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todd-parker wrote: 07 Jul 2026 13:35 pm You can cross Egypt off the list. Argentina scores 3 goals after the 79th minute to come from behind and win.

Messi will not be denied. Do they go back-to-back?
They have been walking on a tight rope. I think they barely get by Switzerland but fall to the England-Norway winner. I wanted Colombia but they're gone.
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France are too good.

Not sure who can beat them.
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Rosthol wrote: 08 Jul 2026 09:05 am France are too good.

Not sure who can beat them.
Agreed, they have no glaring weakness.
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Mort Gage wrote: 10 Jul 2026 06:22 am
Rosthol wrote: 08 Jul 2026 09:05 am France are too good.

Not sure who can beat them.
Agreed, they have no glaring weakness.
It's always difficult to stick your neck out there predicting the heavy favorite to win. :roll:
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Mort Gage wrote: 10 Jul 2026 06:22 am
Rosthol wrote: 08 Jul 2026 09:05 am France are too good.

Not sure who can beat them.
Agreed, they have no glaring weakness.
They don’t do they.
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edwin drood wrote: 07 Jul 2026 15:45 pm I see a final 4 of Argentina, France, Norway and Belgium.

In 4 years I think 2 of the 4 will be African.
You aren't factoring in the Euro component of stealing the best African players.
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Mort Gage wrote: 10 Jul 2026 06:22 am Agreed, they have no glaring weakness.
Pride is a weakness and it has taken France out of a lot of tournaments.

Gimme the Swiss or Norway
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BalotelliMassive wrote: 10 Jul 2026 11:43 am
Mort Gage wrote: 10 Jul 2026 06:22 am Agreed, they have no glaring weakness.
Pride is a weakness and it has taken France out of a lot of tournaments.

Gimme the Swiss or Norway
Don't sleep on that Swiss team. Defensively sound , no egos like their coach - Murat Yakin. Definition of cool.
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IsDurbanodoingtime wrote: 10 Jul 2026 15:44 pm
BalotelliMassive wrote: 10 Jul 2026 11:43 am
Mort Gage wrote: 10 Jul 2026 06:22 am Agreed, they have no glaring weakness.
Pride is a weakness and it has taken France out of a lot of tournaments.

Gimme the Swiss or Norway
Don't sleep on that Swiss team. Defensively sound , no egos like their coach - Murat Yakin. Definition of cool.
Cool, no doubt. Can they be explosive when necessary? At +450 they would be a great bet against a shaky Argentinian team, if I were into gambling.
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Mort Gage wrote: 10 Jul 2026 19:25 pm
IsDurbanodoingtime wrote: 10 Jul 2026 15:44 pm
BalotelliMassive wrote: 10 Jul 2026 11:43 am
Mort Gage wrote: 10 Jul 2026 06:22 am Agreed, they have no glaring weakness.
Pride is a weakness and it has taken France out of a lot of tournaments.

Gimme the Swiss or Norway
Don't sleep on that Swiss team. Defensively sound , no egos like their coach - Murat Yakin. Definition of cool.
Cool, no doubt. Can they be explosive when necessary? At +450 they would be a great bet against a shaky Argentinian team, if I were into gambling.
If they could roll manzambi with embrolo , I would put good money down but fitness does not look good for manzambi. (Btw he is going to make the newcastle magpie crowd totally forget alexander isak). Xhaka is a stud would love to see him engineer an upset. There is a reason why Sunderland overperformed in the pm this season.
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Sticking with France.
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England. :lol: That match could've ended 6-1 with the turtle soccer England was playing in the 2nd half. Argentina is just too good.
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Argentina are too good. Not sure what Tuchel was thinking.

France disappointed.

Spain was way too much.
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Spain/Argentina comes down to PK.

Argentina
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Rosthol wrote: 15 Jul 2026 18:23 pm Argentina are too good. Not sure what Tuchel was thinking.

France disappointed.

Spain was way too much.
It took a great save, a superb tackle and 2 posts to prevent 6-1. You just cannot play a defensive shell style against a team that talented. The pressure was relentless.
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Jackie Chiles wrote: 15 Jul 2026 19:00 pm Spain/Argentina comes down to PK.

Argentina
After Argentina comes back from a 2-0 deficit. They have walked a tightrope the entire elimination rounds but never fall.