Tag: Iran

  • 2026 World Cup: June 21

    2026 World Cup: June 21

    What is happening with Spain?! After a scoreless draw against Cape Verde, the real-life World Cup winners suffered a shock 1-0 loss to Saudi Arabia. Spain must get a positive result against unbeaten Uruguay in their final match, or they won’t advance out of the group stage. Uruguay went top of the group with a…

  • 2026 World Cup: June 15

    2026 World Cup: June 15

    Lightning struck twice! The real-life “upset” of the tournament played out just the same way on the tabletop, as little Cape Verde held Spain to a scoreless draw. Cape Verde actually had the best scoring chance of the game. June 15 in real life produced four ties, but there were only two here. Belgium thrashed…

  • 2022 World Cup Round of 16

    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. Four of the eight group winners were the same. Eight of the 16 teams that advanced out of the group stage were the same. Among…

  • 2022 World Cup Group B

    2022 World Cup Group B

    England matched its real-life seven points to win Group B. But, a punchless American team couldn’t advance and allowed Iran to take its place. The USA needed a 92nd-minute goal to tie Wales in the opener, then lost 2-0 to England. Needing a two-goal win against Iran in the finale, the USA couldn’t break through…