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:
- Curaçao vs. Ivory Coast (4:00 PM EDT)
- Ecuador vs. Germany (4:00 PM EDT)
- Tunisia vs. Netherlands (7:00 PM EDT)
- Japan vs. Sweden (7:00 PM EDT)
- Türkiye vs. USMNT (10:00 PM EDT)
- Paraguay vs. Australia (10:00 PM EDT)
Keep your eyes peeled for our separate live blog and match discussion coverage of Germany’s match against Ecuador.
Yesterday’s results:
- Switzerland 2-1 Canada
- Bosnia and Herzegovina 3-1 Qatar
- Morocco 2-4 Haiti
- Scotland 0-3 Brazil
- South Africa 1-0 Republic of Korea
- Czechia 0-3 Mexico
Predictions
Just for fun! Drop yours below.
- Curaçao 0-3 Ivory Coast
- Ecuador 1-2 Germany
- Tunisia 1-2 Netherlands
- Japan 2-1 Sweden
- Türkiye 1-3 USMNT
- Paraguay 0-2 Australia
Reading and listening
- ✍️ The New Yorker: The U.S. Men’s Team is building something, and marching on
- ✍️ The Guardian: The French aristocrat and the all-American idiot: Henry v Lalas is the World Cup’s most compelling battle
- ✍️ Alphonso Davies (Player’s Tribune): Moving Past the Doubt
Odds and Ends
Go Jule!
The headline…
How to Watch
TV/streaming: Fox One (USA), Peacock (USA en Español), Find Your Country
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