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IL World Cup: Round of 16 #2
The other half of the bracket saw two more extra time contests (one going to penalties), and a pair of 2-0 results in regulation. Two of the three group winners advanced, with England I bowing out via penalties to Brazil II. The UK is still represented by the British Isles, however, after they were a…
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IL World Cup: Group E
Italy II won Group E by the smallest of margins of any of the four-team groups, collecting just five points, while Germany II and Western Europe both earned four points. Africa-Asia-Australia heads home after picking up just two points. After opening with two ties, Italy II won the group with a 2-1 victory over Western…
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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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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 E
Like they did in real life, Japan managed to advance from a group that also contained heavyweights Germany and Spain. This time, however, it was the Germans that advanced (with a perfect record), while the Spaniards were sent home. Spain and Japan met in the group’s final match, with Spain needing a victory to move…
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