Wednesday’s best matches: Argentina vs. Brazil in World Cup qualification, Torpedo vs. Baltika and hockey
Mikhail Georgiev October 15, 2024, 21:00 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
The best posters for October 16: Ovechkin and Kucherov will try to replenish their goal tally, and LeBron will try to stop Golden State with Curry in charge.
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🏒 2:00: Washington Capitals – Vegas Golden Knights, NHL regular season 🏒 2:00: Tampa Bay Lightning – Vancouver Canucks, NHL regular season ⚽️ 2:30: Uruguay – Ecuador, World Cup 2026, national team – South America, tenth round ⚽️ 3:00: Argentina – Bolivia, World Cup 2026, national team – South America, 10th round ⚽️ 3:45: Brazil – Peru, World Cup 2026, national team – South America, 10th round 🏀 4:00: Denver Nuggets – Oklahoma City Thunder, NBA preseason games 🏀 5:00: Los Angeles Lakers – Golden State Warriors, NBA preseason games 🎾 12:30 *: Tamara Korpach (Germany, LL) – Mirra Andreeva (Russia), Ningbo , second round 🏒 17:00: Traktor – Ak Bars, KHL regular championship ⚽️ 19:30: Torpedo Moscow – Baltika, Russian Cup, round of 16 🏀 20:00: Lokomotiv-Kuban – Uralmash, VTB regular championship United League
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🏒 2:00: Washington Capitals – Vegas Golden Knights, NHL regular season
Intrigue: how will Ovechkin act on the right flank?
For the first time in a long time, Alexander Ovechkin will leave his native and beloved left flank: today the Belarusian Alexei Protas will come out, and Ovi will come out on the right. Coach Adam Oates had already transferred him there, and the experiment was frankly unsuccessful from the point of view of the team’s results. Ovi himself spoke neutrally about the search for a coach: “This is the beginning of the season, new faces have appeared in the team, so we must find the right combinations, the right chemistry.”
And our author still believes in the Caps championship:
Ovechkin’s last chance. Why Washington will win the Stanley Cup this season
🏒 2:00: Tampa Bay Lightning – Vancouver Canucks, NHL regular season
Intrigue: will the newcomers to the team show themselves?
The general outlines of the renewed “Tampa” are still unclear: the team had a successful match with “Carolina”, but still it was only one meeting, it was not possible to play again due to weather conditions; Vancouver suddenly fell apart in the first game of the season, leading 4-1 against Calgary and nearly losing in regulation; another overtime loss to Philadelphia only added questions.
Kucherov started this season strong:
Video
The first Russian hat-trick of the NHL season! Kucherov had a spectacular finish with Carolina
⚽️ 2:30: Uruguay – Ecuador, World Cup 2026, national team – South America, tenth round
Intrigue: Will Uruguay break its winless streak?
Uruguay is going through a bad streak after the Copa América. The team scored only two points in three rounds of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup. The Uruguayans are in third place, but have lost confidence. And ahead there is a difficult match with Ecuador. In the first direct confrontation, the Ecuadorians beat Uruguay at home by 2-1. And in the table, Ecuador is in fifth place. Uruguay therefore risks being left without a victory for the fourth time in a row. Or will Uruguayan coach Marcelo Bielsa find the keys to his opponent? A very interesting match awaits us.
One of the main legends of the Uruguay national team is unhappy with the team’s coach:
“He doesn’t even say hello.” Luis Suárez criticized Marcelo Bielsa
⚽️ 3:00: Argentina – Bolivia, 2026 World Cup, national team – South America, tenth round
Intrigue: Will Argentina stand up to Bolivia, which has gained momentum?
Argentina has not won in two consecutive qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. And ahead of Lionel Scaloni’s team there is a match with Bolivia. The Bolivians obtained four victories in five days and rose to sixth place. The modest team is closer to qualifying for the World Cup! Can Bolivia make a splash against Argentina? Or will Leo Messi face his rival without problems?
Messi is unhappy with the team’s latest performance:
Lionel Messi: the match with Venezuela was disgusting
⚽️ 3:45: Brazil – Peru, 2026 World Cup, qualifiers – South America, tenth round
Intrigue: Will Brazil start a winning streak?
