World cup thread

South West Claret. · Post by **South West Claret.** » Sun Jul 01, 2018 2:40 pm

A polite notice, can we all keep this WorldCup thread on football please.

Claret · Post by **Claret** » Sun Jul 01, 2018 2:48 pm

What’s your favourite food?

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Sun Jul 01, 2018 2:55 pm

Paella.

Claret · Post by **Claret** » Sun Jul 01, 2018 2:57 pm

Beetroot soup

piston broke · Post by **piston broke** » Sun Jul 01, 2018 3:02 pm

Game on.

Claret · Post by **Claret** » Sun Jul 01, 2018 3:03 pm

Don’t like game

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sun Jul 01, 2018 3:11 pm

No Iniesta brave decision by the new coach.

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sun Jul 01, 2018 3:16 pm

Taxi for Sergei Ignashevich

Claret · Post by **Claret** » Sun Jul 01, 2018 3:41 pm

Debatable penalty decision. Could argue either way for that. I think it was not deliberate and therefore no penalty, but you could argu he knew he wasn’t going to reach it and stuck his arm up to stop whoever was behind him.
1-1

piston broke · Post by **piston broke** » Sun Jul 01, 2018 3:42 pm

Clear pen. Check out where his right arm is. At the height of his jump that’s where his left arm should be.

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Sun Jul 01, 2018 3:44 pm

100% pen, great decision by the ref - Pique left his arm up there for far longer than normal.

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Sun Jul 01, 2018 3:45 pm

Vegas Claret wrote:100% pen, great decision by the ref - Pique left his arm up there for far longer than normal.

He didn't even leave it up, he put it back up.

Claret · Post by **Claret** » Sun Jul 01, 2018 3:52 pm

Claret wrote:Debatable penalty decision. Could argue either way for that. I think it was not deliberate and therefore no penalty, but you could argu he knew he wasn’t going to reach it and stuck his arm up to stop whoever was behind him.
1-1

Just seen the replay at half time and it does look deliberate so I do not think it’s debatable. Definite penalty

Claret · Post by **Claret** » Sun Jul 01, 2018 5:13 pm

Like watching paint dry

Claret · Post by **Claret** » Sun Jul 01, 2018 5:31 pm

PENALTIES!
We may now get some shots on target

Claret · Post by **Claret** » Sun Jul 01, 2018 5:40 pm

Spain look like going out here.

Tall Paul · Post by **Tall Paul** » Sun Jul 01, 2018 5:41 pm

It's coming home lads.

Claret · Post by **Claret** » Sun Jul 01, 2018 5:42 pm

Bustard Russians through. They played more than half that match wanting penalties

Goddy · Post by **Goddy** » Sun Jul 01, 2018 5:47 pm

So one of these teams WILL be in the World Cup final!!!!

Russia
Croatia
Denmark
Sweden
Switzerland
Colombia
England

Blimey. A real chance for one of them to win the thing!!!!!

Claret · Post by **Claret** » Sun Jul 01, 2018 7:01 pm

Danes 1-0 up within the first minute!

Claret · Post by **Claret** » Sun Jul 01, 2018 7:04 pm

1-1. 4 minutes!

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sun Jul 01, 2018 10:09 pm

Goddy wrote:So one of these teams WILL be in the World Cup final!!!!

Russia
Croatia
Denmark
Sweden
Switzerland
Colombia
England

Blimey. A real chance for one of them to win the thing!!!!!

So if England win on Tuesday a European nation is guaranteed a place in the final.

South West Claret. · Post by **South West Claret.** » Sun Jul 01, 2018 10:22 pm

South West Claret. wrote:Spain v Russia 3pm BBC 1. Russia to go out to Spain as The host country meet their end.

Oh well can't get them all right

chekhov · Post by **chekhov** » Tue Jul 03, 2018 10:07 am

Just came across the World Cup thread feeling sorry for itself way down on page 2 so thought I'd give it a nice nudge up to the top.
So what do you think about England Colombia this evening folks?

South West Claret. · Post by **South West Claret.** » Tue Jul 03, 2018 10:17 am

chekhov wrote:Just came across the World Cup thread feeling sorry for itself way down on page 2 so thought I'd give it a nice nudge up to the top.
So what do you think about England Colombia this evening folks?

England v Columbia 7pm ITV.

I think England should edge it but Must say Columbia’s fitness and desire has impressed me.

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Tue Jul 03, 2018 10:19 am

England to win in Extra time, 3-1

chekhov · Post by **chekhov** » Tue Jul 03, 2018 12:16 pm

Colombia like England seem to blow hot and cold but normally one would expect us to win, so I'll say 2-1 to England.
By the way, although I don't want to be pedantic, it's Colombia not Columbia.

