Subject: »[NT] World Cup

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I just got back from a few days of rest with my family, I see that the topic is developing without my brief activity :) So I'll take some time off.

:-)

You give the color to this topic. It was a little bit off topic.

Well, I really enjoyed this World Cup so much.

Let me clean it up a bit for you.
To all, let's keep this topic for the sole purpose of making the World Cup Experience worth for each participant and each spectator of the Sokker NT World cup games.
Complaints are not necessary within this topic. Each non topic post shall be deleted to keep the true nature of this topic alive!
All respect to Krzystof for taking the time to interview all participants and share detailed match overviews to the community! Each off topic post can be seen as an insult to the work and time Krzystof made within this experience!

Thank you very much, this is exactly the kind of topic that should bring joy because after all, it’s the World Cup, where we should maintain a beautiful, joyful atmosphere, the spirit of football that unites us rather than divides us. There is already enough war and quarrels in the world; here we should rejoice, relax, enjoy, and share positive emotions. It seems like not much, yet it is a lot :(

1. England - Italia


England Group D
England - Polska 0:4
Israel - England 0:2
England - Nederland 3:0

Injured:
Monty Brooking MID (12 days)
Alex Ferdιnand ATK (slight injury)
Hugh Grubb ATK (slight injury)
Keaton Hopkins ATK (11 days)
Dan Lineker ATK (10 days)
Fred Paterson MID (15 days)
Dave Saka MID (slight injury)

Italy Group G
Rossiya - Italia 0:2
Bosna i Hercegovina - Italia 2:3
Italia - Sverige 4:0

Injured:
Albino Cuzzocrea MID (slight injury)
Battista Foppolo MID (slight injury)
Oscar Pompili ATK (slight injury)
Anacleto Valenza MID (slight injury)

Transfer List:
Massimiliano Franciotti ATK
formidable [11] stamina tragic [0] keeper
divine [17] pace solid [8] defender
divine [17] technique very good [9] playmaker
outstanding [12] passing superdivine [18] striker

A real hospital and a headache for the England coach, with a lot of injuries, especially a weakened attack line of the England national team. On the other hand, Italy has a few players with minor injuries, but the squad situation is much better. One of the Italian national team forwards is on the transfer list, maybe some World Cup fans will find this information useful :)
England - Italy my pick 2
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2. Uruguay - Azərbaycan


Uruguay Group C
Norge - Uruguay 1:2
Uruguay - Hellas 4:1
España - Uruguay 3:0

Injured:
Carlos Avaroa ATK (slight injury)
Armando Chambi DEF (18 days)
Bernabé Horta MID (12 days)
Isabelino Oddo ATK (8 days)
Aaron Santos ATK (slight injury)
Roberto Vignole MID (10 days)

Azərbaycan Group B
Lietuva - Azərbaycan 1:4
Azərbaycan - Deutschland 2:1
Srbija - Azərbaycan 1:3

Injured:
Turan Cəfərzadə DEF (slight injury)
Əmir Qasımoğlu ATK (17 days)
Fərman Qəzənfərov MID (11 days)
Cabbar Türksevə ATK (11 days)

Looking at the squad of these two national teams, both Uruguay and Azerbaijan have significant weaknesses due to the injuries of key players. However, Azerbaijan is a team that left a strong impression on me during the group stage; they won their group in a fantastic style, leaving behind the German team, which deserves praise and congratulations.
Uruguay - Azərbaycan my pick 2
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3. Srbija - Polska


Srbija Group B
Srbija - Deutschland 3:2
Lietuva - Srbija 1:3
Srbija - Azərbaycan 1:3

Injured:
Ðuka Bukvić MID (20 days)
Gordan Gordić MID (9 days)
Slavko Ljubićić DEF-MID (slight injury)
Radoš Obrenov DEF (slight injury)
Budimir Okuka MID (7 days)
Filip Žarkov GK (slight injury)

Transfer List:
Stefan Novičić DEF
formidable [11] stamina tragic [0] keeper
superdivine [18] pace superdivine [18] defender
brilliant [14] technique outstanding [12] playmaker
incredible [13] passing solid [8] striker

Polska Group D
England - Polska 0:4
Nederland - Polska 2:2
Polska - Israel 6:1

Injured:
Mścigniew Bankert MID (slight injury)
Maciej Czępiński ATK (22 days)
Mieczysław Kossowski DEF-MID (slight injury)

A significantly worse personnel situation in the Serbian national team, as they have injured key players in the squad. As far as I know, Borkos007 did not want to face the Serbian team because he greatly appreciates the skill and abilities of the Serbian manager Dzungla, but looking at the injuries in the opponent's squad and the fact that Poland generally has a stronger and deeper squad, there is only one favorite.
Srbija - Polska my pick 2
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4. Ireland - Česká republika


Ireland Group F
Ireland - Brasil 0:3
Sénégal - Ireland 2:5
Ireland - Argentina 3:1

Injured:
Gavin Cummins DEF (8 days)
James De Mange DEF (slight injury)
Christian Dealhunty ATK (slight injury)
Jonathan Fogharty ATK (slight injury)

Česká republika Group H
USA - Česká republika 0:4
Česká republika - Türkiye 0:0
België - Česká republika 2:3

Injured:
Leoš Komínek ATK (9 days)
Čeněk Nepivoda ATK (15 days)
Čapek Szabo ATK (23 days)
Vladimír Vaňous ATK (20 days)

