Hi Kaskus friends,
Even though from the perspective of the 2026 World Cup hype this time it is quiet from the hustle and bustle of society in Indonesia, the echo of the World Cup still makes many people continue to watch it on the small screen, especially this time the broadcast rights were obtained by TVRI.
Moreover, people whose countries have qualified for the World Cup are still excited, because history is made when their national teams compete in world events.
Well, what’s interesting now is that when the match reached its peak in the knockout phase of the top 32 there were several interesting surprises, including two European giants falling, namely Germany and the Netherlands, while the Asian representatives, Japan, also had to go home early.
Teams that Lost in the Round of 32 Match.
The round of 32 has just begun using a single knockout system. The following teams managed to qualify from the group phase but were immediately eliminated in the first match of the round of 32.
🇿🇦 South Africa (lost 0-1 to Canada)
🇯🇵 Japan (lost 1-2 to Brazil)
🇩🇪 Germany (lost on penalties to Paraguay)
🇳🇱 Netherlands (lost on penalties to Morocco)
Meanwhile, for the teams that had already gone home in the group phase, as we know, many of the Asian representatives were knocked out.
For data on the 16 Teams that were Eliminated Early in the Group Phase, we will review a little.
Because the World Cup uses a new format of 48 teams, the bottom 16 teams were immediately eliminated in the group stage and failed to make it to the last 32. They consist of the bottom of the group and four third-place teams with the worst report cards.
Group A 🇰🇷 South Korea, 🇨🇿 Czechia
Group B 🇶🇦 Qatar
Group B
Group D 🇹🇷 Türkiye
Grup E🇨🇼 Curacao
Group F 🇹🇳 Tunisia
Group G 🇮🇷 Iran, 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Group H 🇺🇾 Uruguay, 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
Group I 🇮🇶 Iraq
Group J 🇯🇴 Jordan
Group K 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan
Group L 🇵🇦 Panama
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The Qatar national football team has officially become the team with the worst report card in the 2026 World Cup after slumping at the bottom of Group B. The sentiment of the international football public, especially Indonesian netizens, considers Qatar’s total failure as proof that their original level is not ready to compete on the world stage without non-technical “help” or host factors.
Netizens’ harsh sarcasm on social media such as Instagram and In the fourth round of qualifying for the Asian region, the AFC suddenly changed the rules for the location of the match from a neutral venue to designating Qatar as the host. This fueled the narrative that they were deliberately “passed through” by the federation.
When playing in secondary tournaments like the Asian Cup or internal qualifiers, they often benefit from biased AFC referee decisions. However, when they appeared on a neutral World Cup stage with an independent VAR system from FIFA, their true quality was exposed because they were unable to match the intensity of the physical play of teams from other confederations.
Apart from tactics that didn’t work, Qatar was highlighted for showing rough play when they started to fall behind. The straight red cards that Homam Ahmed and Assim Madibo received due to fatal fouls during Canada’s 0-6 defeat were proof of the players’ frustration when the match scenario did not go according to their wishes. Football critics believe that this instant mentality makes them lose respect in the eyes of the world public.
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Meanwhile, the loss of Germany, the Netherlands and Japan in the early rounds is considered to reduce the appeal of the 2026 World Cup due to the loss of classic matches between giant teams (big matches) in the final phase and the decline in the quality of the standard of modern football in this tournament.
Here are the main factors why the return of these three teams makes the tournament feel less intense for neutral viewers.
Germany and the Netherlands are the two biggest magnets for European football with a history of very fierce rivalry. The defeat of these two teams in the round of 32 meant that football fans lost the opportunity to watch a full-strength classic match against other big teams such as Brazil, Argentina or France in the quarter-finals or semifinals. The tournament now feels quieter than the war of nerves (psywar) between football superpowers.
Germany & Netherlands: These two teams are known for their attractive attacking football philosophy and high ball control. Losing them means that the audience is presented with more teams that play pragmatically, defensively and rely on counter-attacks (like Paraguay and Morocco who eliminated them).
Japan: As the best representative of modern Asian football, Japan presents a game with high discipline, incredible speed and very neat attacking transitions. Japan’s return means the World Cup stage has lost the unique color of East Asian collective football.
For many viewers, the excitement of the World Cup lies in the accuracy of guessing the tournament charts all the way to the final. The elimination of Germany and the Netherlands on penalties in the round of 32 ruined the predictions of millions of fans around the world. The tournament charts are now filled with dark horse teams that are commercially undermarket and lack global appeal for screen audiences.
Many observers think these surprises are a side effect of the new 48-team format. The increase in the number of teams made the competition in the group phase very long and tiring, so that the big teams playing in Europe’s top leagues ran out of gas and stamina when they entered the round of 32. As a result, the quality of the big teams’ play dropped drastically and they were easily knocked out by teams that played total defense.
This is my opinion, but what do you think about the 2026 World Cup this time?
Thank you for reading this thread to the end, if you have any criticism, please submit it and I hope this thread is useful, stay healthy and independent. See u next thread.
“Enjoy Reading With Santuy”
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