Dude, I said I'd check out this World Cup, but the schedule is a total joke! Listen up: Saturday night starts Qatar - Switzerland at midnight, then Brazil - Morocco at 1 AM, Haiti - Scotland at 3 AM, and Australia - Turkey at 7 AM. I swear, I gotta sleep like Ronaldo: 90 minutes at a time, then wake up, watch, catch another nap. But what does he have to worry about? No Technical Committee meeting Monday at 10:30 AM and no bills to pay! Me, when I think that Mioara wakes me up at 7 because 'the washing machine broke,' I get chills. Thank God the weekend is the weekend, otherwise I wouldn't even catch Australia - Turkey. So, for those who don't want to turn their lives into a scientific experiment, Andrei Vochin picked 11 top matches. Here they are, bro, so you know what to bet on at Fane's terrace:

1. Brazil - Morocco: Brazil's debut, five-time champions, and Carlo Ancelotti's debut as a national team coach in a final tournament. Morocco is the last World Cup semifinalist and Africa Cup winner (yeah, at the green table, but still). It's gonna be fire, bro!

2. Netherlands - Japan: Netherlands is favorite, despite injuries, but a German economist, Klement, predicted they'll win the cup after a final with Portugal. Japan, coached by the same Hajime Moriyasu for 8 years, beat England at Wembley this year. Crazy!

3. France - Senegal: This is like France 1 vs France 2 - all have dual citizenship. Mbappe debuts, and Senegal is the reigning champion's nightmare from 2002, when they lost 0-1 with Papa Diop's goal. Now Senegal holds the Africa Cup. Hold on tight!

4. Argentina - Algeria: The reigning champion, Argentina, started 2022 with a surprise - loss to Saudi Arabia. Algeria is stronger than Saudi Arabia, Africa Cup quarterfinalist. And there's Messi... yeah, bro, he's still playing!

5. England - Croatia: England, the inventors of football, but only one trophy since 1966. Now they have a 20-year strategy culminating in 2026. Croatia isn't just Modric at his 5th World Cup, but the team that goes to the final or takes bronze. Huge duel!

6. Sweden - Poland: European duel at an exotic World Cup. As Romanians, we're interested for the Nations League in autumn too. And there's the striker pair Gyokeres - Isak, worth 150 million euros. Money, bro!

7. Germany - Ivory Coast: Germany, 8 times in the final, but disappointed in the last two editions. Now they have an easy group, but Ivory Coast beat France in a friendly a week ago. Alert!

8. Norway - Senegal: Norway hasn't been at the World Cup since 1998, just like us. Now they have a squad worth 590 million euros, candidates for surprise. Senegal, with Sadio Mane, 478 million. The group is hellish, plus France is there.

9. France - Norway: Group final for first place. Mbappe vs Haaland - the pair that will console us after Messi - Ronaldo. Don't miss it!

10. Spain - Uruguay: Derby for the top two spots in the group. European champions Spain, with Lamine Yamal, the youngest planetary star. And Bielsa, the crazy coach of Uruguay. Innovation and style!

11. Colombia - Portugal: Colombia, our memory from 1994 and 1998, has a team again: 28 matches unbeaten between 2022 and 2025. And there's Ronaldo, at his last World Cup. Must be savored, bro!

That's the schedule, dude. Now, if Mioara lets me sleep in shifts, maybe I'll catch them all. If not, at least at Fane's terrace, with a beer and a snack, we'll watch the highlights. See you at the World Cup!