Tag: Mexico

  • 1930 World Cup Group 1

    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…

  • 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 C

    2022 World Cup Group C

    Argentina won the group, just as they did in real life. This time they easily avoided an upset by Saudi Arabia, but gave up a last-minute goal to Poland in the finale to miss out on a third victory. Mexico managed to sneak through this time after faltering on goal differential in 2022. 2022 World…