What began as a World Cup full of surprises has quickly become business as usual for the top teams as we have seen one by one of the “lesser” teams fall, and Morocco will be the next to follow. Barring the second half collapse against Japan, Spain looked like World Cup contender with their style of play. As Gavi pointed out “The match against Japan has to serve as a lesson for what is to come”. Few people would bet against them making the semifinals at the very least. Anything less than qualification to the quarter final will almost certain to cost Luis Enrique his job.



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一开始充满惊喜的世界杯很快就变成了顶级球队的常态，我们看到一支接一支的“弱”球队倒下，摩洛哥将是下一个。除了下半场对日本的溃败，西班牙的打法看起来像是世界杯的有力竞争者。正如全球疫苗免疫联盟所指出的，“与日本的比赛必须成为未来的一个教训”。很少有人会打赌他们至少进不了半决赛。任何低于四分之一决赛资格的事情几乎肯定会让路易斯·恩里克失去他的工作。