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 the first day of Matchday Three, which means simultaneous kickoffs for each pair of contests in a group and six matches overall. The full slate:
- Switzerland vs. Canada (3:00 PM EDT)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Qatar (3:00 PM EDT)
- Morocco vs. Haiti (6:00 PM EDT)
- Scotland vs. Brazil (6:00 PM EDT)
- South Africa vs. Republic of Korea (9:00 PM EDT)
- Czechia vs. Mexico (9:00 PM EDT)
Yesterday’s results:
- Portugal 5-0 Uzbekistan
- England 0-0 Ghana
- Panama 0-1 Croatia
- Colombia 1-0 DR Congo
Predictions
Just for fun! Drop yours below.
- Switzerland 2-1 Canada
- Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-0 Qatar
- Morocco 3-0 Haiti
- Scotland 1-4 Brazil
- South Africa 0-2 Republic of Korea
- Czechia 1-2 Mexico
Reading and listening
- ✍️ futi: Brazil have only one idea left
- ✍️ The Guardian: Morocco’s average annual salary is $7,400 – some fans are paying double that for World Cup tickets
- ✍️ Foreign Policy: Team Qatar Wanted Immigrant Players—Not Citizens
- ✍️ New York Times: Booed on their way to World Cup knockouts, does Mexico love this national team?
Odds and Ends
There’s been a lot of red cards this World Cup. But surely no announcement as brutal as this one:
How to Watch
TV/streaming: Fox One (USA),
Peacock (USA en Español), Find Your Country
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