WELCOME TO DAY 8 OF THE 2022 WORLD CUP!!! The primary week of matches is behind us and we’ve got loved a powerful group stage to this point, with favorites doing their job, others making their lives very troublesome and a few nice objectives and video games throughout Qatar.
And the second Sunday of World Cup motion brings the second spherical of matches in two extra teams, and we might see one of many essential contenders despatched house early plus plenty of Barcelona expertise on show.
We start in Al Rayyan with one of many greatest shock groups of the event as Japan tackle Costa Rica in Group E. The Samurai Blue pulled off an excellent comeback win over Germany of their opening recreation and might clinch a spot within the Spherical of 16 towards a Costa Rica aspect that had been demolished by Spain on Matchday 1 and are very prone to be eradicated with a recreation to spare.
We go to Doha subsequent for an interesting matchup between Belgium and Morocco in Group F. The Crimson Devils didn’t seem like a contender once they had been outplayed by Canada within the group opener, however the Belgians discovered a option to win and will qualify for the Spherical of 16 in the event that they beat Morocco, however the Africans held Croatia to a goalless draw and have plenty of high quality up entrance to trigger an upset towards Kevin De Bruyne and Co.
The third recreation of the day is in the identical group as Croatia tackle Canada in Al Rayyan, and the defending champions will look to enhance on a poor efficiency within the opener and decide up three factors to get nearer to qualification. Nevertheless it gained’t be straightforward towards a Canadian aspect that deserved much more from their match towards Belgium and shall be assured of their skill of getting one thing from this one to maintain their knockout stage hopes alive.
After which, the marquee matchup of the group stage as Spain tackle Germany within the ultimate match of Day 8. La Roja made probably the most spectacular debut of the event with a sensational 7-0 win over Costa Rica, thanks largely to the 5 Barça gamers who began and all performed very nicely. Luis Enrique’s males is not going to solely qualify for the Spherical of 16 with a win however might ship the Mannschaft house: Germany may be knocked out with a loss if Japan decide up no less than a degree within the different recreation, so anticipate a really tense 90 minutes in Al Khor with the Germans making an attempt to keep away from historic embarrassment.
This guarantees to be an ideal day of World Cup soccer, and also you’re welcome to affix us to observe and remark all of the motion. Vamos!
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Croatia XI: Livakovic; Juranovic, Lovren, Gvardiol, Sosa; Modric, Brozovic, Kovacic; Livaja, Kramaric, Perisic (4-3-3)
Canada XI: Borjan; Johnston, Vitória, Miller, Laryea; Davies, Hutchinson, Eustáquio, Buchanan; David, Larin (4-4-2)
MATCH INFO
Competitors/Spherical: 2022 FIFA World Cup, Group F, Matchday 2
Date/Time: Sunday, November 27, 2022, 7pm native time, 5pm CET/WAT (Barcelona & Nigeria), 4pm GMT (UK), 11am ET, 8am PT (USA), 9.30pm IST (India)
Venue: Khalifa Worldwide Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar
Referee: Andrés Matonte (URU)
HOW TO WATCH, STREAM 2022 FIFA WORLD CUP
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Belgium XI: Courtois; Castagne, Alderweireld, Vertonghen; Meunier, Onana, Witsel, Hazard; De Bruyne, Batshuayi, Hazard (3-4-3)
Morocco XI: Bounou; Hakimi, Saiss, Aguerd, Mazraoui; Ounahi, Amrabat, Amallah; Ziyech, En-Nesyri, Boufal (4-3-3)
MATCH INFO
Competitors/Spherical: 2022 FIFA World Cup, Group F, Matchday 2
Date/Time: Sunday, November 27, 2022, 4pm native time, 2pm CET/WAT (Barcelona & Nigeria), 1pm GMT (UK), 8am ET, 5am PT (USA), 6.30pm IST (India)
Venue: Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar
Referee: César Ramos (MEX)
HOW TO WATCH, STREAM 2022 FIFA WORLD CUP
The best way to watch on TV: FS1 (USA), TSN 1 (Canada), BBC One (UK), SuperSport (Nigeria), Sports18 (India), Gol Mundial (Spain), others
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Japan XI: Gonda; Yamane, Itakura, Yoshida, Nagatomo; Endo, Morita; Doan, Kamada, Soma; Ueda (4-2-3-1)
Costa Rica XI: Navas; Waston, Duarte, Calvo, Oviedo; Fuller, Borges, Tejeda, Torres; Campbell, Contreras (4-4-2)
MATCH INFO
Competitors/Spherical: 2022 FIFA World Cup, Group E, Matchday 2
Date/Time: Sunday, November 27, 2022, 1pm native time, 11am CET/WAT (Barcelona & Nigeria), 10am GMT (UK), 5am ET, 2am PT (USA), 3.30pm IST (India)
Venue: Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar
Referee: Michael Oliver (ENG)
HOW TO WATCH, STREAM 2022 FIFA WORLD CUP
The best way to watch on TV: FS1 (USA), TSN 1 (Canada), ITV 1 (UK), SuperSport (Nigeria), Sports18 (India), Gol Mundial (Spain), others
The best way to watch on-line: FOX Sports activities App, Sling TV (USA), ITV Hub (UK), others
Matchday Thread Guidelines
We don’t have plenty of guidelines right here, however there are some things to bear in mind when becoming a member of our matchday threads:
Even when the referee sucks or we lose the sport, watch the swearing. It’s simply pointless. Additionally, don’t focus on unlawful streaming hyperlinks. Those that do will probably be warned, and those that submit hyperlinks shall be immediately banned. Lastly, be good to one another. It is a Barcelona group and we don’t must offend each other.
Have enjoyable with the sport! Endlessly and ever, regardless of the competitors, VISCA EL BARÇA!