Upcoming World Cup Previews: Key Matchups & Predictions
Join Marcelino and Camila as they preview crucial matches featuring Panama and Croatia, discussing lineups, player performances, and what it takes to win.
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What is going on with the CONCACAF representatives?
Panama, it, it was They disappointed me in- Yeah their first match.
Honestly, I was a little bummed.
Mm-hmm.
I think they could have showed up a lot better against United States.
We know this is a defensively strong team.
They just did not show that playing the United States, so I'm nervous for them, if I'm gonna be honest.
Like- Yeah I don't know necessarily if they've got that in them.
It's, it's gonna be a tough game.
Yeah.
I want to pull up the lineup- for today.
We have it there, Mosquera up top.
Okay.
Let me share this with you guys, so you guys are like, "What is he looking at, bro?"
I'm seeing this lineup, my friends, and I'm very scared.
How's it looking?
How's it looking?
It's not looking good for Carrasquilla.
Carrasquilla- Definitely el capitn de los Pumas, is not in the lineup.
He's recovering from that last- Yeah from the final- Mm-hmm in Liga MX.
but I think that helps him a lot.
Yeah, definitely.
Carrasquilla is one of those players that have a lot of fight.
They have a lot of, you know, good technique- Yeah and a great shot outside the box- which are all tools that, that Panama could use.
But we have Mosquera on the back.
Yeah.
A great, experienced goalkeeper.
Definitely.
Andrade, Coco and Ramos in the back line.
Murillo, Harvey, Brcenas y Blackman on the midfield.
What about on the other side?
What are we seeing for the other side?
Martinez, Fajardo, Rodriguez on top with a 3-5-2 lineup.
And in front of them, Livakovic, my goalkeeper for, for today- Okay 'cause he had a great performance in the first game.
The back line, Gvardiol, Pongrai and tanic.
Luka Modri on the midfield.
Of course.
appearance from the last game.
Yeah.
We hope that this one will be better.
Kovacic, a great game.
Pasalic, Ivan Turina.
Yeah.
And up top- Musa, one of the best players that this team has.
Oof.
This is gonna be a great game.
It's gonna be a hard game.
Croatia, you know, we know Croatia is really one of those teams that know how to win tough games.
Definitely, yeah.
They have advanced to, up to the semifinals- in the World Cup.
They are great.
I mean, their Cinderella- They're great run last time, it was heartbreaking to see them go out, and I think they're definitely gonna wanna come back from that.
But in front of them, a big challenge.
Yeah.
Trying to keep CONCACAF alive.
Mexico ya calific.
The US already qualified, or are in virtually.
Basically.
And then we have, from CONCACAF, we have Panama, Curazao, both teams with barely- a little possibility.
But- Yeah from those little possibilities, dreams can come true.
We'll sit and see what happens.
Now, Camila.
Mm-hmm.
I want to pull more games.
Let's see some previews.
'Cause there's so many games coming out.
Tomorrow- Oh, my God tomorrow specifically is a stacked day.
We've got Brazil playing, which I know- Brazil is gonna be a really, really great match.
Tomorrow we have Switzerland versus Canada.
Yeah.
Canada's gonna win.
100%.
After that performance, they were inspired.
Morocco, the second one, they were able to do a great job.
We have England versus Ghana, Portugal versus Uzbekistan.
Let's pull the whole list.
There we go, my friends.
Here we go.
Here andamos buscando.
Oof.
So what about Ecuador versus Germany?
Oof.
Ecuador versus Germany, one of the most important- games for the Latin American region, because Ecuador se la tiene que rifar.
Do you think they have any possibility to beat Germany?
Oh, I hope so, but if history has shown anything, especially with their game versus Curazao, it means that they are ruthless and they will not hesitate to score more than five.
And obviously, they scored seven on Curazao.
So I think if Ecuador relax even just a little bit defensively, it's gonna be over for them.
They- Germany is gonna crush them have a game.
What else do we have?
Ay, ay, ay.
Ay, ay.
That's the game.
That's the game right there.
Morocco versus Haiti at Casa.
Morocco all the way.
Miren.
Definitely.
Miren.
Morocco desde la cuna, papa.
I've been calling Marruecos- Mm-hmm the most important teams to watch in this World Cup for a while now.
Yeah, 100%.
Camila, if you don't know, let me break it down for you.
Marruecos is a team, is the country investing the most money per capita in the development of football, mi gente.
This World Cup, in four years, is shared between Spain, Portugal y Marruecos.
It's gonna be a unique World Cup.
From now on, we will have this structure where we share the World Cup between two countries.
Pero Marruecos, they're building the best and most expensive stadium in the history of the planet- Wow my friends.
They are going to hold the opening match and hopefully, we don't know yet, the final.
Crazy.
Yeah.
And that's why I think Marruecos has everything to make a deep run.
Yeah.
Do you feel that it's pretty much obvious that they're gonna beat Haiti?
Yeah, it's definitely obvious.
And with Achraf Hakimi and playing on his own- Mm-hmm in the back line, they looked, they looked, they looked solid.
I think it's 100% gonna go to Morocco.
Sin duda, Marruecos tambin.
And then, el duelo de los hermanos, South Africa versus South Korea, a do or die game- Yeah to see who If Korea loses, they might end up being out of the World Cup.
Totally.
I don't think they deserve it.
Definitely.
Coreanos y Mexicanos, hermanos hasta el final.
Now that we're not playing each other, we can, we can root for South Korea again.
We can root for South Korea.
But The nightmare is over.
