Bro this World Cup is Nuts. Somehow Australia, and South Korea go through while Japan and Morocco topped their groups. Also fun fact, no team actually got the 9/9 max points possible, meaning that all the teams have either a draw or a loss, and 2 don't even have wins.
They also gave Lewandowski his first world cup goal and decided to bring down Mexico record for always advance to knock out stage lmao what a fucking chad
The group stage of this world cup was a real memorable one and as an South African, I'm glad that Senegal and Morocco are in the next round. Hopefully the African teams continue to perform in this world cup. Edit: This aged pretty well.
Feel like this was one of the most fun group stages ever... The amount of close games and comebacks and upsets was phenomenal... So many african and asian teams game to play! Edited to add: ive actually appreciated the longer ST... It is giving teams all the time, not just some
You know, after Costa Rica lost to spain I felt so humiliated I didn’t want to watch th World Cup anymore, but nearly every game was so entertaining that I kept coming back for more, and then we won against Japan and I felt even happier, and then we fought valiantly against Germany even though we certainly were one of the worst teams in the whole cup. This World Cup is already my second favorite (2014 will never be dethroned for obvious reasons.)
2014 Costa Rica was amazing. How they emerged from a group that contained Uruguay, England and Italy, beat Greece in round of 16 and nearly went to semi final against Holland is beyond me. Keylor Navas played lights out throughout the tournament, and netted himself a chance to cement himself as a cornerstone player in the Real Madrid’s UCL dynasty between 2014-18.
As some said here, this was the group stage of surprises. Who thought Uruguay, Belgium, Denmark, and Germany would be eliminated early. Plus, Australia, Marroco, USA, South Korea, Senegal as well as Japan were the revelation in this phase which still that fact amazes me. Also, Richarlison and Salem's goals are still the top-notch of this WC. I can't wait to see the knockouts. This's gonna be a blast.
Congratulations to Japan for your huge accomplishment. Topping our group is something I haven't seen a lot of people predict, but it's part of what makes football so great. I am rooting for you guys now! And Spain: I hope you appreciate us saving your asses lmao. Still, good luck!
maxwell believed in Serbia (thx Aleksa) and Denmark i believed in Australia and South Korea but never in my wildest dreams, did i think Morocco and Japan would survive, not even, THRIVE in their groups. One of the most competitive World cups in history
@@death2641 That's not luck. Luck is the ball somehow ending up in the back of net like magic. No, in both matches Australia won, they fought really hard despite the fact that technically, Australia was the worst team in the World Cup in terms of skill. Matthew Leckie's goal against Denmark was not luck. Their tough defence against Tunisia and Denmark was not luck. Just because they score against the run of play, that's not luck.
@@death2641 Then, your definition of pure luck is lacking. Because there have been many matches in World Cup history where you can say luck played a factor. Not really in the Socceroos case as they got their winning goals through effort instead of lucky shots. The only luck I can think the Socceroos had was when Denmark almost got a penalty but the linesman had already waved his flag for offside. So ok, THAT you can say luck but it's still not the major reason why Australia won the match.
The saudi goal actually didn't matter anyway as Mexico still would have gone through if 3-1 happened. It was moreso the Saudi defense that killed Mexico
Suarez turning back the clock through pure hatred, Japan's epic comebacks and my country Morocco topping the supposed group of death are my highlights of this group stage.
@@sebastianjoaquin8916 I felt like the teams in our group had an overall closer level ngl, but still, that was beautiful, everyone was celebrating and it was so loud just a few hours ago, now it's quiet haha.
I can't believe I have watched 3/4 of a 41 minutes video. Shoutout to you, Maxwell, for the engaging videos! Can't wait to watch the knock-outs review one!
6:48 holy hell that's so accurate For those who don't know the 1 (Australia) needed to pass 2 cars to make it to the final 4 championship race( in this case the world cup) they did a hail Mary wall ride that nobody expected eliminating the 11( Peru)
Saudi Arabia in the World Cup: 1. Play against Argentina, give them a headstart with the penalty, still won the game, ended Argentina's 36 games unbeaten run. 2. Leave. Massive respect.
