Croatia’s “inat” mentality. Defiant stubbornness. Us against the world. Croatia’s football culture is a direct expression of it. The way they continue to defy all odds on the big stage and create these world class players and talents is incredible.
PSG hustling the entire football world by finishing outside the top 8 in the group stage just to lock in again in the knockouts 😭 Had a lot of people writing the reigning UCL winners off
While I do wholeheartedly believe any team itw can beat this current Liverpool, I also believe PSG is still the best team itw and the favorites for the UCL
And um I guess that’s really it? Can’t think of any more Cons. Neymar wouldn’t even be a starter too he’d most likely come off the bench which makes all the pros even better and the cons lesser.
Allegri and Mourinho effectively losing the league on the same day. The undefeated Special One Mourinho losing it to 16th place Casa Pia and also prob not qualifying for the Champions League next season
Where this World Cup massively fails (prices, travel logistics, culture) it might make up a little in performance. I’m expecting a lot of upsets and surprises
Senegal, Japan, Norway, Colombia, Switzerland, Morocco, Scotland, Türkiye, Ecuador, Austria, Ivory Coast … is this the strongest and largest group of Dark Horses we’ve ever seen at a Word Cup?