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Swanzi:
No, we all also want to know how u managed to bottle a second World Cup qualification in a group with minnows Zimbabwe and Lesotho before finally DRC molested u over120m tell us

Darkseidreloade:
Jesus don't kill us please

TheSuperNerd:
This Norway vs England game really could go either way at this point.

Norway especially keep testing that English defence.

JohnBullMySon:
Yeah. Norway are one good cross away from retaking a late lead

Swanzi:
No, we also want to know how u managed to bottle a second World Cup qualification in a group with minnows Zimbabwe and Lesotho before finally DRC molested u over120m tell us

Napoleon55:
There is difference between "to flop" and "to disappoint"
I'm not writing them off,and also won't be depending on them.

Dribbling and beating the likes of Zimbabwe, Benin and Malawi means nothing to me,if when I need you to dominate and defeat the likes of Senegal and Morocco, and you would be outplayed and be defeated.

JohnBullMySon:
Oscar Bobb and Nusa are how confident wingers should play when goals are critically needed.

AndSunGorilla:
They have outplayed England.

Odunayaw:
They've been live wire in this match.

Last winger duo who were sharp as a pin in this WC was Diomande-Amad

Sugarboyy:
I don't know, maybe I'm the only one that thinks Diomande is overrated

Odunayaw:
This WC? Nah he was solid

JohnBullMySon:
But how are Norway able to cut so many passes in the final third?

Elite level performance i must say.

Napoleon55:
Morocco won't touch our achievements across the board in 5 decades to come

chrisooblog:
The Moroccans sef you're hyping in the cold light of objective analyses what did they actually do? Drew with one of the poorest Brazilians teams in recent years, Beat an above average Netherlands on penalties, and get outclassed by France that Senegal went toe to toe with.

So I should quake in my pants because they defeated world super powers Scotland, Haiti, Canada? Really?

Nigeria should do better but use a more appropriate example for comparison not a country relying on board room antics to win an undeserved title.

Mujtahida:
Morocco didn't play shingbai. Only one shot on target and that was in the 86' or so.

They were outplayed.

SymphonyRad:
323-420-1864
Femi and Zadok haven't even gotten a chance to play any significant games for Nigeria yet and you've already concluded they are lightweight? I don't quite follow your logic honestly.

chrisooblog:
Played like which title contenders with one shot on target in the whole match that only came in the 86th minute?

I never said I was happy and content we lost to them. Even that loss was down to the lottery of penalties. You're the one claiming the Moroccans are some magnificent team way beyond other African contenders when I can't see any evidence to suggest why.

Joebie:
In AFCON abi lol

Napoleon55:
I have not concluded anything, but you+ would conclude that Chukwueze and Akor will no longer be starting for us because of Zodak and Femi

JohnBullMySon:
Yeah. Norway are one good cross away from retaking a late lead

TheSuperNerd:
The Reigning European Champions, La Furia Roja march on comfortably after a 2-1 win over the Belgian red devils who did not really trouble the Spaniards. 17 shots vs 5 shots, 8 on target vs 2 on target. 57%🇪🇦 vs 35%🇧🇪 (8% in contest) tell a good part of the story. This win sets up a truly titanic WC Semifinals clash and a de ja vu meeting between the 2 most powerful European Football Giants today. In one Corner, France (Current World #1 in the Live FIFA World Rankings: Was #2 prior to the WC Opener) and in the other corner, Spain (Current World #2 in the Live FIFA World Rankings: was #3 prior to the WC). Their last 2 meetings came in the Semifinals of Major competitions (Euros 2024 and Uefa Nations League 2024/25) and going a bit further back saw them face off in the final of the 2020/21 Uefa Nations league. Mbappe & Oyarzabal were present even in 2021. THIS 2026 Episode of the 🇫🇷vs🇪🇦 Clash is definitely gonna be legendary.



🔰Now, 5 out of my _12 Favorites/Darkhorses/Outside force_ selections are still in. 7 are OUT.
6 of the 7 OUT got booted out by 5 of the 5 still in the competition.

And, 1 more will inevitably fall in the quarter finals coz 2 of the 5 left so far meet each another_* (🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿v🇸🇯). Argentina meets Switzerland, which is not in this selection.




Quarter Finals Action continues

🟣Next-up in this selection:
🟢Norway (Darkhorse) vs England (Top 5 Fav) on July 11th.


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


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


Outside Force:
- Morocco✅️✅️❌️⭕️



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TheSuperNerd:
The Three Lions of England navigate an intense affair vs The Norwegian Vikings thanks to the Brilliant Brace of Jude Bellingham. Erling Haaland got caged by the Country he plies his club trade in. The "It's coming home" chants shall ring across London and other English cities now despite a potential clash vs Messi and co (only if they survive the Swiss). The Final 4 will be complete tomorrow and England shall know who stands between them and destiny.


Your favorites/dark horses list has 12 teams which is 25% of the all participating teams. I think it’s too much. Gave yourself too much room to correctly predict the semifinalists



🔰Now, 4 out of my 12 Favorites/Darkhorses/Outside force selections are still in. 8 are OUT.
7 of the 8 OUT got booted out by 4 of the 4 still in the competition.


Quarter Finals Action wraps up...

🟣Next-up in this selection:
🔴 Argentina (Top 5 Fav) vs Switzerland on July 12th.



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


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


Outside Force:
- Morocco✅️✅️❌️⭕️



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TheSuperNerd:
2026 WC Top Scorers (Updated)

Mbappe - 8 goals

Messi - 8 goals

Haaland - 7 goals

Kane - 6 goals

O.Dembele - 5 goals

Jude Bellingham - 4 goals

Mikel Oyarzabal - 4 goals

Vini Jr - 4 goals

Julian Quinones - 4 goals

Ismaila Sarr - 4 goals

R.Lukaku - 3 goals

Charles De Ketelaere - 3 goals

C.Ronaldo - 3 goals

Manzambi - 3 goals

Ismael Saibari - 3 goals

Cunha - 3 goals

Balogun - 3 goals

Raul Jimenez - 3 goals

Brian Bobbey - 3 goals

Y.Wissa - 3 goals

Cody Gakpo - 3 goals

D.Undav - 3 goals

Havertz - 3 goals

Just - 3 goals

J.David - 3 goals

Mikel Merino - 2 goals

Barcola - 2 goals

Emam Ashour - 2 goals

Soufiane Rahimi - 2 goals

Azzedine Ounahi - 2 goals

Breel Embolo - 2 goals

Youri Tielemans - 2 goals

Malik Tillman - 2 goals

Pape Gueye - 2 goals

L.Trossard - 2 goals

A.Ueda - 2 goals

Nicolas Pepe - 2 goals

Mostafa Ziko - 2 goals

R.Mahrez - 2 goals

A.Elanga - 2 goals

Ruben Vargas - 2 goals

C.Summerville - 2 goals

D.Kamada - 2 goals

C.Larin - 2 goals

Amad Diallo - 2 goals

Habib Diarra - 2 goals

Daniel Munoz - 2 goals

Arnautovic - 2 goals

Ayari - 2 goals

R.Rezaeian - 2 goals

Maxi Araujo - 2 goals

Ermin Mahmic - 2 goals

marriseller:
Your favorites/dark horses list has 12 teams which is 25% of all participating teams. I think it’s too much. Gave yourself too much room to correctly predict the semifinals