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obajoey:
"Dance with my father again"

He sang this song right?

No.

Sang by Luther Vandross

DickenClarq:
Nothing new here, I have met Nigerians who stay here in Nigeria that can't Identify Wiz-kid, Davido or Burna boy on a picture.


Some of this so called celebrities Nigerians adore I only come to know about them here on Nairaland and I am just in my twenties.
Imagine someone who is in their 50's and 60's.

That is why I keep saying, many celebrities overrate themselves.


May God help us

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Z9jZ2lN3Ts?si=koIjqitDCgveMAVF

alklas:
Mek Dem girlz ready their bags abeg

Add 20 more characters to this

Hemanwel:
If na England we dey play, let me start preparing to welcome them at the airport soonest

Nairaland needs 20 more characters

Againstthewall:
So why did you shy away from predicting the Nigerian match like the others? Although your silence also passed a message

20 more characters needed by Nairaland.

Racoon:
https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/13/2026-fifa-u-20-womens-world-cup-round-of-16-fixtures-confirmed-full-list/



https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/14/fifa-u-20-womens-world-cup-3-african-countries-eliminated-from-tournament/

Interesting match-ups there

Spain vs Portugal - Iberian Derby (Tipping Spain)

N. Korea vs Japan - High stakes geopolitical rivalry (Tipping N. Korea)

Brazil vs USA. - Clash of two female soccer powerhouses at the senior level (Tipping Brazil)

Poland vs Colombia - Poland are hosts and debutants. Want to prove a point. (Tipping Poland)

France vs Canada - Colonial roots and cultural connections. Watch out for Annabelle Chukwu - Tipping France)

Nigeria vs England. - Colonial roots and cultural connections. Princess Ademiluyi of England would want to prove a point. (Last match between the two at senior level was very competitive. Let's see how this one goes)

Spain's victory is triumph for football.

Statistics

Goals: Spain 1 - Argentina 0

Possession: Spain 68% - Argentina 32%

Shots: Spain 20 - Argentina 2

Shots on Target: Spain 11 - Argentina 0

Completed Passes: Spain 803 - Argentina approximately 380

Pass Accuracy: Spain 90% - Argentina 79%

Corner Kicks: Spain 9 - Argentina 4

Yellow Cards: Spain 1 - Argentina 4

Red Card: Enzo Fernández (Argentina)

Winning Goal: Ferran Torres (106’)


Argentina went without a shot till the 117th minute when Lionel Messi registered Argentina's first official shot attempt.

They had only two shots during the entire match.

None was on target.

Argentina became the first team on record in World Cup final history to finish normal time without a single shot attempt.

Emiliano Martínez (Argentina) recorded a record-breaking 11 saves during the match -10 within regulation time and 1 in extra time.

johnie:
Argentina route (top 20 pre tournament ranking):

Argentina 1 🇦🇷 ✅️
England 4 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ✅️
Brazil 6 🇧🇷 ❌
Norway 31 🇳🇴 ❌
Colombia 13 🇨🇴 ❌
Mexico 14 🇲🇽 ❌
Switzerland 19 🇨🇭 ❌

Average ranking (12.57)

Other route:

Spain 🇪🇸 2 ✅️
France 🇫🇷 3 ❌
Portugal 🇵🇹 5 ❌
Morocco 🇲🇦 7 ❌
Netherlands 🇳🇱 8 ❌
Belgium 🇧🇪 9 ❌
Germany 🇩🇪 10 ❌
Croatia 🇭🇷 11❌

Average ranking (7.57)

Argentina route (top 20 pre tournament ranking):

Argentina 1 🇦🇷 ✅️
England 4 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ❌
Brazil 6 🇧🇷 ❌
Norway 31 🇳🇴 ❌
Colombia 13 🇨🇴 ❌
Mexico 14 🇲🇽 ❌
Switzerland 19 🇨🇭 ❌

Average ranking (12.57)

Other route:

Spain 🇪🇸 2 ✅️
France 🇫🇷 3 ❌
Portugal 🇵🇹 5 ❌
Morocco 🇲🇦 7 ❌
Netherlands 🇳🇱 8 ❌
Belgium 🇧🇪 9 ❌
Germany 🇩🇪 10 ❌
Croatia 🇭🇷 11❌

Average ranking (7.57)

Argentina 1 🇦🇷 vs Spain 🇪🇸 2

phr0nesis:
So England is a joke to you. So England will be easy for Brazil, imagine how you shoved them aside.

