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US men's nationalist shot squad kicks disconnected World Cup tally pinch large win
Dan Dakich analyzes nan U.S. men's nationalist shot team's awesome 4-1 World Cup triumph against Paraguay. He emphasizes nan team's velocity and confidence, attributing it to galore players' acquisition astatine higher levels. This beardown commencement positions nan USA squad good for their upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026 showdown.
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In lawsuit you missed it, yesterday was a beautiful important time for America successful the World Cup. The Americans clinched their group, which intends they will advance. Not only that, but they've looked really beardown doing it, and they were capable to clinch this 1 without 1 of their champion players. Perhaps location is immoderate dream for nan USA to triumph nan World Cup, aft all. We besides took different triumph successful their crippled arsenic it ended 2-0, giving america immoderate rate connected nan nether -- this was a stake that Geoff Clark and I some liked and shared pinch each readers. Let's effort to get immoderate money successful nan Saturday games.
Fans of Sweden observe nan team's 5-1 triumph successful nan FIFA World Cup 2026 Group F lucifer against Tunisia astatine Monterrey Stadium successful Guadalupe, Mexico, connected June 14, 2026. (David Ramos/Getty Images)
Netherlands vs. Sweden
The Netherlands comes into this crippled down its force successful nan rankings. They played Japan successful their World Cup opener and played nan crippled to a draw. Japan is simply a reasonably beardown team, truthful I suppose location shouldn't beryllium overmuch vexation there. They were nan amended squad successful nan game, and a precocious extremity allowed nan tie, truthful possibly that was nan only logic for frustration. Sweden won their opener against Tunisia 5-1. This was not a reliable match, and honestly, it astir apt didn't do overmuch to hole them for this crippled against a stronger opponent. That isn't to opportunity Sweden is simply a bad team, but this will beryllium a bigger challenge.
I for illustration nan tie again successful this one. Sweden would really astir apt beryllium happy to drawback a tie arsenic it would springiness them 4 points and hide nan Netherlands a bit. Obviously, they want to win, but I don't emotion their chances. I deliberation nan Netherlands tin play to immoderate of their strengths and springiness a conflict for Sweden. I'll return a plaything connected nan draw. I wouldn't beryllium amazed to spot Sweden drawback a lead and effort to conscionable caregiver it for astir of nan game, truthful it makes maine a spot cautious connected taking nan over, particularly really juiced nan statement is.
USA WORLD CUP TEAM CLINCHES SPOT IN KNOCKOUT STAGE AFTER ANOTHER HISTORIC PERFORMANCE VS AUSTRALIA
Ivory Coast's Elye Wahi and teammate Nicolas Pepe respond aft missing a chance to people against Ecuador during a World Cup Group E shot lucifer successful Philadelphia connected June 14, 2026. (Matt Slocum/AP)
Germany vs. Ivory Coast
I won't spell excessively acold successful extent connected this one, arsenic Germany perfectly should predominate this game. In nan first World Cup game, Germany rocked Curacao. And, if you haven't seen it, they were honestly conscionable thrilled to people a extremity successful nan game. That was a 7-1 triumph for Germany. The Ivory Coast played good successful their matchup pinch Ecuador, but it wasn't a very dominating performance. They won 1-0, which gives them 3 points. The extremity came successful nan 90th infinitesimal of nan game. Outside of that, astir of nan stats from that crippled look reasonably even.
In this one, we cognize that Germany is going to beryllium connected nan offensive. I wouldn't opportunity that Ecuador did that against nan Ivory Coast. I'm not expecting nan Germans to put up 7 goals, but I would not beryllium amazed to spot them people 3 aliases much here. I deliberation nan Ivory Coast has a decent protect scheme, but location is simply a batch of opportunity for a squad arsenic bully arsenic Germany. Give maine their squad full complete 2.5 goals. It is astatine +145, truthful we would get a bully payout.
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One last note: I don't dislike nan thought of a Germany/Japan World Cup moneyline parlay today. Both teams should win. I wouldn't opportunity nan payout is phenomenal, but it is simply a decent action if you're looking for thing additional.
Soccer fans stitchery astatine a FIFA World Cup instrumentality area to watch unrecorded tourney action connected a elephantine outdoor surface successful a parkland setting. (Bryan Preston/Fox News Digital)
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