* WC Group E thread (Spain, Costa Rica, Germany, Japan) *

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Winner gets Croatia then Brasil
Second gets Morocco then Portugal


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Chuck Cunningham said:

Does anyone have the group primer handy?
Here you go:

WC Group Clinching Scenarios
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MookieBlaylock said:

Winner gets Croatia then Brasil
Second gets Morocco then Portugal





I was just looking at this setup. We might have teams playing for second place.
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need some picks…
Costa +2.5?
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dallasiteinsa02 said:

MookieBlaylock said:

Winner gets Croatia then Brasil
Second gets Morocco then Portugal





I was just looking at this setup. We might have teams playing for second place.
The group is really too tight to try and game the system, especially before matches start. What we might see is a situation where Spain are up by two at half and Germany and their crappy offense are still struggling to break down CR and the game is 0-0, so Spain at that point takes their foot off the gas and rests starters… but going in, this group is too tight.
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dallasiteinsa02 said:

MookieBlaylock said:

Winner gets Croatia then Brasil
Second gets Morocco then Portugal





I was just looking at this setup. We might have teams playing for second place.


Germany gonna get to another semifinal
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Germany offense is going to look brilliant against CR

3 nil
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Spain
  • Win vs. JAP: ESP qualify as group winner.
  • Draw vs. JAP: ESP qualify as group winner if CRC lose or draw. ESP qualify as group runner-up if CRC win.
  • Loss vs. JAP: ESP eliminated if CRC win. ESP can qualify as runner-up or suffer elimination on tiebreakers with CRC (if CRC draw) or GER (if GER win).
Japan
  • Win vs. ESP: JAP qualify for knockouts as group winner (if CRC lose or draw) or as runner-up depending on tiebreakers (if CRC win).
  • Draw vs. ESP: JAP can qualify as group runner-up (CRC draw) or qualification will come down to tiebreakers (if GER win).
  • Loss vs. ESP: Japan are eliminated.
Costa Rica
  • Win vs. GER: CRC qualify as group winner (if ESP-JAP draw) or group runner-up (if ESP win), including based on tiebreakers (if JAP win)
  • Draw vs. GER: CRC qualify as group runner-up only if JAP loses. (JAP win or draw and CRC are eliminated.)
  • Loss vs. GER: CRC eliminated from World Cup.
Germany
  • Win vs. CRC: GER qualify as runner-up with JAP loss. GER can qualify as runner-up or suffer elimination based on tiebreakers with JAP (ESP-JAP draw) or ESP (if ESP lose).
  • Draw or Loss vs. CRC: GER eliminated
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MookieBlaylock said:

Germany offense is going to look brilliant against CR

3 nil

It might be worse than that if they start Fulkrug and bench Muller.
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Japan and CR are not very good with CR being awful

Spain getting hosed by winning the group

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MookieBlaylock said:

Japan and CR are not very good with CR being awful

Spain getting hosed by winning the group




I think Japan is a pretty decent side actually and I won't be surprised if they beat Spain. They'll defend all game but they've proven they can turn it on.


I'm hoping for a Japan and CR win!
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OregonAggie said:

MookieBlaylock said:

Japan and CR are not very good with CR being awful

Spain getting hosed by winning the group




I think Japan is a pretty decent side actually and I won't be surprised if they beat Spain. They'll defend all game but they've proven they can turn it on.


I'm hoping for a Japan and CR win!
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ESP wins 2-1.
GER wins 3-1.
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Rooting for Japan and Costa Rica. I want to see chaos.

I hate those effing Euro snobs.
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Derek Rae drives me nuts with his pronunciation of anything German. He tries to sound more German that actual Germans
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Germany scores early
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Ze Germans firing up the tanks
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I really don't like this announcing team in the JPN ESP match. The color guy is soooo negative.
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Nothing is going well for me.

Spain and Germany up 1-0
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Has a team ever gone home with a win and a double digit negative GD? Feel like we might be seeing that soon.
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spain making ceviche not sushi
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Morata might need to force his way into the starting 11 and keep the coach's daughter's boyfriend on the bench.
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OregonAggie said:

Nothing is going well for me.

Spain and Germany up 1-0


always bet on black
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So if you were a 19 year old Soccer star, would you get with a super model or the Princess of the Royal family in your country?
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tickle me Olmo with a questionable elbow to the face
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Surprised Japan is playing 5-4-1 in defense. Spain just has to move the ball around the back and their line forward will never keep up
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germany and spain both jumping out to early leads is interesting
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The lineswoman in the German game raised the flag
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La Bamba said:



So if you were a 19 year old Soccer star, would you get with a super model or the Princess of the Royal family in your country?
Be careful, Gavi, she ain't legal yet...
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La Bamba said:



So if you were a 19 year old Soccer star, would you get with a super model or the Princess of the Royal family in your country?


Supermodel…. The Idea of marrying a princess and popping our new princes and princess is cool. But I bet that life is demanding, controlled, and less free…
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Unai Simon is the gift that keeps on giving with his playing out of the back. So close to a huge issue multiple times a game
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Unai Simon over David De Gea? I mean he's a good goaltender but he makes some head scratching decisions with the ball at his feet.
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I have a hard time seeing Japan getting a foothold in this game with how well Spain is moving the ball about.
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And yeah i know De Gea struggled in 2018 and Simon has been there since the 2020 Euros but De Gea has been playing well with ManU… I think….
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Simon is selected because he is much better with his feet than De Gea. Same reason why there are rumors United will replace De Gea with him (I don't think they will but it's possible). Fits into Spain's style and the style ETH wants to play at United.
 
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