7 out of 8 favourites won in the round of 16 and most went up a gear or two. Croatia aren't the team they were in the last World cup and look's like they did well to get this far. Morocco have achieved by becoming the first North Africa country to reach the Q. Finals of a WC.
Brazil and Portugal to get to the semi Finals and Netherlands/Argentina and France/England so very close.
The cream is rising to the top and that includes England. 50/50 game with our oldest enemy.
Was mooching around the west end tonight and literally hundreds of Moroccans and their cars bring Oxford Circus to a standstill. All good natured. Will be interesting if the French do the same if they win
Was mooching around the west end tonight and literally hundreds of Moroccans and their cars bring Oxford Circus to a standstill. All good natured. Will be interesting if the French do the same if they win
Was mooching around the west end tonight and literally hundreds of Moroccans and their cars bring Oxford Circus to a standstill. All good natured. Will be interesting if the French do the same if they win
After the French played their last game there was a massive police presence in the Champs Elysess in case of trouble,they even had water cannons strategically placed on side streets, can't imagine what would happen if they lose.
Was mooching around the west end tonight and literally hundreds of Moroccans and their cars bring Oxford Circus to a standstill. All good natured. Will be interesting if the French do the same if they win
After the French played their last game there was a massive police presence in the Champs Elysess in case of trouble,they even had water cannons strategically placed on side streets, can't imagine what would happen if they lose.
Whisper it quietly, but does anyone else think the winter World Cup has made the quality better?
Players seem to have a lot more energy etc as it's mid-season in most leagues rather than looking knackered like recent tournaments
Think the opposite is true.
You can also produce a list of injuries leading up to and during the tournament that is fairly sizeable, especially bigger names like Mane, Pogba, Benzema, Jesus, Kante, James, Jota, Werner, Chilwell, Kimpembe, Hernandez, Lukaku
7 out of 8 favourites won in the round of 16 and most went up a gear or two. Croatia aren't the team they were in the last World cup and look's like they did well to get this far. Morocco have achieved by becoming the first North Africa country to reach the Q. Finals of a WC.
Brazil and Portugal to get to the semi Finals and Netherlands/Argentina and France/England so very close.
The cream is rising to the top and that includes England. 50/50 game with our oldest enemy.
Gotta give praise to the keeper, apparently where he’s from the streets have no name…
They really didn't surrender and his saves were the sweetest thing leading to a celebration of immense pride after such a beautiful day. It was so cruel for Spain to exit and now for them the dream is over.
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A perfect warm up for Croatia vs Brazil on Friday afternoon
Morocco have achieved by becoming the first North Africa country to reach the Q. Finals of a WC.
Brazil and Portugal to get to the semi Finals and Netherlands/Argentina and France/England so very close.
The cream is rising to the top and that includes England. 50/50 game with our oldest enemy.
Brazil
Netherlands
Portugal
England*
*those who have seen my predictions for today should take little comfort
Players seem to have a lot more energy etc as it's mid-season in most leagues rather than looking knackered like recent tournaments
Stockport v Charlton: ITV4
The TV figures will be so high for the 1st half as viewers need their football fix.
2nd half figures will be lower than the last episode of Eldorado. The BBC TV soap, set in Spain at great expense.
The winter world cups grown on me.
It's passed the test in my eyes
I like the fact that football returns after the world Cup is over and there isn't a monthly gap.
Sure, the summer occasion is all round better, but there are pros and cons.
This is likely to be a one off winter world Cup, but at least we know that if it happens again, its not the end of the world
Please head to Stockport v Charlton Thread or Our favourite Trains Thread in the interim.
The mexican free kick v Saudi Arabia was pretty special.
Millwall?
Eden Hazard retires from international football aged just 31. A sad decline really, he was a shadow at the World Cup of the player he was