It has been the story of the World Cup: the lower-ranked teams have dramatically closed the gap on the sides traditionally regarded as the best. The USA flew to Australia and New Zealand as the favourites to defend their title and win an unprecedented third consecutive World Cup. The fixture is a World Cup classic. Japan won the World Cup in 2011 and were runners-up in 2015, but were dismissed before this tournament, even back home. Morocco lost 6-0 to Germany on their World Cup debut but ended up qualifying instead of them.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha August 04, 2023 03:15 UTC