I don't understand why people in Belgium would be so happy that they beat Brazil

because we won.

winning a match -> belgians happy
losing a match -> belgians sad

goes for every match

I can argue that football is an unpredictable sport. Any team can win at any time that's true. Hence why rankings should not really matter to determine the winner of any world cup match. Russia was ranked 43th for example but still managed to go as much to the quarter finals because they re-organised. Russia's usual 3-5-2 was switched to a 4-3-2-1 composition which allowed the Russian team to push its fullbacks more aggresively along the flanks. Overall the rankings are just a number. It has been stated before but football is not a game that is won by odds but by skills and tactics. If Russia were to stick to its original 3-5-2 compisition which Russia has been characterised for years they would have faced more challenges in this world cup.

rankings= total bs
I can recall there was one world cup where nobody from the top 10 elo ranking made it to either the 1st , second, third or fourth place. Just further proves that rankings are unreliable as football is such an unpredictable sport that cannot be determined by rankings.

But if you played Brazil 10 times then Brazil would win 7 of those games.

I'm pretty sure you made those odds up

Edited 7/8/2018 13:28:49

I did make those odds up. :)

honestly you were far off from my prediction which saw a 100% Belgian victory

It's actually the Belgian colonial team

For some reason i want Croatia to win this cup. But my brain tells me France will win it.

also brain: Germany won't be knocked out of the group stages

The world cup is a mixture of euphoria and sadness that will surely result in glory or deception. To win a match is necessary a good attack and to win a championship is indispensable a good defense but not always the best team is the winner cos the biggest opponent of a match is the time and the team that best manages it wins.

Did you get that comment from Tite?

Last I heard Brazil went out to Belgium, seem like a fatuous excuse for losing :D

The world cup is reminiscent of slavery if you think about it: white people making Africans do the hard labor for them

Sorry to burst your bubble but there's no overall 'best team' at the world cup. If you thought that was Brazil that then I have bad news for you ;)

Did you get that comment from Tite?

No. What did he say?

Edited 7/9/2018 23:33:42

Belgium favourite to win according to the bookmakers. Although we know for a fact how unreliable these bookmakers are

Edited 7/9/2018 23:33:30

538 says that France has the best chance: https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2018-world-cup-predictions/

I hate soccer so much

Belgian Gentleman...
RIP

LOL !!

My predictions might be wrong!

Edited 7/11/2018 20:38:02

They're coming home

Response to the first page's last post: Kretoma, people were paid to vote for Trump, as stated by a voter for Trump. Also, there is an investigation by the FBI to see if anybody tampered with the votes.

Edited 7/11/2018 21:24:32

Belgium is going to beat England twice! by 2-1. Mark my words.