Brian Earl Spilner said:

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And I suppose that passes for bullying?

How's USA doing?

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you would play the bully card

thanks for asking, we're right up there with Germany

With a lot of free time:
Round of 16:
Country: Vegas Odds, Pre-WC FIFA Rankings, (Population in millions)

Brazil: 3.5/1, #2 (207)
Spain: 4/1, #10, (47)
Belgium: 6.5/1, #3, (11)
England: 7/1, #12 (53)
France: 8/1, #7, (67)
Argentina: 12/1, #5, (44)
Croatia: 12/1, #20, (4)
Portugal: 20/1, #4, (10)
Colombia: 20/1, #16, (49)
Uruguay: 20/1, #14, (3)
Switzerland: 33/1, #6, (8)
Mexico: 40/1, #15, (128)
Sweden: 50/1, #24, (10)
Russia: 50/1, #70, (144) -- the lowest ranked team -- Pre-WC rankings
Denmark: 66/1, #12, (6)
Japan: 100/1, #61, (127)

USA (0/1, #25, (326) --- 7 above counties have populations below 12 million

Aggies1322 said:

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VAR wrong again.. unless the handball has to be deliberate?

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As I learned after unfortunately posting the opposite, the handball rule includes the word "deliberate".