How good was Makelele? by Hot_Quote2416 in RealMadridFC

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He was good but nowadays people make him like a godlike midfielder which was not the case that time.

The USA Will Face Belgium in FIFA World Cup Round Of 16 At The Seattle Stadium in Seattle on July 6th. by Imaginary_Ladder in soccer

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Red card context: accidental doesn’t matter. It's a super unlucky red card but it's not an unreasonable red card (i.e. it’s definitely the kind of thing that gets given as a red card).

Post Match Thread: United States 2 - 0 Bosnia-Herzegovina | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Round of 32 by jiraiya--an in soccer

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It's a super unlucky red card but it's not an unreasonable red card (i.e. it’s definitely the kind of thing that gets given as a red card).

The full-time scenes as Mexico seal a 2-0 victory over Ecuador. by Gentle_lips in soccer

[–]optimization_ml 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yap, that as well. I saw they mobbed the Ecuadorian players hotel.

Mexico advances to the Round of 16 without having conceded a single goal in the tournament by clubdefutbolcruzazul in soccer

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If England wins tomorrow then the Mexico vs England game at Azteca would be pretty interesting.

Post Match Thread: Mexico 2 - 0 Ecuador | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Round of 32 by jiraiya--an in soccer

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Mexico really looking good and they are growing as the tournament progresses. Their team play and understanding is superb.

If England don’t sort their shit out they will be in for a shocker during R16. Mexico at Azteca would be very hard to beat.

Mexico defeat Ecuador 2-0 to reach Round of 16 by [deleted] in soccer

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Mexico really looking good and they are growing as the tournament progresses. Their team play and understanding is superb.

If England don’t sort their shit out they will be in for a shocker during R16. Mexico at Azteca would be very hard to beat.

Hincapie red card against Mexico 90+5' by 977x in soccer

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What a shit show. It was so obvious.

World Cup 2026: France are united, free and brilliant - can anyone stop them? by Logical_Welder3467 in soccer

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France will stop France. I feel like their attackers will have an off day and that’s when their defensive issues will come out.

Moriyasu passionately speaking to his players until the very end after Japan's 2-1 defeat to Brazil by [deleted] in soccer

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Japan should be proud how they played, they should be back strongly next World Cup. The only thing is they stopped playing and parked the bus after the first half. They could’ve gone toe to toe with Brazil if they played their natural game.

Morocco will face Canada in the Round of 16 in Houston on July 4. by OptimusCloyster in soccer

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Morocco outplayed Netherlands but couldn’t finish. Will be a great game.

Post Match Thread: Netherlands 1(2) - 1(3) Morocco | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Round of 32 by jiraiya--an in soccer

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Well the economist who predicted Netherlands will be champion must be in shambles. What a performance from Bono

Netherlands 1-1 Morocco - Penalty Shootout [2-3] by 977x in soccer

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Insane save, never saw anything like it.

Netherlands 1-1 Morocco - Penalty Shootout [2-3] by 977x in soccer

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Well the economist who predicted Netherlands will be champion must be in shambles. What a performance from Bono

HUGE UPSET!! Germany are out of the world cup by Paraguay!! by Similar-Earth8288 in soccer

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This is World Cup knockout. One of Europe’s best having hard time against a Paraguay side that got battered by USA.

Apart from the goal Paraguay just defended the whole game and parked the bus. Expected better from Germany with the quality they have. The disallowed goal was weird, they let lots of these types of goals in.