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Happy December by the way.

In the Previous Episode

So... Mexico beat Saudi Arabia 2-nothing and Australia edged out Denmark by a lone goal. There was, however,n upset in store for France, who lost 1-0 to Tunisia. ’Our boy Vinga played at left back in this one.

The highlight of the day was the Poland-Argentina game. Turns out, it went like most people thought it would. Argentina beat Poland. Convincingly. The final score was 0-2 and, frankly, The Polish NT never really looked like they were in the gamem though - and I think most madridistas would agree with me here, the save on Messi’s penalty was a (rather short lived) joy.

That’s One Opponent Less in the Endrick Race

According to MARCA, Barcelona won’t be moving for Real Madrid target Endrick.

Looking Forward to Today’s Games

• Croatia vs Belgium
• Canada vs Morroco
• Japan vs Spain
• Cost Rica vs Germany

So... which one will you be watching?