Tag: Mexico

  • 2026 World Cup: June 18

    2026 World Cup: June 18

    As the Group A and B teams took to the pitch for the second time, South Africa’s Teboho Mokoena and Canada’s Jonathan David recorded hat tricks to lead their teams to victory. Switzerland vs. Bosnia & Herzegovina was the single match that I attended at the 2026 World Cup. Switzerland couldn’t pull off the exciting…

  • 2026 World Cup: June 11

    2026 World Cup: June 11

    My 2026 World Cup replay got off to a fairly similar start as real life, particularly in the nightcap. Mexico began with a victory and scored two goals, just as they did in the actual tournament opener. But in the replay, South Africa scored a quick goal, and Mexico had to rally for a 2-1…

  • 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. 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 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…