Thought korea was done for when they lost to Ghana but so glad the boys never gave up til the end. We are going to get smashed by brazil but I’m going to enjoy every second of it. So many expected korea to get last in the group, so this is like a bonus game for us!
i was watching the USA Netherlands game with a few hundred people in one of my college's buildings and I couldn't stop thinking about what maqwell would have to say about our poor finishing
we cannot under any circumstances lose the drama of the 3rd matchday in the next world cup, i was literally crying for every underdog in that last game
I was so happy that South Korea was able to move on to the 16th, but when I found out that we are going up against Brazil, I said out loud, "Hey, at least we made it to the 16th"
I listen to this in the background of work. While its quite late to the party I greatly enjoyed your commentary. Also the primal dialga theme just activated a happy part of my brain
As a German, I want to be angry with Spain, but since we could not win against Japan either, it is probably fair. Plus our defense was pretty horrible. The lack of class defenders is nothing new. Kind of crazy when I think of my youth when we had awesome defenders and strikers, but the middle was kind of wonky and now it is the complete opposite.
Ngl I didn't expect anything good specially because of everything that this WC is, and has been through. But honestly it's been pretty good, lots of big upset wins and hopefully more to come!
Thanks for the review ❤️ I'm French and Italian but I have to admit that Japan, Korea, Australia and Morocco made me vibrate a LOT (I also had a lot of emotions watching that Costa Rica team almost had a Shonen redemption arc shit)
As a USian, i always have to find a team thats not the US to support bc i know we'll go out early. As a Latina, I always have my backup picks of Brazil followed by Spain and Argentina. But... hello Japan~ Also massive shoutout to South Korea for the second World Cup running. I'm not just a Latina, I'm Chicana, so even before Brazil, I have Mexico (and yes I do go blind and deaf whenever US and Mexican fans try to kill each other), so that 2018 business was incredible. And 2010 was the first World Cup I really remember (apart from the 2006 final) and I've had a deep and abiding hatred of Uruguay, Luiz Suarez in particular ever since. So in my eyes, South Korea's really doing God's work out there
As a dutchman I wasnt really happy with our performance but on the other in 2008 we played beutyfull and stunning attacking footbal only for us to lose against Russia in the knock outs so I have Hopes for the Ro16 this year
I'd love so much for you and Z to make more videos together about the International side of the game, might be alone here but it's my favourite flavour of football and nobody does it like you two do 👊
Yo can you make those bomb ass comedic still shots last for more than a second? I'm drunk and am having trouble hitting "pause" at the right time. Thanks man. All love
germany vs spain was literally one of the most exciting matches in this WC yet the reaction to the match in this video is the equivalent of santa claus taking a dump on your kid's face instead of leaving presents for them underneath the decorative tree...
I can't believe we had such high hopes,we dissapointed this WC but we played kinda good vs all three teams but we did not manage to hold on what we did at first halfes. We will bounce back stronger at Euro 2024 🇷🇸🇷🇸
The fact that Uruguay - Ghana began with Ghana missing ANOTHER penalty and Suarez getting two assists and finished with Suarez in tears and Ghanaians miming wiping away his tears on the TV... Sometimes I swear this shit is scripted, I love it so much
Love that you say 'straya' and 'soceroos'. We've had a lucky and hard fought run, but mate I'm excited to see how we go against ARG. If we lose, I'm fine with it. I want to see Messi go as far as he can. But if we win... I might.. shite myself.
Honestly the most entertaining thing in the Senegal and Netherlands match was when Frenkie de Jong became the Dutch Johnny Cage and the other highlight I can name was when Korea actually escaped the groups after all hope was lost from me deep down
Sometimes it helps to see historic results, even though the teams are diferent than past teams. England has never beat the US in any world cup. Brazil had never beat Switzerlans in wc (this one was a first).
Hey Maqwell, i have an idea. I propose an International Invitational Cup. It would run a few weeks before the WC and would include teams not in the WC. A Europa League sort of. 24 teams using fifa rankings/specific number of slots for the conferences/and WC playoff games (as in losers qualify for the IIC). If the IIC would be held this year the slots would follow as, Intercontinental Losers (2), 2 slots for CONCACAF, 3 for AFC, 5 for CAF, 8 for UEFA, and 4 for CONMEBOL. Of course this can change from year to year. And the winners of the intercontinental play offs would not effect the conferences slot. This would also allow the WC to stay at 32 teams.
