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2018 FIFA World Cup Thread

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  • RodneyCharltonTrotta
    RodneyCharltonTrotta Posts: 14,828
    paulie8290 said:

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  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,231
    Strong pair of Balkans in this world Cup.
    Croatia and Serbia are really up for this tournament.
    IF it was still Yugoslavia with the best of the above teams plus Dzeko of Bosnian they would be one of the favourites.
    The only team to give them a game would be the British side with 9 English players plus Bale and Andrew Robertson at LB.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,034
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,455
    Stunner!!!!
  • cafc4life
    cafc4life Posts: 4,634
    Great strike
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,231
    Great strike but Ivanovic has to take that on the body and not go to ground.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,455
    Yup really looks like FIFA investigated the Harry Kane penalties really well the way Mitrovic was just handled
  • stackitsteve
    stackitsteve Posts: 12,105
    VAR so good one minute then useless the next. That's the problem.
    Mitro just wrestled to the ground.
  • 1StevieG
    1StevieG Posts: 10,964
    Mitrovic double rugby tackled and yet no VAR.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,881
    ForeverAddickted said:

    Yup really looks like FIFA investigated the Harry Kane penalties really well the way Mitrovic was just handled

    Another blatant bit of wrestling/rugby tackling not punished

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  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,455
    edited June 2018
    Its the one fault of the World Cup... VAR was supposed to eliminate diving and wrestling with cards being given yet its being ignored even more by the Referees
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,360
    edited June 2018
    Feels like refs are using it as a safety net at the moment.
  • Red_in_SE8
    Red_in_SE8 Posts: 5,961
    If the VAR refs did not alert the ref to that incident they should not be allowed to take part in any remaining matches in this World Cup.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,455
    Red_in_SE8 said:

    If the VAR refs did not alert the ref to that incident they should not be allowed to take part in any remaining matches in this World Cup.

    Have to wonder who the Video Refs are for this game and whether they're the same from the Tunisia game
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,231
    stackitsteve said:

    VAR so good one minute then useless the next. That's the problem.
    Mitro just wrestled to the ground.

    Overall VAR have improved the WC but Kane and Mitrovic being wrestled by defenders is being allowed to go unpunished.
    Bizarre.
  • 1StevieG
    1StevieG Posts: 10,964
    Dazzler21 said:

    Feels like refs are using it as a safety net at the moment.

    Don’t recall it being used for this game yet.
  • 1StevieG
    1StevieG Posts: 10,964
    Did not see that coming.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,455
    Ref has to answer for this game now!!

    Switzerland are the first team to lead a game having been 1-0 down in this World Cup if am right?
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,863
    Always thought he was a bit tubby not maybe not.
  • 1StevieG
    1StevieG Posts: 10,964
    Serbia losing a game where they should have had a penalty.

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  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,360
    MrOneLung said:

    Always thought he was a bit tubby not maybe not.

    Not as lean as most but a little tank he is.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,881
    MrOneLung said:

    Always thought he was a bit tubby not maybe not.

    I think most people thought he was a bit chubby!
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,455
    edited June 2018
    Going to be harder for Serbia now yet the way Brazil are playing you wouldnt put it past Serbia to get a result against them

    Switzerland should then beat Costa Rica

    Either way; Switzerland could end up above Brazil in terms of Goal Difference which could then setup a Brazil v Germany second round tie

    If England then top the Group they'd avoid facing either beyond the Quarter Finals
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,231
    Shaqiri the Bosnian Albanian,
    Who plays for Switzerland was a power house 2nd half.
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,605
    killerandflash said:

    MrOneLung said:

    Always thought he was a bit tubby not maybe not.

    I think most people thought he was a bit chubby!
    I wish I was that fat.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,881
    Serbia Brazil should be a good match. Serbia definitely have enough talent and physical presence to scare Brazil
  • Uboat
    Uboat Posts: 12,199
    That was a great game and reminded me of watching the world cup as a kid and just enjoying watching live international football as a neutral (which is appropriate, as Switzerland were involved).
  • Daddy_Pig
    Daddy_Pig Posts: 496
    ForeverAddickted said:

    Ref has to answer for this game now!!

    Switzerland are the first team to lead a game having been 1-0 down in this World Cup if am right?

    Spain were 1 0 and 2 1 down against Portugal and were ahead 3 2 but I don't recall a team coming from behind to win until tonight
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,962
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:

    He was a keeper and Maradona about 4'3", if he'd have done his job and jumped properly then Maradona wouldn't have got anywhere near it anyway.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,661
    soapboxsam said:

    Shaqiri the Bosnian Albanian,
    Who plays for Switzerland was a power house 2nd half.

    Indeed and a coat of varnish from scoring goal of the tournament

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