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2018 FIFA World Cup Thread

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  • edited July 2018
    Fair play to Courtois (didn't know he had even said anything about Pickford)
  • Minimal contact, ball in play

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    Noticeable contact, ball out of play

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    I don't see how that's minimal, his studs are going into his ankle.
  • Please don't fall out over the Cheat not getting his penalty calls. I hope they were both stonewallers, might make up for the ones he's got by cheating. Bye
  • Let it go the games over nothing is going to change the result now and no more cheating diving South American teams left in the comp.
  • Man u will have similar problems to Spurs, Lukaku, Fellaini, Lingard, Rashford, Pogba, Jones, Young all without a pre-season as well
  • Fancied Belgium to win and pleased they did, but of course I didn't back them.
  • Talal said:

    Minimal contact, ball in play

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    Noticeable contact, ball out of play

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    I don't see how that's minimal, his studs are going into his ankle.
    When you watch the replay, his studs are only there for a split second as he quickly brings his foot back to his body.

    By then it is too late though and it should have been a penalty, minimal contact or not.

    Something I missed from watching the replays the first time around as I was so focused on watching the second contact and where the ball was at that point.
  • I think it should have been a penalty. But not as clear cut as I probably thought earlier
  • Bit gutted, Brazil imo should always be in the tail end of a WC
  • And I don’t like Belgium!
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  • Belgium are an unbelievable team.
  • France/Belgium

    vs.

    Russia/Croatia/Sweden/England
  • Man u will have similar problems to Spurs, Lukaku, Fellaini, Lingard, Rashford, Pogba, Jones, Young all without a pre-season as well

    Am I bothered though ;-)
  • We've now stayed in the tournament longer than Germany, Portugal, Argentina, Spain, Uruguay and Brazil. Would've got ridiculous odds on that 3 weeks ago.
  • Contact doesn’t mean foul. It is a contact sport.
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  • Enjoyed that game. Courtois, Kompany, and Lukaku immense - and honest -performances.
  • MrOneLung said:

    Contact doesn’t mean foul. It is a contact sport.

    It does when it's an attempted tackle that misses the ball and takes out the player. Slightly different to shoulder to shoulder.
  • If England get through tomorrow then Spurs are fucked for the first few weeks of the season.

    Vertonghen, Alderweireld, Dembele, Kane, Trippier, Rose, Dier and Alli will all likely have had no pre season. Got to be given at least 3-4 weeks holiday after this world cup. Plus Son will be away at the Asian games.

    If England win the World Cup they might as well cancel this season anyway, everyone will still be drunk deep into November.
    I thought you were talking about the takeover...
  • edited July 2018

    If we can't win it, I'd rather Belgium win their semi final.

    A first time winner guaranteed would make for an exciting final.

    I’d rather Belgium win regardless. If we’re lucky enough to make the final, I really couldn't face losing to the French. Belgium (Sparta from Roland) are pretty irrelevant. They certainly didn’t feature in many ‘top 10 hated country lists’.
  • Enjoyed that game. Courtois, Kompany, and Lukaku immense - and honest -performances.

    Belgium announced themselves as proper contenders there. Their much mocked manager did a tactical job on Brazil and his group of supposed talented individuals that can't play as a team set aside their egos to execute his tactical plan.

    They fully deserve to be where they are, and France will be worried having seen that. To me, Belgium look the best team left in the tournament.
    That mocked manager has an assistant … Thierry Henry . Not mentioned enough imo ...
  • skywalker said:

    Enjoyed that game. Courtois, Kompany, and Lukaku immense - and honest -performances.

    Belgium announced themselves as proper contenders there. Their much mocked manager did a tactical job on Brazil and his group of supposed talented individuals that can't play as a team set aside their egos to execute his tactical plan.

    They fully deserve to be where they are, and France will be worried having seen that. To me, Belgium look the best team left in the tournament.
    That mocked manager has an assistant … Thierry Henry . Not mentioned enough imo ...
    Henry is class, and will be invaluable to players like Lukaku and Hazard.

    I wonder how he is going to feel in this Semi-Final against France..?
  • Sage said:

    skywalker said:

    Enjoyed that game. Courtois, Kompany, and Lukaku immense - and honest -performances.

    Belgium announced themselves as proper contenders there. Their much mocked manager did a tactical job on Brazil and his group of supposed talented individuals that can't play as a team set aside their egos to execute his tactical plan.

    They fully deserve to be where they are, and France will be worried having seen that. To me, Belgium look the best team left in the tournament.
    That mocked manager has an assistant … Thierry Henry . Not mentioned enough imo ...
    Henry is class, and will be invaluable to players like Lukaku and Hazard.

    I wonder how he is going to feel in this Semi-Final against France..?
    I hadn't thought of that. Against his former international team mate Deschamps too.
  • Laddick01 said:

    Uboat said:

    Belgium have got the least cool fans at the tournament.

    Between their fans, the film ‘In Bruges’ and Roland I’ve decided I never want to visit Belgium again. What a boring country.
    Indeed … we're a dull bunch . Nearly not as wild as you tea sipping, scones munching lot :)
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