All AFCON teams have one thing in common when they attack, as soon as they reach the final 3rd, they run out of ideas and will do anything with the ball but score.
I can boldly tell you that among all these African countries:
• Senegal
• Ivory Coast
• Tunisia
• Morocco
• Egypt
• South Africa
• Algeria
• DR Congo
• Ghana
Cape Verde are the first African nation I’ve seen play without fear. Their ball possession, quality and accurate passing are unbelievable.
Imagine drawing against Spain and Uruguay something many African nations wouldn’t do in their first World Cup appearance.
They fear nobody. They will beat Saudi Arabia and nothing will stop them.
The World Cup “dark horses” 🥴
Türkiye:
➖ 76% possession, 62 shots, 0 goals
➖ Most attempts without a goal in two-game span at World Cup
Belgium:
➖ Only goal scored has been an Egypt OG
➖ 69 shots at World Cups since a Belgium player last got on scoresheet
Ecuador:
➖ 39 shots, 4.06 xG, 0 goals
➖ 15 shots on target vs. Curaçao, who conceded 7 goals to Germany
The mistake is thinking that the World Cup is about soccer. It’s not. It’s about gathering a collection of the world’s greatest binge drinking goofballs and giving them a month to show us all their best.
This is exactly what happens when a team decides to play against their opponents based on what another team previously did.
Saudi Arabia came into the game without any clear plans, but to play like Cape Verde