Tag: Japan

  • 2026 World Cup: June 14

    2026 World Cup: June 14

    In real life today, Germany and Sweden both had dominant performances. Germany came close to duplicating their effort on the tabletop, but Sweden fell short and settled for a tie with Tunisia. Ecuador reversed its real-life loss to Ivory Coast. Japan and Netherlands repeated their tie. Group E: Germany 3 (1-0-0, +3); Ecuador 3 (1-0-0,…

  • 2022 World Cup Quarterfinals

    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…

  • 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. 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…

  • 2022 World Cup Group E

    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…