Matchday Recap — June 29

Match synthesis:

Paraguay takes it on penalties.

Predictions:

0 of 71 poolsters called the draw. Nobody nailed the exact score.

Match synthesis:

Morocco takes in on penalties.

Predictions:

21 of 71 poolsters called the draw, and 1 had the score exactly right.

Kudos to: Lennox J

Match synthesis:

Brazil survived Japan 2-1 in a Round of 32 scrap that had real upset energy. Japan pressed, harried, and made Brazil look ordinary for long stretches, giving the Seleção plenty to think about. But Casemiro—dismissed by one Foshe commenter as “fast like molasses”—answered in the only language that matters: timing, strength, and big-game authority, breaking up attacks and dragging Brazil back into control. Japan had their moments and their belief, but Brazil kept finding margins. And in the end, after all the samba anxiety, it was an Arsenal man who delivered the victory. North London saves Brazil.

Predictions:

68 of 71 poolsters called the Brazil win, and 19 had the score exactly right.

Kudos to: Adam Lyn, Andrew R, Cheryl Andros, Duvaughn Henlon, Franklin Leonard, Garold Hamilton, Jackie C, Jamel Banton, Joe O'Leary, Kiran Dhupa, Matthew C, Patrick Williams, Ran I, Sarit Dhupa, Shawn Banton, Telroy M, Tom Hulme, Yoav Itzik, Yuval S