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- čas přidán 29. 06. 2018
- Shaka Hislop, Steve Nicol, Gab Marcotti, Craig Burley, Brian McBride, Ale Moreno and Steve McManaman join Dan Thomas on ESPN FC to give their World Cup knockout stage predictions.
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I love how the last guy was almost perfect
Ikr 😂
Only one I think he got wrong was Spain beating Russia but who would’ve had that??
@@Dvg920 portugal too
I had the same semifinals when we reached that stage of the competition
something a bit different, why not?
the last one was very accurate, having the correct teams in the semifinals
The last guy got the right semis amazing
Edit: HE GOT THE TWO FINALISTS RIGHT TOO
Also his champion prediction was right
It's funny that most of them picked Spain in the finals then they go on to lose to Russia
I thought that Spain would win
It's that hard to make predictions lol. Didn't help that Lopetegui agreed to that Madrid deal
Impressive Steve McManaman ! Incredible ! He almost got the whole board right!! He got the semi-final, the final and the winner right !!!!! Olala !
Everyone sleeping on belgium and croatia just watch and see.
Wise investor, yeah that's fucking true. I have Belgium going to the finals.
I hope that Croatia and Belgium meet in the finals!
And Mexico
Croatia vs Belgium in FINAL
I've been saying that Belgium Croatia will be the final
This comment section:
90% - Belgium and Croatia are being slept on.
9% - These guys are wrong. Argentina lost.
1% - These people don't know anything about football.
king me don’t forget the Mexicans saying “Mexico is being slept on”
Marcelo Louiz But they are out so....
The final will be * FRANCE VS CROATIA *
Wise investor this is exactly my prediction too 😃😃😃😃.
And France will win in the end
Hahahahahaha, you are actually right. :D
And you are correct
[GD] LarryTCF i said it and look at the final.
Wise investor great predictions
The last guy is right!
WRONG!!!!
Argentina JUST lost.
PaPaNiNo GarGAr lmao
😂 like he can predict the future
This was yesterday.
Wow you want a cookie?
Peter Tran woah we got a badass over here
well there goes that Argentina dream
he said spain to beat argentina so he is double wrong!
setokaiba991 Yes but even Russian fans said they weren't going to win
Argentina has killed Messi's World Cup dream...!
@@dongchankim24175 years later 🇦🇷⭐️⭐️⭐️
All of them have spain in the final but the reality is spain can have 75 % ball possesion and still have trouble finishing in the final third to score a goal, if spain meets croatia its bye bye for them And croatia will go all the way to the final to meet brazil or france.
We've just seen how hard it was for Croatia to bruise through Denmark just because of their creative fronts getting controlled. And we saw how well Russia did to a clearly much more creative Spain midfield. I'm saying Russia for semi-finals.
Wise investor yea they lost to russia
That was prophetic
They should hire you lol
Wise investor croatia almost lost to Denmark
France vs Croatia in Final mark my words
I wanna see when you typed that to see if you saw the finals then typed it but if you didn’t fair play
Hayden Tierney nah bro they were levels above everyone else💯 I can’t remember if I typed this when the World Cup started or when knockouts began
eyo ima quit my religion and worship u from now on
lol that’s a lie. CZcams says you typed this 2 years ago as of today which means it was at least July 3rd, 2018, which would be at least the quarterfinals.
@@hao2000ki bro when it says 2 years ago it could be anywhere from 2 years and a day to 2 years and 11 months ago
Steve Mcnanaman is an expert because he finds the semifinals, the final and the winner. Very good note to Brian McBride because we can observe that he was absolutely convinced that France would win the world cup!
Hislop and Moreno are really worthless ....
Spain will not beat croatia if they meet.
Wise investor They will man
Wise investor I agree with u.
People are taking Croatia lightly nd Spain haven't been in their best in this tournament
Wise investor Croatia are performing a lot better than Spain. I agree.
I think so too. It may be a tight game or a surprising massacre. But the winner will likely be croatia.
