Is this what we wanted? It’s not what I wanted. How about you? Semifinals Roundup Not much to say. I missed both games. I thought the teams that ended up winning, Spain and Argentina could win, but I thought France and England were playing better and that would carry them. It didn’t, clearly. France over […]
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The top 4 teams in FIFA rankings entering the tournament are the last 4 teams standing. Boring? Exactly right? Let’s talk about it. Quarterfinals Roundup So, my quarterfinal predictions were better than my Round of 16, rebounding from 50% correct to 75% correct (but still lower than my predictions for who would make the knockouts
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We just had our first off day for the World Cup in almost a month?!… But the break gave me more time to get another post up about the next round of the tournament: the quarterfinals! The quarterfinals have weeded down the expanded field of 48 and 5 of the top 8 in FIFA rankings
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It’s been a fun and exciting tournament so far and the expansion to 48 teams and a 32-team knockout stage has mostly been met with joy and appreciation. There’s been some unevenness to it that will hopefully get ironed out (like ease of path for some teams compared to others) but overall I think it’s
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I was going to add to the title, Italians Need Not Apply, like early 20th century America, but didn’t want to get dinged on the Google search, LOL. In all seriousness, Italy is missing their 3rd straight World Cup and for fans of the most iconic club team from Italy, Italians and non-Italians alike, this
