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None of those given penalties were correct and Ronaldo didn't deserve a red, he was just trying to gain position and get to the ball, not to hit the opponent player.

Yes, please let's not make several parts for the prediction of the same round. It's confusing and we have a full two days from the end of group stage to the first play-off match.

I guessed draw between Spain and Morocco.

By the way, there are still 7 groups with teams currently in 0 points. If Egypt and SA finish tied, 6 will remain. The biggest number of teams finishing with 0 points was at 1990 WC with 4 teams.

Wch draw: Group A - Group B - Group C - Group D - Brazil and Argentina got much harder groups than Chile by the way, I read there will be Main Round format again, so only 3 teams will advance from each group.

Poland has a similar problem as us, they have players that are reaching the down curve of their career or other players that didn't have great season + others that were injured a lot lately. Even Lewandowski didn't have such a great season for has standards. I think this World cup came one year too late for Poland.

Deserved goal, it was complete domination last minutes.

Well, it's a pity but these guys have no clue about defense. Chile just by keeping order managed to keep them in check during all match besides those great 9m shots from GRL players. I hope 2021 will be their time.

Holy crap Greenland took it to extra time with incredible goal at full-time.

Poland-Colombia is now esentially a match just to avoid elimination. The loser is out but the winner won't be in much better position: they will still need to beat their next opponent to qualify. If they just tie, then depends by what score: -with 0-0 or 1-1 they will have to beat Senegal/Japan by 2 goals in last Match. -with 3-3 or more, they will just need to win the last match. -with 2-2 there could be Fair Play shenanigans involved. EDIT: actually no Fair play, Colombia or Poland would qualify by h2h result in this case.

Last few years Brazil always rises up the level against Argentina. Also, we don't have Diego Simonet here and his brother Sebastián is also half injured and may not play. I know Brazil doesn't have starting goalie, but player by player the rest of the team is superior to ours.

After goal difference and goals for, yes it does. Example: that group in 1994 with México, ireland, Italy and Norway. All equal in 4 points and goal difference, México finished top because of goals scored, Norway last for the same reason and Ireland above Italy because they won the match between them.

Seems like Greenland got nuuked.

It's not confirmed but I would assume so. I don't see IHF so generous as to give 2 quota for the olympics to the weakest continent.

As long as Cuba doesn't play or doesn't manage to gather their best players, yes.

Yeah, my guess is that SA gets 2 and NA&caribbean 1. So Chile would be the biggest loser in this. No idea how olympic qualification will be managed in the next cycle.

He means the World War, I think.

There is a big power struggle between the north and the south of the continent right now. The new IHF wants to promote handball in north america and is openly fighting south american confederation. This is the last panamerican championship as we know it, from 2020 onwards we'll have two different tournaments for WCh qualification.

It's obviously Italian. There seems to be some Italian diaspora there, I remember also Thomas Ravelli.

Great, anti-football teams always deserve to lose.

México can't lose to this swedish team. They don't have a clue how to score a goal.

Btw Belgium will play England knowing the results of Brazil and Germany. They should definitely throw that game if Brazil finish 1st and Germany 2nd, to have a quite softer way to semis.

For me the best team is still Brazil, they completely outplayed the opponents, they are only missing efficacy. Belgium played two of the most weak teams and their defense looks sketchy. Croatia is playing ok, but they played two teams that basically did everything to lose.

I want to kill myself already.

What? Does he have literally any relation to that country? As far as i recall they don't even have a pro league for him to play in.