football manager does the world cup
Saturday, November 19, 2022
In my most recent FM23 save, the World Cup was won by ...
Those advancing out of the group stage were Qatar, Netherlands, England, Wales (no USA), Mexico, Argentina, France, Denmark, Germany, Spain, Croatia, Morocco, Switzerland, Brazil, Portugal, and Uruguay.
In the second round, Qatar crushed Wales 5-2, three matches went to penalties (Holland beat England, Argentina beat France, and Germany beat Morocco), and Mexico, Switzerland, Spain and Brazil also advanced.
In the quarterfinals, Qatar was finally eliminated, 1-0 in extra time against Mexico, Switzerland beat Germany, Argentina defeated the Netherlands, and Spain won 1-0 over Brazil.
In the semifinals, Switzerland defeated Mexico 2-1, and Spain got past Argentina 3-1 in extra time.
Argentina beat Mexico on penalties in the third place playoff.
And Spain defeated Switzerland 2-1 to win the Cup.
Silvan Widmer of Switzerland was the Best Player, Unai Simón of Spain the Best Goalkeeper, Nicola Zalewski of Poland the Best Young Player, and Kylian Mbappé the Golden Boot winner.