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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bimdQfMYIow
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DP-P_3PXcAAj8Wb.jpg)
Hoping for Poland to make it out the group, maybe even a round beyond that. Also would be nice to see Denmark perform well. Real shame about no Holland though.
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:usacry
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No real group of death but group F is going to be fucking mental.
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Yeah groups are pretty balanced so I dont expect any major drama until round of 32.
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:brazilcry is the only thing about soccer I care about :usacry
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:brazilcry is the only thing about soccer I care about :usacry
I can see Brazil getting another nuclear level ass whipping
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I dont think so, but one can hope.
Or Spain getting a whooping again.
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Did you know the UK government is making up the nerve agent assassination attempt just out of spite for losing the WC2018 bid to Russia ? Some guy said so on Russian state TV.
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I dont think so, but one can hope.
Or Spain getting a whooping again.
Brazil is always one or two idiots away from being omega wrecked, as much talent as they have they arent really disciplined.
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Can't wait to see The Netherlands not play. Belgium it is.
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ez for bendtner and denmark
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Oh right. This is a thing that is about to happen. I was slightly bothered that German supermarkets started stocking German flags and national colour themed stuff. Turns out Plan EU-0815 hasn't gone into effect yet. Phew.
Oh well. Sign me up. Go go go, Teutons. Ball them right in the thingy until they bleed.
(https://abload.de/img/img_0212fkspw.jpg)
Seriously though, I hope I will be able to attend some public viewings and soak in the hyped up atmosphere. And watch some exciting games, although to be honest most of them are exciting to a layman like me.
Best of luck to everyone ('s team of choice).
...Especially to the Germans, because they will obviously need it. No hidden bias here, no no. :doge
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Germany doesnt need any help ffs
Can't wait to see The Netherland's not play. Belgium it is.
Belgium is forever in our shadow
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Who is the Ivory Coast of these teams? I want a fun underdog to root for.
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I dont think so, but one can hope.
Or Spain getting a whooping again.
Brazil is always one or two idiots away from being omega wrecked, as much talent as they have they arent really disciplined.
You clearly haven't been following the team then. The coach is one of the best, if not the best coach they've had in decades and the team isn't built around Neymar anymore. The only crybaby left on the team is Thiago Silva and he may not even start on D. Though the team did get dealt a blow with Alves gone for the tournament, hopefully one of the two guys poised to take his place on right back can step up.
My group stage predictions.
GROUP A:
Egypt
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Uruguay
Advances: Without question Uruguay, but between Egypt and Russia i dunno. Will Putin really allow this team to crash out of the group stage?
GROUP B:
Iran
Morocco
Portugal
Spain
Advances: Spain, Portugal
GROUP C:
Australia
Denmark
France
Peru
Advances: France, maybe Peru. Tough shot calling Peru on this one, but they've been doing well.
GROUP D:
Argentina
Croatia
Iceland
Nigeria
Advances: Argentina, Croatia
GROUP E:
Brazil
Costa Rica
Switzerland
Serbia
Advances: Brazil, Switzerland.
GROUP F:
Germany
South Korea
Mexico
Sweden
Advances: Germany, Mexico. Sweden can maybe pull out against Mexico but I doubt it.
GROUP G:
Belgium
England
Panama
Tunisia
Advances: Belgium, England.
GROUP H:
Colombia
Japan
Poland
Senegal
Advances: Colombia, Poland.
A pretty straight forward group stage with a possible 2 or 3 surprises at most.
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Will watch whatever clips make it to r/all. Secretly hoping for another :brazilcry .
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Id say Egypt with Salah wilæ def go through, also Denmark is an overall stronger side then Peru, but ill be honest I dont know a single Æeruviab
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Id say Egypt with Salah wilæ def go through, also Denmark is an overall stronger side then Peru, but ill be honest I dont know a single Æeruviab
Salah isn't enough to pull Egypt through. He'll be a target and won't be able to do much. World Cup is such a different tournament than Champions League for obvious reasons. Box him out and Egypt is done. Simple strategy for most teams. Plus, are the Russians not going to be playing for their lives, literally?