Unfortunately, England have not fared any better than the African countries who couldn't hold on to their lead till the end of their matches.

johnie:
Spain could/would meet the following enroute the finals:

Austria (32)

Portugal (16)
Croatia (16)

Quarter final
USA
Bosnia & Herzegovinia
Belgium
Senegal

Semi
France
Netherlands
Morocco
Germany
Paraguay
Canada
Netherlands
Morocco

Spain would drop out as early as the Round of 16 if they lose to Portugal or Croatia.

Losing to others would be an upset.

Argentina route (top 20 pre tournament ranking):

Argentina 1 🇦🇷 ✅️
England 4 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ✅️
Brazil 6 🇧🇷 ❌
Norway 31 🇳🇴 ❌
Colombia 13 🇨🇴 ❌
Mexico 14 🇲🇽 ❌
Switzerland 19 🇨🇭 ❌

Average ranking (12.57)

Other route:

Spain 🇪🇸 2 ✅️
France 🇫🇷 3 ❌
Portugal 🇵🇹 5 ❌
Morocco 🇲🇦 7 ❌
Netherlands 🇳🇱 8 ❌
Belgium 🇧🇪 9 ❌
Germany 🇩🇪 10 ❌
Croatia 🇭🇷 11❌

Average ranking (7.57)

1994 all over again?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvNljJawx_E

France


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu5cOJelaVg?si=OB-uTnS9a5jnm_1X

England


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkY49Trfco8?si=FoJolOlhEUjuD_2W

Spain


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj5Kz6X89r4?si=VhzjR0VmmpEy-Tgf

Argentina


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmeXMsNQDfo?si=2A8r2BfW1LNIIY3O

Since 1986, except for 1990, there’s always a country that hasn’t won the World Cup previously that finds its way into the semi-finals.

Will Switzerland (quarter-finalists in 1934, 1938 and 1954) or Norway be that country this year?

Will both fail, paving the way for a repeat of the legendary rivalry between England and Argentina (1962, 1966, 1986, 1998, 2002)?

France (1998) and Spain (2010) are the only countries to go on and win the tournament after reaching the semi-finals for the first time in the last 20 editions. For the others, the semis painfully ended their dreams.

Country - Number of times in the semis

Croatia - 3
Netherlands - 3
Belgium - 2
Morocco - 1
Spain – 1 (got to the semis once and won the tournament in 2010)
Portugal - 1
South-Korea -1
Turkey -1
Sweden - 1
Bulgaria - 1
France -1 (got to the semis and won the tournament in 1998)

For each of those countries, their squads at those tournaments were their golden era players.

The Netherlands and Croatia, followed by Belgium, seem to now be the major perennial under-achievers.

2022 Qatar (Croatia and Morocco)
• Argentina 3–0 Croatia
• France 2–0 Morocco

2018 Russia (Belgium and Croatia)
• France 1–0 Belgium
• Croatia 2–1 England (AET)

2014 Brazil (Netherlands)
• Germany 7–1 Brazil
• Argentina 0–0 Netherlands (Argentina won 4–2 on penalties) [1, 2]

2010 South Africa (Netherlands and Spain -who went on to win the cup)
• Netherlands 3–2 Uruguay
• Spain 1–0 Germany

2006 Germany (Portugal)
• Italy 2–0 Germany (AET)
• France 1–0 Portugal

2002 South Korea/Japan (South Korea and Turkey)
• Germany 1–0 South Korea
• Brazil 1–0 Turkey

1998 France (France, Croatia and Netherlands)
• France 2–1 Croatia
• Brazil 1–1 Netherlands (Brazil won 4–2 on penalties)

1994 USA (Sweden and Bulgaria)
• Italy 2–1 Bulgaria
• Brazil 1–0 Sweden

1990 Italy
• Argentina 1–1 Italy (Argentina won 4–3 on penalties)
• West Germany 1–1 England (West Germany won 4–3 on penalties)

