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
A draw would make it hard for them - they can't catch Mexico with that and I could see Mexico and Sweden playing out a draw to keep them out. A defeat and they are out! Sweden are a decent side.
Can't believe I have to go to a party tonight - work friend of my wife. Hopefully tv will be on for the men there!
not going to argue with a sports scientist... would you say there is nothing suspect in there being such a big relative gap between the top and the rest though?
It's not that big a gap, the diagram is very misleading in its representation of the differences. It's actually around 6.5% between the top two but the picture make it look about 20%. For the top and bottom the actual is about 20% and the picture shows about 60%.
not going to argue with a sports scientist... would you say there is nothing suspect in there being such a big relative gap between the top and the rest though?
It's not that big a gap, the diagram is very misleading in its representation of the differences. It's actually around 6.5% between the top two but the picture make it look about 20%. For the top and bottom the actual is about 20% and the picture shows about 60%.
Yeah we established a few pages back that there hasn't been enough data yet and there are other factors at play such as climate, home advantage boost etc etc
I've personally put a pin in it for now until we have more information/games played.
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
A draw would make it hard for them - they can't catch Mexico with that and I could see Mexico and Sweden playing out a draw to keep them out. A defeat and they are out! Sweden are a decent side.
Can't believe I have to go to a party tonight - work friend of my wife. Hopefully tv will be on for the men there!
Work friend of you wife is no friend of yours. Man up, man, stay home and watch the Mannschaft.
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Can see Switzerland Scoring 2 or 3 against Costa Rica and Serbia defending well against Brazil.
Said before the World Cup started that the winners would be from Europe and havent seen a side that'll change my mind on that
Can't believe I have to go to a party tonight - work friend of my wife. Hopefully tv will be on for the men there!
Actually, it is shit. Some teams are definitely better than the sum of the players, England in 1966 for example.
I've personally put a pin in it for now until we have more information/games played.
The last 3 european World Cup winner went out the following World Cup in group stage
German national Anthem came on and instinctively I started whistling to it
Come on Sweden.
Do like him, think he's been very unfortunate with injuries
Germany 125
Sweden 6
VAR has to improve
Knowing our record though it will be the game when the Germans come to life
Saying the ref has decided not to go to VAR.
No VAR already looked and decided it wasnt a clear and obvious error, nothing to do with ref