Current cards:
red cards pauza: Andrej Náhora DEF

The favorite is definitely the Czech Republic team, but it should be noted that the Czechs have significant problems in the attack line due to injuries to their forwards. It will be interesting to see if the injury-hit Irish team, which has nothing to lose, can take advantage of this nevertheless. Ireland has already been a pleasant surprise of the World Cup, but can they do even more?!
Ireland - Česká republika my pick 2
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5. Türkiye - España


Türkiye Group H
België - Türkiye 3:5
Česká republika - Türkiye 0:0
Türkiye - USA 0:0

Injured:
Dündar Bulgurcuoğlu MID (slight injury)
Özcan Ölker DEF (slight injury)
Faysal Papatya ATK (7 days)

España Group C
España - Hellas 3:1
Norge - España 0:0
España - Uruguay 3:0

Injured:
Marco Aurelio Pérez Cuesta DEF (slight injury)

Current cards:
Nicolás Bóveda Red Cards / Pauza 1 match

It is very difficult to point out a favorite in this match-up. Here, small details and the skills of the national team's manager of either side will be needed for victory and advancement. In my opinion, this match is the HIT of this round.
Türkiye - España my pick 1X
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6. Bosna i Hercegovina - Brasil


Bosna i Hercegovina Group G
Sverige - Bosna i Hercegovina 1:3
Bosna i Hercegovina - Italia 2:3
Rossiya - Bosna i Hercegovina 2:2

Injured:
Anes Šaraba MID (slight injury)
Nijaz Tanasilović MID (slight injury)

Current cards:
Musa Juko DEF / pause 1 match

Brasil F
Ireland - Brasil 0:3
Argentina - Brasil 1:2
Brasil - Sénégal 1:1

Injured:
Fabiano da Costa ATK (slight injury)
Leão Neves MID (19 days)

My favorite in this match is the Brasil national team, but I don't know why I'm inclined to think that this match could bring a surprise. But what will happen?
Bosna i Hercegovina - Brasil my pick 2
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7. Schweiz - România


Schweiz Group A
Chile - Schweiz 0:4
Việt Nam - Schweiz 2:2
Schweiz - Portugal 0:3

Injured:
Ruedi Giacometti ATK (25 days)
Levi Lang MID (11 days)
Simon Räss MID (slight injury)
Zander Yakin MID (10 days)

Player is for sale.
Zander Yakin
formidable [11] stamina tragic [0] keeper
divine [17] pace superdivine [18] defender
formidable [11] technique incredible [13] playmaker
incredible [13] passing formidable [11] striker

România Group E
România - Bulgaria 3:0
Magyarország - România 2:4
România - France 1:2

Injured:
Mihăiţă Briscariu MID (slight injury)
Nică Mihail Vlaicu MID (slight injury)

There is only one favorite in this match; I believe that the Swiss national team has already achieved its success by advancing from the group. I am convinced that it will be the Romanian national team that will advance further and compete for the medals. Any other outcome in this match would be a huge surprise.
Schweiz - România my pick 2
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8. France - Việt Nam


[color=gold]FranceGroup E[/color
Magyarország - France 1:2
France - Bulgaria 1:2
România - France 1:2

Injured:
- nou !

Current cards:
Landry Charpentier MID / pause 1 match

Việt Nam Group A
Portugal - Việt Nam 2:2
Việt Nam - Schweiz 2:2
Chile - Việt Nam 1:2

Injured:
Hoàng Dương Khánh MID (slight injury)
Hà Nam Việt ATK (slight injury)
Dương Toàn MID (8 days)

The Vietnam team has already achieved success, as one could call their advancement from the group stage to the second round of the World Cup. Meanwhile, France emerged from a very strong group by defeating Hungary and Bulgaria. France has avoided injuries, and the French coach can count on their entire squad available for the World Cup. Currently, France is one of my favorites to play in the World Cup final; I have a feeling that France will win a gold or bronze medal in this tournament.
France - Việt Nam my pick 1

Türkiye - USA 0-0

köszönöm :)

That's right :)

England - Italia
Injuries have hurt us but I always back our manager.

Uruguay - Azərbaycan
If Azerbaijan can beat Serbia and Germany, they can beat Uruguay.


Srbija - Polska
If it wasn't for injuries I'd say Serbia to pull off a surprise, but not this time.

Ireland - Česká republika
Pulling off surprises is one thing, pulling them off against a team that is consistently good is another matter.

Türkiye - España
I have no idea about this one. These 2 are the opposite of the Czechs, they're both capable of aberrations. Spain are slightly more consistent.

Bosna i Hercegovina - Brasil
I really rate Bosnia, I don't rate Brasil. I don't think it's quite enough though.

Schweiz - România
I always like Switzerland but they don't look right to me. Romania are always capable of blowing up but I can't see it here.

France - Việt Nam
I always back France and they always lose. I'm still backing them.

World Cup - Final
Start at: 11:59 France - : - Việt Nam
Start at: 11:59 Schweiz - : - România
Start at: 11:59 Bosna i Hercegovina - : - Brasil
Start at: 10:59 Türkiye - : - España
Start at: 12:59 Ireland - : - Česká republika
Start at: 11:59 Srbija - : - Polska
Start at: 16:59 Uruguay - : - Azərbaycan
Start at: 12:59 England - : - Italia

Good luck to all the participants!
Big thanks to the Turkish community for their trust! I hope for a positive result in a very difficult match against Spain.