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IL World Cup: Semifinals/Final
For the second straight World Cup, it was Argentina that stood tall at the end. Argentina won my 1930 World Cup replay, and in this International Legends World Cup, Argentina II (made up of modern-era players) finished off an impressive run to claim the crown, beating Netherlands 2-0 in the semifinals and then ending British…
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IL World Cup: Quarterfinals
The semifinals are set in this Soccer Blast Express World Cup. Three of the teams are what you might expect: Argentina II, Brazil II, and Netherlands. They’re joined by a highly surprising fourth team in British Isles. British Isles posted the only “easy” win in the quarterfinals, earning a 2-0 victory over Eastern Europe. Argentina…
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IL World Cup: Round of 16 #1
There weren’t many draws in group play, but there were two right off the bat as the first four Round of 16 matches were contested. Italy I and Argentina II, both group winners, scored game-tying goals in the second half and went on to advance via penalty kicks. They’ll meet in the quarterfinals. Surprisingly, Scandinavia…
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IL World Cup: Group D
Group D was remarkable, with routs aplenty and some surprising scores. British Isles had no problem against both Spain and Germany I. Argentina II hammered Germany, then turned around and got blasted by Spain. Deciding the group winner came down to the final matchup with Argentina II and British Isles. Argentina II needed at least…
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IL World Cup: Group C
The first three-team group provided plenty of drama and a bit of math to figure out the winner, as each of the teams won once in the round-robin. Scandinavia claimed first place on goal differential. Portugal and Argentina I tied on goal differential and goals scored. The fourth tiebreaker is head-to-head, which put Portugal through.…
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1930 World Cup Semifinals/Final
The four group winners in the replay were the same as real life, giving us the exact same semifinal matchups as 1930: Argentina vs. United States, and Uruguay vs. Yugoslavia. Argentina did its part to match reality, routing the USA. But the host nation, real-life winner Uruguay, didn’t come through to create the same final,…
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1930 World Cup Group 1
As it worked out in real life, group leaders Argentina and Chile met in the final contest, and Argentina advanced after winning. In my replay, the same matchup would determine the group winner. Coincidentally, both teams beat France 3-0 and both countries beat Mexico 5-1. That put them level on goal differential and goals scored…
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2022 World Cup Quarterfinals
First, to set the stage, five of the eight actual quarterfinalists made it to this point in the replay. And, we ended up with two real-life quarterfinal matchups with Netherlands vs. Argentina and England vs. France. Brazil was the fifth team to also make it here. The quarterfinal results weren’t nearly as dramatic as the…
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2022 World Cup Round of 16
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