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2018 FIFA World Cup Thread

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  • Manicmania
    Manicmania Posts: 1,594
    Game on! Think this is gonna be a goal fest now
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,851

    France score from a free kick

    Brazil should have had 2 from corners!

    And instead Belgium score from a corner. It's as if teams have forgotten how to defend set pieces, with the modern emphasis on picking "footballing" defenders
  • IdleHans
    IdleHans Posts: 10,970
    Watching the BBC, just struck me how much Danny Murphy sounds like Ron Atkinson
  • ross1
    ross1 Posts: 50,974
    Fancy England v Belgium in the final and this time we win......take me away now please
  • Manicmania
    Manicmania Posts: 1,594
    what a cracker that was.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,857
    Boom
  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,344
    Brazil in deep shit
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,319
    Lovely goal
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    2-nil and it's a cracker!

    Piss off Roland
  • philcafc
    philcafc Posts: 3,883
    Brazil are having most of the possession but Belgium have the quality.
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  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,127

    I fancy Belgium for this. Not convinced Brazil can break top sides down.

  • charltonkeston
    charltonkeston Posts: 7,365
    I do like this Belgium team, shame two of their population are total twats.

  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,767
    Brazil created plenty of chances, as much as Belgium have. One gone in off a defender's shoulder and the other a pearler from KDB.
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,127
    Belgium are set up so well for the counter attack.
  • IdleHans
    IdleHans Posts: 10,970
    But on this basis, England are better than Brazil
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,127
    edited July 2018
    philcafc said:

    Brazil are having most of the possession but Belgium have the quality.

    I think they've deliberately given up possession. Plan is to sit deeper so that Brazil can't get in behind, and hit them on the counter by leaving Lukaku, Hazard and another, usually De Bruyne, up top. It's working.
  • Laddick01
    Laddick01 Posts: 6,365
    I think England vs Belgium would’ve been a great game had we not both wanted to lose
  • Manicmania
    Manicmania Posts: 1,594
    when was the last time a South American team didn't make it to the semi finals?
  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,344

    when was the last time a South American team didn't make it to the semi finals?

    2006

    Winners-Italy
    Runners up-France
    3rd-Germany
    4th-Portugual
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,127
    Brilliant from Belgium. Lure them in, hassle, counter.
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  • Manicmania
    Manicmania Posts: 1,594
    Christ they don't like European tournaments do they
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,459
    Laddick01 said:

    I think England vs Belgium would’ve been a great game had we not both wanted to lose

    Still might be.
  • philcafc
    philcafc Posts: 3,883
    Laddick01 said:

    I think England vs Belgium would’ve been a great game had we not both wanted to lose

    It could well happen again in the final at this rate.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,857
    philcafc said:

    Laddick01 said:

    I think England vs Belgium would’ve been a great game had we not both wanted to lose

    It could well happen again in the final at this rate.
    Please please please
    Don’t even wanna pray for a win. Just wanna be there.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,851
    A very good World Cup for the Premier League
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,459
    Lukaku owning that Brazil back line.
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,127
    Good little analysis from Rio on Belgium there.
  • Manicmania
    Manicmania Posts: 1,594

    A very good World Cup for the Premier League

    literally just about to post that exact thing. Think with all the Mbappe talk lately people had forgotten about De Bruyne...
  • IdleHans
    IdleHans Posts: 10,970
    How was neymar not booked then?
  • Manicmania
    Manicmania Posts: 1,594
    If the ref knows Neymar dived WHY NOT BOOK HIM?!?