World Cup 2018... OFFICIAL THREAD....

[games_sk]

Wow... England finally won a penalty shoot out!
Why Henderson took one and not Vardy is beyond me though...

 

[StevenK]

Oh, and I'll admit that before this match, despite absolutely promising myself I wouldn't, I had a few moments of thinking maybe we can win this thing.

Lol, no. Just no.

 

[RAZO]

Oh, and I'll admit that before this match, despite absolutely promising myself I wouldn't, I had a few moments of thinking maybe we can win this thing.

Lol, no. Just no.

I don't see why not. England right now is in a great position.

 

[DevilRedeemed]

I don't see why not. England right now is in a great position.

they certainly are not top 3 contender material right now, but anything could happen.

 

[RAZO]

they certainly are not top 3 contender material right now, but anything could happen.

That's true but like you said anything could happen. Right now England is riding a wave and that wave could take them to semi-finals. They have good team chemistry and with a little bit of luck that could go a long way. I still think Croatia is making it to the finals but we've seen so many upsets, nothing surprises me anymore in this WC.

 

[oliverclaude]

Intermediate status: Quarter Finals

Uruguay - France

Brazil - Belgium

Sweden - England

Russia - Croatia

Looking forward to Brazil - Belgium!

 

[MattBlah]

Well, we're through, and that is all that really matters at this stage. Portugal won the euros by just scraping by every match, so who knows what could happen. I'd love to see England get to the final, but I can't see them having a chance at that stage.

 

[thermaltreasure]

Glad to see the back of Columbia, what a pack of cunts. And I say that as a Welshman. If England are going to lose a game of football I'd prefer to see them outclassed and outplayed. Not tugged, shoved and the penalty spot dug up.

It's been a crazy tournament so far, I've been keeping an eye on Uruguay in particular as they were tipped in this thread. What is it with South American players and theatrics

 

[Thierry Henry]

Looking forward to Brazil - Belgium!

To wet your appetite here are some of the very probable highlights for that match,

 

[Takumaji]

Well, we're through, and that is all that really matters at this stage. Portugal won the euros by just scraping by every match, so who knows what could happen. I'd love to see England get to the final, but I can't see them having a chance at that stage.

I found England's defense and midfield actions quite good but except for Kane, there seems to be a lack of creative offense. This will be a problem against teams like Sweden who play a well organised game.

Still, the current English team has got potential in my eyes, IMO it's too early to write them off. Sillier things have happened in footie, you know.

 

[Rot]

Uruguay vs France... Rot predicts France...

Brazil vs Belgium... Rot predicts Belgium...

Sweden vs England... EEENNNGEEERR__LLUUNNDD!!!

Russia vs Croatia... Rot predicts Croatia...

xROTx

 

[oliverclaude]

Exactly. PKs suck because it’s not real football.

Hahaha... I like that. The WC is not football for connoisseurs, it's football for everybody. I must admit, that I don't like this WC as much as I did the last one in Brazil or the '06 here in Germany. Yeah, our team was better then, but it's not only that, France '98 was cool, too, and we got our ass kicked there. It's rather, that there's a difference, if the host feels the sport or not and here it shows. Still, in comparison to what awaits us in Qatar, Russia will probably be well remembered.

 

[Gaston]

Russia will take home the cup, believe it.

 

[Rot]

Unsure how this is gonna play out for the fans abroad:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44727191

xROTx

 

[oliverclaude]

No Cavani, no luck with their head shots and a gift from Muslera: Uruguay is heading home.

 

[StevenK]

Wow, Brazil going home, world cup blown wide open. With the teams left over it looks more like the group stages of the Euros.

 

[evil wasabi]

Welcome to the Euro Cup 2018.

 

[Rot]

Rot = 100% so far in the Quarters...

France deserved to win... Uruguay played hard and pressing football.... but for once the French Team actually didn't buckle...

Belgium were dead on their feet at the end of their match but imo deserved to win...

Neymars "Oscar Award Tactics" played against Brazil today... FUCK HIM...

xROTx

PS. OOHHH... Exciting Saturday...

 

[wyo]

Fantastic games today, especially Brazil vs Belgium! Congrats to France and Belgium!

 

[evil wasabi]

Fantastic games today, especially Brazil vs Belgium! Congrats to France and Belgium!

Tuesday’s game will be Francophonic.

 

[oliverclaude]

a very eurocentric world cup. old nations rise again.

Someone called it .

 

[wyo]

Welcome to the Euro Cup 2018.

The introduction of VAR combined with more of a laissez-faire approach to physical challenges than in past World Cups favors the European style of play.

 

[evil wasabi]

The introduction of VAR combined with more of a laissez-faire approach to physical challenges than in past World Cups favors the European style of play.

I would say that the majority of violations that went unpunished today were from Brazil.

Brazil can’t fall behind in games. They’re elegant until they fall behind a goal, then their true form comes out and they meltdown. This wasn’t as bad as the Netherlands game though. People may point to Germany 2014 as the meltdown, but 2010 was hilariously dramatic and shameful.

 

[Rot]

ROTS LOINS ARE READY!

Preparing teh sexxy sauce....

Sauce done... (used Scissors to cut up chillis... cuz lazy)...

MEAT!!!!

...ps. I will eat with Rice noodles... but that'd be crazee to show that...

DESERT! (ps... i already ate some )

xROTx

PS. EEENNNGEERRR__LLUUNNDD!!!

 

[evil wasabi]

England up one but I am not convinced. Pickford looks like a sloppy drunk chap and Trippier has cat fur glued to his toupe.

Tell you guys what though
Harry Kane
Harry Maguire
Prince Harry

Some kids are getting named harry this year.