FIFA World Cup Preview: Mexico vs. England Showdown!
This preview dives into intense World Cup matchups, including Mexico vs. England and Brazil vs. Norway , highlighting team dynamics and the electric atmosphere.
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Another game that is happening, that is coming up in the round of 16, Mexico versus England.
We touched on this slightly, but I wanna I really wanna explain the magnitude of this being such an incredible match because Estadio Azteca, this is one of, like I said, the most iconic stadiums in the entire world.
But the main thing and why this is gonna be England's why they're gonna fall and why they're, in my opinion, perform well- Yeah is because this is at 7,000 feet of elevation.
England has not played a match over 500 feet of elevation.
That means 20% less oxygen, less oxygen for the English players.
Mm-hmm.
They're just not used to this.
Yeah, no, I'll tell you this.
Not only is the elevation gonna be a problem for them physically, but mentally.
I mean, that stadium is gonna be packed with Mexican fans.
Mm-hmm.
You're gonna see- 80,000 yeah, you're gonna see maybe 79,999- Yeah Mexican fans and maybe one white fan in the crowd.
Mentally, it's gonna be very, very hard for England.
You know, we know that Harry Kane has failed under pressure in the past.
Yeah.
And although England has very good individual players, we also have not seen them really connect- Yeah as a unit as much as we were all expecting them to.
Absolutely.
And I think, you know, another important thing to touch on, like you said, that mental pressure.
Mexico played against, when Mexico- Yeah, when Mexico played last round in the round of 32.
Yeah, when Mexico played last round of 32, I think we really saw You could hear it through your television.
I mean, it was, it was im- it was, you know, I couldn't even imagine.
I could feel the energy through my television.
I couldn't imagine being a player there.
I'm not, I'm not Mexican personally, but- that game I felt like I was Mexican.
Mm-hmm.
I, my chills were running down my spine and my arms- hearing the crowd screaming.
It was just beautiful to see.
Yep.
Not only that, but that first half for Mexico, I think out of all the games in this World Cup, that was by far the best half of a team- Yeah that I've, that I've seen this whole tournament.
Yeah.
Another match to look out for, the Brazil match.
Brazil versus Norway.
These are two giants coming head to head.
It's Haaland versus, you know, the entire Brazilian squad.
Yeah, you know, I'll, I'll tell you this.
I really couldn't give you a guess on who I think's gonna win.
Yeah.
I think both teams have their strong points.
Norway, of course, has Haaland.
Mm-hmm.
And from what I've seen, I think- Do they really have anybody else to back him up?
I don't- I mean, they're all professional players.
Yeah.
They just need to put the ball at his feet and he's gonna finish it.
I mean, we saw him score, what, two goals in, in the last round of 16.
Yeah.
When I, when I- He's right behind Messi yeah, right behind Messi, and so is Mbappe is actually tied with Messi.
Mm-hmm.
So Messi's gonna play tomorrow at 3:00 PM Eastern time on Fox Sports 1, so.
Okay, we'll see.
We'll see about that.
But Brazil also, I have not seen, Brazil as a unit either.
Rafinha's out for injury, which was a- Yeah very big, big, crucial part of the team.
And really what I see from this is, you know, the Neymar Jr show.
Okay.
You know, he wants to score, he wants the ball at his feet.
I see when he does have it, he turns around- I think you're a little biased.
I think you're a little biased from the jersey you're wearing, but moving on, we have another one, because I don't wanna hear about Argentina anymore.
Okay.
France- Okay versus Paraguay.
France versus Paraguay.
They Paraguay was this complete underdog.
I mean, when I was watching that preview, I was so excited for them.
I literally couldn't breathe.
Mm-hmm.
But now they're going against one of the best teams in the entire tournament.
I'll tell you something not biased, I do think France is the best team in this tournament right now.
Yeah.
I mean, I- I know that's hard for you to admit, but it's okay I, it's hard for me to stop arguing with it.
I, I find it hard to believe that Paraguay is gonna be able to take that win.
Mm-hmm.
But I mean, we saw them play against Germany, the composure that they showed in the shootout.
their goalkeeper, a phenomenal match.
I mean, you can get frustrated if the goalkeeper's, you know, saving your shots.
Dembele can get frustrated and th- they can get, you know, mentally disturbed and, and you never know what's gonna happen this World Cup match.
Yeah.
So anything could happen.
But yeah, we'll see.
And I think that's a theme in these European teams.
When they're coming against these Latin American teams, which are gonna give everything on the field- Mm-hmm they're gonna give their entire body, they're gonna die for their team.
Yeah.
And I think that these European teams, it's, it's hard, it's hard to give a response to that, and it's- Mm-hmm I feel like a lot of these players are so easy to get into their head- Exactly and that's ultimately their downfall.
And you know, I'll tell you why I think that is.
A lot of the European teams are thinking more individually.
They're thinking about my performance, my career, and how I'm better than this and I'm better than that.
Mm-hmm.
And you see these Latin American groups, there's no individuals.
Yeah.
They're one group, and they're not only fighting to win a game in the World Cup, they're fighting for their country.
This means so much to them a- a- as a, as a country, as a whole, as a community, so.
I definitely agree.
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