Brazil is going through a tough selection process for the 2026 World Cup. Yes, the team is in fourth place and has qualified for the tournament so far. But with a game like this, nothing will happen to the Brazilians in the World Cup. Will Dorival Junior be fired? Or will the coach correct the situation? Brazil still has more than a year and a half to resolve the situation. In the next round, the team will host Peru, an outsider in the qualifying group. If the Brazilians don’t win now, then all the talk about problems will double.
Vinicius does not lead the Brazilian team:
Vinicius has embarrassing statistics in qualifying for the World Cup. And his substitute scored in the debut match!
🏀 4:00: Denver Nuggets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder, NBA preseason games
Intrigue: will the NBA MVP finally bring the long-awaited victory?
The preseason is not going well at all for the Denver Nuggets, to put it mildly. The Colorado club, led by NBA MVP Nikola Jokic, has lost three games in a row, falling twice to Boston and once to Phoenix. Nuggets coach Mike Malone seemed perplexed in the last press conference because the league had become too soft. Can Denver beat one of the favorites for first place in the West in the 2024/2025 season, the Oklahoma City Thunder?
Legendary ceremony!
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🏀 5:00: Los Angeles Lakers – Golden State Warriors, NBA preseason games
Intrigue: Will LeBron stop Golden State with Curry at the helm?
It’s a celebration on the streets of San Francisco as the Golden State Warriors are off to a great start to the NBA preseason. The team led by Steve Kerr has won four games in a row, which allows it to boast a good start to the regular season with such excellent form. The Warriors’ big test comes against the Los Angeles Lakers, as LeBron James and his son Bronny James wait for the official start of the season to become the first father-son duo to play together in the NBA. But so far the Lakers have accumulated one victory and two losses before the start of the regular season.
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🎾 12:30*: Tamara Korpach (Germany, LL) – Mirra Andreeva (Russia), Ningbo, second round
*The match schedule may change and will be confirmed.
Intrigue: Will Mirra reach the quarterfinals of the 500 in Ningbo?
17-year-old Mirra Andreeva successfully started the 500 meters in Ningbo, defeating the American Varvara Lepchenko. Her next opponent will be lucky loser Tamara Korpach from Germany. The girls had already faced each other twice and in both cases the Russian was stronger: in Wimbledon 2023 and in Cleveland 2023. The winner of the new fight will next face the couple Yesin Ma – Barbora Krejcikova.
Andreeva Jr. still has little chance of reaching the final:
One spot left for the WTA Finals. What chances do Kasatkina and Mirra have of accepting it?
🏒 17:00: “Traktor” – “Ak Bars”, KHL regular championship
Intrigue: who will win the battle of the eastern giants?
“Traktor” suddenly ended its winning streak, playing unattractively against “Avangard”, who was completely lackluster at the beginning of the season. “Ak Bars” goes to Chelyabinsk in a very good mood: three defeats in a row are forgotten, after a reorganization in the “Bars” team, they completely defeated “Metallurg” in their own arena. Were these one-off events or ongoing trends?
Expert opinion on the Canadian coach:
Leonid Weisfeld talked about Benoit Grou’s work at Traktor
⚽️ 19:30: Torpedo Moscow – Baltika, Russian Cup, 1/16 final
Intrigue: who will be in the next round of the Cup?
The clubs of the Second and First League continue to advance towards the playoffs of the Russian Cup. There are two rounds left before the match with the RPL teams. “Torpedo” and “Baltika” are the leaders of the First League. And now the teams will play the 1/16 finals of the Cup. A really interesting meeting awaits us at this initial stage.
How was the last day of the First League:
Scandalous goal and incredible luck from the leader. The First League started the national team break. Video
🏀 20:00: “Lokomotiv-Kuban” – “Uralmash”, regular championship of the VTB United League
Intrigue: Will any of last season’s discoveries stop the United League leader?
Lokomotiv-Kuban started the VTB United League regular season above all expectations. Hardly anyone would have imagined that after the change of coach and the departure of most of the leaders of previous years, the Krasnodar team would look so confident at the beginning of the regular season. Six unconditional victories out of six and the lead in the championship are a reality. Uralmash showed their temperament and character last season, reaching the playoffs in their first year in the United League. Will the club, under the leadership of coach-president Andrei Vedishchev, be able to cope with the Yekaterinburg team?
What is the success of Loko?
How did Lokomotiv-Kuban become the leader of the United League? Analysis of the victory over Zenit
