QF Update: World Cup Consumer Guide (Ep. 36)
About this episode
Mitch and Blake analyze the quarter-finals of the World Cup, discussing team performances and officiating changes.
The "Second Tournament" begins with 4 tasty quarter-final matches. Mitch and Blake break down the Round of 32 and Round of 16, rate their recommendations from last episode, and then dive into the quarter-finals and trace the paths of the 8 teams competing for the Jules Rimet trophy. Then they look back at the trends they identified in the last episode, and talk about what changed in the knockout stage so far, particularly the officiating. They discuss the Balogan affair and what it says about FIFA, and briefly analyze the USMNT's embarrassing melt-down against Belgium. They conclude with some overall thoughts about the tournament.
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