Peru, from what i remember, were playing really well and Denmark not. But i can see Denmark going through over Peru. It's a tough call.
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I know some of these words...
Germany doesnt need any help ffs
Says you.
Admittedly, in secret I hope for them to get offed at the very last second by worstKorea in an unlikely combination of self-inflicted defeat, once in a lifetime performance by the underdog and sheer bad luck, but until that happens, I'mma be sitting in a restaurant tooting mah horn for the home team and getting drunk like a good little bitchling.
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Russia is pretty bad Assimilate, lno Putin fear will help them.
Egypt is a decent side, although El Neny is out now. They made it to the final of the Africa cup last time.
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Russia is pretty bad Assimilate, lno Putin fear will help them.
Egypt is a decent side, although El Neny is out now. They made it to the final of the Africa cup last time.
I know they're bad but historically there's only been one home team that didn't make it out of the group stages and that was South Africa. Russia is better than South Africa was.
If i had to actually bet money though yeah i'd probably bet Egypt.
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Well with Salah maybe out Egypt is out too I think.
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South African football hasnt been decent since 1996
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South African football hasnt been decent since 1996
You are forgetting about the Sibusiso Zuma era.
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South African football hasnt been decent since 1996
You are forgetting about the Sibusiso Zuma era.
squad around him were mostly compromise picks, we had the best coach then (Troussier) but there wasnt the competition and riches of selection of before. I mean we had Lucas Radebe etc and the 1998 and 2002 squads were good (but shallow) but our football has been in tatters since.
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Watching this as a 11 year old lad, to effectively win the league, started my football obsession for good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_P-iuaZ5dM
Gay4Zuma
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Well with Salah maybe out Egypt is out too I think.
The country is in such despair that they're pretending he's going to play to calm everyone down .
Sergio Ramos is a fucking piece of shit and has always been a piece of shit.
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Believe
(I met Gorski, the head coach of the 74 team once in person and he signed me his book which I have now lost)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4QvwmNKWIc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tz8K-Li1HFE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sgvSxZjcAI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByDztBHsHjE
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Polska Ludowa :bow2
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I almost fell asleep while watching this game at lunch. But good job Russia 5-0 over the Saudis.
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Vive la France, hoes. 🇫🇷
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I knew Russia was going to win this one, but didn't think Saudi Arabia would just not show up.
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(http://www.flagz.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/poland-flag.png)
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Where's the kicktipp link?
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I knew Russia was going to win this one, but didn't think Saudi Arabia would just not show up.
You must not know how trash the Saudi team is, was, and always will be. There's a reason why most saudis love soccer but never follow or support the national team.
why are they so bad?
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Putin picked the Saudi's just so he could win the first match.
(https://sportshub.cbsistatic.com/i/r/2018/06/14/0e33f42d-59d8-45a8-9e3a-4931a7118bf5/thumbnail/770x433/ccd1506c96f90e846e5a3047e8a795f3/putin.jpg)
Imagine how Hillary Clinton must feel watching this :brazilcry
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Putin picked the Saudi's just so he could win the first match.
(https://sportshub.cbsistatic.com/i/r/2018/06/14/0e33f42d-59d8-45a8-9e3a-4931a7118bf5/thumbnail/770x433/ccd1506c96f90e846e5a3047e8a795f3/putin.jpg)
Imagine how Hillary Clinton must feel watching this :brazilcry
Yeah too much of a coincidence one of the worst teams in the tournament that is hosting would meet the only other team worse than them for the opening match.
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as a big fan of stoning gays and oppressing women, i feel a great sadness with this result.
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They don’t train as much as a normal team should, the Saudi league tends to overpay for players to stay in the league which prevents any player from gaining experience in euro leagues like other countries, and they tend to get rewarded with Maybach’s and shit if they do badly so management essentially babies them.
