Men’s World Cup Daily — Japan, Netherlands, Germany all suffer elimination!

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Welcome to the Bavarian Football Works daily Men’s World Cup match thread! Every day during this tournament we will have a feature thread for discussion of the day’s matchups.

It is a real exciting slate of matches today:

• Brazil 2-1 Japan (1:00 PM EDT)
• Germany 1-1 (3-4 on PKs) Paraguay (4:30 PM EDT)
• Netherlands 1-1 (2-3 on PKs) Morocco (9:00 PM EDT)

Be sure to follow our Germany match thread at this link once it goes live!

Yesterday’s results:

• South Africa 0-1 Canada

Predictions​

Just for fun! Drop yours below.

• Brazil 3-2 Japan
• Germany 4-2 Paraguay
• Netherlands 2-2 Morocco a.e.t (Morocco advances 4-2 on penalties)

Reading and listening​

• rest of world: The AI-powered World Cup runs on thousands of data workers
• Africa Is A Country: The meaning of Omar Artan
• The Equalizer: One year to go: the countdown to the 2027 Women’s World Cup begins
• The Guardian: Germany trapped between past and future with team lost in identity malaise

Odds and Ends​

The good old 4-2-3-91:


World Cup scavenger hunt time if you’re in NYC!

How to Watch​

TV/streaming: Fox One (USA), Peacock (USA en Español), Find Your Country

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