That was evident from media, Twitter accounts which follow football and, of course, general public. I haven’t seen a singe poll on Twitter giving Croatia more than 10% chance of going through to the semifinals.

Let this be a lesson to those who completely wrote off Croatia when you saw they were up against Brazil. And I am not writing this in a condescending/patronizing way. I’d like you to think what you thought about that match before the start and what are you thinking right now.

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The FPL Gentleman

@FPL_Gentleman

🇶🇦 FIFA WC Fantasy QF preview

On Friday, Croatia and Brazil kick-off the QF. As we're nearing the end of this World Cup, it's becoming increasingly hard to pick your team.

✍🏼 So here are my opinions, country by country.
#FIFAWorldCup2022 #WorldCupFantasy

🇧🇷 Brazil is looking fantastic at the moment and are firing on all cylinders. Croatia is tough to beat, don’t concede much but I don’t think they’ll be able to keep their net intact in this game. It would be unwise to not target Brazil’s attacking assets,

...mainly Richarlison since he has the most value given his price tag. Neymar and Vinicius are sound picks as well with Neymar edging Vini since he's on penalty duty.

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Express Sports

@IExpressSports

#FIFAWorldCup2022 #QatarWorldCup2022
FIFA World Cup 2022 Day 15 Live Updates:
France🇫🇷 vs Poland🇵🇱
England🇬🇧 vs Senegal🇸🇳

FOLLOW LIVE:
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#FIFAWorldCup2022 #QatarWorldCup2022
Lionel Messi mesmerises as Argentina get past Australia despite late scare

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#FIFAWorldCup2022 #QatarWorldCup2022
England vs Senegal: Even before their last 16 encounters, the Three Lions shift focus to ‘quarterfinal vs France’

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Gulraiz

@gulraizkhan

At the #FIFAWorldCup2022, the real winner is Doha.

I was expecting a flashy city (which there is) but not the investments in art, architecture, culture, education & public transport that I experienced. Here’s a few things you should see if you visit 🧶:

1) Museum of Islamic Art. The I. M. Pei-designed building itself is an icon, with its high vaulted atrium and stunning views of Doha from its courtyard. The surrounding park is sprinkled with public art & pavilions with more exhibits. twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

The collection includes rare religious & secular manuscripts and material objects from Muslim cultures across the world. Look at the blue & pink Quran folios, an Abbasid map of the world where East is North, & a talismanic shirt (with the entire Quran) from Delhi Sultanate!

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Ahmed Quraishi

@_AhmedQuraishi

Official holiday in #SaudiArabia today for the #Qatar2022 win against #Arg. Some of the viral clips and tweets on Saudi timelines: /1

Commentators in #Türkiye side with #KSA against the referee in the #Qatar2022 match against #Arg. /2

...from #UAE to #KSA after the match #Arg at #Qatar2022 /3

#Qatar2022
#FIFAWorldCup

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Talking Tactics

@TalkinTactics

Argentina were generally unsuccessful (marginally offside…) when trying to penetrate Saudi Arabia’s high DEF line. They might have been better playing Messi as a wide forward & having runners from Midfield.

Messi was often unable to receive, turn & play a through ball.

This would have been easier for him in a slightly wider area (and he could have stayed higher up the pitch). Moving Messi wide would also have freed up space for a runner from deep.

Imagine Messi & Di Maria changing positions in the below example. Messi could drive inside & play through balls.

Another option would have been to switch Gomez & Messi so that both could play first time balls around the corner (with their stronger foot)

#Arg #FIFAWorldCup2022

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Ahmed Quraishi

@_AhmedQuraishi

Embarrassing moment for #Iran's embattled Govt when members of its national team at #Qatar stadium boycotted the anthem of the Khomeinist Republic, which is different from Iranian national anthem pre-1979. /1

#Qatar2022
#FIFAWorldCup
#IranRevolution2022

Some Iranian fans at #Qatar stadium for #EnglandVIran booed the national anthem of post-1979 Khomeinist #Iran, and took to social media to explain difference btwn the Khomeinist anthem and national anthem pre-1979. /2

#Qatar2022   
#FIFAWorldCup   

@emilykschrader

Iranian woman at #Qatar stadium for #EnglandVIran unfurled a lion and sun flag, #Iran's 🇮🇷 before the 1979 Khomeinist Republic. She was cheered by the crowd but stopped later by security for politicizing a sporting event. /3

🎞️ by @emilykschrader

#Qatar2022 #FIFAWorldCup

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Eric Feigl-Ding

@DrEricDing

https://twitter.com/espnfc/status/1594757542823198720

So thin-skinned, FIFA. Can we now finally boycott #FIFAWorldCup?

#BoycottFIFAWorldCup

https://twitter.com/espnfc/status/1594757542823198720

https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1594635490258468864

FIFA is goddamn tyrant

https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1594635490258468864

@LastWeekTonight

3) Folks—why #BoycottFIFAWorldCup? Because of horrendous human rights violations by Qatar govt tantamount to modern human slavery used to build the stadiums🏟️. 90% of Qatar is migrant workers—& many are slaves with almost no rights. Watch @LastWeekTonight: youtube.com/embed/UMqLDhl8…

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🌋🌋 Deep₿lueCrypto 🌋🌋

@DeepBlueCrypto

Soccer ⚽️ World Cup 2022 is upon us hosted by Qatar 🇶🇦

The top 32 qualified teams for the World Cup are listed below

32 teams are broken up into eight groups as listed below

Here’s a progression chart to show who advances from each group

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La Setta degli Sportivi Intelligenti

@somethingleft

E' arrivato il giorno dell'inaugurazione della #FIFAWorldCup2022 un Mondiale decisamente specchio dei tempi che stiamo vivendo a livello calcistico e non solo. Il motto è pecunia non olet. Io parto presentando in poche parole il Girone A. (Thread)

Non si tratta di un girone con squadra di prima fascia ma le quattro contendenti in questi anni hanno costruito un modello di gioco tatticamente riconoscibile che consentirà ad ognuna di loro di giocarsi le proprie chances. A livello tecnico, tuttavia, sembrano esserci gerarchie.

@ThatsSimoTom

I padroni di casa del #Qatar arrivano qui dopo anni di crescita grazie al progetto Aspire Academy, di cui trovare un bell'approfondimento scritto da @ThatsSimoTom e che hanno raggiunto un'identità di gioco grazie al tecnico di scuola Barça Felix Sanchez
riservadilusso.it/il-qatar-non-s…

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Eytexi

@eytexi

@USMNT

🏆 #FIFAWorldCup

🇺🇸 USA: SLAYING THE DRAGONS 🇺🇸

How the #USMNT could emerge from Group B at #QatarWorldCup2022, where to look in #WorldCupFantasy, and why I'd argue that the Welsh have the upper hand {THREAD}

@USMNT @USMNTTAKES @USMNT_U
@USMNT_Thoughts @USMNTOtaku

🗓️ World Cup Qualifying: the USA finished 3rd in the final CONCACAF group, boasting strong attacking statistics throughout: only Canada scoring more than their 21. Despite this, there is plenty of room for improvement as they often failed to step up vs. the other top sides

🗓️ Qualifying vs. Tough Opposition
🟡 Sep '21: 1-1D vs. Canada
🟢 Oct '21: 2-1W vs. Costa Rica
🟢 Nov '21: 2-0W vs. Mexico
🔴 Jan '22: 2-0L vs. Canada
🟡 Mar '22: 0-0D vs. Mexico
🔴 Mar '22: 2-0L vs. Costa Rica

Points Dropped
🟡 Draws vs. El Salvador & Jamaica
🔴 Loss vs. Panama

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