At the end of the day, fuck em. They don’t take soccer/futbol seriously so nobody takes them seriously.
sounds like a great team to play for :lol no matter what the score is, you're a winner. you should sign up for the team, breh
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I’m rooting for Poland, Germany, and England.
Especially Poland.
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muh heritage :noah
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Putin picked the Saudi's just so he could win the first match.
(https://sportshub.cbsistatic.com/i/r/2018/06/14/0e33f42d-59d8-45a8-9e3a-4931a7118bf5/thumbnail/770x433/ccd1506c96f90e846e5a3047e8a795f3/putin.jpg)
Imagine how Hillary Clinton must feel watching this :brazilcry
This missed the best part with Putin smirking at the end.
Those last two goals were embarrising.
Also pretty sure the refs were all KGB.
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I’m rooting for Poland, Germany, and England.
Especially Poland.
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muh heritage :noah
I think Poland will get out of the group.
Also pretty sure the refs were all KGB.
Doesn't really matter there's full on replay now.
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Late - Poland defender Michal Pazdan and/or Dr. Evil saves TV reporter:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naDm4sj-oOY
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what's her name/IG? :noah
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Putin picked the Saudi's just so he could win the first match.
(https://sportshub.cbsistatic.com/i/r/2018/06/14/0e33f42d-59d8-45a8-9e3a-4931a7118bf5/thumbnail/770x433/ccd1506c96f90e846e5a3047e8a795f3/putin.jpg)
Imagine how Hillary Clinton must feel watching this :brazilcry
We need putin shrug emoticon
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what's her name/IG? :noah
It's literally in the video title.
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the only words I recognized were "kung fu" :lol
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I wonder how many times they had to throw a light at her before he got it
spoiler (click to show/hide)
cause we know the Polish can't kick for shit :punch :punch :punch :punch
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This is another shitty game. If Salah comes in Egypt may actually win this.
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I'm rooting for Czech Republic... oh wait. :fbm
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I'm rooting for Czech Republic... oh wait. :fbm
Are you sure? Sounds like you need to double Czech.
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Goddamn soyboy goalkeeper.
:maf
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(https://78.media.tumblr.com/659e1383def76e9cbfadd99c9c243635/tumblr_padj2pM5dv1vvwgg7o1_500.gif)
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Woo! Ronaldo won! Portugal was also there.
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Spain vs Portugal was a damn good game.
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Also lose a game in over time by scoring on yourself :dead
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Iran has more wins than Portugal and Spain atm.
Knew I picked the right team. :preach
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I work with 2 Iranians. All I wanted was to be able to shit talk :(
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Also lose a game in over time by scoring on yourself :dead
that was fucking brutallllllll coming two days after losing the world cup bid to the U.S
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I work with 2 Iranians. All I wanted was to be able to shit talk :(
Maybe Iran will lose the Syrian Civil War. America can't fail to qualify for that.
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Enjoyed that match. Wish Iceland completely fucked em over though.
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Poor Messi.
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Enjoying this as well so far.
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Ouch Germany
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https://twitter.com/landondonovan/status/1007973608050704384
https://twitter.com/landondonovan/status/1008108642350972928
https://twitter.com/mgoblog/status/1008396220342075392
8)
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Lmao germany
And brazil is a dirty diver team
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Germany, Brazil, Argentina with terrible starts, France being meh, Spain firing the head coach now... Maybe it's the year for an actual dark horse.
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Neymar needs an academy award for his flopping.
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Germany, Brazil, Argentina with terrible starts, France being meh, Spain firing the head coach now... Maybe it's the year for an actual dark horse.
(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/194504580229234688/457323391876333569/eng.jpg)
literally and unironically going to walk it.
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Nah, its iceland's time baby.
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Ill actually out money on england, worth a punt
Belgium?
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Went to a modest public viewing yesterday. As a filthy casual with no stake in the happenings, watching the group dynamics and idiocy all around me was refreshing. That, and the spit-roast suckling pig was excellent. I could get used to this.
