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.
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
🚨 Kylian Mbappé when asked about Cristiano and Messi’s longevity: “I won’t be playing football at 40 years old…
…you guys would have kicked me out by then!”. 😃
Expanding this World Cup to 48 teams was a mistake, now we got teams like Belgium, Uruguay, Turkey, and Ecuador actively diluting this tournament for the worst
Los arqueros de Cabo Verde y Curazao son buenos, pero por lejos el MEJOR arquero del mundial es Alireza Beiranvand.
No es normal el arquero de Iran, buen juego con los pies, sale perfecto a cortar los centros y encima tiene reflejos de gato. Parece un arquero de Premier League.
🚨 Declan Rice: “It’s an obscene amount of games. The schedule was crazy, but what can we do about it? You can’t sit and complain”.
“We have to just get on with it for the moments like I had winning that Premier League”, told Telegraph.
I’m speechless. In awe. A little bit lost for words…
First of, Cape Verde — you are simply the story of the World Cup. Them getting out of this group, going undefeated with Uruguay AND Spain, would be one of the greatest underdog stories in World Cup history.
🚨🎙️| Zlatan Ibrahimović:
🗣️“After watching this tournament and today’s 2-2 draw, I have to say I was impressed. I don’t think African football gets the recognition it deserves. The quality, intensity, and confidence these teams play with is incredible.”
“People always talk about Europe and South America, but Africa belongs in that conversation too. If you’re still underestimating African football, you’re simply not watching the games.”