Wise investor Don't be so sure there buddy!
It's crazy how Steve M basically picked all the games right from the round of 16 on. Now let's see if France can solidify his picks
He got Spain vs Russia wrong
@@davidvilla1247 No, he didn't
@@nahbiggie135 yes he did
lol
Argentina over France? Well, he is already eating them words since France tapping Argentina's cheeks. #SorryAssPredictions
Tapping they lost by one goal close game imo
Nah wasn’t very close, Should have been 4-2 at the most, Argentina got a lucky deflection goal and the French started sleeping at the end when they knew they already won
Argentina almost tied 4-4
Uruguay won though, so it's been 50/50
Truffles563 yes
If i'm going off at how things were in the groups (no player knowledge) we should see Uruguay/Croatia or France/Croatia winners final, and a Belgium/England losers final.
I originally picked Uruguay 🇺🇾 in the Final vs Croatia 🇭🇷 but now that Cavani is out indefinitely with a calf injury, I’m leaning towards a Belgium 🇧🇪 vs Croatia 🇭🇷 Final.
Brazil 🇧🇷 vs Spain 🇪🇸??? Pfft! Child please!
he’ll recover by next game uruguay will make the finals
Have you seen Brazil vs Serbia?
Scarletbull WRONG
you're shit How many teardrop you produce ???
Scarletbull Belgium v Croatia was a good prediction! Well done!
I don’t understand why everyone’s giving Brazil so much credit...it’s not the same team as 1994-2002. Neymar, Thiago Silva and Marcelo can’t carry the entire team.
Agreed, people are associating the jersey with success automatically. 94-2002 they had Cafu and Roberto Carlos leading the rear and Ronaldo and Ronaldihno up top plus loads of others. The key were the two center backs who played into their late 30's for a reason, it's rare for Brazil to have such talent on the defensive end and required to win world cups. Sad thing with the present team is not only are they lacking real talent in the rear but they struggle for goals. A Brazilian team struggling for goals is pathetic. Neymar is possibly one of the most over rated players I have ever seen out of Brazil. He would be great if he didn't let his ego get in the way. Seeing him called out on VAR was hilarious and should have been a water shed moment for him.
Neither can Philippe Coutinho and Casemiro, you mean.
I dont understand neither
Meansue Brazil current coach has been above average in my opinion, that makes a big difference.
You don't understand why people are giving the team with the best defense in the WC credit? The team that only conceded 6 goals in the past 26 games and haven't lost in the past 15? The team that has been the most consistent so far but because it's not going 5-0 everyone seems to think it's not playing well?
Macca got the final 4 and the final
Spot. On.
Give him respect people
France Croatia final mark my words
Pro Gamer same
The Yellow Menace wow mate GREAT PREDICTION..I taught BELGIUM Beats CROATIA in finals..u r genious..I was close but never would pick France over Belgium.. greetings from USA DETROIT..
Steve McManaman predictions.....wow....hell true
Everyone sleeping on croatia🇭🇷🇭🇷
ikr. i think they could easily get to courters and if they slip by spain they could make the finals and Maybe win
+Polymath I dont think you have watched spain this tournament so far or are you just one of those people that takes the big name team over the teams that actually play well? Spain barely tying against Morocco and barely winning against Iran then tying against Portugal where as Croatia have won all their games convincingly Spain have been very disappointing for a "contender"
Bottled Water Croatia beat them in the Euro's and they just won the arguably toughest group only conceding one goal, so tough nut or not, the Nutcracker has arrived! Go 🇭🇷#VATRENI!
Polymath you make a good point there and I just wanted to add that it's because of tactics and teams like you just described that take the joy and fun out of the game and make people watching it miserable
Croatia played horribly against Denmark today. If they play the way they did today in the quarter finals then Russia will beat them.
The guy in 14:52 predicted so correct its scary lol france and croatia was correct and france won it
Final will be Guatemala vs Fiji.
