Japan, so Good that when They Lose They Still Win

3/4 of the way through the World Cup and the Group Stage has come to a close. Poland beat Japan 1:0 but Japan advance on Yellow Cards. Colombia defeat Senegal 1:0 eliminating the Lions of Teranga and winning the Group. Belgium one upped England 1:0, but both teams are advancing. Panama fell to Tunisia 1:2, but both teams are on their way home. Tomorrow is a rest day, but there will be a big announcement.

Japan 0:1 Poland

Jan Bednarek 59' 0-1

	Result	Points	Score Japan	Points	Score Poland	Points	Total
Artifex	Poland	5	1	0	3	0	5
Fortuitous	Poland	5	0	2	6	0	7
Historicus	Poland	5	0	2	2	0	7
IoannesNix	Poland	5	1	0	3	0	5
Musicus	Poland	5	0	2	1	3	10
Praeceptor	Poland	5	0	2	2	0	7
Scriptor	Poland	5	0	2	1	3	10

Senegal 0:1 Colombia

Yerry Mina 74' 0-1

	Result	Points	Score Senegal	Points	Score Colombia	Points	Total
Artifex	Colombia	5	2	0	3	0	5
Fortuitous	Senegal	0	5	0	2	0	0
Historicus	Colombia	5	1	0	3	0	5
IoannesNix	Colombia	5	0	2	2	0	7
Musicus	Draw	0	0	2	0	0	2
Praeceptor	Draw	0	2	0	2	0	0
Scriptor	Colombia	5	1	0	2	0	5

   

England 0:1 Belgium

Adnan Januzaj 51' 0-1

	Result	Points	Score England	Points	Score Belgium	Points	Total
Artifex	Belgium	5	2	0	3	0	5
Fortuitous	England	0	7	0	2	0	0
Historicus	Belgium	5	1	0	3	0	5
IoannesNix	England	0	4	0	3	0	0
Musicus	Belgium	5	1	0	2	0	5
Praeceptor	Draw	0	2	0	2	0	0
Scriptor	Draw	0	1	0	1	2	2

   

Panama 1:2 Tunisia

Yassine Meriah (og) 33' 1-0

Fakhereedine Ben Youssef 51' 1-1

Wahbi Khazri 66' 1-2

	Result	Points	Score Panama	Points	Score Tunisia	Points	Total
Artifex	Tunisia	5	1	2	2	3	10
Fortuitous	Panama	0	1	2	0	0	2
Historicus	Draw	0	0	0	0	0	0
IoannesNix	Panama	0	1	2	0	0	2
Musicus	Tunisia	5	0	0	1	0	5
Praeceptor	Draw	0	1	2	1	0	2
Scriptor	Tunisia	5	0	0	1	0	5

   

Panama loses resulting in 0 points for Musicus. They are also eliminated, so Musicus uses a substitution and will now be paired with England who eliminated Panama.

Japan lost, earning Fortuitous 0 points. They roll on in this tournament and remain paired with Fortuitous.

Onto the standings.

	Standings	Points	Oracle
1	Musicus	194	69
2	Historicus	173	48
3	Praeceptor	172	54
4	Scriptor	171	55
5	Artifex	167	47
6	IoannesNix	156	43
7	Fortuitous	82	23

Today's Disciplinary Official is wildly falling Jaime Vardy.

 He's falling awkwardly with his eyes shut and arms up in the air. He's seeing red because Ousmane Dembele is Belgian and wearing red. He's not at the Jaime Vardy Party, but he'll be please to be moving on out of the Group of G. As such, he's just gonna give everyone a pass. His eyes are closed, afterall.

Sleep Well.

The Grand Salmon Alpaca