I love it when a host country advances because it always seems so strange to see the host side eliminated so quickly. I hate to say it, but I think Qatar will get special treatment from the referees, they put so much work into making this happen. The sight of them leaving the group stage would be embarrassing. I hope they receive all the assistance they require to at least finish R16. I must be prejudiced in this case.
here is my group stage winner predictions.
group A.
Netherlands & Qatar
group B.
England & Wales
group C.
Argentina & Mexico
group D.
Germany & Spain
group E.
Croatia & Belgium
group G
Brazil & Cameroon
group H
Portugal & Korea
You have messed up your group tables. Have a look at them and revise your list
I notice you only opted for one African team to progress and that is surprising. I can understand your reluctance to add Senegal to the list but Tunisia were Morocco are football crazy nations. Tunisia were Arab Cup finalists in 2021 only to be beaten by Algeria. As for Morocco, they are bidding to host the 2030 world cup tournament and have potential to go beyond the group stage.
^ Meh.. Everybody should just ignore all the stuff that has nothing to do with the World Cup and enjoy the event for what it really is. A tourney. Too many people in the world are taking themselves too seriously these days and want us to take them clowns seriously. Lol. No thank you.
Agreed. This is a football tournament, it is supposed to be about football. I think there could be a bit of political commentary here and there regardless of where the world cup takes place but the media seem to be going after Qatar from multiple angles on the eve of the tournament and it does seem unfair.