@5s5kc for the absolute worst teams at the tournament maybe but even last world cup costa rica lost 7-0 to spain then beat japan (who won the group) and led vs germany. i think the 10-30 ranked teams will pull some serious results
also big teams resting on the final matchday will shake up the groups so much. think of cameroon, tunisia, and korea all beating brazil, france, and portugal last time. only korea was able to really take advantage but now w 3rd place qualification, these scenarios will be hugeeee
3 pts and gd of -2 or better is usually the threshold to safely qualify as a 3rd placed team. so really the best indicator of qualification is a significant gap between 3rd and 4th so everyone can beat up on the worst team and go thru
predicting 3rd placed teams is so hard bc sometimes really good teams get knocked out bc they’re in a group of death and get 2 draws and a loss. group i (france, senegal, norway, iraq) could definitely have this scenario ppl are really underestimating iraq
predicting 3rd placed teams is so hard bc sometimes really good teams get knocked out bc they’re in a group of death and get 2 draws and a loss. group i (france, senegal, norway, iraq) could definitely have this scenario ppl are really underestimating iraq
Yes the World Cup used to be more colorful and the kits were way more interesting. This year teams will play in monochrome kits 60% of the time, the 2nd highest ever (group stage only). 2014 was the worst (67%), but in 1990 it was just 24%. The look was totally different.