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.
And then there were eight. The World Cup field is starting to become The Usual Suspects. Morocco is the last CAF team standing, though, and has a chance to shock France. Paraguay played Les Bleus tough, and this will be a test to see if Didier Deschamps’ much-touted, star-studded cast can do it on a disgustingly humid summer
night in Boston.
Today’s match:
- France vs. Morocco (4:00 PM EDT)
Latest results:
- Argentina 3-2 Egypt
- Switzerland 0-0 Colombia a.e.t (Switzerland advances 4-3 on penalties)
Predictions
Just for fun! Drop yours below. Today, we are predicting no fun:
- France 3-1 Morocco
…but a shining turn again from Bayern Munich star Michael Olise. Go get that Golden Ball, champ!
Reading and listening
- ✍️ Beyond the 90’: Europe v South America comes into focus again post France-Paraguay
- ✍️ The Athletic: The tragic story of the plane crash that wiped out Uzbekistan’s greatest team
- ✍️ AP: Israeli strike kills World Cup screening organizer in Gaza just before kickoff
Odds and Ends
We gotta run back that second Malik Tillman free kick goal. Way to represent!
It was fun while it lasted:
How to Watch
TV/streaming: Fox One (USA), Peacock (USA en Español), Find Your Country
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