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USA looked very weak against Bosnia, even though they won 2-0, they didn't have much control over the game against significantly weaker opponents and didn't create many chances. Only 8 shots and 2 on target, which resulted in goals. The most important aspect was that Balogunas, the main striker, received a red card. Although the Belgians are not shining in the championship, they miraculously pulled through against Senegal. They played the end of regular time as a top-level team, and despite being a blank team, they have a better chance of advancing against such a strong USA team.

The USA looked very tough against Bosnia, even though they won 2-0, they didn't control the game very well against significantly weaker opponents, and didn't create many chances. Only 8 shots and 2 on target, which resulted in goals. The most important aspect was that Balogunas, their main attacker, received a red card. Although the Belgians are not shining in the championship, they pulled off a cosmic performance against Senegal. They played the end of regular time as a top-level team and, although it was a scoreless game, they have a better chance to move forward against the USA.

Although the teams are oriented towards offense, I do not expect a lot of goals. Balogun, the leader of the American team's offense, will not be able to play due to the red cards received, and there are many questions about the Belgian offense. Both teams would only have a goal limit of two out of four matches in the World Cup, but in the playoffs, football is played in a slightly different way, and the Belgian offense appears to be weak while the American team will also not be as strong as they were in previous matches.

Without Balogun, I think it's time for "Captain America" Pulisic to step up as a leader and make a name for himself in this championship, even though it may seem strange, he has not yet done so despite his great performance on the offensive for the American national team. Belgium's defense is not showing any miracles this year, so I believe the Americans will have opportunities and I think Pulisic will have at least one himself, especially since we're talking about a player who carries the weight of the US team on his shoulders year after year, a player who is the 5th highest scorer of all time for this country, so it wouldn't be surprising if Pulisic scores the most goals in this tournament. For me, Pulisic is the most likely to find the net and since I'm expecting a couple of goals from the USA, I'll go with this option.

The Brazilian team with Caboclo and Yago looks very good, and they easily defeated Venezuela in the previous game. All of Brazil's wins have been with a double-digit difference, so Colombia doesn't seem like a strong opponent capable of breaking this winning streak.

This championship really loves goals into the goals of both teams, especially the Egyptian team, which was able to score and concede at least one goal in all matches played in the championship. Currently, Argentina also has a two-match series with exactly bbts statistics. Egypt has a very good offense, creating many opportunities and most importantly, they are able to convert them, so this option looks good.

Out of the last 7 matches between them, 6 ended in a draw. I hope the same will happen here. Of course, we shouldn't write off the Portuguese team because this team can beat anyone, so betting on a draw with no bet on Ronaldo seems like a logical option. The Spanish team knows how to dominate, but they often struggle in their attacks and we have seen problems with their finishing in this championship. It is very common to see matches between teams of similar strength go into overtime, so this option seems like a better choice for this game.

The Nicaragua team is a complete outsider in the group, but in all 5 lost games, they were only beaten by a 35 point difference once. Therefore, I expect them to dominate against the Dominica team, but there should not be such a big difference. The Nicaragua team collects a decent amount of points, which does not allow them to be defeated by such large margins, and the Dominica team's offensive abilities are weak, as they have only reached the 90 point mark once against Peru, and not even against Nicaragua. Therefore, the line looks very large.

America leads Peru by 35 points at home against the Mexican team, and in this window, they even have a stronger lineup with M. James and the solid NBA center Huff at 216 cm. Although the next stages are already secured for the USA to win, they still need to play well, and even with a small disadvantage, they outperform their opponents in skill.

The French disappointed greatly by not being able to defeat Paraguay, but their strength must be recognized as immense. The Moroccan team has shown since the last championship that they excel at withstanding pressure, but just like in the previous championship, France will continue on. Morocco has lost their offensive leader Saibari, who suffered an injury and it is very likely that he will not play. Morocco is capable of defending, but it is impossible to withstand such a strong French team.

I was planning to go with the US Team at Nuline at least until Balogun was suspended, but I will take Peru in general after the latest news. It is not clear why (or maybe it is very clear; D) but the US Leader will participate in this championship game because FIFA has changed their decision about his suspension. In the overall context, the hosts definitely seem better to me in this championship, with the only loss being in a meaningless game against Turkey, where a rotated lineup played, and then winning 4-1 against Peru, 2-0 against Australia, and 2-0 against Bosnia with 10 players without any problems. Belgium is struggling, they barely made it through against Senegal, and for 85 minutes they were being dominated, with two last-minute chances securing their win. With this kind of performance, Belgium will not achieve anything and in this championship game, their game doesn't convince me that they will be able to beat the US and overall offer a meaningful chance of achieving something on the road, because to reach any results, they will need to play a decent game as a whole, not relying on miracles two times in a row.

Both teams played for 120 minutes, but the most important thing here is that I think Messi ran for 120 minutes. They played the whole match without rest, playing extra periods after days of rest. Egypt barely had a few hours of rest. Argentina struggled against a strong opponent, Green Jersey, who played superbly. But Argentina themselves didn't look good, relying only on Messi to finish the game. I believe this style of play will catch up to them today, and if the game goes into extra time again, it will not end well for Argentina.

It is very difficult to see any major advantages for the Belgium team against America. The Belgians did not look good in the group stage, but they were lucky and also did not play well in the knockout stage against Senegal, but managed to survive. It is hard to trust them, as their team has not been eliminated due to good performance, but rather luck. On the other hand, America looks very good and stable. They will be missing their attacking leader, Balogun, but their offense still looks strong. Given the Belgian defense and play style, it is hard to believe that they will suddenly start playing well. The chances are significantly higher for the Americans, so this scenario does not seem bad at all.

In this round, unfortunately, Lamine is not showing good numbers, only 1 goal and 0 assists, which is disappointing for a player of his level. However, I believe this will change against Portugal and I will try to make assists with very good coefficients. Yamal is one of the best players in the world, with 17 assists this season with Barca, and also making many assists with the national team (12 since 2024). He hasn't been able to do it in this round yet, but since he plays with the ball a lot and Portugal's defense is not very surprising, although they don't concede many goals in this round, I believe Yamal will tear through the opponents and create many opportunities. The important thing is that someone can take advantage of at least one of those opportunities.