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Sugarboyy:
Remove Osimhen please
This kind of game, if he is playing he will get injured when Spain needs him the most

You and one other person up there misread my post. Go and read again please

Kog45:
Make Ronaldo honorably resign just like Neymar did, nothing to prove again.He has done his best for football and he would be remember always but GOAT(s) are

1.Pele
2.Maradona
3.Messi

2030 is just here 😂😂

mostob:
You and one other person up there misread my post. Go and read again please

I read your follow up post sir.
I'm only saying to me, Osimhen will be inconsequential to this Spain team vs Portugal today.

"Back to Sender" was in full effect tonight 😄

Just say you want Morocco to face Argentina.

My Maroc has France next, Spain is a potential semis hurdle for either.

Argentina has to get past Egypt. CV showed Argentina is very beatable. After Egypt, Colombia is likely (if the Swiss are overcome) and after that hurdle is the might of England's brave lions or the Adventurous Vikings.

For me, Morocco vs Argentina final is very unlikely but still among the probables as things stand.

mostob:
All other teams dey take main road, Argentina dey take shortcut. Morocco might face Argentina.
Na AFCON Argentina con play for this tournament

TheSuperNerd:
Just say you want Morocco to face Argentina.

My Maroc has France next, Spain is a potential semis hurdle for either.

Argentina has to get past Egypt. CV showed Argentina is very beatable. After Egypt, Colombia is likely (if the Swiss are overcome) and after that hurdle is the might of England's brave lions or the Adventurous Vikings.

For me, Morocco vs Argentina final is very unlikely but still among the probables as things stand.

oh..ok
Let me go check the table again
We might see another Argentina vs France final

CR7 is OUT! The Spanish turned on the style and were in control from Min 1 to Min 90+. They were never really in danger of losing as it was their own forwardmen who missed chances upon Chances. A fine win for Spain over C.Ronaldo and Portugal.

This is Spain's first Round of 16 win at the WC since after their 2010 WC triumph. The Round of 16 curse is officially broken... too as I expected.


Now, 7 out of my 12 Favorites/Darkhorses/Outside force selections are still in. 5 are OUT.
4 of the 5 OUT got booted out by 4 of the 7 still in the competition.
And 2 more will inevitably fall in the quarter finals coz 4 of the 8 left so far (pending other RO16 games) meet one another (🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿v🇸🇯 and 🇫🇷v🇲🇦).


2 out of my 7 remaining selections are up next. Belgium goes first vs USA. Then much much later on July 7... World Champs, Argentina take on Egypt.


Round of 16 action continues...

🟣Next-up:
- USA vs Belgium (Darkhorse)



Top 5 Favs in no order:
- Spain✅️✅️*(Quarter finals)*
- France✅️✅️*(Quarter finals)*
- Portugal✅️❌️⭕️
- Argentina✅️⏳️
- England✅️✅️*(Quarter finals)*



Solid Dark horses:
- Brazil❌️❌️⭕️
- Germany❌️❌️
- Netherlands❌️❌️
- Belgium✅⏳️
- Croatia (coz of their last 2 WCs)❌️❌️
- Norway✅️✅️*(Quarter finals)*



Outside Force:
- Morocco✅️✅️*(Quaterfinals)*


💯

TheSuperNerd:
10-men England shows heart to knock out really solid Co-hosts, Mexico in a RO16 classic for the ages at the Azteca.

8 out of my 12 Favorites/Darkhorses/Outside force selections are still in. 4 are OUT.
3 of the 4 OUT got booted out by 3 of the 8 still in the competition.
And 2 more will inevitably fall in the quarters coz 4 of the 8 left so far (pending other RO16 games) meet one another (🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 v 🇸🇯 and 🇫🇷 v 🇲🇦).


2 out of the 8 that remain meet each other in an upcoming RO16 Classic...."Portugal vs Spain." That is Up NEXT!


Round of 16 action continues....

