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2026 World Cup: June 25
The United States was unable to win its group on home soil. An 88th-minute goal was only enough to rescue a 1-1 tie with Turkey, leaving Turkey first in the group and the USA second. Germany beat Ecuador 1-0 in a winner-take-all match to claim the group E title. Ivory Coast defeated Curacao to give…
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2026 World Cup: June 20
Germany and Netherlands posted second-half comebacks to record important victories. Ecuador also stayed unbeaten in Group E to set up a winner-take-all match with Germany. Germany trailed Ivory Coast 2-1 late but scored in the 85th and 89th minutes for the win. Netherlands was down 1-0 at halftime but scored three second-half goals against Sweden…
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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,…
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IL World Cup: Semifinals/Final
For the second straight World Cup, it was Argentina that stood tall at the end. Argentina won my 1930 World Cup replay, and in this International Legends World Cup, Argentina II (made up of modern-era players) finished off an impressive run to claim the crown, beating Netherlands 2-0 in the semifinals and then ending British…
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IL World Cup: Quarterfinals
The semifinals are set in this Soccer Blast Express World Cup. Three of the teams are what you might expect: Argentina II, Brazil II, and Netherlands. They’re joined by a highly surprising fourth team in British Isles. British Isles posted the only “easy” win in the quarterfinals, earning a 2-0 victory over Eastern Europe. Argentina…
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IL World Cup: Round of 16 #1
There weren’t many draws in group play, but there were two right off the bat as the first four Round of 16 matches were contested. Italy I and Argentina II, both group winners, scored game-tying goals in the second half and went on to advance via penalty kicks. They’ll meet in the quarterfinals. Surprisingly, Scandinavia…
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IL World Cup: Group A
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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…
