canada and Belgium. Belgium beat Canada 1-0 at the Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium. Davies-Davids tried. But no one could break the fortress of Belgium. Canada played great throughout the match. Like the first half, Atiba Hutchinson's team was much ahead in possession or attack in the second half. But due to the lack of perfect finishing, Canada has to leave the field with the loss.
I still want to know who won in this bet because surely most of the losers in this match bet 
I just won, but I bet in a live when the odds are 4x. I am very regretful after that because I am late to put them when the odds are still on 13x. So I guess many bettors won out there because Saudi Arabia is a good performance in the last 5 matches, many bettors are calculated they will make surprised because they know Argentina is just a team who filled up the veteran player. That look funny the big team can't handle winning versus a team which not have an achievement like Saudi Arabia. Messi will be shamed and maybe still regret in his room hotels.
But it would be even better when you wake up early and bet when the odds are x100 at that time
I also regret that because I didn't place any bets because when I wanted to bet on Argentina the odds were not attractive and at first I was quite hesitant when I wanted to bet on Saudi Arabia but it seems that I am still very weak and think too much about objectivity because Saudi Arabia is not seeded so I don't dare to try something challenging.
yes of course, I bet in live when Saudi created a score 2-1.
I still doubt putting a bet when the odds are still 13 (4 hours before the match) and bypass to bet, and Thinking to bet when begin to kick off on the 2dn half. I know and really sure Saudi will keep hold the winning until finish, because when I look the defender is look dicipline to clear the area, and 1 person who make me more sure will win is Al Qwais, a goal keeper who won man of the match.
Belgium playing Canada is not a bad combo at all looking at the two clubs their manpower seems to be the same, Belgium people actually love sport and after a lot of effort they scored against Canada, The game is not done yet, and the route forward remains unclear. Canada's performance and having more shots on target than Belgium in this match might end draw, rating them on the same scale but Canada will prefer to end the game with a draw am very sure.
I think Belgium needs to do better if they want to get more results and get out of their group stage. it was a very poor wasteful performance against Canada, and Belgium only benefitted because Canada refused to take their chances and make it count. A very slim win for Belgium and valuable 3 points. Have to do better in following group games definitely
Belgium playing Canada is not a bad combo at all looking at the two clubs their manpower seems to be the same, Belgium people actually love sport and after a lot of effort they scored against Canada, The game is not done yet, and the route forward remains unclear. Canada's performance and having more shots on target than Belgium in this match might end draw, rating them on the same scale but Canada will prefer to end the game with a draw am very sure.
I think Belgium needs to do better if they want to get more results and get out of their group stage. it was a very poor wasteful performance against Canada, and Belgium only benefitted because Canada refused to take their chances and make it count. A very slim win for Belgium and valuable 3 points. Have to do better in following group games definitely
When the nation celebrates a win as a national holiday, you know that was a huge win for sure. This also shows all the people who doubted Qatar to have a possibility of a win on the starting game, yes Ecuador was a better team and yes they won, but it could have happened, if Saudi Arabia could beat Argentina, then Qatar could have of course beaten Ecuador, the difference between them is much smaller than what Arabia managed to do.
I feel like football is great because of games like this, we see rarely when the underdogs (and by this much) end up winning, otherwise if the favourites of all games ended up winning, it wouldn't be fun at all, it would be quite boring.
I feel like football is great because of games like this, we see rarely when the underdogs (and by this much) end up winning, otherwise if the favourites of all games ended up winning, it wouldn't be fun at all, it would be quite boring.
Portugal are starting the World Cup with a match against Ghana tomorrow.
As you must have heard, Manchester United have parted their ways with Ronaldo recently. Ronaldo was already pushing for leaving the team immediately so this must be absolutely good news for him. After solving this problem completely I expect Ronaldo to focus on his game even more with Portugal. This is his last World Cup so I expect to see his best performance. Bernardo Silva stated that he was going to fight for the World Cup title especially for Ronaldo. We will see how ambitious they will be tomorrow. We have seen some surprising results already and let's see if there will be any tomorrow as well.