Great video man! just one comment tho, 'albiceleste' is pronounced: albi (like you currently do) - ce (as the SE in Senegal) - leste (like you currently do). Keep it the work!
tbh what I've appreciated more about this World Cup is seeing how football is the only thing that can make grown-ass men from around the world cry tears of joy
I think you could’ve dwelt on the Canadian second half against Morocco a little bit longer with Canada pressing hard for their first World Cup draw/win, and almost equalizing thanks to the head of Atiba Hutchinson in what is possible to be his last game for the CMNT in his 101st cap, only to have it cruelly bounce or the line millimetres short of crossing the line…and the ref blowing the full time whistle four seconds early…you know…a lot happened in that half. Aside from that, great work as always! Enjoyable and engaging content I’ve come to expect and smiles I need in the wake of a disappointing World Cup!
Morocco topping a group people predicted they wouldn’t make it out of, Saudi Arabia beating Argentina, Tunisia beating France, Cameroon beating Brazil, Japan and South Korea making it out their groups on the last match, plus Mexico, Germany, Uruguay, and Belgium didn’t make it out. This World Cup is insane
Man, in Australia at least that 8-9 month stretch with the Men’s World Cup and especially the Women’s World Cup was probably the most I’d ever seen the country care for the soccer. That shit was electric. Can’t wait to care about it again in 2026.
I've just watched this whole 40 minute video that was posted 15 minutes ago and i'm gonna leave a complement here, please give me likes. Good content as always fam. Keep it up
I got this all done at 4am today so hope y’all enjoy 👍
Waqwell
Dumfries gonna be a one game wonder. Once a Prem team sign him he’s gonna play like rafael and Fabio
quantity over quality.
The real question is how many hours of sleep did you get
@@korus230 2
The group stages were insane every small team decided to become prime Barcelona on the final matchday and it was beautiful.
As much as I hate Qatars corruption I can’t even lie anymore they gave us a great show this World Cup is insane
@@bababababababa6124 They did they gave an even funnier comedy than Chris rock and harry maguire for man u😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣
@@bababababababa6124come on plz, as if USA and other countries aren’t corrupt. Let’s stop being the savior mentality
@@zurielkamara 😂😂😂 facts this World Cup is like a Netflix drama series
I’m at the edge of my seat every time
@@sam_sa09 bro stop with the whataboutism, everyone knows the US is bad but that doesn’t make Qatar any better
This world cup might've had the greatest 5 Minutes in world cup history, both Germany and Spain were getting knocked out
This is why maqwell is one of the best out there, managed to make a 40 minute video one day after the group stage. Props to you man
He recorded these on the day after the matchdays
@@golemerwell ye you can’t make a 40 min edited vid in a day
@@wavvvy9477 Yeah rushed it too, made a mistake at 12:58
You should also try watching Football Iconic, arguably the best indie football related channel on youtube
Maqwell, football iconic, irish guy, FNG, rabona tv, hitc sevens, and zealand (sometimes)
7 pillars of top notch footietubers
"group winners japan will play group runners up croatia", "group winners morocco will play group runners up spain" i fucking love this sport
Bro this World Cup is Nuts. Somehow Australia, and South Korea go through while Japan and Morocco topped their groups. Also fun fact, no team actually got the 9/9 max points possible, meaning that all the teams have either a draw or a loss, and 2 don't even have wins.
*Saudi Arabia enters world Cup
*Ends Argentina's 36 wins
*leaves World Cup
🔥 jokes aside, this is the most exciting World Cup I have ever witnessed
Saudi Arabia is Chad confirmed
They also gave Lewandowski his first world cup goal and decided to bring down Mexico record for always advance to knock out stage lmao what a fucking chad
I remember Brazil 2014 being just as exciting from what I remember.
Basically saudi arabia there want to ruins argentina win streak and mexico last 16 streak, and giving hopes to poland
Don't forget helped Poland go to the next round for the first time since 1986
Japans WC Group Campaign in a Nutshell
>Enters the tournement
>Beats Germany
>Somehow loses to Costa Rica
>Beats Spain thus Knocking Out Germany
Weirdest World Cup in history
@Markiballs 2529 they got concacafed, it was quite funny and exhilarating even for us ticos
They benched 5 of their starting players against Costa Rica. Bad move by the coach
@@justsomeguywithoutabeard8306 goes to show you can never underestimate another country in the World Cup.
