FIFA 2018 World Cup Thread

feck_it · July 7, 2018, 10:13pm

Correct!

mickee321 · July 7, 2018, 10:17pm

im well on here
thats a brilliant post

gaillimhmick · July 7, 2018, 11:17pm

WTF?

feck_it · July 7, 2018, 11:27pm

Fake news buddy

Mullach_Ide · July 7, 2018, 11:32pm

Thought Lindelof handled Kane pretty easily, kept him very quiet.

Sidney · July 8, 2018, 9:07am

Euro 2016 - Round of Eight

Gareth Bale is better than anybody England have. Overall England have a far better choice of players in pretty much every position and and thoroughly outplayed Wales when they played them.

There are numerous reasons why Wales have got further than them.

There is, in English football, like in English society as a whole, a deep seated anti-intellectualism, which manifests itself in several ways - in their approach to tactics, in their lack of innovation as to how the game should be played and coached, in thinking they’re better than they are and treating opponents lightly, in their approach to physical preparation before the tournament, in the players’ egotism, in their rush to make excuses, in the lack of leadership from both players and management, in the suffocating media goldfish bowl that surrounds the team.

Wales and the other British Isles teams also suffer from some of that, and England should be able to overcome most of that by sheer force of numbers playing the game, but what Wales (and Eire and Ireland) have is an underdog’s work ethic and a tremendous togetherness and organisation that England don’t have.

Allied to a bit of luck, the fact that their one true world class player is a really good egg who shows exemplary leadership, builds team spirit and lifts those around him, and great support from the stands, like with Leicester, it shows what can be done.

A good Gareth leading the way is invaluable. True leaders change cultures.

Since 1974, high profile scandals have routinely had the word “gate” suffixed to them.

In the future, the word “gate” will instead be suffixed to the names of transformatively brilliant leaders.

glenshane · July 8, 2018, 9:21am

You’re some bollox.

the_man_himself · July 8, 2018, 9:39am

Hope Croatia win it out but England would be my second choice from those left. The French are cunts and Belgium isn’t a proper country

anon61956325 · July 8, 2018, 9:44am

I’m 1) Croatia- as I’m Croatian through my brother in law. 2) Belgium- as the Belgians are alright sorts 3) England - no issue with them winning aside from having to listen to the imperialist/nationalist ukip stuff that will follow. 4) France- horrible cunts.

Sidney · July 8, 2018, 10:10am

Pick a team of the tournament so far:

3-5-2

Pickford
Lovren-Mina-Maguire
Trippier-Modric-Kante-Hazard-Coutinho
Kane-Cavani

France have the potential to have a few involved yet. Pavard at right back and Mbappe probably the two closest at the moment.

glenshane · July 8, 2018, 10:22am

England have really been up against it so far

anon61956325 · July 8, 2018, 10:40am

Kante has been immense. Probably player of the tournament so far…but the next two games will be where legends are born… Modric was brilliant last night, if he carries that form forward he will win ballon d’or.

Cicero_Dandi · July 8, 2018, 10:51am

Kane has only scored from play against Panama and Tunisia.

A flat track bully.

GeoffreyBoycott · July 8, 2018, 10:59am

I thought Tunisia were meant to be shit hot. You were bigging them up before the tournament kicked off saying England wouldn’t beat Tunisia and Tunisia would advance from the group instead of England.

Cicero_Dandi · July 8, 2018, 11:02am

Why would you think that? I just fancied them to get something against England, they’re fairly shit though and nearly accomplished that only for an England set piece speciality in injury time.

carryharry · July 8, 2018, 11:10am

Bit early in the day to be off your face, mate.

Sidney · July 8, 2018, 11:13am

Since the 2002 World Cup inclusive, in knockout ties where one team had played extra-time in its previous game and the other team hadn’t, the team who hadn’t played extra-time in its previous game leads 13-4.

The four exceptions are Italy in the 2006 final, Brazil against Colombia in 2014, Germany against France in 2014, and England yesterday.

Open to correction on this but the only instance I can think of where a team has come through two successive extra-time periods and then won their next tie against a team who hasn’t played extra-time in their previous game is France in 1998, and France did not play the full extra-time against Paraguay due to Laurent Blanc scoring a sudden death winner.

Sidney · July 8, 2018, 11:14am

I’m only going to bed now, mate.

carryharry · July 8, 2018, 12:12pm

Yurt

flattythehurdler · July 8, 2018, 1:22pm

Any team that doesn’t have that cunt fellaini in it will do for me. I’d honestly rather anyone won than that filthy sly snipe of a “man”
I’d love someone to clatter the cunt and we’ll see how hard he really is.