Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Final Group Stage Matches: Groups E and F Previews

Group E
What's at Stake
Brazil: Clinch spot with win/tie OR Switzerland loss; Clinch first with win OR tie AND Switzerland loss/tie; Eliminated with loss AND Switzerland win/tie
Switzerland: Clinch spot with win OR tie OR Brazil win; Clinch first with win AND Brazil loss/tie; Eliminated with loss AND Serbia win/tie
Serbia: Clinch spot with win OR tie AND Switzerland loss; Clinch first with win AND Switzerland loss/tie; Eliminated with loss OR tie AND Switzerland win/tie
Costa Rica: Eliminated

Who: Serbia v. Brazil
Where: Spartak Stadium, Moscow
When: June 27, 2 PM EST
Watch: Fox, Telemundo (TV); Fox Sports Go (Streaming)
Prediction: 2-1 Brazil: Brazil will push for the win to guarantee first place in the group. Serbia's dreams of moving on will come to an end. Will Brazil score a late winner just like last game against Costa Rica. If Brazil get first, a potential Round of 16 matchup between Germany and Brazil could happen.

Who: Switzerland v. Costa Rica
Where: Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod
When: June 27, 10 2 PM EST
Watch: NBC Universo, FS1 (TV); Fox Sports Go (Streaming)
Prediction: 1-0 Switzerland: Should Denmark will by more goals, or win by a bigger deficit than Brazil, Denmark would get the top spot. Costa Rica will play their hearts out, but they will leave the World Cup without a point, despite their strong goalkeeper Keylor Navas.

Group F
What's at Stake
Mexico: Clinch spot with win/tie OR Germany loss/tie; Clinch first with win/tie; Eliminated with loss AND Germany win
Germany: Clinch spot with win OR tie AND Sweden loss/tie OR loss by 1 AND Sweden loss; Clinch first with win AND Mexico loss; Eliminated with tie AND Sweden win OR loss by 2+ goals AND Sweden loss OR loss AND Sweden win/tie
Sweden: Clinch spot with win OR tie AND Germany loss; Clinch first with win AND Germany loss/tie; Eliminated with loss OR tie AND Germany win/tie
South Korea: Clinch spot with win AND Sweden loss; Eliminated with Sweden win/tie OR tie OR loss

Who: Mexico v. Sweden
Where: Ekaterinburg Arena, Ekaterinburg
When: June 27, 10 AM EST
Watch: Fox, Telemundo (TV); Fox Sports Go (Streaming)
Prediction: 2-1 Mexico: Mexico will finish perfect and will not risk a tie with the possibility of being eliminated, even though they have won two games so far. Sweden does not have the power or talent that Mexico has, and it will show.

Who: South Korea v. Germany
Where: Kazan Arena, Kazan
When: June 27, 10 AM EST
Watch: NBC Universo, FS1 (TV); Fox Sports Go (Streaming)
Prediction: 3-0 Germany: Germany will finally show us their 2014 World Cup selves, the team that easily defeated inferior opposition and converting on their many attacking chances. South Korea, though still alive entering this game, will quickly see the hopes extinguished by Germany.


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