The Croatians, who finished second in Group F behind Morocco, reached at least the semi-finals on each of the two occasions they’ve advanced to the knockout stage. Belgium, number two in the world, was left out after scoring just one goal in three games. They lost control after initially presenting themselves as a possible candidate for the title.<\/p>\n
The third and last day of the group stage is here, and it’s already removing additional pieces. So far, the World Cup has been a very even tournament, and the numbers confirm that impression. Only three teams (France, Brazil, and Portugal) won their first two games. In some previous tournaments, Brazil in 2014 and Russia in 2018, seven teams accomplished that feat.<\/p>\n
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For now, there are two teams that have been left without any chance of advancing in the tournament, Canada and Qatar, both of which lost their first two games.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
There are still tense games on tap on Thursday as teams try to vie for position. They all have their eyes on December 18, when the two best teams meet in the final, decisive battle.<\/p>\n
Spain, which faces Japan shortly, is undoubtedly one of the teams that’s emerged since its world conquest in 2010. This time, it had a tough competitor in its group in Germany, who’s always a heavyweight in World Cup competition.<\/p>\n
Spain is getting -260 on Tipico on Thursday, while Japan is at +750. The latter has already shown that it can’t be easily dismissed, and experts expect this will be a tight game.<\/strong><\/p>\nBrazil is still out in front to win the tournament, followed by France and Argentina. Spain and England are next, while the USMNT is lower on the list. If they can get past the Netherlands on Saturday, everything could change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Morocco may have been seen as a sleeper team before the FIFA World Cup began, but not anymore. Their win against Canada on Thursday didn’t make a difference in terms of advancement to the Round of 16. But it helped show what the team is capable of achieving. Morocco qualified for the Round of 16 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":245892,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[81883,82966,1074],"tags":[82205,83136,80968,83324],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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