FIFA World Cup 2026 - Discussion Thread

How Cap Verde didn't qualify to the last AFCON? Or maybe it's a temporary form with the motivation of playing a world
 
Argentina needs to bench MacAllister and, perhaps, Enzo. Both look to be in poor form; Almada too. They are far from their usual level. Dynamism and freshness are needed; Tagliafico, Barco, Nico Paz and Simeone needs to start again Egypt.

PS: Congratulations to CV; they put in an outstanding performance yesterday!.
 
H_G said:
How Cap Verde didn't qualify to the last AFCON? Or maybe it's a temporary form with the motivation of playing a world
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Idk, but Ghana also missed that AFCON as well after such a disastrous qualification performance.

Cape Verde only got eliminated by the shootout in the 2023 AFCON quarterfinal vs South Africa. The one when South Africa keeper had one of the most unreal shootout performance by saving 4 straight penalties.

mattlemon said:
Argentina needs to bench MacAllister and, perhaps, Enzo. Both look to be in poor form; Almada too. They are far from their usual level. Dynamism and freshness are needed; Tagliafico, Barco, Nico Paz and Simeone needs to start again Egypt.

PS: Congratulations to CV; they put in an outstanding performance yesterday!.
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Agreed with your thoughts. Argentina's midfield isn't looking great. They are still Messi-dependencia.

Don't think they will even beat Colombia in the QF, let alone having a 2022 rematch with Kylian Mbappe's France in the final (and possibly, winning back-to-back World Cup).

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So today is the Round of 16. Some great matchups here, so expect a huge upsets and drama.

-Canada vs Morocco: Morocco
-Paraguay vs France: France
-Brazil vs Norway: Brazil (I heard that Brazil couldn't beat Norway in the previous 4 meetings, but they will finally get a win this time around. Maybe on penalty shootout if they got lucky)
-Mexico vs England: Mexico (Mexico has a home advantage and unbeaten record; they actually only lost twice at Azteca, plus 0 goals conceded so far. But still, I expect this game to be settled by either Mexico scoring 2 goals in regular time or penalty shootout. This might be the only big World Cup upset I predicted)
-Portugal vs Spain: Spain (This is still a close result, but I don't think Portugal will repeat the same miracle as they did vs Croatia)
-USA vs Belgium: USA (Belgium looked more predictable in this World Cup, couldn't beat Egypt and Iran, while needing a huge comeback win vs Senegal)
-Argentina vs Egypt: Argentina
-Switzerland vs Colombia: Colombia (This one is hard to call. Both have strong team, but I expect Colombia to go through on penalties. Switzerland's win is also historic for them)
 
What a match! Cape Verde provided a very entertaining match. As a spectator I was genuinely impressed with the whole match. Time and money well spent!
 
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