1. Forum
  2. USENET
  3. rec.sport.soccer

  • Brazil vs. Japan round of 32

    From KaiserD2@KaiserD2@gmail.com to rec.sport.soccer on Mon Jun 29 13:53:06 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.sport.soccer

    As commentator Ian Darke has already mentioned, this is
    reminixcent of 2018 when Japan in the round of 16 was up 2-0 over
    Belgium at the half. That Belgian team, however, was a lot better than
    this Brazilian one, and rose to the occasion brilliantly, winning 3-2
    in regulation. (I still think actually that they were the best team of
    that tournament.) This is at this moment one of the great tests of
    Carlo Ancelotti's career. His team so far doesn't have a clue.

    David Kaiser
    --- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Blueshirt@blueshirt@indigo.news to rec.sport.soccer on Mon Jun 29 19:15:07 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.sport.soccer


    KaiserD2 wrote:

    As commentator Ian Darke has already mentioned, this is
    reminixcent of 2018 when Japan in the round of 16 was up 2-0
    over Belgium at the half. That Belgian team, however, was a
    lot better than this Brazilian one, and rose to the occasion
    brilliantly, winning 3-2 in regulation. (I still think
    actually that they were the best team of that tournament.)
    This is at this moment one of the great tests of Carlo
    Ancelotti's career. His team so far doesn't have a clue.

    Fret not.

    I have it on good authority that Lucas Paquet|i's betting slip
    for his five quid Acca on this match was...

    Japan to be winning at half time.
    Brazil to win at full time.
    Paqueta to get booked.
    Casimeiro own goal.
    --- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From KaiserD2@KaiserD2@gmail.com to rec.sport.soccer on Mon Jun 29 15:09:40 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.sport.soccer

    It did turn out like Japan-Belgium! Japan should have attacked
    more, I think, but Brazil made a lot of great individual efforts. One question: why didn't Vini EVER try to go to the byline on the left? I
    don't get it. Congratulations, Brazil.

    DK

    On Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:53:06 -0400, KaiserD2 <KaiserD2@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    As commentator Ian Darke has already mentioned, this is
    reminixcent of 2018 when Japan in the round of 16 was up 2-0 over
    Belgium at the half. That Belgian team, however, was a lot better than
    this Brazilian one, and rose to the occasion brilliantly, winning 3-2
    in regulation. (I still think actually that they were the best team of
    that tournament.) This is at this moment one of the great tests of
    Carlo Ancelotti's career. His team so far doesn't have a clue.

    David Kaiser
    --- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From =?UTF-8?B?TGzDqW8=?=@llb.moura@gmail.com to rec.sport.soccer on Mon Jun 29 16:26:36 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.sport.soccer

    On 29/06/2026 16:09, KaiserD2 wrote:
    It did turn out like Japan-Belgium! Japan should have attacked
    more, I think,


    I was thinking among the same lines. This is a good, well-coached
    Japanese team that perhaps respected Brasil a tad bit too much. Second
    half was mostly Brasil, with Japan only occasionally paying visits to
    Alisson.


    but Brazil made a lot of great individual efforts. One
    question: why didn't Vini EVER try to go to the byline on the left? I
    don't get it. Congratulations, Brazil.


    And to Japan too I'd say, for their good play over the Cup.


    Best regards,

    Ll|-o
    --- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2