Two massive games on tap today at the World Cup, with the defending champions and the ever-hopeful Three Lions both in action.
The first two quarterfinals were lacking a bit in overall entertainment: France were never threatened by Morocco in that Mbappé-inspired 2-0 win while Spain are like a relentless machine at this point, slowly but surely churning and chewing through all opposition. Belgium thought they had a chance; they never did. When Mikel Merino enters the game as a substitute, you know it's over.
However, as much as France and Spain have carved through the competition so far like hot knife through **** er, England and Argentina both have had their hiccups. They are also responsible for three of the greatest games not just at this World Cup, but at any competition ever (all 3-2 scorelines, incidentally: England versus Mexico and Argentina versus Cape Verde and then Egypt).
But there is an unwritten rule in World Cup that one of the final four should be a "lesser" power. It's unwritten so it's not always respected (see Brazil, 2014), but can either Norway or Switzerland become this year's Morocco, Bulgaria ('94), or South Korea ('02)?
Let us find out!
The first two quarterfinals were lacking a bit in overall entertainment: France were never threatened by Morocco in that Mbappé-inspired 2-0 win while Spain are like a relentless machine at this point, slowly but surely churning and chewing through all opposition. Belgium thought they had a chance; they never did. When Mikel Merino enters the game as a substitute, you know it's over.
However, as much as France and Spain have carved through the competition so far like hot knife through **** er, England and Argentina both have had their hiccups. They are also responsible for three of the greatest games not just at this World Cup, but at any competition ever (all 3-2 scorelines, incidentally: England versus Mexico and Argentina versus Cape Verde and then Egypt).
But there is an unwritten rule in World Cup that one of the final four should be a "lesser" power. It's unwritten so it's not always respected (see Brazil, 2014), but can either Norway or Switzerland become this year's Morocco, Bulgaria ('94), or South Korea ('02)?
Let us find out!
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