South Africa get 4th
I think Vatican City will win the World Cup...
Viturin Catschegn
With god on their side, they get 1st place without even playing the damn game.
What about Laos though? They're pretty strong.
LOL IM LMAO RIGHT NOW
Last guy nailed it
Last one was most accurate
Croatia WC CHAMPION 2018
Like if you agree
Think Croatia are a serious contender to win it, nailed on for the semis as far as I see
U predicted it
well Croatia got pretty thoroughly destroyed in the final. 120 minutes for 1 game too much. they were tired and got smashed.
croatia being slept on hard
The Host knew choosing Argentina is the wrong decision and its proved 😃
The last guy can predict the future! well the semis and the final at least...
The last guy said something different and was almost completely correct only 2 picks wrong
In final game Belgium vs Croatia! Sorry boys! :)
Nenad Ostojić agree
Nenad Ostojić, yeah that's what I'm thinking but I don't know about Croatia yet..
I doubt it. I'm positive one portion of the Finals Match will be either Brazil or France. I'm not sure about the other portion but wouldn't be shocked if Croatia makes it.
I agree
Nenad Ostojić totally true bro!
So Mcmanaman predicted till the end.Wow amazing guess,should have followed him!!!!!!EXCELLENT
Everyone sleeping on Belgium
Everyone sleeping on japan
Belgium is one of the two teams who could KO Brazil. France the other one. Not saying that either will KO Brazil, but no other teams have any chance to do so.
Agree
They're so underestimating Belgium and Croatia!
AndreasIreland I mean people think Brazil is that much better than Belgium when they not
the last man prediction is so accurate..
The last guy is a genius!! He said it France is going to win now!
The 5th guy said France was going to win it as well
Steve Mc. actually made great picks from the rest of them although I have Mexico over Brazil and Switzerland over Sweden in the round of 16 I haven't predicted the rest of the bracket in the quarter finals and through
Croatia vs Belgium looks more like legit both are complete every position on the pitch. A Final to SEE 👏😊⚽
I had the same thing in mind
the last one did the best guess
last dude might actually be correct
he was wrong, Argentina was defeated
"First time i did the predictor, it didnt go so well. But this time tho..." Goes to pick uruguay over portugal and argentina over france.
Aaron Tan these morons dont have a clue 😂
Whats wrong with the uruguay pick? Theyve made it to the semis 2/3 wcs... and portugal arent anything great, i think its a pretty even matchup. The argentina pick tho is optimistic and his analysis for it was absent.
2/3 last world cups*
Polymath damn u right fam, still a strong team in the wc- thats won multiple times, has experience, a strong defense, and made it out of the toughest group last tourney.
Uruguay won and CR7 is back home ! suck it!
Well done Stevie got that spot on 👍
Steve M wow what a prediction!
Viva Mehico! 🇲🇽 Shock the world! My other horse is Spain 🇪🇸. I do think people are sleeping on Belgium 🇧🇪, Croatia 🇭🇷, and Uruguay 🇺🇾.
Iron Man and Colombia 🇨🇴
Tony Stark haha chupa, Brazil wins ;)
I am someone who wants to see Belgium into the finals, but I think the final will be France vs Croatia
Semi finals: France vs Belgium and Colombia vs Croatia
Edit: I had it wrong about that Colombia would've won, so semifinal will be Croatia vs England and Croatia wins.
Final, Belgium v England 3 - 4 (2 kane penalties)
Pove never gonna happen
Wow you got it right
Ulises Santos yeah, England is cocky so Croatia would've obvious won (doesn't matter how)
Colombia are stronger than Croatia
6:52 THE BIGGEST LOSER OF THESE PREDICTIONS
My predictions (first 4 matches have been played as of this comment):
R16-
*Uruguay* vs Portugal [pld]
*France* vs Argentina [pld]
*Brazil* vs Mexico
*Belgium* vs Japan
Spain vs *Russia* [pld]
*Croatia* vs Denmark [pld]
Sweden vs *Switzerland*
Columbia vs *England*
QF:
Uruguay vs *France*
*Brazil* vs Belgium
Russia vs *Croatia*
Switzerland vs *England*
SF:
*France* vs Brazil
Croatia vs *England*
3rd: Brazil
2nd: England
1st: France
SebiTheSeabass Yes France is a big team
The last one omg last 4 bang on
Brasil havent won since 2002 and not been in the final since 2002...their team is mediocre at best... I will be shoked if they win....
