Pre-match: World Cup 2022 - Opponent news - Non-Brazilian teams thread

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  1. Ombak

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    Flamengo
    Apr 19, 1999
    Irvine, CA
    Club:
    Flamengo Rio Janeiro
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    Switzerland's lineup today:

    Yann Sommer, Nico Elvedi, Manuel Akanji, Ricardo Rodríguez (Renato Steffen), Silvan Widmer; Djibril Sow (Denis Zakaria), Granit Xhaka, Remo Freuler, Ruben Vargas (Michel Aebischer), Xherdan Shaqiri (Dan Ndoye); Breel Embolo

    Highlights:
     
  2. Century's Best

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    Jul 29, 2003
    USA
    #52 Century's Best, Sep 27, 2022
    Last edited: Sep 27, 2022
    Cameroon lost to South Korea in Seoul today. Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min scored the winning goal via a header. This defeat follows last week 0-2 defeat to Uzbekistan (also in South Korea). Before then, wins vs. Burundi (1-0) and and Algeria (2-1). In fairness, Cameroon won more than it lost or drew in 2022; this was the case in 2021 as well, although Cameroon suffered a 3-match streak of losses in early 2021, with a combined 9-1 score.

    At this moment, Serbia is winning 2-0 at Norway, thus relegating Norway in the Nations League..

    Serbia lost twice in 2022 (3-0 at Denmark and 1-0 vs. Norway at home); it drew Slovenia 2-2 in June and last week defeated Sweden 4-1. Serbia's 2021 was good, with only one defeat (1-0 to Japan). Mostly wins, and a handful of draws.

    Switzerland had a good 2021 as well (also one defeat, 3-0 at Italy) and mostly wins with some draws. But in 2022, Switzerland lost 4 of its 5 first matches; it has since rebounded to defeat Portugal 1-0 and Spain 1-2 (the latter match was this past Saturday in Zaragoza). And right now, it's Switzerland 2 Czech Republic 1 in the Nations League.
     
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  3. Ombak

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    Flamengo
    Apr 19, 1999
    Irvine, CA
    Club:
    Flamengo Rio Janeiro
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    Serbia won 2x0, both big forwards scored.

    Switzerland won 2x1, including a penalty save by Sommer, who is in insane form right now. Might be the best goalkeeper in the world on current form.

    I'll post highlights when I can.
     
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  4. Dage

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    Jun 4, 2008
    Berlin
    Club:
    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    As a Gladbach fan I am a big fan of his but this is exaggerating.
     
  5. Ombak

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    Flamengo
    Apr 19, 1999
    Irvine, CA
    Club:
    Flamengo Rio Janeiro
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    Serbia 2x0 Norway


    Switzerland 2x1 Czechia
     
  6. Ombak

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    Flamengo
    Apr 19, 1999
    Irvine, CA
    Club:
    Flamengo Rio Janeiro
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    South Korea 1x0 Cameroon
     
  7. Ombak

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    Flamengo
    Apr 19, 1999
    Irvine, CA
    Club:
    Flamengo Rio Janeiro
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
  8. Ombak

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    Flamengo
    Apr 19, 1999
    Irvine, CA
    Club:
    Flamengo Rio Janeiro
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    Switzerland squad called up:

    Goalkeepers
    Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund)
    Philipp Köhn (FC Red Bull Salzburg)
    Jonas Omlin (HSC Montpellier)
    Yann Sommer (Vfl Borussia Mönchengladbach)

    Defenders
    Manuel Akanji (Manchester City FC)
    Eray Cömert (Valencia CF)
    Nico Elvedi (VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach)
    Edimilson Fernandes (FSV Mainz 05)
    Ricardo Rodriguez (FC Torino)
    Fabian Schär (Newcastle United FC)
    Silvan Widmer (FSV Mainz 05)

    Midfield & Attackers
    Michel Aebischer (Bologna FC)
    Breel Embolo (AS Monaco)
    Christian Fassnacht (BSC Young Boys)
    Fabian Frei (FC Basel 1893)
    Remo Freuler (Nottingham Forest FC)
    Ardon Jashari (FC Luzern)
    Noah Okafor (FC Red Bull Salzburg)
    Fabian Rieder (BSC Young Boys)
    Haris Seferovic (Galatasaray SK)
    Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire FC)
    Djibril Sow (Eintracht Frankfurt)
    Renato Steffen (FC Lugano)
    Ruben Vargas (FC Augsburg)
    Granit Xhaka (Arsenal FC)
    Denis Zakaria (Chelsea FC)
     
