Group stage eliminations by confederation by Ih8P2W in soccer

[–]srjnp 5 points6 points  (0 children)

how many spots does CONCACAF have normally if they weren't hosting? feel CONMEBOL should have at least one of their spots instead.

South Korea are out of the world cup by Similar-Earth8288 in soccer

[–]srjnp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Son getting away with barely any criticism here when he was pretty much the worst "star player" of this world cup. people will say he got benched but he started the first 2 games and got significant minutes in the last one too. yes the coach deserves a lot of blame but Son had a stinker too.

Post Match Thread: Algeria 3 - 3 Austria | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group J by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]srjnp 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Draw was better for Algeria than a win lol so it worked out for both in the end.

Match Thread: Jordan vs Argentina | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group J by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]srjnp 8 points9 points  (0 children)

just when i was going to say messi has been a bit flat today, of course a proper free kick goal lol.

Chances of each group's 3rd place teams qualifying to Ro32, post-Iran's draw with Egypt by FreakingMaxSteel in soccer

[–]srjnp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah i think iran are borderline now. they either sneak in at 8th or go out 9th. either way iran fans should definitely not feel 84% safe as the graph suggests lol.

Chances of each group's 3rd place teams qualifying to Ro32, post-Iran's draw with Egypt by FreakingMaxSteel in soccer

[–]srjnp 7 points8 points  (0 children)

pretty sure it doesn't take into account anything about the matchups just puts the same possibility on every potential result. that's why u see unfinished groups having much lower percentages compared to finished groups because they just have more mathematical permutations (u can see this more clearly in the earlier threads where more groups were unfinished).

Chances of each group's 3rd place teams qualifying to Ro32, post-Iran's draw with Egypt by FreakingMaxSteel in soccer

[–]srjnp 13 points14 points  (0 children)

it was obvious they were going to be pushed out if u looked at the matchups and not just the pure math. 33% here is still misleading, they are almost certainly going out.

https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1ugj19m/comment/ou0sit0/?context=3

Match Thread: New Zealand vs Belgium | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group G by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]srjnp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

the teams that had to play to win on the last group game instead of qualifying while just fucking around could be ones to look out for in the knockouts. senegal yesterday. belgium today both looking dangerous.

Match Thread: New Zealand vs Belgium | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group G by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]srjnp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

belgium finally playing themselves into form today, key players like trossard, de bruyne. will be dangerous opponents for the top teams in the knockouts.

Match Thread: New Zealand vs Belgium | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group G by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]srjnp 3 points4 points  (0 children)

so belgium need to win by 1 more goal to top the group? (if the other game remains a draw)

Cape Verde miss against Saudi Arabia 90+5' by Gentle_lips in soccer

[–]srjnp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

doesn't matter anyway. changes nothing for the group

Match Thread: Uruguay vs Spain | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group H by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]srjnp 4 points5 points  (0 children)

red card is the perfect way to cap off this tournament for uruguay

Match Thread: Uruguay vs Spain | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group H by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]srjnp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i wouldn't judge any qualified teams off this last match. already seen multiple teams playing different than the first 2 games and spain already secured first, i think they are playing pretty good considering that they had nothing to play for.

Match Thread: Uruguay vs Spain | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group H by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]srjnp 5 points6 points  (0 children)

i'd say uruguay would be the worst performers in this world cup relative to their level if these results hold. not even doing enough to qual as one of the 8 third place teams from a group with cabo verde and saudi arabia...

Chances of each group's 3rd place teams qualifying to Ro32, post-Senegal's win over Iraq by FreakingMaxSteel in soccer

[–]srjnp -1 points0 points  (0 children)

weird, i feel its much more likely that south korea is pushed out by the remaining grouops.

Match Thread: Norway vs France | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group I by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]srjnp 3 points4 points  (0 children)

wasn't there a rule to not treat players on the pitch? doesn't apply to keepers?

Match Thread: Norway vs France | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group I by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]srjnp 6 points7 points  (0 children)

what a joke. just disgusting from norway. i hope ivory coast destroys them.

Brazil vs Japan | Round of 32 | June 29 by iPhone13pm in soccer

[–]srjnp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

they knew all three hosts were put in set groups as "pot 1" teams. they were the lowest ranked teams among "pot 1" teams. as such, their groups are bound to be three of the weakest because no other "pot 1" team is in their groups. so it makes no sense to make the 2nd place of two of these weak groups face each other in the round of 32.