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2018 FIFA World Cup Thread

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  • Red_in_SE8
    Red_in_SE8 Posts: 5,961
    VAR has proved beyond doubt that it was a penalty.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,323
    Gudmundsson starts for Iceland against Argentina
  • Still don't see how that's Pogba's goal, to me it looked like he was trying to clip it past the defender and the defenders touch took it up and over the keeper.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,854
    Loved the Peru video, Scotland should do something similar if they ever qualify
  • stevexreeve
    stevexreeve Posts: 1,386
    The ball didn't look completely over the line to me!

    But then they jiggle it around like a magician while replacing the real line with a slightly different virtual one. Computer says "Goal". But I would rather believe my own eyes than an algorithm.

    Problem is the computer's "line" doesn't match the real line and the goalposts!
  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,344

    The ball didn't look completely over the line to me!

    But then they jiggle it around like a magician while replacing the real line with a slightly different virtual one. Computer says "Goal". But I would rather believe my own eyes than an algorithm.

    Problem is the computer's "line" doesn't match the real line and the goalposts!

    Conputers line, the ref has a watch to tell him if the ball is over the line
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,854

    The ball didn't look completely over the line to me!

    But then they jiggle it around like a magician while replacing the real line with a slightly different virtual one. Computer says "Goal". But I would rather believe my own eyes than an algorithm.

    Problem is the computer's "line" doesn't match the real line and the goalposts!

    It certainly wasn't much over the line

    At Wimbledon, when they do the close ups, it would one where there was only a couple of mm in it
  • Laddick01
    Laddick01 Posts: 6,365

    Laddick01 said:

    Hope Hernandez doesn’t have a future in the game, a truly pathetic footballer

    I watched France's friendly against Italy and he was easily my favourite player of that game. I had no idea who he was. He was not as good today but to say he was pathetic is a bit harsh.
    Probably harsh, I just think it’s sad that even though they were playing quite an inferior team Hernandez still needed to chuck himself to the floor every time he was touched.
  • bellz2002
    bellz2002 Posts: 1,361
    Come on Iceland, want Argentina to lose.
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  • CharltonMadrid
    CharltonMadrid Posts: 5,091
    Incredible achievement for Iceland to be in World Cup with a population of only 330,000.
  • Manicmania
    Manicmania Posts: 1,594
    edited June 2018
    bellz2002 said:

    Come on Iceland, want Argentina to lose.

    sod that I wanna see a good old fashioned thrashing! 6-0 argies please!

    edit I see Iceland's brand of anti-football is alive and well already - packing the box out and constantly fouling already.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,323
    Argh; come on Iceland!!!
  • bellz2002
    bellz2002 Posts: 1,361
    Iceland playing very well and should have scored. Need to make it count before Argentina capitalise.
  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,436
    Interesting 7-3-0 formation adopted by Iceland here :sleeping:
  • Red_in_SE8
    Red_in_SE8 Posts: 5,961
    Quality!
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,323
    Lovely finish from Aguero
  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,436
    Wallop
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,127
    Aguero is quality.
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  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,344
    Iceland cant sit back now.

    Just what Argentina needed a goal to force Iceland forward
  • Laddick01
    Laddick01 Posts: 6,365

    Iceland cant sit back now.

    Just what Argentina needed a goal to force Iceland forward

    That’s what we thought in 2016
  • Manicmania
    Manicmania Posts: 1,594
    edited June 2018
    I know we were all singing Ronaldo's praises yesterday and rightly so, but just watching Messi on the ball, he is just so naturally talented - Ronaldo is brilliant in quite a cold clinical way, you can tell he has worked and trained on every aspect of his game from morning to night for years, whereas with Messi he just wakes up in the morning, strolls down to the pitch and plays like a genius.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,323
    Laddick01 said:

    Iceland cant sit back now.

    Just what Argentina needed a goal to force Iceland forward

    That’s what we thought in 2016
    As Gary Neville said earlier though; Iceland equalised so quickly against us they didnt need to adjust their formation

    That wont happen here
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,127
    Game on!
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,323

    Laddick01 said:

    Iceland cant sit back now.

    Just what Argentina needed a goal to force Iceland forward

    That’s what we thought in 2016
    As Gary Neville said earlier though; Iceland equalised so quickly against us they didnt need to adjust their formation

    That wont happen here
    Oh FFS!!
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  • Laddick01
    Laddick01 Posts: 6,365
    edited June 2018
    Beautiful build up from Gudmundsson and Sigurdsson
  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,436

    Laddick01 said:

    Iceland cant sit back now.

    Just what Argentina needed a goal to force Iceland forward

    That’s what we thought in 2016
    As Gary Neville said earlier though; Iceland equalised so quickly against us they didnt need to adjust their formation

    That wont happen here
    LOL
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,854
    The 2 goals encapsulate Argentina's strengths and weaknesses!