As a German, seeing our boys stumble around like that was ... interesting, nonetheless. Watching Mexico gleefully dismantle them certainly provided lots of entertainment, though.
That, and the Brazil superfan that just wouldn't shut up about how his team would get serious and snatch a goal ANY SECOND NOW until like three minutes after the game. Glad to see humans are still humans, no matter whether it's about sperging on the vidya or masturbating to 22 peeps running after a ball. :lol
Interesting Worldcup. Argentinia, Brazil and Germany all did way worse than I would have thought. I mean, I have no clue either way, but still.
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Its just the first game though
Champions have lost first games before, if their form doesnt pick up soon though...
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That, and the Brazil superfan that just wouldn't shut up about how his team would get serious and snatch a goal ANY SECOND NOW until like three minutes after the game. Glad to see humans are still humans, no matter whether it's about sperging on the vidya or masturbating to 22 peeps running after a ball. :lol
eh, it's been a while since brazil has had a first eleven that i've watched and thought, here's a team that can get a goal at will and just outscore the opponent even if they do concede
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Go Sweden!
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I was going to support Germany, but watching Mexico beat them was really exciting. I need a team I wouldn't be happy to see losing in an upset. So I'm going to support Switzerland. They played well against Brazil, but they have a challenge ahead of them. If Brazil and Switzerland both have the same points at the end of the group stage, who gets the 1 spot in the bracket?
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...if a certain trainer is allowed to eat his boogers again, we're going to ace it, Dandy. We were clearly holding back on purpose.
:smug Germany is about to do a new game+ with ironman rules. Watch and be amazed.
(I may not be all that invested in soccer, but I don't feel like the Germans worked well off each other, or as a team, really. At least until 20 minutes before the end or so. Nor did they really adapt to changes all that well. Dunno if you can have lofty asperations with that ragtag bunch of otherwise pretty good individuals. Not sure if the team can be beaten into shape by the time it needs to perform. Sweden will be an interesting match for sure.)
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https://i.imgur.com/26C0G1s.mp4
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Terrible starts for the big teams. At this point i think Belgium has the best chance of winning this thing but first games usually don't mean much. I do hope Sweden can beat Germany and knock them out of the tournament, god that'd be juicy.
And jesus fuck Brazil. When are these guys going to realize corners are their achilles heel? Every world cup it fucks them. Saying that, it was a push, i'm not sure why that wasn't reviewed, or why Gabriel Jesus's play wasn't reviewed, guy was torn down in the box.
You guys saying they flop.... they get pulled and grabbed every fucking play. Watch the replays. This isn't rugby, you can't pull and tug guys to the ground.
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Wait, this isn't Rugby?
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Its impossible for Belgium to win
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Its impossible for Belgium to win
Possibly, but if they come together who knows? this tournament doesn't seem to have any 'great' teams and it does seem lacking...
i think the fact that the U.S isn't in it, and Italy as well, takes a lot of out of the event.
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This is going to be murder
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This is going to be murder
It's England breh, they've already missed 5 chances in front of the net.
And Tunisia makes it 1-1 on a stupid ass England penalty in the box.
Love it.
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Murder is coming, just you wait
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They're so cynical they've already given up. :lol
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Well, it was attempted murder at least.
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No Italy? Guess I gotta go for Poland.
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What a shame.
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believe
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YESSSSSSS
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What a boring fucking game. England ain't going nowhere in this world cup. At this point i think Belgium has a legitimate shot at the cup
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So after 5 days some thoughts:
- Portugal had a beautiful game. And by portugal, I mean Ronaldo. He was great. But history shows that's not enough to get through to win the cup
- This isn't the same Germany from last World Cup
- Mexico put on a very, very strong showing. They played aggressive and well as a team. Something I haven't seem too much from others. If we were to go on just the games played so far, I'd say Mexico has the best chance
- Messi is a mess
- Belgium played an arrogant game, but it was sorta scary how easy they made it look in the second half
- England. WTF? You let Tunisia tie you then park the bus on you until the 91st minute? That's ridiculous
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If Belgium starts living up to their potential nobody in this tournament will stop them. Mexico finally has a chance to go beyond the quarter-finals.
