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IL World Cup: Group B
Group B had a couple of shocking results, most notably France being dumped from the competition after going 0-3 in group play with only one goal scored. The beneficiary was the New World squad, which was the weakest side on paper but tied England I with seven points for the top spot. England I narrowly…
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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 Final
In this replay, France became the first repeat winner of the World Cup since Brazil in 1958 and 1962, while Netherlands suffered crushing disappointment again and fell to 0-4 in World Cup finals. It was a game for the history books, as the French prevailed 4-3 in overtime. Kylian Mbappe had a hat trick, which…
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2022 World Cup Semifinals
We’ll have an all-Europe final in the Qatar World Cup replay as the Netherlands and France both scored three goals and were victorious in the semifinals. The Dutch had a relatively easy time of it after allowing their first goal of the competition, while France rallied late in its contest thanks to Kylian Mbappe. 2022…
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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
Before we get to the results from the first stage of the knockout round, here’s a look at how close the replay results were to the actual 2022 World Cup. The Round of 16 was bonkers, although nearly all of the favorites ended up winning. Five of the eight games went to overtime, with two…
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2022 World Cup Group D
We matched the actual order of standings in the Group D replay, with France and Australia finishing 1-2 followed by Tunisia and Denmark. France avoided a loss to Tunisia in the finale like they did in real life, but settled for a tie here to get seven points and win the group outright. Australia’s six…
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