Re: Sportsbet.io's FIFA World Cup 22 Prediction Pool Discussion thread
I think you understood what I meant. There are top teams, such as Brazil and Germany, which, even without winning anything, will always be considered favorites everywhere and everyone will discuss them, and there are "average" teams that even if they win something (for example, World Cup silver) will always be rated as "average". There are only three games left and of course I am waiting for the continuation of the Croatian fairy tale, and in the second pair the result is indifferent to me (maybe this will finally help me predict without fan bias, lol).
Germany, I keep getting reminded by my friends here just how dumb I was to pick them to win. I know the squad is not as strong as it was before but still, sometimes Germans just smash everyone. Then I saw how they played. Anyway, even dumber was to pick them for the outright promo at SB. And yet it was the best thing for me in a way. Imagine only winning 1 game, so 1 chip. But winning big on roulette with the freechip.
Anyway, Croatia for you to final, right? They have so much final experience. Morocco I think has none. Experience is what will determine a final winner, that's always my pick. So in this case, I guess it will be Croatia world cup winner
The German team still has a high status for many because everyone still has the team from 2014 in mind. The historic victory against Brazil alone. In addition, there are many well-known players who are under contract in the top European clubs.
The problem is that they haven't formed a unit in recent years - no matter how high the individual class of individual players is.
You can see it in Morocco and Argentina, they are two teams that form a real unit and that factor plays a very big role in surviving in the tournament