KickStream briefing
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⚽ Kick-off time: 12pm local/1pm EDT/6pm BST/3am AET ⚽ Bracketology | footballer guide | Golden Boot | Email Tim “Consensus,” exclaims Richard Hirst, “get thee behind me!.
In addition, if they weren’t called Brazil would we be so readily predicting victory for a side whose playmaker spent most of last campaign failing to prevent West Ham being relegated, whose defensive midfielder has all the mobility of a traffic cone, whose…… well, you get my drift. Reports also note that “Yes, they’ll probably victory, but if Japan get in amongst them there could be a surprise.” For sure.
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