The Tunisian footballers enter Saturday’s opener against Australia in a better position, as they have one point in the account for a goalless draw with Denmark. This is also why the Tunisians are probably in the role of a slight favorite. In the first duel, Australia was not enough against strong France, although they scored the first goal, but eventually lost 1:4. If the Australians are to keep any hope of progressing, they absolutely need to score points.
Saudi Arabia shocked the entire football world with a victory over Argentina in this year’s championship premiere. Now Poland will face the starting outsider. “I prefer the Poles. They didn’t play very well in the first match, but I think they will manage and upset the group,” thinks Jan Morávek, the Bohemian midfielder.
Jiří Lizec, director of Práva and Sport.cz, has a different opinion. “I will go against Honzo. I think the Saudis will also amaze the Poles, they will not lose that match,” says the journalist of the Příklep EXTRA program.
Montage of Argentina – Saudi Arabia World Cup matchvideo: Czech television
Argentina will try to recover from the sensational defeat against Saudi Arabia in the match against Mexico. According to Moravek, Messi et al. it will not allow any more surprises. “Argentina will manage Saturday’s game and will be even more interesting in that group. Their unbeaten streak may be over, but the fact that they hadn’t lost 36 games in a row before is no coincidence. Argentina’s offensive power he will wake up and they will beat Mexico,” says the experienced midfielder.
“We’ll see how he catches Ochoa. He will be the key man of the match,” editor Lizec is already looking for a star in the Mexico goalkeeper.
Montage of the Mexico – Poland World Cup matchvideo: Czech television
A starry France lines up against Denmark. “I just pointed to the Danes as the dark horse of the whole championship, but the strength of France in the Giroud-Mbappé offensive is enormous. After the experience of the League of Nations, now France will win,” says Morávek.
“Honestly, the Danes disappointed me a bit, in the first match I expected a better performance from them in defense and forward. But we must not forget that the Danes won twice against France in the League of Nations”, the director of Prava suggests the match has no clear favorite going forward. “The Danes have already lost points, France should probably win. Lizec adds.
