With each passing tournament, I get a little less angry when a team like Morocco advances. Regardless, it didn't look like Spain had a real chance for the title anyway, with them getting worse from game to game. I've heard that some had hyped them up after the Costa Rica game, which is puzzling because it should have been obvious that Costa Rica played really, really, really bad. As in, they hardly committed any fouls which should have been the bare minimum when nothing else works.
Anyway...
The top favorites remain France, Brasil and Argentina in that order. Next up are Portugal, England and Croatia in that order. Then Netherlands and lastly, Morocco.
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Top 3 disappointments of WC 2022 compared to expectations before the whole thing started:
1. Belgium
2. Denmark
3. Uruguay
All three of them put together scored 4 goals in 9 games.
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Awards of honor for boycott of Qatar's questionable human rights situation and all that:
1. Germany - Screwing up the group stage after realizing that the rainbow is a no-go.
2. Italy - For not joining the whole circus in the first place.
3. Austria - For 2+ decades of dedication to stay away from WCs because all of them have been bought in one way or another.
Legend11 correctly predicted that GTA IV will outsell Super Smash Bros. Brawl. I was wrong.
