France yuuuge favorite but very young
Can Croatia pull it the suprise?

Yes

EOT?

Croatia can pull the upset. We'll see. They are one heck of a team. But asking a team to win again after surviving 3 extra time games in a row is a tall order.

Go Croatia!

How can a country of only 4 million people produce enough athletic, talented, and tireless soccer players to reach the WC Finals?

Except for the three goalkeepers, from the possible pool of soccer players to get to the final 23-man squad, Croatia officials must have selected the 20 fastest runners in a 10K race.
Their players have outpaced all of their opponents. They don't seem to tire.

Will their superb condition along with STATS Edge be enough to overpower a more talented France squad ? Possible, but not probable.
France, 2-1

wangus12 said:

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You are no longer allowed to start match threads due to not following proper protocol

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Again, just curious. What is the protocol for starting a thread?

For one, you have to use the word "official" or it's not official. And 2, the asterisks on both sides of the thread title absolutely have to be symmetrical.

Doesn't seem too hard. But yet, here we are.