Next-up:
🟣Portugal (Top 5 fav) vs Spain (Top 5 fav)


Top 5 Favs in no order:
- Spain✅️⏳️
- France✅️✅️*(Quarter finals)*
- Portugal✅️⏳️
- Argentina✅️⏳️
- England✅️✅️*(Quarter finals)*



Solid Dark horses:
- Brazil❌️❌️⭕️
- Germany❌️❌️
- Netherlands❌️❌️
- Belgium✅⏳️
- Croatia (coz of their last 2 WCs)❌️❌️
- Norway✅️✅️*(Quarter finals)*


Outside Force:
- Morocco✅️✅️*(Quaterfinals)*


💯

Not a big fan of his, but he is a great player. Watching him cry really touched me.

Big ups Ronnie. It is just unfortunate you came during Messi's era but you did your best.

Ronaldo is crying, this is beautiful 😭 pic.twitter.com/t3DuCm6BRB

— Hansi’s Barça 🇩🇪 (fan) (@Flickxball) July 6, 2026

Égyptiens to knock out Argentina
Fingers crossed

No third place team left.

Morocco and Norway (and Egypt if they win) are the only 2nd placed teams in quarterly final.

yinkeys:
Égyptiens to knock out Argentina
Fingers crossed

Argentina to win 3:0

After 60 years
England it’s coming home
Second star loading
Written in the stars

Lol, Portugal did not even waste time. Roberto Martinez OUT the door. 😂

oloriooko:
The end of an era, the close of an amazing chapter in football
Cr7 you are celebrated

Messi na still him papa

USA fans truly hyped for this fixture. They wont wanna follow the paths of Canada and Mexico who both exited in the Round of 16 but that will take some doing coz the Belgians, even though, underpar for the most of this WC, still have the Elite quality to knock out the Americans.

From my anticipation angle, it may not be as titanic as Mexico vs England but it is gonna have fireworks especially with Balogun, that should not be available, starting.

oloriooko:
The end of an era, the close of an amazing chapter in football
Cr7 you are celebrated

A very good goal scorer

TheSuperNerd:
Pele (GOAT of GOATs)
Maradona
Messi
CR7

That is the truth-list no matter what anyone else says. Football knows it. Excluding Ronaldo is denying his greatness.

On behalf of The GoodJoe please add De Bruyne to the list.

TheSuperNerd:
USA fans truly hyped for this fixture. They wont wanna follow the paths of Canada and Mexico who both exited in the Round of 16 but that will take some doing coz the Belgians, even though, underpar for the most of this WC, still have the Elite quality to knock out the Americans.

From my anticipation angle, it may not be as titanic as Mexico vs England but it is gonna have fireworks especially with Balogun, that should not be available, starting.

The Belgians rang some big changes, De Bruyne and Baba Baby (Doku) dropped to the bench.

And uh yeah, Unai Simon extends his Cleansheets record at the World Cup to 609mins without conceeding. This began at the 2022 WC and has carried on into the 2026 edition.

The last player to beat Simon in goal for Spain was Ao Tanaka of Japan in the group stage back in 2022. Japan won 2-1.


Spain are also yet to concede a single goal at this World Cup. The only side left with an unbreached defence. They are now in the Quarter finals.

Yeah, Rudi is responding as a result of possibly avoiding what happened vs Senegal.

AndSunGorilla:
The Belgians rang some big changes, De Bruyne and Baba Baby (Doku) dropped to the bench.

KDB wey dey bench today abi. 😂

AndSunGorilla:
On behalf of The GoodJoe please add De Bruyne to the list.

USA 0-1 Belgium.

Charles de Ketelaere strikes!

USA playing like Belgium is the host country.

Belgium is up by a goal within 10 mins already against USA. The US defense looks completely lost.

USA is playing soccer while Belgium is playing football

Shocking first quarter from the USA. They've let Belgium run all over them

USA really needed this hydration break

Mauricio Pochettino. What have you got? Huge tactical team talk here

The USA are seeing more possession and trying to build attacks patiently, but clear-cut chances have been limited.

Belgium look compact defensively and dangerous every time they break forward, with Nicolas Raskin continuing to dictate transitions after providing the assist.

Thibaut Courtois has not been heavily tested yet as Belgium keep the American attack at arm's length.

Basketois

Goallll yea. Malik Tillman let’s go. Game on !

Tillman scores another free kick after scoring one against Bosnia few days ago 😲😲

Belgium retake the lead . Rookie mistakes by USA defenders .

Wetin USA dey do abeg, did they watch Senegal at all? you don't want to lose your initiative to Belgium cause they are comeback kings.