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Four Tickets to the World Cup for Europe - Who’s Cracking?

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Four games. Four countries going to the World Cup. Four going home.

In this episode of A Semi-Informed Football Podcast, Marko and Mark dive into the European playoff finals that will decide the final World Cup spots -  and the stakes couldn’t be higher.

We break down:

  • 🇧🇦 Bosnia vs 🇮🇹 Italy - Can Italy finally escape their World Cup curse, or is another disaster coming?
  • 🇸🇪 Sweden vs 🇵🇱 Poland - Structure vs star power in one of the tightest matchups
  • 🇽🇰 Kosovo vs 🇹🇷 Turkey - Is this the upset game of the night?
  • 🇨🇿 Czech Republic vs 🇩🇰 Denmark - The most complete football matchup of the four (in Marko's mind...)

    • Along the way, we get into:

    • Italy’s psychological battle after missing the last two World Cups
    • Why Sweden might be the most balanced team left
    • Turkey’s “dark horse but never delivers” problem
    • Kosovo playing with nothing to lose (and why that’s dangerous)
    • Denmark quietly being one of the best-run national teams in Europe

      • This is not just tactics -  it’s pressure, history, and national pride on the line.

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      Semi-Informed FootballBy Marko, Mark