Japan are really destined to go far in the tournament.
The group stage of this world cup was a real memorable one and as an South African, I'm glad that Senegal and Morocco are in the next round. Hopefully the African teams continue to perform in this world cup.
Edit: This aged pretty well.
This is Endgame 😉
The Asians too! I really hope an Asian or African team wins the world Cup. Im placing my bets on Japan and Morocco X
Of course I can't forget the Asian teams too.
and Germany failed to make it out of the group stage 😏😏
you did it, you got what you wanted, that was pretty crazy
It's so crazy to see that there are more AFC teams in the round of 16 than Conmebol and CONCACAF
Concacaf isn't that much of a shock, conmebol tho? entirely with you.
Same amount as Conmebol?
not for concacef, conmebol yeah they
@@Adaobieistyping now there's no one form AFC XD
Belgium’s golden generation was just fools gold…
Turns out it was all Hazard, once he fell off they all fell off
Feel like this was one of the most fun group stages ever... The amount of close games and comebacks and upsets was phenomenal... So many african and asian teams game to play! Edited to add: ive actually appreciated the longer ST... It is giving teams all the time, not just some
Ikr it was very unexpected
not one off
easily the best in modern times
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@@drybeaterz the final really solidified this
You know, after Costa Rica lost to spain I felt so humiliated I didn’t want to watch th World Cup anymore, but nearly every game was so entertaining that I kept coming back for more, and then we won against Japan and I felt even happier, and then we fought valiantly against Germany even though we certainly were one of the worst teams in the whole cup. This World Cup is already my second favorite (2014 will never be dethroned for obvious reasons.)
I feel the same way. At least we gave it our all in the end!
I'm Moroccan and we weren't qualified for wc 2014 but watching and cheering for that 2014 Costa Rica team was the highlight of that wc for me
2014 Costa Rica was amazing. How they emerged from a group that contained Uruguay, England and Italy, beat Greece in round of 16 and nearly went to semi final against Holland is beyond me.
Keylor Navas played lights out throughout the tournament, and netted himself a chance to cement himself as a cornerstone player in the Real Madrid’s UCL dynasty between 2014-18.
As some said here, this was the group stage of surprises. Who thought Uruguay, Belgium, Denmark, and Germany would be eliminated early.
Plus, Australia, Marroco, USA, South Korea, Senegal as well as Japan were the revelation in this phase which still that fact amazes me.
Also, Richarlison and Salem's goals are still the top-notch of this WC.
I can't wait to see the knockouts. This's gonna be a blast.
fr tho. GERMANY WAS INSANE
don’t forget mexico making history by missing the knockout in 42 years. as a mexican, i was sad yet, with tata, im not surprised
Congratulations to Japan for your huge accomplishment. Topping our group is something I haven't seen a lot of people predict, but it's part of what makes football so great.
I am rooting for you guys now!
And Spain: I hope you appreciate us saving your asses lmao. Still, good luck!
Lol did your players get home safe 😂😂🫢
co tam somsiedzie do domu jedziemy ?
Lo apreciamos, amigo
Germany were racists against japan for letting rudiger do that mocking run
@@gejamugamlatsoomanam7716 nah thats normal rüdiger walk 🤣
Ecuador's group stage exit was so heartbreaking. As a Brazilian i was rooting for them and Senegal to go through
maxwell believed in Serbia (thx Aleksa) and Denmark
i believed in Australia and South Korea
but never in my wildest dreams, did i think Morocco and Japan would survive, not even, THRIVE in their groups.
One of the most competitive World cups in history
What Slovenia? Slovenia did not see WC since 2010.
South korea was a shocker Australia nah won by luck they only score once then start defending until time ends
@@death2641 That's not luck. Luck is the ball somehow ending up in the back of net like magic. No, in both matches Australia won, they fought really hard despite the fact that technically, Australia was the worst team in the World Cup in terms of skill. Matthew Leckie's goal against Denmark was not luck. Their tough defence against Tunisia and Denmark was not luck.
Just because they score against the run of play, that's not luck.
