What to expect from FURIA v. G2

This is not going to be an easy game for FURIA today. They've had trouble facing some tough teams and already had to mentally come back from a difficult Opening Stage where they went down 0-2 on the first day. Today they're hoping to avoid that same fate. Their first big task is going up against G2 who have Nikola "NiKo" Kovač and Ilya "m0NESY" Osipov. FURIA has Gabriel "FalleN" Toledo tho, and he's rolling back the years.

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FURIA Fighting Forward

Finally this team gets to fight more and more in this event. A spectacular comeback from 0-2 to 3-2 to secure another spot for the Americas, but now they have their biggest test in facing G2. The stars need to shine brightly and G2 needs to be cold coming into this event. It's possible, but it will be tricky.

FalleN just played like it was 2016 all over again
KSCERATO remains one of the best players on LAN
yuurih is finding his feet after some struggles

G2 coming in cold

G2 is obviously one of the best teams in the world, but they're also coming into this event without being on the same hotstreak as FURIA. We've just watched as Imperial took down Virtus.pro thanks to their experience in the last few days, so it's possible that FURIA can replicate their Brazilian brothers in upsetting another European squad.

This squad only loses to top, top teams
HooXi's leading compensates for his fragging
Can NiKo lead the way on LAN?
Bulletpoint

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Previous Matchups

These squads have played one another four times, with each side coming away with two wins each. FURIA conquered G2 in the PGL Antwerp Major 2022 Major while G2 got their revenge in Paris a year later. Now we're in Copenhagen, so maybe it's FURIA's turn to deliver some payback.

Likely Vetoes

The maps line up somewhat interestingly, with Nuke a potential option on the cards.

FURIA bans Anubis
FURIA bans Overpass
G2 ban Mirage
G2 ban Ancient
G2 ban Inferno
FURIA ban Vertigo
Decider is Nuke

This will be a pretty equal map and will come down to just who is more prepared.

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