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But what is the exact number of viewers Percentage of people watching TV isn't a clear historical stat.

Watching Iran - US, let's see, if we will have fireworks.

Isn't the largest stadium the 150 000 National Stadium in North Korea

Hmm, this is surprising. Usually there is a rule, that the referee has to be from a different confederation then the two teams, unless both teams are from the same confederation. Guess they have made an exception this time, as it is an important match and don't want to risk with an African/Asian refs

Alba is substituted with Balde and Germany score in the next attack through that zone.

Ah, yes, forgot about them.

With 32 teams, no.

Things going according to plan, but sucks to be Japan.

Interesting. Here the phrase is "pumpkin medal" and it is not directly associated with 4th place, but generally for not achieving anything big.

Yeah, double wins suck, but they count (sort of)

HOLDENER WINS, HOLY COW

And now we have Croatia - Belgium fight to the death match in the last round.

I still think, if Canada was in one of the earlier groups, they could have had a chance of passing through. But this one is just too tough for them.

Now this is more like a World Cup Finalist. CRO have arrived it seems.

I was just going to write how Croatia were a bit comical in their attacks, slipping and fumbling in front of the penalty area, and bam they scored.

LOL what is Croatia doing. That hop plunge from Livakovic

Of course Costa Rica will ruin a perfectly good plan for today.

88 k attendance for Argentina - Mexico, which is the highest attendance for a WC match since the final in 1994

Can't say for the rest, but the goal actually ruined the life of the Bulgarian assistant referee. People stopped talking to him then, the BG Football Union allegedly asked him to pay to continue refereeing. At his funeral in 2017 only a small group of people went and there was no actual acknowledgement by the football union, even though he was an actual player before that. He was forgotten by everyone after that match. He has also said, that he saw the hand in real time, but the rules at that time were, that the assistants can't signal or communicate with the head referee unless directly asked by him.

A 52 sec GS, but who is complaining after the season so far. Just glad there is an actual race.

Poland stay in the game and things are getting very interesting in this group.

US should have won 2 matches, but are with none. They have one upped Canada for the "most unlucky" prize. Let's see, if Canada can equal the score again in their next match.

I'm still pissed he didn't get the Ballon D'Or in 2010. Probably from then this "prize" started becoming less and less significant.

Remember before the WC when it was made a big deal, that there will be female referees, just to have them all as 4th officials and barely noticeable

Have England's odds for a title plummeted already Nations League England in full effect in this match, only thing missing is the USA scoring ability.