@@theduck2970 it's pure luck
@@death2641 Then, your definition of pure luck is lacking. Because there have been many matches in World Cup history where you can say luck played a factor. Not really in the Socceroos case as they got their winning goals through effort instead of lucky shots.
The only luck I can think the Socceroos had was when Denmark almost got a penalty but the linesman had already waved his flag for offside. So ok, THAT you can say luck but it's still not the major reason why Australia won the match.
>comes in
>breaks 36 games unbeaten streak
>destroy mexico’s hopes in the 95th minute
>leaves
Saudi number 1 🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦💪🏼💪🏼
copium
The saudi goal actually didn't matter anyway as Mexico still would have gone through if 3-1 happened. It was moreso the Saudi defense that killed Mexico
@@cheezylad566 nah, the lack of competent finishers killed Mexico.
@@Rossoneri2the Antuna goal wasn’t offside dawg, I was distraught when it was called offside and then we got scored on by the saudis 😭😭😭
hard coping because your team couldn't use oil money to get any further than group stages XD
Suarez turning back the clock through pure hatred, Japan's epic comebacks and my country Morocco topping the supposed group of death are my highlights of this group stage.
That was the group of death? I think Spain and portugal ones were harder. Congrats in the victory today!! Epic
@@sebastianjoaquin8916 I felt like the teams in our group had an overall closer level ngl, but still, that was beautiful, everyone was celebrating and it was so loud just a few hours ago, now it's quiet haha.
@@EmenussGOamazing Its gonna be loud again in some days! I wish you luck vs Portugal, ill be rooting for your team.
@@sebastianjoaquin8916 Yeah I do hope we can do something, but I have a gut feeling Ronaldo will score which is frightening ngl.
The clip of the ghanaians wiping luiz suarez's tears gotta be one of the funniest parts of this video
I can't believe I have watched 3/4 of a 41 minutes video. Shoutout to you, Maxwell, for the engaging videos! Can't wait to watch the knock-outs review one!
these groups stages have been hella unpredictable cant wait for the RO16
27:09 “Christian Pulisic would sacrifice his nuts to give the Stars and Stripes an early lead”
Funniest thing I’ve ever heard about that whole group
6:48 holy hell that's so accurate
For those who don't know the 1 (Australia) needed to pass 2 cars to make it to the final 4 championship race( in this case the world cup) they did a hail Mary wall ride that nobody expected eliminating the 11( Peru)
We understand the NASCAR reference
It disgusts me to say this but this has been the most entertaining World Cup so far... in QATAR!
The part where the Australians sang Hey Ya is just hilarious
maqwell once again blessing us with 40 minutes of content, praise be
This World Cup has been amazing so far
True
Facts
Saudi Arabia in the World Cup:
1. Play against Argentina, give them a headstart with the penalty, still won the game, ended Argentina's 36 games unbeaten run.
2. Leave.
Massive respect.
3. Score on Mexico so they can't advance:/
4. Giving Lewadonski a goal
5. Ended Mexico's incredibly consistent RO16 history, and dipped
The Johnny Warren quote was beautiful. I'm so proud of Australia.
Maqwell delivering one of the best World Cup review videos. This World Cup is insane…
Thought korea was done for when they lost to Ghana but so glad the boys never gave up til the end. We are going to get smashed by brazil but I’m going to enjoy every second of it. So many expected korea to get last in the group, so this is like a bonus game for us!
i was watching the USA Netherlands game with a few hundred people in one of my college's buildings and I couldn't stop thinking about what maqwell would have to say about our poor finishing
we cannot under any circumstances lose the drama of the 3rd matchday in the next world cup, i was literally crying for every underdog in that last game
the most entertaining world cup in the 21st century
what a great summary of the group stage. really appreciate you making this
As a Spanish person, I want to thank Germany on behalf of Spain
You want to thank a country that started two world wars and a genocide?
