2018 FIFA World Cup Thread
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knew we should of brought Crouch1
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Yes he is okay. Some of the terminology makes me smile, but it's not grating.SDAddick said:
Someone called JP Dellacamera. He's just a run of the mill play-by-play guy. He's done soccer for forever and to be fair to him he's not awful, he's fine, there are much worse.Algarveaddick said:
VPN tunnel packed in at KO, watching Fox on a stream. That made me laugh too... Who is commentating with Meola, SD?SDAddick said:Sounds like you lot have had a Stalin reference. Over here, the match commentator referred to Spain as having "Whacked" their manager, which begs the question, has anyone seen Lopetegui alive since he was fired?
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Saudi Arabia the worst team I have seen at a "modern" World Cup.1
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Not sure how they got a 2-1 against a full strength German team.Algarveaddick said:Saudi Arabia the worst team I have seen at a "modern" World Cup.
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Or ever.PragueAddick said:0 -
teams as poor as Saudi Arabia have made it into the WC when its only 32 teams.... cant wait to see the quality of some teams when its upped to 48 ....4
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Yeah, Scotland Wales will be in it I bet.CafcTeckers said:teams as poor as Saudi Arabia have made it into the WC when its only 32 teams.... cant wait to see the quality of some teams when its upped to 48 ....
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Scotland?CafcTeckers said:teams as poor as Saudi Arabia have made it into the WC when its only 32 teams.... cant wait to see the quality of some teams when its upped to 48 ....
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Got nothing on Pullimov. And as for Doimova from the Russian women’s team...SDAddick said:How many times have you giggled at the name Zhirkov? I'm at two so far.
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Who expected 4-00
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As I see this, Russia are no more than OK, the Saudis are dreadful.2
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5-0..0
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What the hell.
What an opening match0 -
Yeah I'm used to it so it doesn't bother me all that much. But if you're going to be watching the tournament on Fox, know that it, unfortunately, gets much worse.Algarveaddick said:
Yes he is okay. Some of the terminology makes me smile, but it's not grating.SDAddick said:
Someone called JP Dellacamera. He's just a run of the mill play-by-play guy. He's done soccer for forever and to be fair to him he's not awful, he's fine, there are much worse.Algarveaddick said:
VPN tunnel packed in at KO, watching Fox on a stream. That made me laugh too... Who is commentating with Meola, SD?SDAddick said:Sounds like you lot have had a Stalin reference. Over here, the match commentator referred to Spain as having "Whacked" their manager, which begs the question, has anyone seen Lopetegui alive since he was fired?
It's a shame because ESPN has had it in recent years and they have a lot of good pundits both doing commentary and in the studio. And Fox Sports does Bundesliga well but it doesn't seem they've tapped any of those people for the World Cup.
I posted this earlier in the week, definitely worth a read.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jun/11/fox-sports-world-cup-coverage0 -
Game 1- 5 goals
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Eh that makes it sound like it was good quality.paulie8290 said:What the hell.
What an opening match
And it was for the first 40 mins. After that point, Saudis offered nothing.3 -
Still don't think Russia will go through but that will really boost their confidence ahead of the game vs Egypt. Which is likely to be the decider now2
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That goal was over a minute later than the 90 plus 3. When did they change the rule that says only a penalty can be taken after time is up?
Still, on its own, of no consequences. Saudi made Russia look good there. I don't think they are much good though.2 -
Yeah Russia have looked decent in transition and on the counter. Their defense is not good, and KSA did nothing to really challenge them. But I could see Russia causing some problems for Egypt perhaps.AddicksAddict said:As I see this, Russia are no more than OK, the Saudis are dreadful.
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Foul was committed twenty seconds before the end of the 3 minutes. Would've been a bit harsh to blow with a free kick lined up in shooting position!PragueAddick said:That goal was over a minute later than the 90 plus 3. When did they change the rule that says only a penalty can be taken after time is up?
Still, on its own, of no consequences. Saudi made Russia look good there. I don't think they are much good though.
I suspect the whistle was going to be blown whether the ball went in, it was saved or it hit the ball and bounced away.3 -
Picky that matePragueAddick said:That goal was over a minute later than the 90 plus 3. When did they change the rule that says only a penalty can be taken after time is up?
Still, on its own, of no consequences. Saudi made Russia look good there. I don't think they are much good though.2 -
Looks like Saudi Arabia will beheading home soon16
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I would be pretty pissed off if the ref blew his whistle as they were lining up the free kick. unless of course its against us.1
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Isn’t the time shown on the board, a minimum?PragueAddick said:That goal was over a minute later than the 90 plus 3. When did they change the rule that says only a penalty can be taken after time is up?
Still, on its own, of no consequences. Saudi made Russia look good there. I don't think they are much good though.5 -
The extra time is a guidance. The ref can add further time if there is reason to do so. I’d argue play stopping because of a penalty is a good reason otherwise there’d be no consequence in giving away a last minute penalty.PragueAddick said:That goal was over a minute later than the 90 plus 3. When did they change the rule that says only a penalty can be taken after time is up?
Still, on its own, of no consequences. Saudi made Russia look good there. I don't think they are much good though.2 -
SA clearly a terrible,m terrible team, but Russia still played some nice stuff there. A couple of really good goals from their no.6. A good result for the tournament and gives Russia a chance to get out of the group.1
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How do awful teams like Saudi Arabia qualify!!!
& to think that the tournament will be extended to 48 teams in 2026. Pointless1 -
Y€$, I cant imagin€ what ha$ motivat€d FIFA to do thatChrissy\\\'s Army!! said:How do awful teams like Saudi Arabia qualify!!!
& to think that the tournament will be extended to 48 teams in 2026. Pointless17 -
Asia currently receive 4 or 5 places in the World Cup.Chrissy\\\'s Army!! said:How do awful teams like Saudi Arabia qualify!!!
& to think that the tournament will be extended to 48 teams in 2026. Pointless
From 2026 they will receive 8 places.
If this was the case for 2018, then the qualified Asian teams would be:
Iran, South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Australia... plus
SYRIA, UAE, UZBEKISTAN
Can't wait for England to be drawn into a pointless group of three with Panama and Uzbekistan. And then go straight into a knockout round of 32.1