  9. manimal

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    Dec 23, 2018

    Their Goalies give me headaches already
     
  10. Ombak

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    Flamengo
    Apr 19, 1999
    Irvine, CA
    Club:
    Flamengo Rio Janeiro
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
  11. Ombak

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    Flamengo
    Apr 19, 1999
    Irvine, CA
    Club:
    Flamengo Rio Janeiro
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    Serbia:

    Goalkeepers: Marko Dmitrović, Predrag Rajković, Vanja Milinković - Savić

    Defenders: Stefan Mitrović, Nikola Milenković, Strahinja Pavlović, Miloš Veljković, Filip Mladenović, Strahinja Eraković, Srdjan Babić

    Midfielders: Nemanja Gudelj, Sergej Milinković - Savić, Saša Lukić, Marko Grujić, Filip Kostić, Uroš Račić, Nemanja Maksimović, Ivan Ilić,Andrija Živković, Darko Lazović

    Attackers: Dušan Tadić (C), Aleksandar Mitrović, Dušan Vlahović, Filip Đuričić, Luka Jović, Nemanja Radonjić
     
  12. Ombak

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    Flamengo
    Apr 19, 1999
    Irvine, CA
    Club:
    Flamengo Rio Janeiro
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    Rafael Oliveira's Serbia video:

     
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  13. Ombak

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    Flamengo
    Apr 19, 1999
    Irvine, CA
    Club:
    Flamengo Rio Janeiro
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    Switzerland video:
     
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  14. Ombak

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    Flamengo
    Apr 19, 1999
    Irvine, CA
    Club:
    Flamengo Rio Janeiro
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    Cameroon:

     
  15. manimal

    manimal Member

    Dec 23, 2018
    Nkunku out of WC as he got injured in training.

    Damn france is really hard ********ed with these injurys
     
  16. celito

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    Palmeiras
    Brazil
    Feb 28, 2005
    USA
    Club:
    Palmeiras Sao Paulo
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    Switzerland lost 2 x 0 to Ghana today in a pre-WC friendly. Ghana isn't a particularly strong side this year. But the Swiss did make 6 subs in 2nd half before conceding the 1st goal.
     
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  17. celito

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    Palmeiras
    Brazil
    Feb 28, 2005
    USA
    Club:
    Palmeiras Sao Paulo
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    Portugal beat Nigeria 4 x 0 today in their last pre-WC friendly. Goals looked pretty well worked. Portugal is a possible R16 matchup for us if one finishes 2nd instead of 1st.
     
  18. celito

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    Palmeiras
    Brazil
    Feb 28, 2005
    USA
    Club:
    Palmeiras Sao Paulo
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    Sadio Mane is out of the WC. Big blow for Senegal who were everybody's dark horse to make a decent run.
     
  19. Ombak

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    Flamengo
    Apr 19, 1999
    Irvine, CA
    Club:
    Flamengo Rio Janeiro
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    Preview of group G from Tifo:
     
  20. celito

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    Palmeiras
    Brazil
    Feb 28, 2005
    USA
    Club:
    Palmeiras Sao Paulo
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    Benzema is officially out of the WC :eek::eek::eek:

    They won 2018 with Giroud (scoring no goals), but that is a big blow for France.
     
  21. Kaka10725

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    Jun 1, 2007
    Qatar are awful.
     
  22. celito

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    Palmeiras
    Brazil
    Feb 28, 2005
    USA
    Club:
    Palmeiras Sao Paulo
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    The look on the faces of those sheiks , princes or whatever they were … :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
     
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  23. Kaka10725

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    Jun 1, 2007
    Wales is worst than Qatar.
     
  24. manimal

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    Dec 23, 2018
    Netherlands ain't impressive either
     
  25. celito

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    Palmeiras
    Brazil
    Feb 28, 2005
    USA
    Club:
    Palmeiras Sao Paulo
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    Unfortunately I missed the Netherlands game. I heard the game wasn't all that.

    England got an impressive result, but if it was against an old and not so good Iran. But they did their job. They smashed 5 or 6 against Panama in 2018 as well.
     
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