Spain — Saudi Arabia

I-Mercedes-Benz Stadium, e-Atlanta. Iqembu H. I-Spain 4:0 I-Saudi Arabia. Futhi nansi into exakayo: umphumela ubonakala njengokubhidlizwa, kodwa i-xG yase-Spain yayingu-2.3 kuphela. Amagoli amane avela ku-two-point-three alindelekile — umehluko wokubusa wawukhona ngempela, kodwa i-La Roja isalahlekelwe amathuba amakhulu amabili. Umdlalo wawunohlangothi olulodwa kakhulu kunalokho izinombolo ezikukhombisayo, futhi ngandlela-thile i-Saudi Arabia yakwazi ukuba ngaphandle kwezinga futhi inenhlanhla ngokwezibalo ngesikhathi esifanayo. I-Spain yayingenasihawu engxenyeni yokuqala. U-Lamine Yamal uvule umdlalo ngomzuzu we-10 ngalokho kusika okungunxantathu kusuka kwesokudla — umnyakazo oyingqayizivele, hhayi ukuzenzela. Isilinganiso esingu-8.5, futhi kusihlwa kwase kungokwakhe ngaphambi kwehora. Khona-ke u-Mikel Oyarzabal wathatha izintambo: amagoli amabili emizuzwini emithathu, owesingu-21 nowesingu-24, isilinganiso esingu-9.64. Okucacile, okuzolile, uhlobo lokuqeda oluwina imiqhudelwano. Ngasekupheleni kwengxenye yokuqala kwakungu-3-0, umdlalo usuphelile. Ukubamba ibhola kwe-Spain kwehle kusuka ku-71% engxenyeni yokuqala kuya ku-63% engxenyeni yesibili — hhayi ukuwohloka, kodwa uphawu lokuthi ukuqina kwakulawulwa kunokuba kuqhubeke. I-xG ye-Saudi Arabia yayingu-0.14. Izibhamu ezintathu, esisodwa esiya emgomweni, amathuba amakhulu ayiziro. Ama-Green Falcons asuswe ngokuphelele ku-equation yokuhlasela. Ukunemba kwabo kokudlula okungu-81% kwabukeka kuhloniphekile kodwa kwakuvame ukusetshenziswa kabusha engxenyeni yabo. Igoli lika-Hassan Tambakti ngomzuzu we-49 lengeze ukuhlazeka kokugcina. Ukuqondisa okwengeziwe, ukuzimisela okwengeziwe ukuya phambili ngokushesha — leyo kwakuyindlela engathathwanga. U-Pau Cubarsí no-Aymeric Laporte, bobabili abalinganiselwe ku-8.19, abazange bakhathazeke kusihlwa sonke. Ngomzuzu we-90 i-VAR yangenelela, ihilela u-Ferran Torres. Akukho ukucaciswa okusemthethweni okurekhodiwe — uhlobo lwesikhathi abalandeli abazophikisana ngaso izinsuku. Zithathele iziphetho zakho. Ku-FootLegion, amagoli izwe lakho eliwashayayo kuleNdebe Yomhlaba ahlala engawakho unomphela — ayikho i-VAR engawathatha. Ingabe amagoli amabili ka-Oyarzabal kwakungukubonakaliswa okuhle kakhulu komuntu ngamunye engxenyeni yokuqala kulo mqhudelwano kuze kube manje? Futhi ingabe i-Saudi Arabia bekufanele icindezele phezulu kusukela ekuqaleni kunokuba ihlale phansi ilinde?