As long as Germany is knocked out i'll be happy.
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No Italy? Guess I gotta go for Poland.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAGU2o1MSHc
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Godspeed, Poland. :doge
(https://i.imgur.com/y5insJw.png)
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England ain't going nowhere in this world cup.
You can say that about the last 50 years.
50 years is a bit harsh but at this point "choking" is too generous a term and the basic fact of the matter is that England is a historically mediocre European middleweight. Especially so considering the financial means and player base they have. I'd say Croatia has a bigger chance of winning this World Cup and has certainly been a more exciting team in the last twenty years.
I mentioned it long ago in the football thread but as far as I've read England was a bit of a coaching wasteland at every level of the ladder starting in amateur and lower leagues still a couple of years ago. The Czech Republic Federation had as many properly educated & certified coaching staff than in the whole of the FA, for 9 times less the number of registered members. And despite the truckload of foreign expertise pouring in, top English coaches were still until recently caricaturally insular and myopic down to the point that Steve McClaren was the most worldly one for having won an Eredivisie championship. :heh So imagine how the old geezers in lower leagues must still be like.
It probably plays a part in why England teams always seem to have terrible cohesiveness and no solid game plan. They squandered some genuinely good rosters because of it.
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ABE pissbabies going into overdrive.
it's actually coming home.
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Holy fuck i got a glimpse of these 'women' broadcasters Fox Sports and some channels in England have injected into the commentary... my god that's cringe. Fox sports has i don't know who but her whiny overexcited voice is the worst fucking thing the network could have done.
Why does a woman have to now be injected into everything? This is atrocious. Thank god latin America hasn't followed this ridiculous quota policy. At least not yet.
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tryhard
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Enjoying the ammount of fuckery this World Cup so far.
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The team with the most goals, usually.
Thanks, I don't know why this slipped my mind.
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:uguu
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Yeah I'm down for an Uguu Cup
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Colombia loses to Japan
fuckery continues :lol
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Wow, two no-name teams here. Like I don't even know where in the world Poland is.
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Wow, two no-name teams here. Like I don't even know where in the world Poland is.
It's hard to know since Poland ceases to exist at least once a century. :doge
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Wow, two no-name teams here. Like I don't even know where in the world Poland is.
It's hard to know since Poland ceases to exist at least once a century. :doge
Yet still fewer republics than France. :smug
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I thought Poland was a little better than this. This is bad.
1-0 Senegal .
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Go Sengal!
edit: guess Poland got it on themselves. Go poland!
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Senegal has a decent squad. It's not a huge surprise. :yeshrug
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Senegal has a decent squad. It's not a huge surprise. :yeshrug
If Senegal and Japan advance out of this group i would have fucked my whole bracket up.
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Jeszcze Polska nie zginęła :doge
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Jeszcze Polska nie zginęła :doge
Now Poland is lost :goty2
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Jeszcze Polska nie zginęła :doge
Now Poland is lost :goty2
:neogaf
Someone make a dumb pol joke
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LOLLOLL
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KURWA!
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Whenever they show the Polish supporters :dead
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Senegals coach looks badass
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Nice saves. Poland might need to cease to exist again for a few decades given this embarrassment.
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Jeszcze Polska nie zginęła? :doge
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:o
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Fitting that the worst player on the pitch (after Blaszczykowski and Piszczek got subbed) scored :doge
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Nice saves. Poland might need to cease to exist again for a few decades given this embarrassment.
Sto lat, sto lat, niech żyje, żyje nam.
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Nice saves. Poland might need to cease to exist again for a few decades given this embarrassment.
Sto lat, sto lat, niech żyje, żyje nam.
Is that how you say 'Take us back Lithuania' in Polish?
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Russia against Egypt will be a tough game to watch.
