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Page 1Paracelsus Murat Yakin
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What game of the day?
Egypt vs Argentina (18:00, ORD / MagentaTV). Amateur sociologists here? Anyone interested in group dynamics will enjoy this game. Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni managed to explain to ten players that they need to apply for the eleventh – Lionel Messi. He scores goals for them. It sounds cliché, but anyone with even a little team experience knows the great coaching achievements behind it. And this is after they already won a big title four years ago.
Of course they have Messisaid Scaloni’s Egyptian colleague Hossam Hassan, “but we respect all the players.” He knows Scaloni’s situation all too well. He has also built a competitive team around star Mo Salah, who could pose a threat to the favored Argentines, especially with his counter-attacks. After the victory over Australia, he showed that he did not care about the preliminary entries: despite the FIFA ban, Hassan celebrated the event with the Palestinian flag and dedicated his passage to the round of 16 to all Palestinians.
Are Scaloni and Messi preparing their next World Cup victory? © Patricia de Melo Moreira/Getty Images
Who will be important today?
Swiss doctor. Not the one you might be thinking of now: after all, Paracelsus was more of a representative of natural medicine, in which magic and astronomy also played a role. For example, he believed that orchid bulbs influenced male sexuality problems because they were not much different from testicles. Or are such tricks the only thing that can help the Swiss now? In the 1/8 finals against Colombia using five players is questionable. Johan Manzambi, one of the most exciting players of the tournament, is definitely out of the game. Michel Aebischer, Luca Jaques, Djibril Sow and Ruben Vargas are also injured. At the final press conference, coach Murat Yakin was as eager to provide information on personnel matters as a North German would be on a fishing trip. Perhaps this is also a ploy to hamper the opponent’s preparation and speed up the recovery of their players. Then Yakin would be a worthy successor to Paracelsus.
Do you already know him?
Mohamed Hani. Aren’t we all looking for support, consistency and connection? The Egyptian right-back is what you might call a dedicated soul. Since he was able to play football, that is, since 2014, he has played for Al Ahly, the most important club in Egypt. He won everything for his club: from the Egyptian championship to the African Champions League. But at home, they have to think of something new to properly honor his wonderful new record. Never before have so many own goals been scored at a World Cup as at this one (13 so far), and Hani scored two of them. He is only the second player to score two own goals at the World Cup. Before him, only Bulgarian Ivan Vuzov achieved such a feat. This was in 1966. Vuzov later became the coach of the Bulgarian national team and vice-president of his association. So Hany still has a chance to keep the record. And he probably won’t have to worry about his post-playing career (see college).
What are the Germans doing?
They mourn with their owners. Our reporter Christian Spiller experienced one of the most exciting games of his reporting career when Mexico played England. But, as in life, after the maximum there usually comes a minimum:
Stars and sweat
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The next day, clouds hung over Mexico City. In the sky and in the minds of people. The World Cup defeat to England continues to have an impact. Visible. 24 hours ago the entire city was wearing a dark green El Tri jersey, now there are only a few daring people left. On the newsstands, the headlines are full of tears: “It remains a dream,” “You cry bitterly,” and “You gave everything.” The fan zone in the mighty Zocalo, a large square in the city center, is rarely visited. Is it just that way, or is there hardly anyone laughing on the street today? That’s right, says Ramon at the taco stand: “It’s sad in Mexico.” And even the taco al pastor tasted a little sad. I just ordered a second round. Then it started.