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• Though they showed up dressed for a picnic, it was anything but that for the hard working, red checkered Croatians, who get doubled-up 4-2 by Les Bleus and have to settle for second. With all this speed and youth, France may well be back on top in less than a generation. Toutes nos félicitations!

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• The French haven’t been this intense in the trenches since World War 1 … no maybe 1998 … and they needed every bit of toughness they could muster to overcome a very bellicose and brash Belgian contingent. Mark it down … the World Cup will be filled with Champagne, not Guinness, when all is said and done on Sunday.

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• After the breakthrough goal by Varane, Uruguay’s never the same, and the French add insult to injury when Griezmann’s greasy shot slips through the fingers of Fernando.
• Brazil folds after some very uncourteous rejections from Courtois, and some brusque treatment all over the playing field from De Bruyne. Hats off to the Belgians, whose defense proved to much more like the great wall of China than the Maginot Line, much to the surprise of conventional thinking and most soccer commentators.

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• Belgium nearly makes a big belly flop, getting dominated early by a surprisingly plucky Japanese team, before willing their way back into the quarterfinal space with a shot sent into the right place by Nacer. Victory notwithstanding, this kind of performance is not a harbinger of good things to come/looks bad for the guys in red plaid.
• Sunny day for the fellas in the sunny jerseys, as Neymar and friends run circles around a transfixed Mexico when it mattered most. Brazil still has the biggest weapon in the game, and given the strong supporting cast, there’s not a whole lot anyone can do about it.

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• As ChabDognosticated, Argentina’s fairy tale comes to an abrupt end, when Mbappe shows them that he’s definitely their pappy. France was just too fast, too young and too strong for Messi and his messed up compadres.  PS — Nice GEICO slide by Pavard
• Much disappointment for “Euro” power Portugal, as little Uruguay shows them who’s boss. These guys wearing the sky blue are tough hombres, and must be taken seriously as a threat to win the whole enchilada. No happy meal for Ronaldo.

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• Swede revenge as defending champ Germany can’t muster the goals to keep up with the Scandanavians, and to make things even worse, gets punched in the mouth on the way out by South Korea.
• The Swiss could’ve backed in, but do the right thing by getting that additional point and moving on; meanwhile, Costa Rica doesn’t coast, but rather plays aggressive in earning a hard fought draw.
• Stylish Brazil did the responsible thing this by taking plenty of vitamin E, and then powering through Serbia … nailing down the top spot in their group.
• Redemption for Sweden, as they dominate a lazy, lackluster Mexico, which it turns out, didn’t need to win anyway.

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• Physical Iran gives polished Portugal quite a scare before it ran out of time, and points. The favorite sons of the Iberian Peninsula will need more scoring if they intend to keep up with the big boys in the next round.
• Spain’s got a bit of explaining to do, after controlling the ball for nearly 70% of the minutes, winning the corner kick battle 7 to 1, but needing a very late equalizer (blessed by the recorder) to escape with the #1 pole position from Group B. Give them a C+ for execution, despite the overall good result (and that’s charitable).
• Yes, Russia lives to fight another day, but without smoke and mirrors they were no match for Uruguay; don’t count on them lasting too long in the knockout round… no matter who they play. #Russia #Uruguay
• Saudis leave the World Cup glad, after winning a bruising Middle Eastern skirmish in Volgograd.

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• Hard nosed Germany refuses to knuckle under, even when a man down, and in the waning moments pulls off a perfect, curling free kick, which seemed to catch goalie Olsen off guard and left the Swedish coach boiling in oil.
• After an unnerving breakaway by Hirving, Koreans get sent off with hernias chasing Chicharito, who finds the net yet again.
• Grand day for the footballers from Flanders, who rout Tunisia behind Hazard and Lukaku.