2018 Football World Cup
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@bovidae said in 2018 Football World Cup:
Belgium takes a 1-0 lead over England just after HT.
The winner has the easier Rd of 16 game (Japan instead of Colombia) but ends up on the tougher side of the draw (a potential QF vs Brazil).
Current Brazil? They're just as likely to be playing Mexico.
England are clearly trying to win.
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@Chester-Draws A draw has England go top, doesn't it? (Based on Yellow cards... unless they have received a few today?)
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England did very well to just lose 1-0
English finishing was Sunday League standard.
Love how the ITV commentators are already talking about Sweden or Switzerland in the QF.
Don't they ever learn?
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@mariner4life said in 2018 Football World Cup:
Haha did you see the Belgian lad try to celebrate the goal by picking up the ball and hoofing it, only to kuck it straight in to the post and have it rebpund straight on to his head? Classic falcon
Batshuayi. I look for to seeing that GIF.
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Colombia will be tough so typical English press.
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@bovidae said in 2018 Football World Cup:
Colombia will be tough so typical English press.
England haven't beaten anyone of note yet. No game for them should be considered a foregone conclusion. Goes to show how essential Harry Kane is, none of these other scrubs can score
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So I got 4 of the match up's and 13/16.
Can still get all the QF inalists bar the obvious but to do so Messi and Ronaldo will have to carry their teams
some tasty looking matches with the cautionary note that teams sphincters collectively tighten come the knock out rounds and everything gets tight ......
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@dogmeat said in 2018 Football World Cup:
So I got 4 of the match up's and 13/16.
Can still get all the QF inalists bar the obvious but to do so Messi and Ronaldo will have to carry their teams
some tasty looking matches with the cautionary note that teams sphincters collectively tighten come the knock out rounds and everything gets tight ......
Yup, finally the pointy end of the tournament. Might start watching a few of the games overnight now instead of just highlights. Bring it on! And comon ENGLAND!
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I'm going with
Portugal v Argentina
Brazil v BelgiumSpain v Croatia
Sweden v Colombia -
@mikethesnow said in 2018 Football World Cup:
I'm going with
Portugal v Argentina
Brazil v BelgiumSpain v Croatia
Sweden v ColombiaNo Engerlund? Nice work appeasing the sporting gods mate
The Portugal Uruguay game will be close I expect, France have quality but I suspect they are too young too soft and could be receptive to the Argies coming alive finally. England will make tough work of Colombia, I know who I want to win but I wouldn't wager any sort of money on them
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@bovidae said in 2018 Football World Cup:
The updated bracket
So unless Spain make it through (or England since they won in 1966) there will be a new finalist in the WC. The left side of the bracket is where the WC is though. I'm picking France but man, that's the toughest draw I've seen in a long time for a tournament.
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@sneakdefreak said in 2018 Football World Cup:
@bovidae said in 2018 Football World Cup:
The updated bracket
So unless Spain make it through (or England since they won in 1966) there will be a new finalist in the WC. The left side of the bracket is where the WC is though. I'm picking France but man, that's the toughest draw I've seen in a long time for a tournament.
lots of people picking France, but they aren't actually all that good. They are an 11-man gallic shrug. They have a vanilla coach, and a bunch of guys who barely seem to want to be there (fuck that is so French). I could easily see them half-assing their way out before the final.
I liked Belgium this morning. Even with a lot of the 2nd stringers out there they were well organised, and looked the better side. Their top team is loaded with talent, and they have a soft draw (yes, Brazil is soft, i think they are a bit shit). Croatia look tasty up the other side as well.
But, this is football, and VAR is adding another level of "how the fuck?" to this, so it could be anyone.
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@bovidae said in 2018 Football World Cup:
Colombia will be tough so typical English press.
Tougher match than v the 2 euro neutralists awaiting the winner.
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@bovidae said in 2018 Football World Cup:
The WC starts again now. Croatia and Belgium have been the best-performed teams so far. I wouldn't mind that as a final and a first-time winner.
I don't want Brazil to win if they keep up this anti-beautiful diving charade. FIFA are full of shit. Want to stop diving and simulation? Make it a YC offence, instruct the refs to vigorously police it and see how quick these punks clean themselves up
