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Socca World Cup in Essen

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The Socca World Cup, a global six-a-side football tournament, is being held in Essen, Germany, at Kennedy Platz from August 28 to September 6. The competition features 48 national teams organized into twelve groups. In Group G, the Croatian national team topped the group standings following a 3-1 victory over Italy. Croatia also recorded a 4-0 win against Turkey, despite an earlier loss to Peru. After advancing from the group stage, Croatia faced Spain in the round of 16. Following a 1-1 draw in regulation time, Croatia secured a 3-2 victory in a penalty shootout to advance to the quarter-finals. Duje Medak has been a key player, scoring a crucial equalizer against ~~Spain~~ Spain. In the quarter-finals, Croatia faced Greece, who had previously advanced by defeating Oman on penalties. Despite an early goal by Greece’s Giorgos Kalamaridis in the 9th minute, Croatia overcame the deficit. Josip Haluška equalized, and ~~contributing~~ Robert Franjkić scored twice to take the ~~team’s earlier success.~~ lead. Goals from Daniel Sudar and Duje Medak secured a 6-2 victory, advancing Croatia to the semi-finals. Meanwhile, the German national team ~~has~~ advanced to the play-in round after a 15-1 victory against Indonesia. Due to their group stage performance, Germany finished 9th out of 12 group leaders and did not qualify directly for the round of 16. Germany is was scheduled to face Serbia in a qualification match on Thursday, September 3, at 19:40. To encourage attendance at the Kennedyplatz stadium following recent poor weather, organizers and WAZ are offering discounted tickets for the evening session involving the German team. In recent developments, Greece has advanced to the quarter-finals after defeating the 2024 defending champions, Oman. Played under heavy rain, the match ended in a 2-2 draw during regulation time. Greece secured the win in a penalty shootout following decisive saves by Muzakis and goalkeeper Kalamaridis. This marks the fourth time Greece has reached the quarter-finals. Greece is set to face Croatia in the next round. 3.

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