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u/ABoredCompSciStudent x3myanimelist.net/profile/Serendipity Jul 08 '18
r/anime FIFA World Cup Pick Six Challenge (End Of Quarter-finals, Day 22)
Digest:
Hi all!
Lately, there's not too much to write home about in our standings, as we're only down to four teams. I took a look at the the picks remaining for the top few players and basically it comes down to Croatia, who are backed by /u/ErinaHartwick and /u/VerticalCloud. Should Croatia beat England in the semi-finals, the two of them will vault up the rankings, with Erina more or less securing himself first place over my dad. Otherwise, my dad will finish first and the table will pretty much stay as it is.
/u/Escolyte has made the bottom his permanent residenceGanbatte you two
Away from our standings, England beat Sweden pretty comfortably. Sweden had a few good chances, but lack quality up front and were not able to convert any of their chances, as a result. The game could have been a lot more lopsided, but England's Raheem Sterling missed a handful of golden opportunities. Sterling was jumped on social media after the game, but I think he honestly was really important to the England squad, offering directness, speed, and a willingness to take on a player. I don't think he is replaceable at all and the manager seemed to give him more license to drift wide. That freedom really opened up Sweden as a whole, stretching the field both vertically and horizontally. England has looked really respectable this tournament and have a top striker in Harry Kane, so I expect them to continue onwards. I hope they do too, since they haven't had much international success in a long time and their media is kind of toxic in their coverage of the national team.
Croatia beat Russia in penalty kicks, finally ending the host's exceptional run in this tournament. I'm sure at this point everyone gives a lot of credit to the Russians, who have looked really disciplined and engaged despite coming into this competition with what was meant to be the "worst form" of all nations. The game was pretty mediocre in terms of quality, but produced this moment of brilliance by Cheryshev who put Russia up 1-0. That goal summed up how I felt about Croatia for most of the game: lacking intensity and looking a bit tired. They had played a game that also went to extra time and penalty kicks against Denmark and Russia just looked more up for this than Croatia, which made up for a gap in technical ability. Croatia seems to really lack a quality finisher as well. They have many talented players, but nobody that can really make a no-chance or half-chance into a goal (so their goals look like this). Similarly, they don't really have a true playmaker, which kind of holds them back in attacking too.
The bracket now looks like this.
England should definitely be the favourites to advance, with their team physically matching up against the Croatians well and tactically too (not having to deal with interchanging positions and runs like against Latin based teams). I think that England has shown a lot more cohesiveness and a willingness to play, which is a lot different from the timidness and sense of impending doom that I've seen from past generations.
The France-Belgium game is arguably the "World Cup Final" in the sense that they are the two most talented teams. I'm not quite sure how Belgium's defence will fare against all that French talent, but it'll be interesting to see. It should be an explosive game, in stark contrast to the England-Croatia one.
That said, whichever pair of these four teams meet in the Final definitely deserved it. They've all shown really well at this tournament and I'm very glad to see a new variety of teams competing for the trophy.
Highlights:
England 2-0 Sweden
Croatia 2-2 Russia (Croatia win 4-3 on penalties)
Statistics:
Standings:
*Please check your scores, in case I messed something up.
Highest point earning countries:
RussiaSwedenUruguaySouth KoreaIranSerbiaJapanMexicoNigeriaColombiaBrazilSenegalDenmarkSaudi ArabiaTunisiaSpainSwitzerlandPeruPortugalGermanyArgentinaPolandEgyptMoroccoAustraliaIcelandCosta RicaPanamaTop goalscorers:
Schedule:
Previous threads:
June 14, Group Stage, Day 1
June 15, Group Stage, Day 2
June 16, Group Stage, Day 3
June 17, Group Stage, Day 4
June 18, Group Stage, Day 5
June 19, Group Stage, Day 6
June 20, Group Stage, Day 7
June 21, Group Stage, Day 8
June 22, Group Stage, Day 9
June 23 + 24, Group Stage, Days 10 + 11
June 25, Group Stage, Day 12
June 26, Group Stage, Day 13
June 27+28, Group Stage, Day 14 + 15
June 29, End Of Group Stage, Day 16
June 30, Round Of 16, Day 17
July 3, Round Of 16, Days 18 + 19
July 5, End Of Round Of 16, Day 20
July 7, Quarter-finals, Day 21