World Cup FIFA 2022: guessing the champion

Hosts beaten for the third time

• NETHERLANDS 2 QATAR 0

World Cup 2022: Netherlands beat Qatar to win Group A - BBC Sport

 

Pulisic pounces as USA advance to next round

• IRAN 0 USA 1

World Cup 2022: United States progress thanks to Christian Pulisic goal - BBC Sport

 

England triumph over lackluster Wales

• ENGLAND 3 WALES 0

World Cup 2022: Marcus Rashford & Phil Foden fire England to 3-0 win against Wales - BBC Sport

 

Tunisia turn on style:

• TUNISIA 1 FRANCE 0

World Cup 2022: Wahbi Khazri fires Tunisia to surprise win over France - BBC Sport

 

Socceroos secure their place in the next round of fixtures:

• AUSTRALIA 1 DENMARK 0

World Cup 2022: Australia through to last 16 at World Cup after beating Denmark - highlights - BBC Sport

 

Argentina advance:
POLAND 0 ARGENTINA 2



World Cup 2022: Argentina go through after beating Poland 2-0 despite Lionel Messi penalty miss - BBC Sport

 

Mexico March on:

SAUDI ARABIA 1 MEXICO 2



World Cup 2022 highlights: Saudi Arabia 1-2 Mexico - BBC Sport

 

An early Christmas gift sets up a Moroccan victory

• MOROCCO 2 CANADA 1

Highlights: Morocco beat Canada to secure last 16 spot - BBC Sport

 

Bye bye Belgium

• CROATIA 0 BELGIUM 0

Lukaku fails to hit the mark
. . . .

World Cup 2022: Croatia 0-0 Belgium highlights - BBC Sport

 

• Along with Manager Martinez

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Belgium manager Roberto Martinez has announced he is stepping down from his role on the back of a woeful group-stage exit at the World Cup. Martinez told reporters his contract would not be renewed following the tournament

Roberto Martinez leaves role as Belgium manager after World Cup group-stage exit | Football News | Sky Sports

 

Defeat in Victory:
(4-time Winners Germany knocked out of competition at Group stage)

• COSTA RICA 2 GERMANY 4

World Cup 2022: Costa Rica 2-4 Germany highlights - BBC Sport

 

Spain Stunned - and shocked by Japanese Winner:

• JAPAN 2 SPAIN 1

World Cup 2022 highlights: Japan beat Spain and go through as group winners - BBC Sport

 

Last grasp Winner sends South Korea through to knockout stages

• SOUTH KOREA 2 PORTUGAL 1

World Cup: South Korea reach last 16 with dramatic last-gasp win over Portugal - BBC Sport

 

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Deja Vu - this time it's a 2 time Winning Country that depart at the Group stages:

• GHANA 0 URAGUAY 2

. . . . .

World Cup 2022: Uruguay win over Ghana not enough as they go out following South Korea win - BBC Sport

 

Brazil or Spain,

 

Serbian exit:

• SERBIA 2 SWITZERLAND 3

World Cup 2022: Serbia go out after Switzerland defeat - BBC Sport

 

Brazil beaten but still adavance as Top of the shop

• BRAZIL 0 CAMEROON 1

(Shirt off

and Sent off)


World Cup 2022: Cameroon out despite historic Brazil victory - BBC Sport

 

Dutch delight:

• NETHERLANDS 3 U.S.A. 1

World Cup 2022: Netherlands 3-1 USA - highlights - BBC Sport

 

Messi marks 1000th apearance with goal - and leads Argentina into the last 16

• ARGENTINA 2 AUSTRALIA 1

World Cup 2022: Lionel Messi scores as Argentina beat Australia - BBC Sport

 

Argentina's 2nd goal is worthless to me. I feel sorry for the goalkeeper. I don't know if in Australia football is taken as dramatically as here. But in the previous WC in Russia, for something similar the goalkeeper named Caballero was substituted and was never called to join the national team again.