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They manipulated the group draws to ensure all the big countries were in the other side of the bracket. It’s not a secret. ESPN did an article last year or the year before. It’s why the draws are now done live with the names in sealed containers.
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Yeah, but the thing about that is that they still had to win the games. And they beat Brazil convincingly in the final. FIFA was corrupt for a long time before and after that 98 WC, so I'm sure there's plenty of stuff that we still don't know, and probably don't want to know.
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07-16-2018, 01:18 PM | #32 |
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Saturday's game was good and Sunday's game was awesome. Except for the result. But the final had a lot of action and Croatia fought till the last second!
Overall this was one of the best World Cups I've seen. I admit though I haven't seen too many and being able to watch this entire tournament in 4K pulled me in. I lived in Turkey during the 1990 World Cup and even though they weren't in it, it's pretty cool being in a country where everything stops when the World Cup is on TV. Last edited by Jay_LHD3; 07-16-2018 at 04:20 PM. Reason: Brain Fart - Just realized I inserted the days backwards. |
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