World Cup Daily: Matches and storylines for July 11
With France and Spain set to play each other, we're looking at one half of the final four settled. On Saturday, it's four teams enter, two teams leave in an intriguing doubleheader.
One semifinal match is set, and it'll happen in Texas.
On Tuesday, France plays Spain in Jerryworld, thanks to Spain getting another late goal from closer Mikel Merino to outlast Belgium 2-1. (If anyone has a ticket or a spot in a suite to offer me, I'm amenable!)
Saturday brings us the other semifinal matchup, culled from three UEFA teams and titleholders Argentina. First, it's England vs. Norway in Miami, which is more fans-will-broil coded than the Mexico-Brazil match that this quarterfinal could have been, and there's a new wrinkle to the England story that might just bode well for Norway, if Game 3 of the NBA Finals and the U.S. Round of 16 match against Belgium is any indication.
Then, Argentina faces Switzerland, which deprived us of the Argentina-Colombia match that could have been, but there's a non-zero chance that Lionel Messi's World Cup run ends in Chiefs Kingdom. Look for Switzerland, assuming Johan Manzambi won't play as reported, to be less fun and aim to play 120 minutes of scoreless soccer to get us to PKs.
Round of 32
Sunday, June 28
Canada 1, South Africa 0
Monday, June 29
Brazil 2, Japan 1
Paraguay 1(4), Germany 1(3)
Morocco 1(3), Netherlands 1(2)
Tuesday, June 30
Norway 2, Côte d'Ivoire1
France 3, Sweden 0
Mexico 2, Ecuador 0
Wednesday, July 1
England 2, DR Congo 1
Belgium 3, Senegal 2
United States2, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
Thursday, July 2
Spain 3, Austria 0
Portugal 2, Croatia 1
Switzerland 2, Algeria 0
Friday, July 3
Argentina 3, Cabo Verde 2
Colombia 1, Ghana 0
Egypt 1(4), Australia 1(2)
Round of 16
Saturday, July 4
Morocco 3, Canada 0
France 1, Paraguay 0
Sunday, July 5
Norway 2, Brazil 1
England 3, Mexico 2
Monday, July 6
Spain 1, Portugal 0
Belgium 4, United States 1
Tuesday, July 7
Argentina 3, Egypt 2
Switzerland 0(4), Colombia 0(3)
Quarterfinals
Thursday, July 9
France 2, Morocco 0
Friday, July 10
Spain 2, Belgium 1
Saturday, July 11
Norway vs. England, 4 pm, Miami Gardens, Fla.
Argentina vs. Switzerland, 8 pm, Kansas City
Semifinals
Tuesday, July 14
Francevs. Spain, 2 pm, Jerryworld
Wednesday, July 15
England-Norway winner vs. Argentina-Switzerland winner, 2 pm, Atlanta
Where to watch
There are many different viewing options, given this is a Saturday with 4 pm and 8 pm kickoffs, but perhaps consider Scholz Garden (1607 San Jacinto) if you want something with a large outdoors to approximate with England and Norway fans might be feeling.
What to read
While I'm a bit sideeye-prone to link to Ladbible, how can I resist a story with this headline? "England stars could lose over eight pints of sweat in humid World Cup clash vs Norway." Also, The Sun (I know, I know, more sideeye) is letting us know one South Florida weatherman has issued a "swamp ass warning" ahead of Saturday's match in Miami Gardens.
Verde All Day is a reader-supported online publication covering Austin FC. Additional support is provided by Austin Telco Federal Credit Union. For more coverage, check out Emergency Podcast! (an Austin FC Podcast) wherever you get your podcasts.
Two separate sources confirmed to Verde All Day that Austin FC got its first win after five winless matches in a row. Facundo Torres led the way with a goal and an assist.
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One semifinal match is set, and it'll happen in Texas.
On Tuesday, France plays Spain in Jerryworld, thanks to Spain getting another late goal from closer Mikel Merino to outlast Belgium 2-1. (If anyone has a ticket or a spot in a suite to offer me, I'm amenable!)
Saturday brings us the other semifinal matchup, culled from three UEFA teams and titleholders Argentina. First, it's England vs. Norway in Miami, which is more fans-will-broil coded than the Mexico-Brazil match that this quarterfinal could have been, and there's a new wrinkle to the England story that might just bode well for Norway, if Game 3 of the NBA Finals and the U.S. Round of 16 match against Belgium is any indication.
Then, Argentina faces Switzerland, which deprived us of the Argentina-Colombia match that could have been, but there's a non-zero chance that Lionel Messi's World Cup run ends in Chiefs Kingdom. Look for Switzerland, assuming Johan Manzambi won't play as reported, to be less fun and aim to play 120 minutes of scoreless soccer to get us to PKs.
Round of 32
Sunday, June 28
Monday, June 29
Tuesday, June 30
Wednesday, July 1
Thursday, July 2
Friday, July 3
Round of 16
Saturday, July 4
Sunday, July 5
Monday, July 6
Tuesday, July 7
Quarterfinals
Thursday, July 9
Friday, July 10
Saturday, July 11
Semifinals
Tuesday, July 14
Wednesday, July 15
Where to watch
There are many different viewing options, given this is a Saturday with 4 pm and 8 pm kickoffs, but perhaps consider Scholz Garden (1607 San Jacinto) if you want something with a large outdoors to approximate with England and Norway fans might be feeling.
What to read
While I'm a bit sideeye-prone to link to Ladbible, how can I resist a story with this headline? "England stars could lose over eight pints of sweat in humid World Cup clash vs Norway." Also, The Sun (I know, I know, more sideeye) is letting us know one South Florida weatherman has issued a "swamp ass warning" ahead of Saturday's match in Miami Gardens.
Verde All Day is a reader-supported online publication covering Austin FC. Additional support is provided by Austin Telco Federal Credit Union. For more coverage, check out Emergency Podcast! (an Austin FC Podcast) wherever you get your podcasts.
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