As you must have heard, Manchester United have parted their ways with Ronaldo recently. Ronaldo was already pushing for leaving the team immediately so this must be absolutely good news for him. After solving this problem completely I expect Ronaldo to focus on his game even more with Portugal. This is his last World Cup so I expect to see his best performance. Bernardo Silva stated that he was going to fight for the World Cup title especially for Ronaldo. We will see how ambitious they will be tomorrow. We have seen some surprising results already and let's see if there will be any tomorrow as well.
Belgium playing Canada is not a bad combo at all looking at the two clubs their manpower seems to be the same, Belgium people actually love sport and after a lot of effort they scored against Canada, The game is not done yet, and the route forward remains unclear. Canada's performance and having more shots on target than Belgium in this match might end draw, rating them on the same scale but Canada will prefer to end the game with a draw am very sure.
Belgium 1-0 Canada
Canada's players attacked a lot. But the players in their forward lineup are not experienced enough. That's why they couldn't score despite attacking a lot in the first half. In the first half, the Canadian players made a total of 14 shots, they also got a penalty. Still could not score. On the other hand, Belgium advanced by scoring a goal in the 44th minute of the match. I expect Belgium to win this match.
Belgium's defender and goalkeeper's performance was excellent today. They have successfully repulsed every Canadian attack. In the second half Canada will likely increase their attack speed. Belgium's defenders must play carefully.
Canada's players attacked a lot. But the players in their forward lineup are not experienced enough. That's why they couldn't score despite attacking a lot in the first half. In the first half, the Canadian players made a total of 14 shots, they also got a penalty. Still could not score. On the other hand, Belgium advanced by scoring a goal in the 44th minute of the match. I expect Belgium to win this match.
Belgium's defender and goalkeeper's performance was excellent today. They have successfully repulsed every Canadian attack. In the second half Canada will likely increase their attack speed. Belgium's defenders must play carefully.
Spain looks like they became contenders for the championship title over just one game. I am not joking, they really do look like all that because of the way they played. Not because of the score, they were expected to beat their opponents, it was an easy game for them but we have seen plenty of teams already losing to underdogs like Germany and Argentina this is more about how they are taking this cup seriously and that plays a big role. I am guessing that the best thing to do would be making sure that its doing very well and I feel like we shouldn't underestimate their chances to win the world cup.
Spain is the best team from the beginning of football history. They had a top class players in his team. Spain victory was almost a repeated one, but their victory with the score of 7-0 was the imaginary to the many of the team. In this game, they doesn’t allow the opponent to score even 1 goal against him. This made their supremacy in the game of football. Costa Rica was in very bad situation, they will made their next game with the fear received by the Spain. By this other team try to win this team with good goals difference.
From the beginning of the match, Spain targeted costa Rica like a lion targeting its prey their performance was just too entertaining, and the formation used by Spain was just too Strategic 4:3:3 and the three frontiers scored this shows that the formation actually worked for them, Around 11 minutes into the game, the first goal was scored. And japan beating Germany was just too good to be true, the next game now is going to be japan playing against costa Rica.
The performance of the Spain team surprised everyone. The entire match was under the control of Spain's players. Costa Rica's players could not create any attacking opportunities. Spain played very well. Their team has few experienced players. We haven't seen a better performance from Spain in the Euro Cup either. If the Spain team can maintain the continuity of such performance, then they undoubtedly deserve to be champions in this World Cup. We have seen performances from big teams like Argentina and Germany. They lost the first match. On the other hand, Spain England and France's performance is very good.
This was the most impressive performance by Spain in the tournament so far. Before this one England impressed us all with a solid result. But this 7-0 victory was really unexpected for me honestly. It was a really absurd game as Spain had a 82% ball possession rate. And they didn't let Costa Rica have even one goal attempt. Spain's all shots on target ended up with goals which was pretty interesting.
There is no doubt that Spain will finish this group as the leader. Germany's future is indecisive after this horrible loss against Japan. I hope they start playing better and move on to next round.