1986 Mexico (Belgium and France)
• Argentina 2–0 Belgium
• West Germany 2–0 France

dallasi:
SN NAME GENDER MEANING
1 ABOH Masculine War Lord
2 ACHIENI Feminine Unexpected
3 ADAH Masculine Father of nations
4 ADOLE Masculine Father of the house
5 ADAM Masculine My Father
6 AGABA Masculine Lion
7 AGBENU Feminine A child is wealth
8 AKOCHE Unisex My own
9 AKUM Feminine My own
10 ALECHENU Masculine Unexpected
11 ANYAOLE Feminine Women are makers of a home
12 ANYEBE Masculine Victory
13 APEH Masculine Apeh is the Idoma name for scabbard, the sheath scabbard used in protecting a sword.
14 EBO Feminine Peace
15.Adakole – Father of the house
16 EHI'KOWOICHO Feminine God’s Gift
17 EJE Masculine. Tiger
18 EJELIKWU Masculine Born for death (usually given when there has been frequent deaths of newborns in the family)
19 EK,OCHE Masculine My own
20 EKONDU Masculine The lord’s own
21 EKOWO Feminine God’s time
22 ELAKECHE Feminine Mysteries of the world
23 EMIENE Feminine Man proposes, God disposes
23 EMOCHE Masculine Born a King
24 ENAYI Feminine Mother of children
25 ENE Feminine Mother
25b EDUGWU Feminine. Citadel of Blessing
26 ENEKOLE Feminine Mother of the family
27 ENENCHE Masculine Good tidings (Thanks to God for seeing the dawn of a new day)
28 ENOCHE Feminine Mother of a King
29 EWACHE Masculine Majority decision rules
30 ICHEKANI Masculine Tomorrow cannot be forseen
31 IHOTU Unisex Love
32 IJEWODA Feminine Money is a source of pride
33 INALEGWU Masculine I have been vindicated
34 NGBEDE Masculine Happiness
35 OBE Masculine Industrious
36 OBOGWU Masculine Brave Part
37 OBOTU Masculine Comforter (peace at heart)
38 OCHANYA Feminine Queen
39 OCHE Masculine King. The variant Otse is used by people from Ado Local Government Area.
40 OCHEFIJE Feminine A human is worth more than money
41 OCHEJE Masculine No one really knows why except God
42 OCHEME Masculine A generation of Kings has ended
43 OCHEJE Masculine The position of a leader is a burden
44 OCHOHEPO Masculine God is the best judge
45 OCHOJILA Masculine Peoples King
46 ODALEKO Unisex Season i.e there is time for everything.
47 ODUMU Masculine Hyena
48 ODANGBO Masculine My gift
49 OGANYA Feminine Women Leader
50 OGBOLE Masculine Leader of family home (usually given when a father dies before the birth of a child)
51 OGEBE Masculine East
52 OGODO Feminine Mother of all mums
53 OGWA Feminine Abundance
54 OJONYE Masculine One who is compassionate hardly receives compassion from others
55 OKWORI Masculine Persevering against all odds
56 OLOCHE Masculine Having friends & family is true wealth.
57 OMABA Masculine Welcome
58 OMALE Masculine A renowned scribe
59 ONJEFU Masculine Who can predict tomorrow?
60 ONNAH Masculine Miracle
61 ONOJA Masculine Market leader (a very resourceful person)
62 ONUM Masculine He that pursues me in my innocence, pursues shadows.
63 ONYECHE Feminine Who wants to be relegated?
64 ONYECHI Feminine A child dedicated to the gods
65 ONYEJE Feminine Who knows tomorrow
66 ONYEMOWO Feminine Who knows tomorrow?
67 ONYEYIBO Feminine A beautiful child.
68 ONYILOKO Feminine Woman of strong virtues
69 OOFUNI Feminine God’s grace is not sourced by force
70 OWOICHO Masculine God
71 OWOLOYI Feminine Every child belongs to God
72 OYA Feminine Friend
73 OYIBINGA Feminine I can endure for a child
74 OYIFIODA Masculine A child is greater than wealth
75 OYIWODA Feminine A child is a source of pride
76 OGWA. Feminine Rainy reason
77 ABAKPA Masculine Stranger from the North
78 ATAMA Masculine Chief Priest
79 ONYI (kpechi) Feminine daughter of harmattan
80 IDENYI. Femine the River goddess
81 ENYANWU Feminine. the sun goddess
82 OMAGA Masculine. the hawk
83 OMONU. Masculine. son of a king (Prince)
83 ONYEJE. Femine. who knows tommorow
84 AMEH Masculine there's an end to everything
85 OCHAYI. Masculine pride of the family
86 OTEIKWU Masculine hunting is deadly
87 AKOGWU. Masculine war hero
88 ABAH Masculine gathering of heroes
89 EJEMBI (Ejeh) Masculine I was given to hold
90 OKOH Masculine. great farmer
91 IDOKO Masculine the one who lives in the farm
92 ELAIGWU Masculine word is as sharp as the sword/blade
93 AKOR. Masculine. war leader
94 OMALE Masculine. wisdom
94 OJOBO Masculine God is great
95 EGBA Masculine. shout of victory/joy
96 OKAY. feminine royal bead
97 ODACHI feminine. strange, miracle
98 OJECHEMA Masculine the one who came to test the word
99 OBEKPA. Masculine treasurer
100 ANYEBE Masculine fearless warrior/lungs
101 OCHUBE. Masculine success story
102 EKERE Masculine. sickness is not a barrier/
overcomer
103 OGODO feminine. treasured box
104 APEH Masculine. sword
105 INEDU Masculine home of peace
106 APOCHI Masculine back of a tree/strength
107 OKPE Masculine. the seer/eagle
108 ABUTU Masculine descendant of Utuoja
109 OGWUCHE Masculine. King's blessing
110 AGBO. Masculine. town crier
111 ICHEKANI Masculine don't conclude on my present situation
112 ANEH. feminine favour, precious leave
113 OKWO Masculine. the pillar
114 EMA feminine peace
115 OBUTE. Masculine crossover/victory
116 ALADI feminine new beginning
117 ADAMA Masculine father's favourite
118 IKWUJE Masculine death knows this
119 AJEH Masculine land
120 ENOKELA unisex. day of reckoning
121 UJAH masculine war
122 ONYEMOWO who knows my destiny
123 ONYECHE feminine. who wants others to succeed
124 EDOKA feminine a question has been asked
125 EKOJA masculine the one who was born in the market
126 ONYEJECHE. who knows the word
127 OWONYA. feminine saved by grace or freedom
128 ONOGWU masculine. war leader
129 OWOLE feminne child of destiny
130 ONYAOMALE feminine wisdom
131 ONYIOWO feminine. woman of rain
132 OCHAI masculine. king of babies
133 ONMA masculine. ornament
134 OWOICHOJUM Unisex God is my sufficiency
135 OOYA'KONDU Unisex The Lord's doing

