EPTFootball (Soccer) Thread - Page 163
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WombaT
Northern Ireland27412 Posts
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aseq
Netherlands4019 Posts
On July 12 2026 23:20 gTank wrote: The way england played vs norway lets me put them as worst of the last 4 teams. No idea how they want to get past the other teams. Argentina has had trouble beating Cape Verde, Egypt and Switzerland. 3 overtimes. And of course, were helped throughout. So I don't think they're clear favorites vs England. | ||
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gTank
Austria2667 Posts
On July 13 2026 04:50 aseq wrote: Argentina has had trouble beating Cape Verde, Egypt and Switzerland. 3 overtimes. And of course, were helped throughout. So I don't think they're clear favorites vs England. True to one extent but they also have Messi, he can score any time. They have been super underwhelming but I think they can step up a bit. | ||
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Dan HH
Romania9246 Posts
On July 12 2026 23:04 maybenexttime wrote: For those who are on the fence as to which team to root for, here's the French world cup song/war chant. ;p That was kinda bad, the Kylian Dictador song is a banger though | ||
GTR
51694 Posts
On July 13 2026 04:50 aseq wrote: Argentina has had trouble beating Cape Verde, Egypt and Switzerland. 3 overtimes. And of course, were helped throughout. So I don't think they're clear favorites vs England. i feel like having the 3 ET's surely add up to increased fatigue of the squad in general | ||
Poopi
France13021 Posts
On the other side of the bracket, I Hope that England will manage to beat FifArgentina; but no matter the score before 90 minutes Albiceleste will find good fortune probably | ||
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Harris1st
Germany7414 Posts
On July 13 2026 15:48 Poopi wrote: I think that we can beat Spain, they are not as impressive as I thought, even though they are still the favorites On the other side of the bracket, I Hope that England will manage to beat FifArgentina; but no matter the score before 90 minutes Albiceleste will find good fortune probably lol what? No way in hell is Spain favored over France. Bookmakers are having for the title are France 2,4 England 4,3 Spain 4,5 Fifa 5,00 I personally think England should be least favored, though | ||
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Poopi
France13021 Posts
On July 13 2026 19:13 Harris1st wrote: lol what? No way in hell is Spain favored over France. Bookmakers are having for the title are France 2,4 England 4,3 Spain 4,5 Fifa 5,00 I personally think England should be least favored, though Spain won the latest Euro, England latest Euro finalists and Argentina latest WC winners, so technically I would say every other remaining nation is favored vs France In terms of level of play I have confidence in my team as the strongest this tournament (that’s probably why bookmakers also favor France to win it all), but I can’t say that we are favored results wise Édit: in terms of level, I would say France > Spain > England = Argentina Results wise probably Spain > Argentina (more recent title) > England > France | ||
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GTR
51694 Posts
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Jockmcplop
United Kingdom9999 Posts
On July 13 2026 20:44 GTR wrote: holy shit, this one came out of left field - we're signing tielemans from villa. https://twitter.com/David_Ornstein/status/2076611884606771298 That's a good signing. There are still some question marks about him after that season at Leicester but he's a quality player for sure. | ||
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WombaT
Northern Ireland27412 Posts
Always found it a bit odd that it was Villa who snapped him up back in the day, no offence to the Villains! | ||
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sharkie
Austria18752 Posts
On July 12 2026 23:20 gTank wrote: The way england played vs norway lets me put them as worst of the last 4 teams. No idea how they want to get past the other teams. speaks volumes of Kane and Bellingham imo | ||
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gTank
Austria2667 Posts
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Liquid`Drone
Norway28899 Posts
On July 13 2026 19:46 Poopi wrote: Spain won the latest Euro, England latest Euro finalists and Argentina latest WC winners, so technically I would say every other remaining nation is favored vs France In terms of level of play I have confidence in my team as the strongest this tournament (that’s probably why bookmakers also favor France to win it all), but I can’t say that we are favored results wise Édit: in terms of level, I would say France > Spain > England = Argentina Results wise probably Spain > Argentina (more recent title) > England > France What happened 4 or 2 years ago is much less relevant than what is happening right now. In the WC so far, France has looked dominant, Spain has looked solid+clutch, and Argentina and England look lucky to be where they are. If we replayed the world cup tomorrow, France is still overwhelmingly likely to be in the same semi final spot. Aside from the first half vs Senegal, they've dominated every half they've played. Spain could've lost to Portugal or Belgium- but have still looked good. England and Argentina could easily have lost every knockout game. But France also hasn't really faced opposition at the level of Spain/arg/eng yet - Morocco was a poor version of itself. So the final games are reasonably open, but there is no question which wc team has been the best so far. And yeah, both England and Argentina have individual players capable of making things happen. | ||
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Jockmcplop
United Kingdom9999 Posts
On July 13 2026 23:15 Liquid`Drone wrote: And yeah, both England and Argentina have individual players capable of making things happen. This has been huge in this WC tbh. The games have generally been very tight and relying on 'fine margins' and either mistakes or players who can make something out of nothing to sneak a win. | ||
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raidern_br
Brazil622 Posts
not to mention they always look exhausted in the last 20 mins of the match. i highly doubt they will defeat england. messi is the goat and i love him but the team just doesnt look good enough this time around. | ||
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FlaShFTW
United States10566 Posts
England haven't been the most convincing either but they also had to deal with Mexico at the Azteca and a hot Norwegian team. | ||
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Jockmcplop
United Kingdom9999 Posts
On July 14 2026 06:58 FlaShFTW wrote: Argentina don't look convincing at all. No control, only randomly turn it on when it looks threatening. They're sleepwalking through these games basically with no energy and no other ideas other than get Messi the ball. I wonder if the idea of playing 10v11 every time on defense is too much for them to handle over another WC, especially with the extra game. England haven't been the most convincing either but they also had to deal with Mexico at the Azteca and a hot Norwegian team. Ahh but FlashFTW you forget England's history of being extremely disappointing at key moments when playing against 'big' teams. | ||
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Acrofales
Spain18446 Posts
On July 14 2026 07:12 Jockmcplop wrote: Ahh but FlashFTW you forget England's history of being extremely disappointing at key moments when playing against 'big' teams. That's probably why my prediction model says 1-0 for Argentina and recommends Bellingham and Kane for scoring goals  | ||
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Jockmcplop
United Kingdom9999 Posts
On July 14 2026 07:54 Acrofales wrote: That's probably why my prediction model says 1-0 for Argentina and recommends Bellingham and Kane for scoring goals Haha yeah that makes perfect sense :D | ||
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