Understood and readily acknowledged, a ping ponged bounce here, rebound there off a cross may have helped the Spaniards. Long gone now, but a possible lesson for the generally taller Danes and Croats who will likely face another russkie wall.
And how many of those 711 passes were in the middle 3rd or backwards or otherwise meaningless? Looking at meaningful and forward passes I think would be much closer...
I wish the major sponsors would pull their support from FIFA for 2022. Spineless on all sides.
Not at all in the first half and they still looked to be in quick sand.
Big world, global sponsorship contracts. Setting aside many late afternoon to evening games Qatar time won't directly compete with U.S. gridiron games, has there been any indication global brands bid lower or haven't stepped up to sponsor games? Few if any European and other soccer supporters like the Nov-Dec schedule, but Qatar's labor laws, treatment of immigrant labor, and related concerns are the primary issue I read some western global sponsors subsequently expressed more recently to FIFA.
No Croat chess board jerseys; total energy viper!