Proudly Idoma

Thanks for sharing this.
It’s very enlightening.

All the names seem to start and end with vowels.

With this information, I now find the names of some prominent Nigerians interesting given their vocations:

ELAIGWU -as sharp as the sword/blade
The first and most prominent person I know who bears Elaigwu is Professor Jonah Isawa Elaigwu [/b]who was a renowned [b]Emeritus Professor of Political Science at the University of Jos. He was a leading scholar in comparative federalism and civil-military relations, and the founder of the Jos-based think tank, the Institute of Governance and Social Research (IGSR).

Being an emeritus professor, he was a man of letters so him the name “word is as sharp as sword” is fitting.


AKOR - war leader
Akor Adams, professional footballer striker who plays for La Liga club Sevilla and the Super Eagles.

AGABA – Lion
Peter Agaba, Former Nigerian football defender.

The youngest player of the 1987 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Canada, at just 13, he was tournament.
He also put his name into the history books at the 1989 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Saudi Arabia, when at just 14 years and 151 days old, he made his debut for Nigeria in a 1-1 draw against Czechia during the group stage.

ABAH -gathering of heroes
I found a number of writers bearing Abah online
Betty Abah: A highly acclaimed author, journalist, and women and children's rights activist. She is the Executive Director of the NGO CEE-HOPE and has authored several books, including Sound of Broken Chains and Go Tell Our King.
Glory Abah (Mogbo): A creative writer, ghostwriter, and writing coach. She frequently writes for outlets like BellaNaija and teaches other writers how to tell compelling stories.
John Abah: A professional content writer and ghostwriter with years of experience producing website content, blogs, and articles.
Simon Abah: A writer, freelance journalist, and campaigner who focuses on social impact and teachin

ENE -Mother
Ene Oloja
She played the role of mother as Zemaye on NTA's Cock Crow at Dawn in the late 1970s and later as Mama Nosa in Mirror in the Sun.

