A fair result, I think. Iran gave us a scare, but once again our midfield proved too strong for the opponents. We face the Netherlands in the round of 16, and I like our chances. They'll be favored, by virtue of their talent and experience, but they will likely be the group winner least fearsome. Turner has barely been tested, but I think he'll be fine. Our big problem is that in three games we scored just two goals, and we are very unlikely to win any games 1-0 going forward.
Poor Mexico. Lost on goal differential after giving up a stoppage time goal on a game that they even won.
ReplyDeleteWell, even without that goal, they would have finished behind Poland on the third tiebreaker, which is fewest red/yellow cards. It did make for a very good watch, and I was happy Saudi Arabia finished last.
ReplyDeleteSo red/yellow cards was the next tie breaker, and not which team had the most players named George? I wondered about that, since they showed Poland on top even without that goal. Of course, if Mexico had scored that OT goal instead of SA scoring it, they still could have come out ahead. .
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