Honestly I'm leaning Norway just for the chaos of it. Do you think England's defense can actually hold him for 90 minutes if Odegaard starts finding pockets in midfield?
Hard to ignore how often England just about scrapes through in normal time, feels like thats their thing lately. Norway can be a proper banana skin but I still see a scrappy 1 0 type win here no fancy scoreline.
Spain's midfield would control most of the game but Argentina seems to have that exta edge when it really matters. I'm leaning Argentina if it happens.
Honestly I think everyone sleeping on the Netherlands a bit. Their defense has looked really solid and knockout football always gets weird when you last expect it.
If they start crossing earlier before the defense sets up, those wide overlaps actually become dangerous. Waiting too long kills the whole point of holding the ball.
I had a bet on Mbappe to score first last World Cup against Argentina and he actually did it twice so maybe lightning strikes again today. Morocco's defense is tough but I think pace like his always finds a gap eventually.
I wouldn’t say depressed, more like frustrated maybe. The man set such a crazy standard for himself that anything less looks like a crisis from the outside.
I had Morocco in a group stage bet last world cup and they covered the spread like it was nothing, their defensive shape that tournament was unreal. France can def slip if they undreestimate that midfield pressure early.