You're welcome, good luck
Not me
@@DEGermany shut up
@Dood Mann bruuuuuh
I was so happy that South Korea was able to move on to the 16th, but when I found out that we are going up against Brazil, I said out loud, "Hey, at least we made it to the 16th"
Well if it makes you feel better, as a Brazilian, I’m kinda nervous 😅
@@SrApolloHG lol why
@@zazaquarantineboys900 lol idk im nervos about every game lol, ever since Saudi Arabia beat Argentina anything can happen
Maqwell and zealand are my favorite RUclips football channels cause they put a lot of effort in their videos, thank you both
Oh god a 42 minutes long maqwell video, today is a great day
love your content bro keep producing please and those subs will keep coming in
You posted this 5 mins after the vid.. you havnt even watched it
The group stage was crazy
I listen to this in the background of work. While its quite late to the party I greatly enjoyed your commentary. Also the primal dialga theme just activated a happy part of my brain
As a German, I want to be angry with Spain, but since we could not win against Japan either, it is probably fair. Plus our defense was pretty horrible. The lack of class defenders is nothing new. Kind of crazy when I think of my youth when we had awesome defenders and strikers, but the middle was kind of wonky and now it is the complete opposite.
Ngl I didn't expect anything good specially because of everything that this WC is, and has been through. But honestly it's been pretty good, lots of big upset wins and hopefully more to come!
Can we just appreciate how good Maqwell look in this video with the Japan kit
Thanks for the review ❤️ I'm French and Italian but I have to admit that Japan, Korea, Australia and Morocco made me vibrate a LOT
(I also had a lot of emotions watching that Costa Rica team almost had a Shonen redemption arc shit)
Still cannot believe we (Australia) got pas the group stage.
Argentina are scary but if we can overcome then, this country will ERUPT
Good luck to you guys!
As a USian, i always have to find a team thats not the US to support bc i know we'll go out early. As a Latina, I always have my backup picks of Brazil followed by Spain and Argentina. But... hello Japan~
Also massive shoutout to South Korea for the second World Cup running. I'm not just a Latina, I'm Chicana, so even before Brazil, I have Mexico (and yes I do go blind and deaf whenever US and Mexican fans try to kill each other), so that 2018 business was incredible. And 2010 was the first World Cup I really remember (apart from the 2006 final) and I've had a deep and abiding hatred of Uruguay, Luiz Suarez in particular ever since. So in my eyes, South Korea's really doing God's work out there
As a dutchman I wasnt really happy with our performance but on the other in 2008 we played beutyfull and stunning attacking footbal only for us to lose against Russia in the knock outs so I have Hopes for the Ro16 this year
"Reaction to the win?"
"We lost."
"Reaction to the loss?"
"Uh... shit."
I'd love so much for you and Z to make more videos together about the International side of the game, might be alone here but it's my favourite flavour of football and nobody does it like you two do 👊
Hearing a lot of basket references lately, and I'm loving it lol, never thought Maqwell would know who Jose Alvarado is
Football-wise, this has been one of the best world cups ever ⚽️❤
29:12 thank you so much for including this quote, most people don’t know what Johnny Warren means to us Australian football fans
Wahbi Khazri rolling back the years like he’s playing for Sunderland against Everton
Yo can you make those bomb ass comedic still shots last for more than a second? I'm drunk and am having trouble hitting "pause" at the right time. Thanks man. All love
Best football channel alongside HITCSevens. Kudos to you both
Great video. Thank you for putting in the hard work to make it.
germany vs spain was literally one of the most exciting matches in this WC yet the reaction to the match in this video is the equivalent of santa claus taking a dump on your kid's face instead of leaving presents for them underneath the decorative tree...
I can't believe we had such high hopes,we dissapointed this WC but we played kinda good vs all three teams but we did not manage to hold on what we did at first halfes. We will bounce back stronger at Euro 2024 🇷🇸🇷🇸
The Brazilian defeat to Cameron was the first time an African team has beaten Brazil. SINCE THE WORLD CUP STARTED
The fact that Uruguay - Ghana began with Ghana missing ANOTHER penalty and Suarez getting two assists and finished with Suarez in tears and Ghanaians miming wiping away his tears on the TV... Sometimes I swear this shit is scripted, I love it so much
As a Canadian for the group we were in we played nicely
MAXWELL STAYING UP ALL NIGHT TO GIVE ME MORE SOCCER CONTENT LIKE THE GIGA CHAD HE IS
Love that you say 'straya' and 'soceroos'. We've had a lucky and hard fought run, but mate I'm excited to see how we go against ARG. If we lose, I'm fine with it. I want to see Messi go as far as he can. But if we win... I might.. shite myself.
