Match reviews from iGW’s football archive. Compare the pre-match questions with what happened on the pitch, including where the original analysis held up and where the game challenged it. Original dates preserve the context of each assessment.
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The Netherlands looked set to follow our market script, but Japan kept dragging the match back into balance. A 2-2 draw validated Shepherd’s strongest pre-game signal, with Japan’s organisation and equalisers proving why we predicted a match closer than the market suggested.
Germany’s 7-1 win over Curaçao showed why the market made Die Mannschaft heavy favourites, though Shepherd correctly hinted at early resistance. Curaçao kept the game competitive and found a special equaliser. But once Germany went 2-1 up, the match turned into a complete rout.
