France — Iraq

Nansi imibuzo ebiphakathi emoyeni ngisho nangaphambi kokukhala kwekhwela e-Lincoln Financial Field: Ingabe i-France ingangena emdlalweni ngaphandle kwedrama nokuzibhubhisa? Namuhla, ngokumelene ne-Iraq, impendulo ibe yebo. Futhi lokho ngokwako kuyizindaba. Umphumela u-3-0, futhi i-xG ayiphikisani nalokho: i-France 2.67, i-Iraq 0.63. Ukunqoba kube okuthembekile, okungaboleki. UKylian Mbappé uvule isikolo ngomzuzu we-14, waphinda kabili ngomzuzu we-54 – isilinganiso esingu-9.59, ubuso besilwane esizingelayo, akukho okumangazayo. Labo abamlandele isikhathi eside bayayibona iphethini: mnike isikhala emizuzwini yokuqala engamashumi amathathu – futhi umbuzo akuyona othi "uzoshaya yini", kodwa othi "kangakanani". U-Ousmane Dembélé uvale umdlalo ngomzuzu we-66 – 8.46, ubukhali, obungalindelekile, enguqulweni yakhe engcono kakhulu. Kodwa i-France ihlala iyi-France. Amathuba amakhulu amahlanu, amathathu aphuthelwe. Nge-xG engu-2.67 namagoli amathathu, umehluko mncane, kodwa ukungabi nabugovu okungenasihawu okudingekayo kuma-playoffs akukabi khona. Amaphesenti angu-56 okuphatha ibhola, amaphesenti angu-90 okunemba kwamapasi – umshini uyasebenza, kodwa indawo yokugcina yokuqeda ayikahlanzwa. Manje i-Iraq – futhi masikhulume iqiniso. Bahlulwe, kodwa abazange bahlazwe. Amaphesenti angu-86 okunemba kwamapasi, amaphutha amane kuphela – ukuqondiswa kwezigwegwe kusezingeni. Inkinga ilele kwenye into: amashothi amane, akukho nhlobo okuhloswe ngakho, ithuba elilodwa elikhulu liphuthelwe. Lokhu akuyona indlela yokuwina kunoma yiliphi izinga. Isakhiwo sokuvikela sasebenza kuze kube yilapho i-France ikhuphula isivinini – lapho izikhala zazivuleka ngokushesha. Unozinti ushaye amashothi amabili; ngemizamo engu-19 yase-France, lokhu kukhombisa ukuthi ingozi yangempela yayihlala kuphi. Ngomzuzu we-28, i-VAR ihlole isigameko esibandakanya u-Ali Al-Hamadi. Imininingwane yesinqumo ayicacile – futhi yingakho izingxabano ngaso zizohlala isikhathi eside. Angizami ukwahlulela, kodwa umbuzo uvulekile. I-France yenza isicelo sayo kuGroup I. I-Iraq kufanele iziphendulele ngokwethembeka: ingabe ukungabi namashothi okuhloswe ngakho kuyingozi noma isigwebo esihleliwe somqhudelwano? Ku-FootLegion, amagoli eqembu lakho lesizwe azohlala emlandweni phakade – akukho VAR ezowakhansela. Imibuzo kumazwana: Ingabe uMbappé ekugcineni udlala ngaphandle kokubheka emuva – noma ingabe ubusuku obubi obubodwa buzobuyisa amademoni amadala? Futhi ingabe i-Iraq inaso yini isizathu esisodwa esingasabisa noma ubani kuleli qembu?