i have never felt this entertained about a football video. good job
"...tried to pull Jose Alvarado"
me: I understand that reference 😅
I agree Cameroon vs Serbia was my favourite match of the GS
Honestly the most entertaining thing in the Senegal and Netherlands match was when Frenkie de Jong became the Dutch Johnny Cage and the other highlight I can name was when Korea actually escaped the groups after all hope was lost from me deep down
One of the best world cups ever
Fr
Actually the curse was broken when Brazil succeed out of the group stage on 2006 Germany
Most people say it only affects European countries
I will never forget the three final days of the group stages. It was just absolutely mental.
that england usa prediction just proves that maqwell is a promised sage of football
Sometimes it helps to see historic results, even though the teams are diferent than past teams. England has never beat the US in any world cup. Brazil had never beat Switzerlans in wc (this one was a first).
bro the editing on maqwell's vids always crack me up
Amazing video with great detail! The Memes also be making me crack up 😂
Hey Maqwell, i have an idea. I propose an International Invitational Cup. It would run a few weeks before the WC and would include teams not in the WC. A Europa League sort of. 24 teams using fifa rankings/specific number of slots for the conferences/and WC playoff games (as in losers qualify for the IIC). If the IIC would be held this year the slots would follow as, Intercontinental Losers (2), 2 slots for CONCACAF, 3 for AFC, 5 for CAF, 8 for UEFA, and 4 for CONMEBOL. Of course this can change from year to year. And the winners of the intercontinental play offs would not effect the conferences slot. This would also allow the WC to stay at 32 teams.
"BLUE LOCK IS REAL!"
Inazuma Eleven: Am I a joke to you, you fucker?
I’m already nostalgic for this tournament 😢
25:01 has been the only good thing to come from this godforsaken world cup
33:28 That FIFA woodwork sound effect had me rolling on the floor lmao
Great video man! just one comment tho, 'albiceleste' is pronounced: albi (like you currently do) - ce (as the SE in Senegal) - leste (like you currently do). Keep it the work!
As a Korea fan I have been nothing but overjoyed 🇰🇷 our team has shown resilience and fight
Congrats from an Uruguayan. Well played, was rooting for you against Brazil.
tbh what I've appreciated more about this World Cup is seeing how football is the only thing that can make grown-ass men from around the world cry tears of joy
Nothing will beat Group E’s Blue Lock Dream and Group F’s Power of Teenage Women/The Ghanaian Revenge
I think you could’ve dwelt on the Canadian second half against Morocco a little bit longer with Canada pressing hard for their first World Cup draw/win, and almost equalizing thanks to the head of Atiba Hutchinson in what is possible to be his last game for the CMNT in his 101st cap, only to have it cruelly bounce or the line millimetres short of crossing the line…and the ref blowing the full time whistle four seconds early…you know…a lot happened in that half. Aside from that, great work as always! Enjoyable and engaging content I’ve come to expect and smiles I need in the wake of a disappointing World Cup!
first time ever since 1994 no group had a 9 pointer team out of 8 groups, and 1994 had just 6 groups.
Fun fact: Netherlands has the longest not losing streak right now.
Morocco topping a group people predicted they wouldn’t make it out of, Saudi Arabia beating Argentina, Tunisia beating France, Cameroon beating Brazil, Japan and South Korea making it out their groups on the last match, plus Mexico, Germany, Uruguay, and Belgium didn’t make it out. This World Cup is insane
the knockouts could be cancelled and i'd still be satisfied by the group stage alone
Correction: Richarlison is called pigeon, not peacock
Proud to be an Aussie 🦘
at 8:03 it is actually "David Raum" not "Tim Raum", love the content btw
This world cup’s group stage is the best
Man, in Australia at least that 8-9 month stretch with the Men’s World Cup and especially the Women’s World Cup was probably the most I’d ever seen the country care for the soccer. That shit was electric. Can’t wait to care about it again in 2026.
Hey bro love your videos but just wanted to point out a quick error at 13:00 you're talking about Brazil's group but have Portugals on the screen
Cameroon was also the first African team to ever beat Brazil
I've just watched this whole 40 minute video that was posted 15 minutes ago and i'm gonna leave a complement here, please give me likes.
Good content as always fam. Keep it up
one of the best group stages ever
i appreciate how much care you provided the socceroos