Day 13 of the World Cup, and we have a fun one. It seems wild to say it after the disastrous World Cup they’ve had, but Lionel Messi and Argentina are not yet done. Sure, they need to beat Nigeria and hope that Croatia decides to go for it against Iceland, or go and smack Nigeria by more goals than Iceland wins by. Both of those scenarios are certainly possible, though with the way Argentina have played this World Cup, and the reports that they are in an actual mutiny situation, they don’t seem super likely. But it still means we have stakes today! Things aren’t quite as exciting in the early slate, but we’re all wondering which France team is going to show up against Denmark. It’ll also be interesting to see if Australia can make a go of it against Peru, and who were one of the most exciting teams of the World Cup. We will miss them dearly.
France and Denmark advance out of Group C after revolting 0-0 draw
Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty ImagesThat’s it. France and Denmark are through, thanks to a 0-0 game I want to press charges against. That was miserable.
Peru fought hard and gave us some wonderful moments, so for that, I guess, thank you Peru.
Read Article >How can Iceland qualify for the knockout round?
Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty ImagesAfter Iceland lost a heartbreaking game to Nigeria in the second round of group play, they find themselves with a tough road to advance out of Group D. It also had people asking: Is Iceland out of the 2018 World Cup?
But they’re not done yet! While they need some help, Iceland can still grab the second spot in the group and advance to the knockout round. They just need to beat Croatia in their 2 p.m. ET game today ... and they need some help.
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