Jonathan Wilson

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Football Weekly · Croatia snicked off late on and Ronaldo finally scores knockout goal – World Cup Daily · 3 Jul 2026 podcast

But none of them topped their group, and I suspect we're going to end up with only Morocco going through.

And that feels like not much has changed.

I think two got through in Qatar, none got through in Russia, one got through in Brazil, one got through in South Africa, one got through in Germany, one got through in Japan and Korea, and I think it's going to be one again.

So should they be doing better?

I don't know.

I don't know why they – I mean –

Ridi Garcia touched on this and he moved to clarify what he'd said, that he'd said something about teams like this don't know how to finish off games.

And the question was asked, was he referring to African teams?

Was it a racist statement?

He went, no, no, I just mean teams of this level who are not familiar with being in this situation.

And you do feel Ivory Coast, they're heading into Germany, they don't finish it off.

They get level against Norway, the momentum's with them and they don't finish it off.

Senegal in an amazing position against Belgium and don't finish it off.

And that not finishing it off is a recurring pattern.

And I don't know if it's just lack of strength in depth, that they don't have a place to bring off a bench.

I don't know if there is something tactical going on that maybe an inexperience in those knockout games means they aren't able to see those games through.

But it does feel like a great opportunity to get four or five sides through the last 16 has been missed at this tournament.

I suppose that's the logical conclusion of me saying I think only one team's going through.

I still can't get my head around Hassan Hassan being a half-decent coach because I've read Ahmed Hassan and I've read Esam Al-Adari slagging him off so much.

And they weren't impressive at all at the Cup of Nations.

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