the mad sports man

 It's been a month.  Fortunate to have a roof over my head and something to eat. The world cup has kept me sane as well as the few friends that have checked in on me to see if I am okay.  Been doing okay.  I've had my moments, but doing okay. Not to mention t my left knee got infected a bit. Knee is way better now.

 Norway has beaten Cote d'Ivoire 2-1 and will play Brazil in the round of 16 on Sunday at 2pm. That may be a good game. Stay tuned.

 Both these games went to penalty kick. Both games were 1-1. Paraguay beats Germany 4-3 in penalties (disappointed) and Morocco beat Netherlands (3-2). Morocco plays Canada Saturday at 11am Prince Albert time.

 Brazil beat Japan 2-1 to go to round of 16. They get the winner of Cote d'Ivoire or Norway. That game is tomorrow at 11. The round of 16 game is Sunday.

 Canada beat South Africa 1-0 to go to the round of 16 vs either Netherlands or Morocco. That game is at 7pm tomorrow. Also tomorrow has Germany vs Paraguay at 2pm and Brazil vs Japan at 11am. Canada plays again Saturday at 11am Prince Albert time.

 Group h had Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia play to a 0-9 tie and Spain beat 1-0. Group g had Belgium beat New Zealand 5-1 and Egypt 1 Iran 1. Group g had Belgium first and Egypt second and Iran third. Group had Spain first and Cape Verde finishing second and making the round of 32 in their first tournament. More round of 32 matchups has Germany vs Paraguay on Monday, France vs Sweden on Tuesday, Cote d'Ivoire vs Norway on Tuesday, Australia vs Egypt on Friday and Argentina vs Cape Verde on Friday. Stay tuned.

 France beat Norway 3-1 and will finish first in their group. Norway will finish second. Meanwhile Senegal beat Iraq 5-0 (Iraq spent most of the game short a player) and will finish 3rd. Groups g and h to come.

 Yesterday had Cote d'Ivoire 2 Curacao 0, Ecuador 2 Germany 1, Netherlands 3 Tunisia 1, Japan 1 Sweden 1, Turkiye 3 United States 2, Australia 0 Paraguay 0. So, top two has: group d, USA first, Australia 2nd and Paraguay in a possible spot in third. Group e had Germany getting first and Cote d'Ivoire second with Ecuador getting a possible third place spot. Group f had Netherlands finish first, Japan second and Sweden possible spot finishing third. More round of 32 matchups has Morocco vs Netherlands on Monday, Brazil vs Japan on Monday and United States vs Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday. Stay tuned.

 Yesterday had Morocco beat Haiti 4-2, Brazil beat Scotland 3-0, South Africa beat South Korea 1-0 and Mexico beat Czechia 3-0. Mexico, South Africa, Brazil and Morocco into the round of 32. Canada plays South Africa on Sunday at 1pm in Inglewood CA.

 Started with group b. Switzerland beat Canada 2-1 and Bosnia and Herzegovina beat Qatar 3-1. Switzerland takes the group, Canada gets second over Bosnia and Herzegovina on goals differential.  Up next at four is group c. Canada plays in the round of 32 on Sunday at 1pm

 England and Ghana played to a scoreless tie, Croatia beat Panama 1-0 and Colombia beat Congo 1-0. Today starts last match day. On no has Canada vs Switzerland and Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Qatar.

 Wow today is day 13. Let's finish off yesterday. France beat Iraq 3-0, Norway beat Senegal 3-2 ( looked like a good one) and Algeria beat Jordan 2-1. And to start day 13 Portugal beat Uzbekistan 5-0. England vs Ghana is at 2pm.

 The official first day of summer, which was at 5:24 pm Prince Albert time.  Cloudy here now. Good chance of rain. It rained this morning. Alberta has been getting rain.

 Argentina beats Austria 2-0 and leads group j. Also put themselves in good shape to advance. Up next has France vs Iraq 

 Other games yesterday had Belgium tie Iran 0-0, Uruguay tie Cape Verde 2-2 and Egypt beat New Zealand 3-1. More soon.

 Yesterday Ecuador and Curacao played to a scoreless tie and Japan beat Tunisia 4-0. This morning Spain beat Saudi Arabia 4-0. On now has Belgium vs Iran.

