NOT WATCHING
BARBIE AT CERRITOS TOWN CENTER, CA - So, G1-Sweden is really the 3rd ranked team in the world after all. Thanks to Jonna Andersson's corner kicks, SWE scored on 3 of the first 5 she took as SWE routed G3-Italy,
5-0 to become the 3rd team to advance to the Round of 16. Comparing to penalty kicks, teams were 4 of the first 8 (technically, 4 of the first 10 if you don't count the retakes) so SWE has the corner kick cross locked down. SWE has 4 goals from corners (the game-winning one last match was delivered by Kosovare Asllani in the 90'). Finishing has been atrocious at this WWC but SWE scored on 5 of their 7 shots on goal, bringing some great skill to this tourney.
In a preview that all the great matches will be at 3 am PDT, #5 F1-France faced #9 F3-Brazil in a marquee matchup but BRA failed to get revenge from their 2019 Round of 16 loss as FRA showed up, edging BRA 2-1. After an embarrassing 0-0 tie with #52 F4-Jamaica, FRA is back on top of the standings (on goal differential) even after JAM beat D2-Panama, 1-0, for their first ever WWC win. It was a rare non-UEFA confederation matchup in the group stage as the two CONCACAF teams faced each other. PAN becomes the 5th team eliminated, leaving 24 teams battling for the final 13 knockout spots.
While the rest of the family went to see the record-breaking
Barbie, I went grocery shopping. No offense to Barbie, but most movies I just wait for streaming, especially if there are no "spoilers". The last "movies" I've seen at a movie theater have been "
Spirited Away - Live on Stage", "
Macross Frontier - The False Songstress", "
Macross Frontier - The Wings of Farewell", and a special Raytheon screening of "
Top Gun: Maverick". Non-traditional to say the least. Wore my 2011 home Panama jersey as I knew they were not long for the game. Will be visiting Panama in late August and now have 2 jerseys to wear.
So we'll start the final Group A matches in between the two Group H matches that have yet to play their second stage. Qatar was so much simpler. There will be an update just for the 32 matches (A-H each playing two games) like there was for the first 16.
14 entries went 3-0 including Hawkeye and Kds911 who are tied for 2nd with 22 points. Eggman 2 still leads with 23 points. Four went 0-3 as 33 got SWE, 28 got FRA, and 27 got JAM. Tiny Destroyer actually went 2-1 but is still in last (11 pts).
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