Can Norway pull off the upset against Brazil?
Christian Polanco and Alexis Guerreros of The Cooligans is joined by Yahoo Sports soccer analyst Steven Goff to debate Norway’s chances in the Round of 16 against Brazil. Check out the full conversation on the “The Cooligans” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you listen.
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Video Transcript
There you go.
do you think they pull off the upset against Brazil?
I’m, I’m thinking Carlo Ancelotti showed me that he’s not just a vibes guy.
The adjustments he made to not go central against Japan really impressed me, and of course, bringing Endrick in, was huge.
Do you think this is maybe just a, a step too big for Carlo Ancelotti with the attack coming at them?
Yeah, no, that’s a, this is a fascinating one.
I mean, i- it’s hard to not see Brazil win a s- a round of 16 game, but y- you know, this is, I, I don’t think this is a great Brazil team by any means, and Norway’s hungry, they’re fresh, and they have an incredible weapon up front, and a lot of providers as well.
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So, yeah, I would not be shocked if Norway wins this match.
I, I, I think, you know, your heart maybe goes with Norway a little bit.
Your head is thinking, you know, Brazil finds a way, just as they found a way, the other day.
So, yeah, no, I, I, I think this is, this is gonna be a fun match and, you know, maybe we do see Norway pulling off.
Yeah, I mean, the, the, the Brazil game, we were hosting a watch party for it, and clearly, like, the, you know, all the Brazilians in the crowd were very nervous in that first half- Yeah because I, I couldn’t- For good reason.
Yeah.
I couldn’t understand the B- Brazil’s choice to They were p- they wanted to play the game on the ground in the first half, and then the second half they were like, “Hey, you know what?
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Our guys are taller than their guys.
Let’s just do that.”
Right.
And, but they cannot do that against Japan.
I, I, I mean, they can’t do that against Norway.
No.
Their guys are much taller than the, the Brazilian guys.
Couple Vikings out there.