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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:
- Norway vs. France (3:00 PM EDT)
- Senegal vs. Iraq (3:00 PM EDT)
- Cabo Verde vs. Saudi Arabia (8:00 PM EDT)
- Uruguay vs. Spain (8:00 PM EDT)
- New Zealand vs. Belgium (11:00 PM EDT)
- Egypt vs. Iran (11:00 PM EDT)
Yesterday’s results:
- Curaçao 0-2 Ivory Coast
- Ecuador 2-1 Germany
- Tunisia 1-3 Netherlands
- Japan 1-1 Sweden
- Türkiye 3-2 USMNT
- Paraguay 0-0 Australia
Predictions
Just for fun! Drop yours below.
- Norway 2-4 France
- Senegal 3-0 Iraq
- Cabo Verde 2-0 Saudi Arabia
- Uruguay 0-4 Spain
- New Zealand 1-3 Belgium
- Egypt 2-1 Iran
Reading and listening
- ✍️ AP: Iran and Egypt will meet, uncomfortably, in Seattle’s World Cup ‘Pride Match’
- ✍️ Sports Politika: Two Flags, a Pair of Boots, and a Matador (on an ugly backlash against Lamine Yamal in Spain)
- ✍️ New York Times: At World Cup Soccer Game, Palestinian Emblems Abound
- BFW alum Jake Fenner (!!! Go, Jake!): Mario Gotze on his final chapter, Germany’s most famous World Cup goal and a career worthy of redemption
Odds and Ends
Manu, I feel ya:
The jump by Weston McKennie on this USMNT goal from Thomas Müller teammate Sebastian Berhalter. That’s like Hollywood-level perfection in the timing, and the necessity of it:
How to Watch
TV/streaming: Fox
One (USA), Peacock (USA en Español), Find Your Country
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