World Cup Q&A: our US soccer team answers your questions on stadiums, Lalas, hydration breaks and more – live

thisisjohnroach asks: As a Scotland fan, which teams am I now also supporting during the final games of the group stage so Scotland qualify for the next round? Ie in the Ecuador v Germany and Japan v Sweden matches?

Alex: The answer is … complicated. Basically, having looked at a few different scenario tools, you’re supporting Germany (v Ecuador), Japan (v Sweden), Côte d’Ivoire, Spain (v Uruguay), and Egypt (v Iran). In the other games, you’d be pulling either for a draw or for one side or the other to lose heavily.

As a side note, a factor in this World Cup that I wasn’t expecting is exactly what we’re talking about here: Teams like South Korea, for example, who now may have to do a full three days of training before knowing for sure whether they’ll even play another game at this tournament.

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