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2018 FIFA World Cup Thread

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  • Manicmania
    Manicmania Posts: 1,594
    England will have to win all three games to top the group now no way we are overturning that goal difference. I'm fine with that though.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,863
    Took a thrown in two foot onto the pitch right in front of Lino.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,786
    Manicmania said:

    England will have to win all three games to top the group now no way we are overturning that goal difference. I'm fine with that though.

    Belgium +6
    England +1

    Could be a blessing in disguise if Brazil win Group E and Germany fail to win Group F.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,786
    JaShea99 said:

    Callumcafc said:

    JaShea99 said:

    Probably typical English pessimism but I can’t see us beating Belgium, so we definitely want Belgium to win today or we go into Thursday’s game needing something.

    You forgetting that we have a game against Panama tomorrow as well? Win that and we're pretty much guaranteed to go through (unless Tunisia win this and their game against Panama and all the top teams end up on six points).
    No I haven’t forgotten that. I don’t want to go into Belgium ‘pretty much’ through, I want to go into Belgium through.
    Even a draw for Belgium would've meant if we won against Panama, we were through. Only result that could've stopped that being the case tomorrow was a Tunisia win today.
  • Manicmania
    Manicmania Posts: 1,594
    Callumcafc said:

    Manicmania said:

    England will have to win all three games to top the group now no way we are overturning that goal difference. I'm fine with that though.

    Belgium +6
    England +1

    Could be a blessing in disguise if Brazil win Group E and Germany fail to win Group F.
    add to that Tunisia's goal difference is -4 at the moment and Panama's is -3 - certainly doesn't hurt us for qualification chances.
  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,344
    Lukaku off Fellani on why make a defensive sub
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,786
    paulie8290 said:

    Lukaku off Fellani on why make a defensive sub

    Don't need to really try from here, do they? Best to get their goal threat off and rested for the more important games ahead.

    Was always going to be the case if they went three goals ahead.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,879
    Callumcafc said:

    Manicmania said:

    England will have to win all three games to top the group now no way we are overturning that goal difference. I'm fine with that though.

    Belgium +6
    England +1

    Could be a blessing in disguise if Brazil win Group E and Germany fail to win Group F.
    Germany are by no means guaranteed to qualify! A real pressure game for them tonight against Sweden who will be hard to beat
  • Dave2l
    Dave2l Posts: 8,871
    we have a job.

    beat panama.

    It will mean we should be garunteed last 16.

    I would prefer belgium Tunisia to draw, but a belgium win is safer.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,786
    It's silly to make predictions from here but given the way results have fallen... this could be England's possible route to the final...

    Round of 16: Senegal or Japan
    Quarter final: Mexico or Switzerland
    Semi final: Spain, Uruguay or Croatia
    Final: Brazil, Germany or France

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  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,344
    Callumcafc said:

    paulie8290 said:

    Lukaku off Fellani on why make a defensive sub

    Don't need to really try from here, do they? Best to get their goal threat off and rested for the more important games ahead.

    Was always going to be the case if they went three goals ahead.
    Understand that, just dont get bringing on Fellani, bring on Batshuayi and give him a chance uptop
  • Manicmania
    Manicmania Posts: 1,594
    Callumcafc said:

    It's silly to make predictions from here but given the way results have fallen... this could be England's possible route to the final...

    Round of 16: Senegal or Japan
    Quarter final: Mexico or Switzerland
    Semi final: Spain, Uruguay or Croatia
    Final: Brazil, Germany or France or Belgium

    based on these performances don't think you can rule them out of making the final as well.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,786
    Manicmania said:

    Callumcafc said:

    It's silly to make predictions from here but given the way results have fallen... this could be England's possible route to the final...

    Round of 16: Senegal or Japan
    Quarter final: Mexico or Switzerland
    Semi final: Spain, Uruguay or Croatia
    Final: Brazil, Germany or France or Belgium

    based on these performances don't think you can rule them out of making the final as well.
    Either way, I'd much rather be in the half of the draw with Spain, Uruguay and Croatia rather than with Brazil, Germany, France, Belgium and Portugal!
  • Manicmania
    Manicmania Posts: 1,594
    watch us hammer Belgium now and end up in the tough half lol
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,879
    edited June 2018
    paulie8290 said:

    Callumcafc said:

    paulie8290 said:

    Lukaku off Fellani on why make a defensive sub

    Don't need to really try from here, do they? Best to get their goal threat off and rested for the more important games ahead.

    Was always going to be the case if they went three goals ahead.
    Understand that, just dont get bringing on Fellani, bring on Batshuayi and give him a chance uptop
    Yes, it’s a bit of a Mourinho defending a 1-0 lead tactic
  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,344
    I thought keeper used his hands then
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,786
    Martinez has previous for playing a bit negatively, especially since he took over in Belgium so I wasn't surprised by the sub. Definitely see the benefit of bringing on your back up striker and trying to get him a goal against some weaker opposition.
  • limeygent
    limeygent Posts: 3,217
    paulie8290 said:

    I thought keeper used his hands then

    He's allowed.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,879
    What a miss!
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,786
    Batshuayi looking like a Roland reject.

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  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,879
    Callumcafc said:

    Batshuayi looking like a Roland reject.

    He’s been indirectly Charltonized
  • Manicmania
    Manicmania Posts: 1,594
    the Ronny Rosenthal school of attacking
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,231
    Callumcafc said:

    Batshuayi looking like a Roland reject.

    Did Duchatelet have a clause for every goal Batshuayi scores in the World cup ?
    I hope so.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,786
    Only took him about seven attempts.
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,231
    soapboxsam said:

    Callumcafc said:

    Batshuayi looking like a Roland reject.

    Did Duchatelet have a clause for every goal Batshuayi scores in the World cup ?
    I hope so.
    I spoke too soon.
    Money goes to money.
  • Manicmania
    Manicmania Posts: 1,594
    just want to point out Tunisia are ranked 21st in the world... ………...
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,879
    5-2 and it could have been 10-3!
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,448
    Belgium still arent the force that everyone thinks for me...

    Cant forget their failure to beat Wales at Euro 2016 despite being under new Management

    They're great going forward yet like England a better team will exploit their shaky Defensive
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,448
    JessieAddick said:

    ForeverAddickted said:

    Belgium still arent the force that everyone thinks for me...

    Cant forget their failure to beat Wales at Euro 2016 despite being under new Management

    They're great going forward yet like England a better team will exploit their shaky Defensive

    ? Martinez was appointed after Euro 2016 iirc?
    Yeah thats what I meant; they lost to Wales @ Euro 2016 yet have been under new Management since that loss
  • JohnBoyUK
    JohnBoyUK Posts: 9,022
    edited June 2018
    ForeverAddickted said:

    I know they've got Vertonghen and Alderweireld yet not over impressed with the Belgian defending!!

    And the player they've both struggled against the most in the PL over the mast 3-4 seasons?

    Jamie Vardy.

    Southgate has to find a way to slot him in against Belgium. Play Kane in the no.10 role and push Vardy on.

    But having said that, if we beat Panama tomorrow, we want to finish 2nd?

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