You NEED to watch today’s Brazil vs Argentina match, it’s going to be the biggest BRA vs ARG in recent times.
Raphinha has set this rivalry on fire
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Brazil vs. Argentina is gonna be a banger, don't get me wrong, but in the grand scheme of things it's not that important, is it? I get watching it for the quality and the players, but Argentina is in 1st, Brazil is in 3rd with 1 point less than Ecuador... there's realistically no chance for them to miss the World Cup, so there's not really that much drama to be had other than player-to-player beef.
There have been (and will be) several VERY important games today, though, ones that have/could make or break World Cup runs. (I should probably make this a separate thread but I'll just put it here)
Iran 2-2 Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan had a 2-1 lead heading into the last 10 minutes. If they had held on, both teams would've almost certainly gone through. Iran equalized, though, which means Iran is officially the 3rd team to qualify for the World Cup (excluding the host nations) along with Japan and New Zealand, and the UAE are only 4 points behind Uzbekistan now, which means there's a chance that the best team in Asia to never make a World Cup might miss another one.
Nigeria 1-1 Zimbabwe
With half of the 10 qualifying matches played, Nigeria were in a horrible spot, 4th place in their group behind South Africa, Rwanda, and Benin. Today's match was essentially a must-win for them to keep their chances of automatic qualification realistic, but bottom-of-the-group Zimbabwe equalized in the 90th minute to end the game in a draw. Nigeria, having 4 matches left to play, are 6 points off the top of the group, and unless South Africa fall off catastrophically, there's a genuine risk that Nigeria won't be coming to North America next year.
Other important games that aren't as monumental + games to look out for that are coming up:
Angola 1-2 Cape Verde
This puts Cape Verde at the top of their qualification group, which includes Cameroon. Cape Verde haven't lost a match to anyone who isn't Cameroon, and if they keep their incredible run alive, they could become the 2nd least populated country to ever qualify to a World Cup (the record is held by Iceland at the moment).
Morocco vs. Tanzania (starts in 10 minutes)
Morocco is the one team in all of African qualifying that is comfortably in the lead in their group. Currently at 12 points with 4 wins in 4 games played, if they win this game, they'll be at most 1 point off of becoming the first African nation to seal their place in the World Cup next year.
Venezuela vs. Peru (starts in 2 hours 30 minutes)
With only 5 matches each left to play, Venezuela and Peru sit in 8th and 9th with 14 and 12 points respectively. This is a do-or-die match for both sides; whoever loses is virtually out of it.
Well, there’s kind of a huge war happening on social media between Brazilians and Argentinians because of Raphinha's statement. This game doesn’t mean much on the field, but it means a lot off of it, and believe me, all the players will give their all.
After reading everything, I don't know what to say about the rest of your text. Like, these are really important games, but a win or a loss for Brazil today would completely change its context for the next World Cup. Maybe, with a loss today, they might even change the coach.
I don't know about the opinion of the people running the CBF, but public opinion right now is basically that Dorival isn't a national team-level coach. And yes, that's my opinion too, he's been making one bad decision after another.
Anyway, I clearly have bias, so it would be good for you to do some research as well.
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