 Wow Germany barely wins. They beat Ivory Coast 2-1, getting the winner in stoppage time. They also had two goals get called back due to fouls. Ecuador vs Curacao is at 6pm Prince Albert time 

 Yesterday had USA 2 Australia 0, Morocco 1 Scotland 0, Brazil 3 Haiti 0 and Paraguay 1 Turkiye 0. Today had Netherlands 5 Sweden 1. At 2pm has Germany vs Ivory Coast 

 Canada beat Qatar 6-0 in a statement game. They needed that. Setes up a first place showdown with Switzerland on the 24th. Also their first ever world cup win.  Also Mexico won 1-0 over South Korea.

 After a scoreless first half, Switzerland owned the second half - at least the last 15 minutes as they beat Bosnia and Herzegovina 4-1. They lead group b. Up next is Canada vs Qatar in a huge group b game.

 Here is the logo for the 2030 games logo. Inspired by "a mountain through light." What do you think.

 Started with Czechia and South Africa playing to a 1-1 tie. Czechia had the lead for over 70 minutes before South Africa tied it. Next up is Switzerland vs Bosnia and Herzegovina at 1pm.

 Other 3 games had England 4 Croatia 2, Ghana 1 Panama 0 and Colombia 3 Uzbekistan 1 in Uzbekistan debut. Czechia vs South Africa to open today as well as the start of matchday 2. Canada plays Qatar at 4pm Prince Albert time today.

 Some games of note.  Austria beat Jordan 3-1 in Jordan debut, France beat Senegal 3-1, Norway beat Iraq 4-1, Argentina 3 Algeria 0 (yesterday games), Iran and New Zealand tied 2-2 from Monday night and so far today Portugal and Congo tied 1-1. England vs Croatia about to start.

 Saudi Arabia and Uruguay played to a 1-1 draw. Does this feel like a surprise or is it just me. Last game of the night has Iran vs New Zealand.

 Belgium and Egypt played to a 1-1 tie. Not much to say here.  Coming up has Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay.

 Cape Verde made it's debut and played Spain to a scoreless draw. Wo, who saw that coming. Coming up is Belgium vs Egypt.

 Sweden beat Tunisia 5-1 to round out day 4. No surprises today. Sweden leads group f.  Four games tomorrow. Stay tuned.

 The Carolina Hurricanes are Stanley Cup Champions after beating Vegas 3-0 in game six and series 4-2. It's their second Stanley Cup. Congratulations.

 Cote d'Ivoire scores in the 90th minute and wins 1-0 over Ecuador. Late game drama. Big for them. Chance got better to reach knockout round. Last game of the day is Sweden vs Tunisia.

 It was scoreless in the first half. By the end of the game Netherlands and Japan finish to a 2-2 tie. Pretty good second half. Coming up - Cote d'Ivoire vs Ecuador.

 Not much of a surprise as Germany beat Curacao 7-1 in the debut of Curacao. So there's the first game. Coming up is Netherlands vs Japan. 

 Australia wins the last game of the night, 2-0 over Turkiye. They now share the group d lead with the United States.  That's it for tonight.

 Scotland hung on to beat Haiti 1-0 and leads group c with the win. Scotland first win since 1990 and first game since 1998, while it's Haiti first game since 1974. Next up has Australia vs Turkiye to finish group d.

 This finished a 1-1 tie. Morocco opened the scoring on a great goal, followed by Brazil scoring a great goal of their own. Brazilian goalie made a couple key saves. Next up is Haiti vs Scotland to finish group c.

 Switzerland had a 1-0 lead right until added time in the 90th minute. Qatar ties it in added time to eventually make the final 1-1. All four teams in Canada's group has a point. Coming up has Brazil vs Morocco in group c.

 The United States beat Paraguay 4-1 to start their world cup. Owned the first half, the second half was pretty even. So that's it for day two. Four games tomorrow. 

 Canada played its first game and played to a 1-1 tie vs Bosnia and Herzegovina.  First ever draw. Next game is the 18th vs Qatar.

 South Korea 2 Czech Republic 1. Day one done. Canada plays Bosnia and Herzegovina tomorrow at 1pm Prince Albert time.

 First game was Mexico vs South Africa and Mexico won 2-0. 16 years after both teams begun the 2010 edition, with that being a 1-1 tie. On now is South Korea vs Czech Republic.