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.
The group stages are done and dusted…and it’s the first day of the knockouts. Just one match today:
- South Africa vs. Canada (3:00 PM EDT)
Yesterday’s results:
- Panama 0-2 England
- Croatia 2-1 Ghana
- Colombia 0-0 Portugal
- DR Congo 3-1 Uzbekistan
- Algeria 3-3 Austria
- Jordan 1-3 Argentina
Predictions
Just for fun! Drop yours below.
- South Africa 1-2 Canada a.e.t
Bonus: Alphonso Davies enters the match in the 65th minute and assists the winning goal.
And most importantly he doesn’t get injured. Manifesting!
Reading and listening
- ✍️ The Athletic: How the love of the diaspora has helped give this World Cup soul
- ✍️ The Guardian: Maybe this World Cup will bring the best out of the US, not the worst
- ✍️ The Guardian: ‘You better remember where you were watching’: 30 years on from England’s loss to Germany at Euro 96
Odds and Ends
This is such a shame. You can read
more about what Lumumba Vea represents here.
Damned by the data:
How about this view of Algeria’s final goal:
How to Watch
TV/streaming: Fox One (USA), Peacock (USA en Español), Find Your Country
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