South West Claret. · Post by **South West Claret.** » Tue Jul 03, 2018 12:20 pm

chekhov wrote:Colombia like England seem to blow hot and cold but normally one would expect us to win, so I'll say 2-1 to England.
By the way, although I don't want to be pedantic, it's Colombia not Columbia.

Dead right there’s spellchecking in all of us somewhere

South West Claret. · Post by **South West Claret.** » Tue Jul 03, 2018 2:44 pm

Next up Sweden v Switzerland BBC 1 at 3 pm. I can’t quite remember what the Swiss were like but the Swedes looked OK so won’t predict on this one.

...Ah Switzerland that’s who that little Stoke winger plays for isn’t it?

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Tue Jul 03, 2018 2:49 pm

South West Claret. wrote:Dead right there’s spellchecking in all of us somewhere

I prefer Columbo.

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Tue Jul 03, 2018 3:01 pm

LOADS of empty sets at the Sweden game

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Tue Jul 03, 2018 3:04 pm

England can beat either of these sides, if they get past Columbo. Harry Kane will be licking his lips.

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Tue Jul 03, 2018 3:06 pm

Vegas Claret wrote:LOADS of empty sets at the Sweden game

That's a tad embarrassing for the organisers,i can understand some of the group games being sparsely attended,but this is a knockout round match,and potentially in this side of the draw a better than evens shot at making the final

,could ticket prices be a factor

South West Claret. · Post by **South West Claret.** » Tue Jul 03, 2018 3:26 pm

FactualFrank wrote:I prefer Columbo.

As you come to mention it so do I ... Columbo/Columbia it is then

South West Claret. · Post by **South West Claret.** » Tue Jul 03, 2018 4:02 pm

End to end stuff with neither side looking capable of actually scoring 0-0 at ht. think this may go to extra time.

South West Claret. · Post by **South West Claret.** » Tue Jul 03, 2018 5:21 pm

1-0 to the Swedes interesting game with much penalty area action but only one goal.

Next up England v Columbia 7pm ITV. England to win by the odd goal.

ontario claret · Post by **ontario claret** » Tue Jul 03, 2018 10:02 pm

Fair play to the Swedes. That's a big amount of pride I'm swallowing after the Denmark result. Denmark still don't have an identifiable striker.

ontario claret · Post by **ontario claret** » Tue Jul 03, 2018 10:20 pm

Actually, a lack of goal scoring seems to be epidemic throughout Scandinavia these days. Too much emphasis on technical play. It's been coached to death.

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Tue Jul 03, 2018 10:21 pm

They put three past Mexico.

cricketfieldclarets · Post by **cricketfieldclarets** » Fri Jul 06, 2018 2:57 pm

Claret wrote:In your dreams as they say

Indeed

South West Claret. · Post by **South West Claret.** » Fri Jul 06, 2018 5:04 pm

France v Uruguay 2-0 and well deserved I thought apart from the 1st 20 minutes France were in command.

chekhov · Post by **chekhov** » Fri Jul 06, 2018 5:39 pm

Allez les bleus. I'm trying to get excited but still not feeling very French despite being here for 6 years.
Oh well it'll be England then! Football's going home!

cricketfieldclarets · Post by **cricketfieldclarets** » Fri Jul 06, 2018 6:56 pm

Belgium look good value here at 3 to 1.

Man for man are brazil that much better? At the back definitely not. And probably not in the middle.

And Lukaku and Hazard are as dangerous as Neymar and Jesus...

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Fri Jul 06, 2018 7:17 pm

cricketfieldclarets wrote:Belgium look good value here at 3 to 1.

Man for man are brazil that much better? At the back definitely not. And probably not in the middle.

And Lukaku and Hazard are as dangerous as Neymar and Jesus...

spot on so far!!!

cricketfieldclarets · Post by **cricketfieldclarets** » Fri Jul 06, 2018 7:23 pm

tim_noone wrote:spot on so far!!!

Did i back it?

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Fri Jul 06, 2018 7:26 pm

cricketfieldclarets wrote:Did i back it?

Did I back Uruguay to win the world cup? No/yes

cricketfieldclarets · Post by **cricketfieldclarets** » Fri Jul 06, 2018 7:28 pm

tim_noone wrote:Did I back Uruguay to win the world cup? No/yes

I dunno. I only know who I backed

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Fri Jul 06, 2018 7:32 pm

Oh yes!!!!!

piston broke · Post by **piston broke** » Fri Jul 06, 2018 7:34 pm

All on for two all European semis

Petrol · Post by **Petrol** » Fri Jul 06, 2018 7:38 pm

Playing Felaini was a masterstroke from Martinez