Overall, boring ass game. Japan seemed fine with the draw. And so did Sweden. They didn't even try to chase the Netherlands. I guess, to them, Brazil and Morocco are on a similar level. Falling to 3rd and getting France was probably the thing they wanted to avoid.
This Ecuador win is terrible news for Mexico. They went from Scotland to most likely Ecuador. It'll probably be a great game, but the challenge for Mexico is completely different.
Austria knows it cannot lose this game even if it wants to, so they could instead try and win by 2 or 3 goals, eliminating Algeria in the process. It's not like Algeria is completely safe here. They currently sit at 3 points and -2 GD.
In the post-match press conference, a Korean journalist asked Hong Myung-bo if the squad had food poisoning because otherwise this performance makes zero sense.
South Africa's 🇿🇦 unexpected win created a gigantic boost for Group A in 3rd place rankings!
With 3 pts and -1 GD, South Korea 🇰🇷 are currently at 95% to make it.
All other groups suffer because of this, but the biggest losers are Scotland 🏴 whose chances drop to 41%.
As for South Africa, it's insane that this team made it through. They are not good. Both teams will lose against Morocco or the Netherlands/Japan in the Round of 16, but it should be an accessible game for Canada.
South Korea fucked around and found out. Embarrassing. It's the 2nd game in a row that they go into to get a draw and end up losing. Now they finish 3rd and depend on others to qualify for the knockouts. Genuinely unbelievable.
It appears Morocco does not care about the score. And I can't blame them. At best, they run like crazy to out goal difference Brazil and get Japan. Unless Scotland wins and sends them to Mexico, they'll get the Netherlands. Might as well go easy and rest your best players.