We are watching different teams. They might not be the best but mediocre is an insult. Argentina is mediocre and Brasil is miles ahead. Not saying they will win it though
Ronie Aguiar they were 0:0 against costa rica for 90minutes... Only ok game they played was against serbia.. And also their group was easy compared to argentinas... But who cares about argentina and brasil... Thus far uruguay croatia and belgium had shown the best form.. I would be surprised if brasil wins against belgium
Brazil are taking the world cup this year. Watch it
Republika Dugave oh yes Uruguay played really well against the big and strong Saudi Arabia scoring lots of goals right ?
World cup has 2 different competition, group stages is one thing and knockout is other, teams grow so much, like France did today. Brazil has potential don't underestimate
but brazil always get to the finals or almost there when did not win the cup so...
So many picked Spain, lol
Steve is gonna be right
These bozos don’t know anything
Except the last guy
God damn mcmanaman on point, everyone else was so wrong
Croatia and France are in final🇭🇷
The last guy got EVERYTHING right XD
The last one has all of them correct
All these people should be fired
MarshallPo I can do their job better than them.
Their football opinions are pure shit. How could they have Spain beating Croatia? Most overrated team in the tournament, I never had them as contenders from the get go.
Kevin well put some respect on Steve mcmanaman
I love how many comments ive seen calling these guys idiots, despite the fact that this world cup has been so hard to call, and clearly they didnt watch to the end to see macca not only predict away from the norm, but also get all four semi finalists correct. Another pundit got 3 correct as well.
The last one was right omg
Damn. Mcmanaman nailed it
Damn Steve got it almost all right
Came here because someone said that the wc was easy to predict who would win but we can see a lot of them just pick their favorites and was surprised by the last guy who managed to get the finals and the winner right they said the champions league was harder to win than to wc but I beg to differ I believe it’s harder advancing from a one game knock out than a two games knock out
Yes winning World cup is hardest thing
"With our so-called experts" hahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Nobody chose Mexico, Japan, Denmark or Russia. I hope all of them give us a surprise if for no other reason I'm tired of seeing the same teams win; it's almost cliche and it makes the tourney boring! Really.
LOL! Ok... Yeah, this WC is FIFA's through and through. They choose who wins. The fact people don't notice is cause for great concern if not outright frightening.
@23rivero6019, indeed my friend. What a match! Loved every minute of it.
Jorge Guerrero crazy how Japan almost won the game! Everybody thought it would be an easy sweep but I guess not! And Denmark was underrated and almost won too! This World Cup is full of surprises!
@Marcelo Louiz, it sure is!
i hated Spain vs Russia , Spain didn't deserve to win because they were playing like pussy's , I mean WTF 1200 passes .. you know they didn't really play football , they just passed and passed and passed . Russia deserved to win , congrats Russia
I really loved Japan vs Belgium , ( i am from Belgium) I really thought Belgium had lost the game and then courtois throws the ball so perfect , De Bruyne passes the ball so good and the joke of Lukaku it was so beautifull , i'm really looking towards toninght ... Belgium vs Brazil
hoping to see a france vs croatia final
So Steve was the only one that really nailed it.
That last man what a g
Looks like the last guy was right
RESULT OF SMOKING CHEAP WEED :D :D
The last dude is the boss
2:25
Stevie was absolutely spot on!!
Everyone predicting is American and Scottish/Irish...
I like how Mexico gets discounted automatically, love it! all pressure on Brasil and time to shock the world once more!
