Mahzun_Savas

Paulo Bento is suspended so he is not actually leading South Korea against Portugal.

I have not watched any games from this group so I have no idea how anyone is playing. However surely South Korea have a bit of chance against that Portugal team. Uruguay seem to have more quality to me but Ghana is not weak either

How does a winger play as central midfielder on the left wing?

Bonuses How many goals will be scored in the round in total? 32 How many games will go to extra time? 2 How many games will go to penalties 1 ***Crazy Bonus***How many penalties will be scored in total (all penalties, including normal game time and those which go to penalties) - 18 How many yellow cards will there be across the games? - 22 How many red cards will there be across the games? - 2 Round of 16 Saturday 3rd December Netherlands v USA 3-1 Argentina v Australia 5-0 Sunday 4th December France v Poland 2-0 England v Senegal 4-1

The Dutch are a far superior to the USA, they will win easily.

Pathetic display by Poland, a real pity they go through after that.

Total joke of penalty, glad it was saved. Poland only have to draw and they might manage that but they have no hope of getting forward

Harry Souter is a massive star. He has just returned from an ACL, a few part of reserve games for Stoke, 1 first team game for Stoke and then here to do what he was been doing, incredible

Looking at where the team plays, their records at club level, this is the worst team of the five sent since we returned to the world cup 2006. I am happy, I am shocked. I am stunned. I really never expected this. A stunning result, totally stunning

GO SOCCEROOS

LECKIE YOU CHAMPION

YES

Is Deschamps going to bring a few of the stars to win the match with Tunisia or is he going to let whatever happens happen?

It is still 0-0 which is a positive for us but our inability to hold onto the ball for most of the half was concerning. Denmark just have not had that final bit a quality to score a goal. The last little bit of the half was a bit better for us but still not good enough.

France are an exceptionally strong team, anyone who beats them should get massive credit for doing so. I don't think you guys are all that far behind France so you have a decent chance of beating them but I would make France a small favourite.

Mooy >> Hrustic

You should celebrate the wins no matter who the opposition. Senegal are not great, pretty average I think. I watched the game against Qatar and they were terrible, especially in the second half. The attack that lead to Qatar's goal saw them not defend at all. The ball went wide right to a completely unmarked player who ran forward and put in a cross under no pressure at all. The cross went to a totally unmarked player in the box who headed home. They did play a lot better than that against Ecuador, but you guys should defeat them easily by multiple goals.

If a player plays the same position completely differently for club and coutry then by far the most likely explanation is that player is receiving completely different instructions for club and country. So Rice not running forward at all is mostly likely because he has been told not to run forward which makes it a bit unfair to have a go at Rice for not running forward.

Ecuador did not play anywhere near as well as they played against the Netherlands, really wasted a great opportunity to advance. Senegal lucky to advance.

Infantino should have left the idiot in jail to face the consquences of his stupid actions.

Ecuador playing with 2 CBs instead of 3 CBs has been a big mistake. They just have not been able control the opposition by putting a defensive wall that is hard to breach

I am a bit surprised Ecuador have changed from their back 5 to a back 4. Estupinan getting forward on the left has been a major part of their attacking football. A back 4 would seem to mean he cannot be quite as attacking.

After two games Best: France because of Mbappe Worst: Qatar, absolutely dreadful Surprise: Morocco, Saudi Arabia also a big surprise. Disappointment: Belgium

Tuesday 29th November Group A 15:00 Ecuador v Senegal 3-1 15:00 Netherlands v Qatar 6-0 Group B 19:00 Iran v USA 2-1 19:00 Wales v England 0-3 Wednesday 30th November Group C 19:00 Poland v Argentina 1-3 19:00 Saudi Arabia v Mexico 1-1 Group D 15:00 Australia v Denmark 0-3 15:00 Tunisia v France 0-2 Thursday 1st December Group E 19:00 Costa Rica v Germany 0-2 19:00 Japan v Spain 0-3 Group F 15:00 Canada v Morocco 0-2 15:00 Croatia v Belgium 2-1 Friday 2nd December Group G 19:00 Cameroon v Brazil 1-3 19:00 Serbia v Switzerland 1-0 Group H 15:00 Ghana v Uruguay 1-0 15:00 South Korea v Portugal 1-2

I don't like the change to 48 teams, it is just too many teams. Groups of 3 do not look enticing either As far as the qualifiers in the opening post go I highly doubt Ecuador will miss out on automatic qualification given the quality they have shown and the fact they have a very young team which should only improve. Also I think there is a decent chance Qatar will fail to qualify.