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[bukie]

Yesterday, Germany and USA sandbagged their games a bit by resting players, knowing their spot in the knockouts was secure.

It appears Norway will be doing the same despite having the potential to win their group with a win. Instead, they'll rest their starters and prep for the knockouts.

The winner of that group will play most likely Sweden and then a Germany-Paraguay winner. The runner up in the group will get Ivory Coast and then the Brazil-Japan winner.

[cl smooth]

 

[Derwood]

Is Mexico playing Portugal?

[soccer10k]

Uruguay has to be in the running for most disappointing WC. In a group with Saudi Arabia and you finish 3rd.

[JHBulls]

Thrilled for Cape Verde. I feel like Messi will be stat padding in that match though lol. 

[javy knows my name]

59 minutes ago, soccer10k said:

Uruguay has to be in the running for most disappointing WC. In a group with Saudi Arabia and you finish 3rd.

It was looking like Ecuador would have that distinction till yesterday. But yeah. Ouch.

[Derwood]

I'm disappointed by the lack of rainbow flags at this Egypt/Iran game

[UMFan83]

If anyone is still up, the end of this Egypt-Iran match has been some of the best action of the tournament so far.  Can’t eveN do it justice but lots of swings back and forth as Belgium and Egypt were going back and forth for 1st place, then Iran thought they jumped Egypt with a stoppage time goal, only to be called offsides several minutes later. Then Iran had 2-3 really great chances in the final minutes but couldn’t put one in. 
 

Iran is still alive for 3rd place but nothing guaranteed. 

[soccer10k]

Iran thought they scored the winning goal in added time but it gets ruled out due to offside. The rare instance where we remember the rule is the second-to-last defender because the goalie was further up the field than the offside player.

Belgium wins the group, Egypt is second. Iran could still advance but they need one of the following to happen:

Austria and Algeria to not tie
Congo to not beat Uzbekistan
Croatia to lose to Ghana and Panama to not beat England by 3+ goals