The highs and lows as the tournament begins
shrugging off an early Aussie goal to cruise, 4-1, in a style befitting a defending champion.We'll see four games a day for the rest of the group stage, with Groups E and F playing Wednesday, G and H getting underway on Thanksgiving Day, and then starting with everyone's second games this Friday. Here's the day-by-day outlook.On paper, this looks like an easy day for the favorites – in this case the four European teams, who are all very good.
Starting Tuesday, each group concludes with all four teams playing simultaneously. The U.S. likely goes into this game needing a win, and maybe a big win. And watch out; that could be just what Iran needs to wake them up.4am: Morocco vs. Croatia 4am: Switzerland vs. Cameroon 4am: Wales vs. Iran
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