Who's Going to Win the World Cup?
By Jeff Moffitt
@moffittjc (118451)
Gainesville, Florida
July 8, 2018 5:36pm CST
Okay, we're down to the final four teams in the World Cup! England, Belgium, France and Croatia. Who is everyone rooting for?
I was extremely happy Croatia beat Russia, but not because I hate the Russians or anything. One of my coworkers is Russian, and I just want the satisfaction of being able to tease her about her team losing! haha
I will be cheering on the young chaps of England from this point on, unless of course they lose their next match against Croatia. If England loses, I'm not sure who I will root for at that point.
It's interesting that this particular Word Cup comes down to an all-European semi-finals and finals. Who would have thought that all the powerhouse teams like Germany, Brazil, and Mexico would have been eliminated so early?
And sigh...the United States didn't even qualify. What a letdown that was.
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@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
8 Jul 18
I am not aware, I am not a football/soccer fan.
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@moffittjc (118451)
• Gainesville, Florida
9 Jul 18
You are holding a football in your profile picture you silly girl! How can you say you're not a football fan? Please pick England to cheer for, just to humor me!
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@moffittjc (118451)
• Gainesville, Florida
9 Jul 18
@Jessabuma Is that you in the photo? I love your hair! You're cute! I bet all the boys are chasing after you!
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@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
9 Jul 18
@moffittjc hahaha!!! Okay I will go for England then.
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@moffittjc (118451)
• Gainesville, Florida
9 Jul 18
With the exception of France, I wouldn't mind seeing any of the other three teams win. I'm thinking that if England loses their next match, I may just root for Belgium to win it all.
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@moffittjc (118451)
• Gainesville, Florida
9 Jul 18
@Kandae11 I never bet on sports in general, unless it's a friendly wager. One time, when the New York Yankees were playing the Boston Red Sox (baseball), I made a bet with my friend that the loser had to wear a dress in New York City. I lost the bet, and spent a day walking around Manhattan in a dress and high heels. It was quite embarrassing, but it was all in good fun.
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@Kandae11 (53679)
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9 Jul 18
@moffittjc I am sure many people lost money betting on these matches - so many upsets. I would never bet on the outcome of a World cup match - too unpredictable.
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@LadyDuck (458230)
• Switzerland
10 Jul 18
@moffittjc It's just the first team that came to my mind, they have won several times in the past.
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@moffittjc (118451)
• Gainesville, Florida
13 Jul 18
@LadyDuck Well Anna, considering that France and Croatia will play in the finals match, you may be correct in your prediction that France will be crowned the World Cup Champion! We will find out soon enough!
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@moffittjc (118451)
• Gainesville, Florida
9 Jul 18
It's still a sport that has not quite caught on fully here in the US, although it is slowly growing in popularity. Americans like lots of actions, lots of violence, and lots of scoring, something you don't see much of in football.
France is probably who I like the least out of the four remaining teams.
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@moffittjc (118451)
• Gainesville, Florida
9 Jul 18
Soccer still hasn't caught on as a major sport here yet. It's getting there, but we have a long, long way to go. We got lucky the last two World Cups to even make it in; this time, we weren't so lucky.
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@KristenH (33351)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
10 Jul 18
@moffittjc Ahh. Bummer. There's always next year though.
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@moffittjc (118451)
• Gainesville, Florida
16 Jul 18
@KristenH We'll have to wait four more years. The World Cup is like the Olympics, it only takes place every four years. I'm hoping that the United States will improve its team over the next 2-3 years so we can be competitive when the next World Cup rolls around.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
8 Jul 18
I am hoping that England pulls through for the finish.
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@moffittjc (118451)
• Gainesville, Florida
9 Jul 18
yeah, I'm definitely with you on that one! I'd like to see our brethren from across the pond do well.
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@thislittlepennyearns (58140)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
8 Jul 18
Ask me if I care....
:P
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@moffittjc (118451)
• Gainesville, Florida
9 Jul 18
I know you care. You want the bloody Brits to win!
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@moffittjc (118451)
• Gainesville, Florida
9 Jul 18
@thislittlepennyearns Don't worry, I hate it too. I vaguely pay attention once every 4 years when the World Cup is on. And when I say vaguely, I pretty much will just look up the scores! lol
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@thislittlepennyearns (58140)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
9 Jul 18
@moffittjc no i actually hate soccer.but if I had to choose yeah.
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
8 Aug 18
I don't follow soccer. Is it over? Who won?
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
9 Aug 18
@moffittjc Ahh so your young English players did not win then, sorry.
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@moffittjc (118451)
• Gainesville, Florida
9 Aug 18
It's all over now. France won.
