Group H had a surprising start with the two favorites (Colombia and Poland) picking up losses in their first matches. Now the two face a can't-lose match against one on Sunday another while Senegal and Japan will look to build off of their results and get a foot in knockout stage. England will also look to not do any "English" things when it faces off with Panama.
To be the best, one must beat the best. Mexico did just that in its opening match, overpowering Germany with an impressive 1-0 win in the Group F opener on Sunday. With a result like that, many are wondering how Mexico can win the World Cup, if it’s possible and what the path would be.
OK. Who here thinks Mexico will suffer a hangover after its monumental win over Germany? Group F hangs in the balance as South Korea will try to spoil the El Tri party and Germany looks to get back on track. Sweden is a rock solid team that beat European heavy weights on its way to qualifying for Russia. Then Group G's second round of matches gets underway as Belgium takes on Tunisia.
We hate to make this day about Argentina and Lionel Messi, but that's what we're going to do. Iceland vs Nigeria is a massive match for both two teams involved but for La Pulga and the mess that is Argentina, it's their World Cup fate. Brazil will also look to get back on track after a disappointing draw vs Switzerland. Serbia and Switzerland are vying for the last spot in Group E so don't miss that one! Our Chameleon Leon will be predicting Switzerland vs Serbia as well!
Mexico take on South Korea Saturday, June 23 at the Rostov Arena on the second matchday of Group F action at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The match begins at 11:00 a.m. ET on FOX and Telemundo with South Korea desperate for a result following a 1-0 opening defeat to Sweden, whereas Mexico is riding high following a 1-0 victory over defending champions Germany.
There’s no more important player at the World Cup than Olivier Giroud. France, one of the favorites, has looked terrible thus far. They struggled past a turgid Australian side thanks to a deflected goal and a penalty. There’s no doubt that France has one of the best squads at the tournament, but it really doesn’t look it at the moment.
After Day 6 had three 1-0 matches, we figure Thursday will yield some more goals. Australia faces a crucial match against Denmark after falling to France thanks to an own goal from Aziz Behich. France on the other hand will look to have a better performance but will take on a Peru side that got robbed of securing any points against Denmark. Then Lionel Messi and Argentina will take on Croatia, the leaders of Group D. All eyes will be on La Pulga to see if he can dig Argentina out of a hole after their 1-1 draw with Iceland.
After a disappointing first match against Iceland, Argentina needs to get a result out of its match with Croatia on Thursda if it wants to keep its hopes of getting out of the group alive. For Croatia, three points would all but seal its ticket to the next stage. This promises to be a huge match, so here is everything you need to know ahead of the big game, plus a Argentina vs Croatia prediction.
The first set of matches at the 2018 World Cup have now been completed. We’ve seen everything from the first use of VAR at the World Cup, monumental upsets and everything in between. Now that the dust has settled, we decided we can absolutely, definitely, 100 percent give you the World Cup predicted winner based off of how the teams performed in their first matches.