What is the story about?
Welcome to the Bavarian Football Works daily Men’s World Cup match thread! Every day during this tournament we will have a feature thread for discussion of the day’s matchups.
Today’s matches:
- Spain vs. Austria (3:00 PM EDT)
- Portugal vs. Croatia (7:00 PM EDT)
- Switzerland vs. Algeria (11:00 PM EDT)
Yesterday’s results:
- England 2-1 DR Congo
- Belgium 3-2 Senegal a.e.t
- USA 2-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Predictions
Just for fun! Drop yours below.
- Spain 2-1 Austria
- Portugal 2-2 Croatia a.e.t (Croatia advance 5-3 on penalties)
- Switzerland 2-0 Algeria
Reading and listening
- ✍️ Al Jazeera: The weight of the Three Lions: Football, colonialism, diaspora
- ✍️ Wired: World Cup Teams Are in a Race for AI Dominance
- ✍️ Vice: Ronaldo Is an Icon of Corruption in Sports (2018)
Odds and Ends
This World Cup’s featured a lot of stadium music for a…certain generation. (Hey, I’m looking on the bright side.) Speaking of that, here is former Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Čech about to go on a journey:
Not sure I would have expected quite this strong an association,
but it definitely tracks:
How to Watch
TV/streaming: Fox One (USA), Peacock (USA en Español), Find Your Country
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