> Norway is not beating England, unless England's midfield dies a horrible death. Yes, they have Haaland up front and Ødegaard in the 10 position. But England can flood that zone and basically deprive Haaland of any service. No service, he ain't scoring.
> Belgium isn't beating anyone. That they came through is a miracle. They are old, and Lukaku is known for going awol when it matters. Not that he is first choice anyway. Spain will feast.
> Morocco may actually beat France. It depends on whether France turns up or not. If they do, Morocco will be swept aside. If they don't, Morocco has the players to score at least 2 goals.
> Switzerland may be a different proposition to this Argentina team. So far they played minnows. None of Egypt (29th), Cabo Verde (67th), Jordan.(63rd), Austria (24th) and Algeria (28th) even cracks the top 20 FiFA "rankings".
> Switzerland will be the first top 20 team they'll face (19th). They've had an incredibly easy run for a team ranked first in FiFA rankings. >And yet they struggled mightily against Cabo Verde and Egypt. Still, Switzerland will probably be beaten by them. Then it is either Norway (31st) or England (4th).
> I know rankings usually mean not much, but when the gap is that large and consensus is that clear, you've got to run with it