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2018 FIFA World Cup Thread

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  • Its like they have dropped them off in the middle of nowhere to make there own way home lol.

  • Its like they have dropped them off in the middle of nowhere to make there own way home lol.

    Landed on a Sunday too, so the players will struggle to find much public transport running in the area!
  • And did the England squad miss watching the final as they were travelling home?
  • Its like they have dropped them off in the middle of nowhere to make there own way home lol.

    Bit different to 1990 - think the FA wanted it that way though unless we won.
  • edited July 2018

    Thought Varane was massively overlooked by all pundits for player of the tournament. Absolute class.

    He was superb but attacking players who can provide moments of magic will always capture the awards.
    Negating skill with great tackles and interceptions are a fantastic part of the game but in a way it's right that creating skill should win over destroying skill even when done in a fair and proper way.

    Bobby Moore against Brazil was a great example of superb timing but the attacking skills of Pele and co will always take the ultimate plaudits.
  • philcafc said:

    Glad this is such an entertaining game. This world cup deserves a finish like this.

    Best final I have ever seen though 86 wasn't bad...Argentina 3 Germany 2.
  • Thought Varane was massively overlooked by all pundits for player of the tournament. Absolute class.

    He was superb but attacking players who can provide moments of magic will always capture the awards.
    Negating skill with great tackles and interceptions are a fantastic part of the game but in a way it's right that creating skill should win over destroying skill even when done in a fair and proper way.

    Bobby Moore against Brazil was a great example of superb timing but the attacking skills of Pele and co will always take the ultimate plaudits.
    Oliver Khan won it over Ronaldo in 2002.

    The bigger problem is that it’s picked before the final. Zidane got it over Cannavaro (who ended up winning the Ballon D’or) in 2006 and look what happened to ZZ in that game.
  • Thought Varane was massively overlooked by all pundits for player of the tournament. Absolute class.

    He was superb but attacking players who can provide moments of magic will always capture the awards.
    Negating skill with great tackles and interceptions are a fantastic part of the game but in a way it's right that creating skill should win over destroying skill even when done in a fair and proper way.

    Bobby Moore against Brazil was a great example of superb timing but the attacking skills of Pele and co will always take the ultimate plaudits.
    Oliver Khan won it over Ronaldo in 2002.

    The bigger problem is that it’s picked before the final. Zidane got it over Cannavaro (who ended up winning the Ballon D’or) in 2006 and look what happened to ZZ in that game.
    Messi in 2014 was a ridiculous decision as well.
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  • Varane is a great player.
  • Varane is a great player.

    His wife is absolutely gorgeous. I thought she was a model or an actress.
  • Now that is a proper WAG. Hubba hubba.
  • Diving through Brive today, you honestly wouldn't know that it was the day after France winning the World Cup. See one bloke in the France top, a couple of houses with a flag outside (which is usual for France anyway) and a couple of cars with tri-colour mirror covers and small flags, but that is it. Got served in 3 places and all looked miserable as sin.

    What a fuckin waste

    At least they're smashing Paris up I spose
  • Thought Varane was massively overlooked by all pundits for player of the tournament. Absolute class.

    He was superb but attacking players who can provide moments of magic will always capture the awards.
    Negating skill with great tackles and interceptions are a fantastic part of the game but in a way it's right that creating skill should win over destroying skill even when done in a fair and proper way.

    Bobby Moore against Brazil was a great example of superb timing but the attacking skills of Pele and co will always take the ultimate plaudits.
    Oliver Khan won it over Ronaldo in 2002.

    The bigger problem is that it’s picked before the final. Zidane got it over Cannavaro (who ended up winning the Ballon D’or) in 2006 and look what happened to ZZ in that game.
    Picking the winner before the final game is like picking the MOM in the 80 minute before the business end of a match.
  • edited July 2018
    Full ranking of the 32 teams:

    1st France
    2nd Croatia
    3rd Belgium
    4th England

    5th Uruguay
    6th Brazil
    7th Sweden
    8th Russia

    9th Colombia
    10th Spain
    11th Denmark
    12th Mexico
    13th Portugal
    14th Switzerland
    15th Japan
    16th Argentina

    17th Senegal
    18th Iran
    19th South Korea
    20th Peru
    21st Nigeria
    22nd Germany
    23rd Serbia
    24th Tunisia

    25th Poland
    26th Saudi Arabia
    27th Morocco
    28th Iceland
    29th Costa Rica
    30th Australia
    31st Egypt
    32nd Panama
  • Group G had the lowest ranked team of both those that finished 3rd and last in each group. But also 50% of the semi final
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  • Full ranking of the 32 teams:

    1st France
    2nd Croatia
    3rd Belgium
    4th England

    5th Uruguay
    6th Brazil
    7th Sweden
    8th Russia

    9th Colombia
    10th Spain
    11th Denmark
    12th Mexico
    13th Portugal
    14th Switzerland
    15th Japan
    16th Argentina

    17th Senegal
    18th Iran
    19th South Korea
    20th Peru
    21st Nigeria
    22nd Germany
    23rd Serbia
    24th Tunisia

    25th Poland
    26th Saudi Arabia
    27th Morocco
    28th Iceland
    29th Costa Rica
    30th Australia
    31st Egypt
    32nd Panama

    I will never tire of seeing Germany below Peru and Nigeria!
  • Diving through Brive today, you honestly wouldn't know that it was the day after France winning the World Cup. See one bloke in the France top, a couple of houses with a flag outside (which is usual for France anyway) and a couple of cars with tri-colour mirror covers and small flags, but that is it. Got served in 3 places and all looked miserable as sin.