She later acted as Funmi in Behind the Clouds.

She also later played the role of Udo Josai, an African immigrant and the confidant of the protagonist, Erica Bain (played by Jodie Foster) in the 2007 Hollywood thriller The Brave One.

Similarity of some names with Yoruba

I also observed a seeming similarity with the use of the Yoruba word “Oja” [/b]which means market .
[b]ONOJA - Market leader (a very resourceful person)/ Oloja (literally Market Owner in Yoruba)
EKOJA masculine the one who was born in the market (use of Oja/Market)

Missing names
I noticed that Orokpo and Ochefu are missing. Are they not Idoma names?

There's Apostle Michael Orokpo and Colonel Anthony Ochefu, a Military Governor of East Central State during the military regime of General Murtala Mohammed.

Kingsvince:
On paper, Argentina and Brazil definitely have a smoother path than most of the European giants, but World Cups are rarely won on paper. Every tournament produces surprise teams and giant-killers. Morocco showed that in 2022, and we could see another underdog shock everyone in 2026. If Argentina or Brazil become complacent against teams like Colombia, Ghana, Japan, or Switzerland, they could be heading home earlier than expected. The easiest route only matters if you take advantage of it.

The point being made, exactly!

Teams on Argentina's route:

Algeria (29)
Austria (23)
Jordan (73)
Cape Verde (64)
Egypt (24)
Switzerland (19)

So, the highest-ranked team Argentina would have played by the end of the quarter finals is Switzerland, ranked 19.

The highest-ranked team England would have played is Croatia (11).

The highest-ranked team France would have played is Morocco (7).

The highest-ranked team Spain would have played is Portugal (5).

The highest-ranked team Morocco would have played is Spain (2)

Going to the quarterfinals

Noah Okafor (Switzerland)
Manuel Akanji (Switzerland)


Antonio Nusa (Norway)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyGeat9MgRg?si=EJAl8gkRzfyyHhG_


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erw1rCF9BtU?si=VAfQK8xcU1zCCmpF


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEbP9eSq9ws?si=YJ888iwUeeDPzhzZ


Michael Olise (France)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujITE01uW80?si=stgBDVYefJnuU0FC


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjWfftcMJjo?si=cfSo67m1xNUMqAB-

Bukayo Saka (England)
Eberechi Eze (England)
Noni Madueke (England)

After Round of 16

Argentina route from the top 20 pre tournament ranking:

Argentina 1 ✅️
England 4 ✅️
Brazil 6 ❌
Norway 31 🇳🇴 ✅️
Colombia 13❌
Mexico 14❌
Switzerland 19 ✅️

Other route:

Spain 🇪🇸 2 ✅️
France 🇫🇷 3 ✅️
Portugal 🇵🇹 5 ❌
Morocco 🇲🇦 7 ✅️
Netherlands 🇳🇱 8 ❌
Belgium 🇧🇪 9 ✅️
Germany 🇩🇪 10 ❌
Croatia 🇭🇷 11❌

johnie:
Below is the FIFA Men's Top 20 Rankings (June 2026), just before the tournament started:

1. Argentina
2. Spain
3. France
4. England
5. Portugal
6. Brazil
7. Morocco
8. Netherlands
9. Belgium
10. Germany
11. Croatia
12. Italy
13. Colombia
14. Mexico
15. Senegal
16. Uruguay
17. United States
18. Japan
19. Switzerland
20. Iran

There are only 6 countries on the current path of Argentina/Brazil from the top 20 ranking:
Argentina 1
England 4
Brazil 6
Colombia 13
Mexico 14
Switzerland 19

Of these 6, only 3 (Argentina, Brazil, England) are within the first 10.

On the other route, there are more (8 ) countries within the first 20:

Spain 2
France 3
Portugal 5
Morocco 7
Netherlands 8
Belgium 9
Germany 10
Croatia 11

All the 8 on this route are within the first 11 of the pre-tournament FIFA Rankings.

