World Cup Saturday Night #3!

We are now at the tail end of the group games. What do we think of the hosts’ performances so far?

MÉXICO

The Mexicans won all their games. They had never done that in any World Cup. They also had the first Mexican woman referee a World Cup game. She did really well too.

They are building and have played better each game. The Czechia game was as good as I’ve seen in a very long time. Grade: A

CANADÁ

Our buddies/pals/friends from the Great White North lost in their last game to Switzerland but did manage to qualify to the next round as second in the group.

They will face South Africa in Los Angeles on Sunday in the first knockout game. I love you guys but I ain’t spending a grand to go to the fourth circle of hell that is SoFi. I’ll cheer for y’all in front of the TV. Grade: C

US of A

The Yanks lost to Turkey in the last game at SoFi despite the home crowd advantage and the fact that it looked like they were really trying to win even though they had already wrapped up the group.

That meant that Turkey finally played up to their potential while the US showed theirs against better opposition. The opponent in the first knockout game is Bosnia UND Herzegovina, who tied Canada on points and in their head to head match but got third in the group due to goal difference. Grade: B

OTHER STUFF

I have added Ozzy’s Boneyard to my Saved Channels on Sirius XM and I’ve been listening to more metal than I’ve listened in a very long time. I’ve missed it.

I was thinking today about who the top three iconic metal singers are. This is a topic ripe for arguments and discussion, so I’ll give you my three and let y’all fight it out in the comments.

• Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden)
• Rob Halford (Judas Priest)
• Ronnie James Dio (Black Sabbath & Dio)

Tonight’s games:

COLOMBIA V PORTUGAL at the Dolphins’ Stadium

I’m thinking this will be a tie but Colombia could win it just to piss off Ronaldo

CONGO V UZBEKISTÁN at the Falcons’ stadium

Congo needs to win to move to the next round. They will probably do it.

ALGERIA V AUSTRIA at the Chiefs’ stadium.

Both teams are tied on points but Austria is winning the tiebreaker for second place. A loss could eliminate either team. Tie benefits both. What do you think will happen?

ARGENTINA V JORDAN at the Jerrydome

This is Messi’s opportunity to blast the goal scoring record out of reach and to get close to the single tournament record. Does he score two or three?

The World Cup pool can be found at:

https://www.footytips.com.au/comps/DFO_DOES_FIFA?p=doorfliesopen

The password is: doorfliesopen”

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