    What a fuckin waste

    At least they're smashing Paris up I spose

    Should have gone to Tulle. Koscielny's from there. Brive is rugby country innit.
  • Full ranking of the 32 teams:

    1st France
    2nd Croatia
    3rd Belgium
    4th England

    5th Uruguay
    6th Brazil
    7th Sweden
    8th Russia

    9th Colombia
    10th Spain
    11th Denmark
    12th Mexico
    13th Portugal
    14th Switzerland
    15th Japan
    16th Argentina

    17th Senegal
    18th Iran
    19th South Korea
    20th Peru
    21st Nigeria
    22nd Germany
    23rd Serbia
    24th Tunisia

    25th Poland
    26th Saudi Arabia
    27th Morocco
    28th Iceland
    29th Costa Rica
    30th Australia
    31st Egypt
    32nd Panama

    so we played the 2nd, 3rd, 3rd (Belgium twice), 7th and 9th ranked teams. Not quite such an easy ride perhaps.
  • Full ranking of the 32 teams:

    1st France
    2nd Croatia
    3rd Belgium
    4th England

    5th Uruguay
    6th Brazil
    7th Sweden
    8th Russia

    9th Colombia
    10th Spain
    11th Denmark
    12th Mexico
    13th Portugal
    14th Switzerland
    15th Japan
    16th Argentina

    17th Senegal
    18th Iran
    19th South Korea
    20th Peru
    21st Nigeria
    22nd Germany
    23rd Serbia
    24th Tunisia

    25th Poland
    26th Saudi Arabia
    27th Morocco
    28th Iceland
    29th Costa Rica
    30th Australia
    31st Egypt
    32nd Panama

    so we played the 2nd, 3rd, 3rd (Belgium twice), 7th and 9th ranked teams. Not quite such an easy ride perhaps.
    Of course we did. By being in semi final guaranteed to have played 1st or 2nd (the finalists) plus 3rd or 4th (whichever rank we were not - in 3rd place playoff plus one of 5-8 (losing quarter finalists)
    The only tough one there was the highest ranked round of 16 losers.
  • Diving through Brive today, you honestly wouldn't know that it was the day after France winning the World Cup. See one bloke in the France top, a couple of houses with a flag outside (which is usual for France anyway) and a couple of cars with tri-colour mirror covers and small flags, but that is it. Got served in 3 places and all looked miserable as sin.

    What a fuckin waste

    At least they're smashing Paris up I spose

    The French care more about cycling than football
  • MrOneLung said:

    Full ranking of the 32 teams:

    1st France
    2nd Croatia
    3rd Belgium
    4th England

    5th Uruguay
    6th Brazil
    7th Sweden
    8th Russia

    9th Colombia
    10th Spain
    11th Denmark
    12th Mexico
    13th Portugal
    14th Switzerland
    15th Japan
    16th Argentina

    17th Senegal
    18th Iran
    19th South Korea
    20th Peru
    21st Nigeria
    22nd Germany
    23rd Serbia
    24th Tunisia

    25th Poland
    26th Saudi Arabia
    27th Morocco
    28th Iceland
    29th Costa Rica
    30th Australia
    31st Egypt
    32nd Panama

    so we played the 2nd, 3rd, 3rd (Belgium twice), 7th and 9th ranked teams. Not quite such an easy ride perhaps.
    Of course we did. By being in semi final guaranteed to have played 1st or 2nd (the finalists) plus 3rd or 4th (whichever rank we were not - in 3rd place playoff plus one of 5-8 (losing quarter finalists)
    The only tough one there was the highest ranked round of 16 losers.
    So in our group we beat the two worse possible teams in the 3rd and 4th pot
    Lost to the 3rd best team

    We then knocked out the what was considered the hardest team in round of 16 before knocking out the whatnwas considered the 2nd weakest team in the quarters .

    In fact what a load of waffle , the draw was beyond kind and we did ok with that pile of crap we were pitted against, definitely a once in a lifetime draw for us and an opportunity missed out , don’t believe the hype !
    Yes of course it was the most enjoyable tourney since 1990 but then we’ve never had it open up like that !
  • In 1990, England reached the semifinal, then in 1992, the FA created the premier league. One of the reasons given, was that it would improve the England team. So after 26 years, the team is back to the level it was before the premier league.
  • edited July 2018
    Chunes said:

    Diving through Brive today, you honestly wouldn't know that it was the day after France winning the World Cup. See one bloke in the France top, a couple of houses with a flag outside (which is usual for France anyway) and a couple of cars with tri-colour mirror covers and small flags, but that is it. Got served in 3 places and all looked miserable as sin.

    What a fuckin waste

    At least they're smashing Paris up I spose

    The French care more about cycling than football
    Football is probably the 3rd most popular sport - behind rugby and cycling in certain areas.

  • It is popular in their colonies, where they get a lot of their players from!
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