JOE Z no pressure bud. Your coach and your players talking mad bs before the match. Make sure to bring tissues
Bottled Water similar roster? Fake news
Art Deco You're an idiot.
Brazil 1950 no win
Switzerland 1954 no win
Swedden 1958 no win
Chile 1962 no win
Spain 1982 no win
Italy 1990 no win
USA 1994 no win
OceanBlue you're probably right
I hear you, man! This WC has been full of surprises debunking old favorites. World is changing.
My predictions
To quarter final will go
France vs Uruguay
Russia vs croatia
Brazil vs belgium
Sweden vs england
Omg the last dude got everything thing correct 👏👍
This is so funny to watch now Spain are knocked out
Spain is overrated
Lovre Krizmanić oh yeah? States some facts how they are over-rated lol
Jay Warner they play really nice, and i love to watch them,but seeing them in the euros 16 how they played and how they played this world cup i dont see them in the final,oh and also they lost to croatia in the euros and now they will probably face them in the quater finals
Bruh they almost were eliminated
Jay Warner where is spain now?oh right,on their way home XD
Brazil is HEAVILY overrated, just because of history, Neymar is SEVERLY overrated aswell, Belgium v England Final, you heard it from me first
I like the guy that had France to win it all. he saw the future well.
Love to the last guy😘😘
Sweden going to semifinals
Alfred Lundgren JAAAA🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪
Like everyone thinks they're bad but really they are meh and can get lucky
England in finals then :'D
Pove lol funny.they played awful against Colombia, got lucky they hit the bar
De andra får gärna fortsätta underskatta Sverige :)
Steve McManaman is the only one who has even a SMALL chance of getting the final 4 correct... and he has a very good chance! The rest have no fucking idea what they're doing, and I absolutely guarantee they will look like complete fools when this tournament is over.
C N 100% agree with u.
Nailed it! McManaman got 3 out of 4... and the others all look like complete idiots!
4 out of 4, respect for steve :)
The last guy is a genius but he is the only guy that missed Uruguay-Portugal
the person at the end had the most sense
Mexico to beat Brazil you can @ me
I m 100% with u man.
Mexico will definitely beat them.
That was the easiest game of brazil on the workd cup, thank you
$fh cair bye bye muchacho, Go sleep haha
Bruh the Mexico game the was easiest for Brazil 😭
Croatia will face Columbia and Mexico will face France
I’m sure France would have lost to Mexico if they meet, cuz that Mexican counter could give France a struggle and Ochoa could deny griezmann’s pens
Macca got the semis and final spot on. Granted he was partially just picking teams he liked but still notable.
The last guy was on point 😂
Y do many people underestimate Mexico against Brazil have been struggling against Mexico
Mexico gonna get hammered....like 3-0, maybe 4-1
G.A.B. I think it could be 1-0 Brazil could win by one or Mexico could win also I don’t think they will get hammered because Mexico plays there best against Brazil
Mexico has never even scored against Brasil in a world cup. I think its going to be a very tough game but Brasil win it.
Ronie Aguiar everyone said the same about Germany v Mexico
Ronie Aguiar just cause they never scored against Brazil doesn’t mean anything look Germany always made out of the group and what happened this World Cup they didn’t make it out of the group
I hope Mexico shocks the world once again.
Michael A schoking, down in the forth game again
HenriqueBR16
don't be a buily😢
México lost lol
HenriqueBR16 😂😂😂😂😂😂
nope
The last guy was perfect
15:07 Mcmanaman's predictions have nearly been perfect...
Hahaha Argentina 😂😂
LMAO ALL PREDICTIONS WRONG
Stephen Curry except the last one. His semi finals came true.
His Finals came true too
Daniel Rafique he got Spain vs Russia and Uruguay be Portugal wrong
The last guy’s predictions are looking very good. He nailed the semi-final. Haha!
Wow the last one predicted it correct and yet the other 2 teams
Already got Argentina wrong bozo