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@moffittjc (118451)
• Gainesville, Florida
11 Aug 18
@Shellyann36 Nope, they really let me down! But at least they did better than the American team, who didn't even qualify for the World Cup.
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@moffittjc (118451)
• Gainesville, Florida
9 Jul 18
A big letdown for the US. But I was not surprised in the least bit. We're just not a soccer nation.
@Freelanzer (10745)
• Canada
9 Jul 18
Europe has all the money and best resources I guess which buys them anything they want. I have to go with England since I have ties to England all y life and being the Queen is our ceremonial Head of State.
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@moffittjc (118451)
• Gainesville, Florida
9 Jul 18
Yeah, England wouldn't be too happy with you Canadians if you cheered for someone else! haha
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@moffittjc (118451)
• Gainesville, Florida
9 Jul 18
This is the part where the World Cup gets really fun!
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@moffittjc (118451)
• Gainesville, Florida
12 Jul 18
@just4him I'm just disappointed that the two teams I was hoping would make it to the finals both ended up losing. So now the two teams that are left (France and Croatia), I don't care much about either one. So I have no idea who I will end up rooting for in the final. Maybe I'll just flip a coin or something, or maybe I'll just decide based on whichever team's uniforms I like best or something! haha
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@just4him (306352)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
10 Jul 18
@moffittjc I'm sure it is. The final four.
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@moffittjc (118451)
• Gainesville, Florida
19 Jul 18
It's all over Judy. France beat Croatia to win the World Cup. I admit that I didn't watch the final. Once England got beat, I lost interest. I'm sure Australia lasted longer than the US, as we didn't even qualify for the World Cup this year. Pretty embarrassing.
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@moffittjc (118451)
• Gainesville, Florida
22 Jul 18
@JudyEv Yes, it is not very popular here, although it's slowly growing with each passing year.
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@JudyEv (325815)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Jul 18
@moffittjc I would think it is somewhat of a minor game in the US isn't it?
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@moffittjc (118451)
• Gainesville, Florida
9 Jul 18
Yeah, I've been very impressed with England so far. I hope they make it to the final match.
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@moffittjc (118451)
• Gainesville, Florida
16 Jul 18
@RubyHawk Well, the World Cup is all over now, and France ended up winning the entire thing. The one team I didn't want to win ended up winning.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
10 Jul 18
@moffittjc I don’t know how they stand now. My betterhalf would know. It’s hard to drag him away from the sports channel.
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@moffittjc (118451)
• Gainesville, Florida
9 Jul 18
That's probably who I will root for if England is eliminated.
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@moffittjc (118451)
• Gainesville, Florida
9 Jul 18
@nela13 I have not seen France play yet, but I've heard a lot of people say that they are a strong contender.
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@nela13 (55700)
• Portugal
9 Jul 18
@moffittjc France is also a very strong team.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
12 Jul 18
I hope Russia wins, but I think Belgium will
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@moffittjc (118451)
• Gainesville, Florida
19 Jul 18
During the World Cup, I only watched one game from start to finish, and that is when Croatia played Russia. I don't like Croatia at all, but I was pulling for them to beat Russia. It was nice to see the Russian team knocked out! One of my co-workers is Russian (I swear she is a spy), and so nothing pleased me more than to be able to tease her about Russia's loss. I'm pretty sure I am now marked for termination by the KGB as a result of teasing her!
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@moffittjc (118451)
• Gainesville, Florida
22 Jul 18
@FayeHazel If they want me, they can come and get me. I'll be ready for them.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
20 Jul 18
@moffittjc Lol, better watch your back now
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
13 Jul 18
I don't watch the World Cup 
I agree with April LOL.
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@moffittjc (118451)
• Gainesville, Florida
19 Jul 18
I'm not a big fan of soccer in general, but every four years when the World Cup happens I at least pay a little bit of attention. Otherwise, I could care less.
@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
27 Jul 18
I was sad when Croatia beat England because we started off so well but we did well to get that far. As we all now know France got the cup and they did play well.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
29 Jul 18
@moffittjc I thought we might get another chance because there was some talk about one of the Croatia players getting a couple of yellow cards before the match but nothing came of it.
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@moffittjc (118451)
• Gainesville, Florida
28 Jul 18
Yes, I was really bummed when England lost. For once I was finally getting excited about watching soccer!
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
27 Jul 18
@moffittjc - Ha ha! I guess I am late to read this. Either that, or I am living in the future and I can tell you that Croatia is going to win. Now, go place a bet on them! LOL
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
7 Aug 18
Yep looks like the Europeans have xoccer in the bag and even though I don't follow the game too much- it would be nice if the US or Canada could be in the finals next year.
Too late for me to comment, we all know that France won. I never understand sports so I never notice anything related until I read about the winning in the news.