There is no doubt that Spain will finish this group as the leader. Germany's future is indecisive after this horrible loss against Japan. I hope they start playing better and move on to next round.
From the beginning of the match, Spain targeted costa Rica like a lion targeting its prey their performance was just too entertaining, and the formation used by Spain was just too Strategic 4:3:3 and the three frontiers scored this shows that the formation actually worked for them, Around 11 minutes into the game, the first goal was scored. And japan beating Germany was just too good to be true, the next game now is going to be japan playing against costa Rica.
The theory of favorites does not work very well on the World Cup stage – once again this was seen in the Argentina-Saudi Arabia match. One of the biggest contenders for the World Cup in Qatar is Lionel Messi's Argentina. On the other hand, Saudi Arabia, which is ranked 51, has only come to play in the World Cup for the sixth time. Despite being clear favourites, Argentina lost against the Green Falcons. Argentina's equation at the World Cup was further complicated by the Poland-Mexico draw in the next match.
I think the theory of favorites isn’t going to work in this World Cup. I’ve been enjoying the underdog stories so far. Going on what we’ve seen in the first few days of the Qatar World Cup have been quite surprising, yesterday we watched as Messi and Argentina were humbled by Saudi Arabian. And then later today, Japan came back from a goal behind to defeat Germany. If these top teams do not play serious football in this tournament, they’re going to face more upsets and might exit the group stage. This is the tournament for you to keep an eye on. 
I think Argentina have little chance of getting out of Group C after losing to Saudi Arabia. Mexico and Poland are not favourites for the championship. But these two teams are traditionally the dark horses. I think after the draw in the Mexico vs. Poland match, these teams are the main contenders qualify from the group C.
At least in this case they have partners because Germany also had to lose to Japan.Even if we look at the whole game the conditions are actually the same between these matches. Argentina and Germany dominated more than 70 per cent of possession and managed to score the first goal through Penalty but after that the comeback was incredible.
This is definitely something that is beyond thought because basically in terms of strength they are much better but with this condition now it's a little different because I don't think they will be too comfortable if they have to lose in the group stage now.
Right now, Germany is in a more difficult situation than Argentina. Germany face Spain next and they would most likely lose that game. Costa Rica would most likely lose to Japan and if this happens Germany is out of the world cup.
Argentina on the other hand face Mexico next and they are the superior team that can learn from their mistakes. I believe they can win both Mexico and Poland to qualify.
Even before the start of the tournament, I had pointed out that Saudi Arabia may benefit from the fact that the conditions in Qatar are familiar to them. Qatar is a neighboring country of Saudi Arabia and not just the weather, but the language and culture is also the same. But the reason Argentina lost yesterday has nothing to do with climate or language. Despite all their experience, they failed to save themselves from the off-side trap that was cleverly set by the Saudis. All they had to do was to play with a cool head and they failed there.
Only three opportunities to attack Saudi Arabia against Argentina and two became goals. Saudi Arabia gives an example of playing positive football where the mental players are never afraid to play against a team as big as Argentina though. The mental factor is very influential in a big tournament like the world cup, Saudi Arabia's change in tactics in round 2 was extraordinary which made Argentina very difficult and lacked creativity. 
Spain make huge pressure on Costa Rica . It's been already passed 51min but Costa Rica can't make any shots against spain on the others hand spain made 8 shots and 3 of them on target and position 85%-spain and 15%-Costa Rica . And spain makes 3 goal (Dani, Marco, Ferran) . Although it is difficult to say what will happen in the last 2 minutes of a football game and the result of the whole game, but today it looks like Spain will win the game.
The theory of favorites does not work very well on the World Cup stage – once again this was seen in the Argentina-Saudi Arabia match. One of the biggest contenders for the World Cup in Qatar is Lionel Messi's Argentina. On the other hand, Saudi Arabia, which is ranked 51, has only come to play in the World Cup for the sixth time. Despite being clear favourites, Argentina lost against the Green Falcons. Argentina's equation at the World Cup was further complicated by the Poland-Mexico draw in the next match.
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