The World Cup Thread

[stknowle]

  On 09/12/2022 at 17:58, benjii said:

I think England would have more chance against Brazil than Croatia, to be honest. Croatia will kill us in midfield, like Italy did in the Euros final.

 

Massive respect to them though. Mental giants.

 

 

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Way too early to get concerned about this but tend to agree. I simply don't think Brazil are THAT good. Flair and skill yeah but if you give up the midfield due to too much of that you're liable to get picked off.

[Kenilworthy]

Gutted for Richarlisson...

[SotonianWill]

  On 09/12/2022 at 18:03, aintforever said:

I dunno, I wouldn’t fancy our defence up against Brazil. Against Croatia we have a chance.

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yes surely england will beat croatia, when have we ever lost to croatia at a world cup?..

[Lord Duckhunter]

Dance on that you twats…. 

[trousers]

Kom op Nederland!

[Turkish]

Dutch look a very good side, going to take some beating.

[adrian lord]

Classic, cagey chess game of the sort one sees from this point on in a big tournament between two class sides.

[Sheaf Saint]

Well this is a dull game.

[East Kent Saint]

Gakpo flattened off the ball , just in case he thought of running at the Argies later on , nothing given …

[SotonianWill]

pass by messi reminds me of mara

[Turkish]

Messi been taking passing tips of Seko Mara 

[trousers]

Messi masterclass in drawing a foul there

[trousers]

Almost a JWP special from Messi there

[CB Fry]

JWP would have scored that.

[Lighthouse]

I’m going to say France will beat Argentina in the final and see how that ages.

[SotonianWill]

  On 09/12/2022 at 20:24, trousers said:

Messi masterclass in drawing a foul there

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he’s just very weak, wasn’t even a foul

[trousers]

Penalty... Game over..?

[trousers]

  On 09/12/2022 at 20:33, trousers said:

Penalty... Game over..?

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Yup... 2-0

[SotonianWill]

paid the goalkeeper 

[trousers]

Messi's gonna win this tournament, isn't he?

[Turkish]

The argies are a good side will take some beating 

[Turkish]

  On 09/12/2022 at 20:35, trousers said:

Messi's gonna win this tournament, isn't he?

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Like Maradona in 86

[SotonianWill]

perfect goal for this game. means the boring dutch have to chase the game opening it up… hopefully

[Sheaf Saint]

Looked right on the line that foul. Was it checked by VAR?

[adrian lord]

Spanish ref…mmmm

 

[Sheaf Saint]

I'll be surprised if this finishes 11 v 11.

[CB Fry]

Get it in the fucking mixer.

[trousers]

Game on!

[SotonianWill]

incredible what you can do when you actually try to attack

[adrian lord]

Ooooh

 

 

please please equalise

[trousers]

Wowsers... Thought that was the equaliser 

[SotonianWill]

But random but Van Gaal has the same facial build as Piers Morgan and I can’t unsee it 

Edited 9 December, 2022 by SotonianWill

[SotonianWill]

Yesssss, here we go!

[CB Fry]

Lovely bit of afters there.

[Turkish]

That should be a red card. Yellow for the foul then second yellow for booting the ball away into the Dutch bench 

[trousers]

Surely two yellows there? One for the foul and one for wellying the ball at the Dutch bench? 

[trousers]

10 mins added time

[LeBizzier69]

Ref might as well just get on his knees in front of Messi. 

[trousers]

Dutch free kick in JWP territory 

[Sheaf Saint]

  On 09/12/2022 at 20:51, trousers said:

Surely two yellows there? One for the foul and one for wellying the ball at the Dutch bench? 

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Ref bottled it.

[CB Fry]

Just imagine tomorrow we're one up at 90 and ten minutes goes up. Jeees.

[Turkish]

  On 09/12/2022 at 20:44, CB Fry said:

Get it in the fucking mixer.

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Proper football. Don Howe would be proud 

[Turkish]

Need a little ‘en to get on the end of the flick ons

[Yozzman]

This ref might as well put a blue shirt on.

[Sheaf Saint]

  On 09/12/2022 at 20:59, Turkish said:

Need a little ‘en to get on the end of the flick ons

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A Kevin Phillips to Weghorst's Niall Quinn you mean?

[adrian lord]

Yeeeeeeees!!!!

[SotonianWill]

OH MY GOD

[trousers]

YEEEEESSSSSSS!!!!!

[Sheaf Saint]

Oh my!

[Turkish]

  On 09/12/2022 at 21:02, Sheaf Saint said:

A Kevin Phillips to Weghorst's Niall Quinn you mean?

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Exactly that.