So, even based the pre-tournament FIFA Rankings, Argentina and Brazil still have the easier route.

After Day 2 of Round of 32

Argentina/Brazil route from the top 20 pre tournament ranking:

Argentina 1
England 4
Brazil 6 ✅️
Colombia 13
Mexico 14
Switzerland 19

Other route:

Spain 2
France 3
Portugal 5
Morocco 7 ✅️
Netherlands 8 ❌
Belgium 9
Germany 10 ❌
Croatia 11

johnie:
Germany could/would meet the following enroute the finals:

Paraguay (32)

France (16)
Sweden (16)

Quarterfinals
Netherlands
Morocco
Canada

Portugal (Semi final)
Spain (Semi final)
Croatia (Semi final)
Austria (Semi final)
USA (Semi final)
Bosnia & Herzegovinia (Semi final)
France (Semi)

Germany would drop out as early as the Round of 16 or Quarterfinals if they lose to France, Netherlands or Morocco.

Losing to others would be an upset.

First upset recorded- Germany 🇩🇪 out!

MT:
Thumb up to the Jap.

They left everything on the field.

However, this was my first time of seeing a dark skinned jap - Zion Suzuki

His father is Ghanaian.

First upset recorded- Germany 🇩🇪 out!

GanagiBitrus:
How else do you determine "Big Names" if not by ranking?
Abi na you dey give the big names.

For your info, all the Countries you call big names are all in FIFA Top10 & one of them will surely win the WC.

So how can you say "forget the nonsense FIFA Rankings"

Below is the FIFA Men's Top 20 Rankings (June 2026), just before the tournament started:

1. Argentina
2. Spain
3. France
4. England
5. Portugal
6. Brazil
7. Morocco
8. Netherlands
9. Belgium
10. Germany
11. Croatia
12. Italy
13. Colombia
14. Mexico
15. Senegal
16. Uruguay
17. United States
18. Japan
19. Switzerland
20. Iran

There are only 6 countries on the current path of Argentina/Brazil from the top 20 ranking:
Argentina 1
England 4
Brazil 6
Colombia 13
Mexico 14
Switzerland 19

Of these 6, only 3 (Argentina, Brazil, England) are within the first 10.

On the other route, there are more (8 ) countries within the first 20:

Spain 2
France 3
Portugal 5
Morocco 7
Netherlands 8
Belgium 9
Germany 10
Croatia 11

All the 8 on this route are within the first 11 of the pre-tournament FIFA Rankings.

So, even based the pre-tournament FIFA Rankings, Argentina and Brazil still have the easier route.

cr7lomo:
Its an easy route for Argentina and Brazil.... forget that nonsense rankings ... big names win world cups and not rankings ... if its by rankings, more than 8 natuons would have won the WC

Well said!

You do understand my position.

Nigeria's highest-ever FIFA ranking of 5th in the world was achieved just before the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

We should have got to the quarterfinals or Semi finals going by the logic that the FIFA rankings determine how far a country would go.

GanagiBitrus:
The top positions between then & the current remained same. Argentina, Spain, France & England are still evenly spread in the Draw. Same with other top ranked teams.

Any other ranking of teams is subject to your own biased mind.

Nothing like easy route here, Bro.

I hear you.

cr7lomo:
Its an easy route for Argentina and Brazil.... forget that nonsense rankings ... big names win world cups and not rankings ... if its by rankings, more than 8 natuons would have won the WC

Well said!

Nigeria's highest-ever FIFA ranking of 5th in the world was achieved just before the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

We should have got to the quarterfibals or Semi finals going by the logic that the rankings determine how far you would go.

phr0nesis:
So England is a joke to you. So England will be easy for Brazil, imagine how you shoved them aside.

Time will tell.

GanagiBitrus:
Flawed analysis.

The Route-to-Final is a balanced draw based on FIFA Rankings.
Check again; the Top4 ranked countries (Argentina, Spain, France & England) can only meet each other in the S/Final (which is Last 4 teams)

Same way the other top ranked countries are evenly spread out in the draw.

So your concept of "Easy Teams" is in your biased mind, not according to FIFA Rankings.

The FIFA Rankings was as at the time the draws for the tournament was done, months back.

My analysis is based on my analysis of the teams' performance during the group stage.