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2018 FIFA World Cup Thread

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  • They did look dead on their feet in extra time!

    well I watched iran/morocco - they have players playing in similar leagues at a similar level to russia, they were all knackered on 60 minutes - yet after 120 minutes the Russian players looked fine in comparison to them in my eyes.
  • Good start for Denmark
  • Blimey!!

    We're gonna get smashed by Colombia at this rate!!
  • Well that was unexpected.
  • Everyone seemed sure Croatia were gonna win this game.

    Seen a few people shocked Denmark have scored.

    Lets not forget Denamrk are unbeaten in 18 matches
  • 10 goal thriller anyone
  • best world cup ever. nothing can be predicted
  • edited July 2018
    What we can say is the route to the final is opening up for England in a once in a lifetime way. Whether they take advantage of it is another matter, but it is quite possible they will be favourites in all of the games they play until the final depending on the Croatia v Denmark result! That is reasonable for Germany and Brazil but unthinkable for England!

    I wonder if Belgium are still celebrating their victory over us :)
  • What IS going on with this world cup!!!

    Used to be bore draws, fantastic World Cup
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  • Both goals were poor defending/goalkeeping tho
  • What a start.
  • I knew this would be a drab, bore draw.
  • edited July 2018

    What we can say is the route to the final is opening up for England in a once in a lifetime way. Whether they take advantage of it is another matter, but it is quite possible they will be favourites in all of the games they play until the final depending on the Croatia v Denmark result! That is reasonable for Germany and Brazil but unthinkable for England!

    I wonder if Belgium are still celebrating their victory over us :)

    Celebrating ? I still have to get my kimono ironed ... ;)
  • Watching League One football is going to be thoroughly depressing after this tournament.
  • BR3red said:

    What IS going on with this world cup!!!

    Used to be bore draws, fantastic World Cup

    Not lost on me that they are drawing! :-(
  • Not sure about the casual racism on this thread.

    Well played Russia, kept nerve in the pens and didn't fuck about doing shimmies on run up

    What casual racism?

    ibborg is my leader on this.
  • Croatia strong favourites to reach a World cup final from the weak side of the draw.
    But can they take the pressure.

    England have achived nothing yet, they have got out of one of the weakest groups.
    Can we break a habit and win a KO game.
    Tuesday will answer that question

    All the optimism of fans mean very little.

    Both England and Croatia are 5/2 not exactly strong favourties
    Well as we live in England that's no surprise.
    I meant in a football sense, not people having a bet on their own country.
  • Watching League One football is going to be thoroughly depressing after this tournament.

    League 1 football has always been and always will be depressing compared to a World Cup.
    What's new?
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  • Croatia with plenty of possession so going for a Danish win.
  • Both goals were poor defending/goalkeeping tho

    Neither goal was poor goalkeeping. The Denmark Goal the defender left the keeper completely unsighted.

    The return goal was a fortunate deflection.
  • Dazzler21 said:

    Both goals were poor defending/goalkeeping tho

    Neither goal was poor goalkeeping. The Denmark Goal the defender left the keeper completely unsighted.

    The return goal was a fortunate deflection.
    Keeper could have done better for Denmark goal IMO
  • edited July 2018

    I don't understand how they can have the levels of fitness they seemed to have over 120 minutes today - one of their defenders is nearly 39 FFS. 146KM covered over 120 minutes. These are not world class players playing for the top teams in the world either.


    If their fitness training doesn't involve chemicals and is purely above board then premiership/champions league teams should be snapping up these Russian fitness coaches after the tournament, they are clearly doing something special that could change the sport.

    Was their fitness that great today?

    They weren't exactly going for it in extra time. They barely got out of their own half and at times the game was played at a walking pace in front of them. Spain showed no real urgency at all. It's not as if their players were making lung bursting 70 yard runs forward all the time. They were camped between the edge of their area and 30-35 yards out.

    They were good against a poor Saudi side, played well in a 20 minute burst v Egypt, were poor v Uruguay and basically played for penalties tonight. I don't think they're a great side, they've just got a bit lucky by Spain being so poor.
  • The ref has got some guns on him.
  • 1StevieG said:

    The ref has got some guns on him.

    Thought it was just me noticing :lol:
  • I don't understand how they can have the levels of fitness they seemed to have over 120 minutes today - one of their defenders is nearly 39 FFS. 146KM covered over 120 minutes. These are not world class players playing for the top teams in the world either.


    If their fitness training doesn't involve chemicals and is purely above board then premiership/champions league teams should be snapping up these Russian fitness coaches after the tournament, they are clearly doing something special that could change the sport.

    But then he spent most of the match defending his penalty box. Hard work mentally, but he wouldn't have done much running
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