Austria v Jordan is the World Cup’s only group-stage match where both countries have just 27 km (17 miles) of frontage on an international water body.
Coincidentally, Austria and Jordan's entire frontage (Lake Constance and the Gulf of Aqaba respectively) is about 27 km (17 miles).
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Argentina v Algeria is the World Cup’s only group-stage match between the largest Spanish-speaking country and the largest Arabic-speaking country in the world.
Argentina is the largest country where Spanish is the dominant language. Algeria is the largest country where Arabic is the dominant language.
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Belgium v Egypt is the World Cup’s only group-stage match where both present-day countries contain battlefields where Napoleon personally commanded an army.
Egypt had the Battle of the Pyramids. Belgium had Waterloo.
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Okay, I'm gonna be honest.
This gay club looks fabulous.
They've got everything. Sweaty men wrestling, guys on motorcycles in leather jackets, gold everywhere, and the Village People performing.
It can’t be overstated just how much life the Scots have injected into Boston the last few days.
The city hasn’t been buzzing like this since pre-Covid. Love to see it.
#TartanArmy#NoScotlandNoParty
look i love soccer, it’s an incredibly difficult and technically demanding game. there is not one single player in this world cup who could get a hit in a major league baseball game
About to watch the World Cup in the pub when a fella said to me ‘I bet you can’t name 3 Qatar players’
I replied - George Harrison, Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton
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