bookd.
England1 - 2Argentina
1st intl team playing convincing football against low block I've ever seen. great watch in the final 30 mins
Argentina
France0 - 2Spain
ggez. absolute midfield suffocation nothing more to say
Spain
USA1 - 4Belgium
insane gulf of class and physicality, nothing more to say. usas front line couldn't press, usa players lose every physical duel then can't get near Belgian players out of possession. cat and mouse game
BelgiumArgentina3 - 2Egypt
yes ref you go ref what a game ref ur the star ref egypt coulda taken a page off of England's playbook. huge spaces between the line, couldve doubled messi/guys at the flank. but yes it's tough to play against 12. the domino started with their CB missing a simple headed clearance for the 1st goal. unfortunate. fuck man I'd give arg that they have the nicest offensive patterns against settled block so far this wc. helps that you have messi ig nothing ever happens
Mexico2 - 3Englandgreat game of moments. not much happened in possession play for either of these practical teams. mexico is almost cross and inshallah but at least they are comfortable w/ the ball in the other half. feel like we see this game dynamic every game and almost every goal is set pieces/transitions
England
Brazil1 - 2Norway
boring watch (desirable result tho). norway so technical but a conservative deep back 4 with sorloth and a wasteful nusa on the wing means they can barely progress into brazils territory. schjelderup and bobb thankfully changed that and ofc they always look more dangerous when nyland just go straight to haaland. great berg and berge game. get odegaard off the pitch
NorwayArgentina3 - 2Cape Verde Islands
wow. had them shook. such a compact block yet so speedy and technical on the counter. so thoroughly impressed and ruined my whole day
Cape Verde IslandsUSA2 - 0Bosnia & Herzegovina
bosnia inspires confidence in their opps
USA
Portugal5 - 0Uzbekistan
unironic Ronaldo motm. portugal structurally too open for counters but their 1v1 quality is too nuts. look like a roberto martinez coached team
Portugal
Uruguay2 - 2Cape Verde Islandsthis uruguay squad is full of nothingburger players damn. what is a "vinas"
Germany2 - 1Ivory Coast
idk but wirtz lw isn't what he or the team that plays like Germany need. it's him or musiala. and get havertz outta here
Germany
South Korea2 - 1Czech Republic
ran circles around Europeans damn. didn't know they have this slick penetrative passing in them. or czechs midfield just nonexistent
South Korea
PSG1 - 1Arsenal
first half had me thinking if this sport even makes sense. playing like arsenal has to be illegal. it has to be.
PSGLiverpool2 - 2Man City
nothing came close.
Man City
Man United3 - 2Liverpoolsad watch yet again. slot cannot build up - hoofball then pray for second balls. macallister....
Man UnitedMan City2 - 1Arsenalthought assna looks threatening whenever they dare to venture out of their own half but ofc in arteta fashion, don't do that often
Man City