Egypt sucks even with Salah and Russia isn't any good either.
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Fitting that the worst player on the pitch (after Blaszczykowski and Piszczek got subbed) scored :doge
:derp
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Vowels are optional in slavic languages. :trumps
Best one is the island of Krk in Croatia.
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first bitcoins, now poland
poor atra, forever losing :'(
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Nice saves. Poland might need to cease to exist again for a few decades given this embarrassment.
Sto lat, sto lat, niech żyje, żyje nam.
Is that how you say 'Take us back Lithuania' in Polish?
Litwo! Ojczyzno moja! :'(
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Come on Egypt.
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i want my fellow muslams to win but russian babes are my achilles heel
plz don't ban me for having a type
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mash’allah
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WTF? How much did Russia pay for that goal
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:mindblown
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What...
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What a stroke of genius to put this bad Russian team in the easiest group imaginable. :putin
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:mindblown :mindblown :mindblown :mindblown :mindblown :mindblown :mindblown :mindblown :mindblown :mindblown :mindblown :mindblown :mindblown
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Jesus
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This Russia stuff is mad sus
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This Russia stuff is mad sus
Suspect that a mediocre team wipes the floor with teams that are dogshit?
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Isn't being from the apex civilization in the region enough to troll their neighbors?
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I never liked football anyway
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Man, if Russia has to fight so hard to get out of that "babby's first world cup group" they're going to get destroyed next round.
Also, Poland letting Senegal beat them :neogaf
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Tbf Poland beat itself
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Russia hacked yet another thing ?
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Poor Morocco. They ran and ran but nothing.
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Ya Marocco was really trying.
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Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia
This is going to be a bloodbath. I wish this wasn't the noon game. I rather catch Spain vs Iran >:(
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Uruguay?
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I have Saudi Arabia +2,5
I don't know why, I just love gambling. :doge
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Good thing the Saudi FA imposed a goalkeeper change :doge
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Senegal has been decent for the past few world cups and tends to have good players, how is it that Poland let them win when aside from Lewandowski the polish team ain't nothing to write home about?
Senegal wasnt good against Poland at all, Poland gifted them two goals.
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I have Saudi Arabia +2,5
I don't know why, I just love gambling. :doge
:ego
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I have Saudi Arabia +2,5
I don't know why, I just love gambling. :doge
:ego
Your username is the wrong Kenny for this post :maf
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This game is Iranian state-sponsored terrorism. :yuck
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Do these fuckers have vuvuzelas? What's with the constant fucking noise.
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Fucking finally...
spoiler (click to show/hide)
]I might have placed a bet on Spain -1.5 :doge
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Hahahaha, the fuckery.
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ALLAHU AKBAR
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:shaq2
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Dangit was rooting for Iran
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Did they end up considering that an own goal again? fuck.
A bit crazy how much better teams are finding it hard to score against their lesser opponents.
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Three 1-0 games. Yeah, that's soccer.
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Does soccer exist without the offside rule? I always feel like it would make for a more exciting game.
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Does soccer exist without the offside rule? I always feel like it would make for a more exciting game.
People that don't know the game always makes this stupid comment. Imagine hockey without offsides, American football. The off sides rule creates the dynamic of the game and how it's played.
I think a lot of you would really enjoy Rugby, check it out.
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Before the offside rule, they would just hang out at the end of the field and wait for a long bomb pass. It's terribly boring.
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Before the offside rule, they would just hang out at the end of the field and wait for a long bomb pass. It's terribly boring.
wtf, how were you watching soccer before the offside rule?
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Maybe they should reconsider the no hands rule then. I always feel like it would make for a more exciting game.
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I actually wonder what soccer would look like if they used a hockey-style offside that incorporated a neutral zone in the middle of the field.
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Before the offside rule, they would just hang out at the end of the field and wait for a long bomb pass. It's terribly boring.
wtf, how were you watching soccer before the offside rule?
I've played a few games where they decided to do away with the offside rule due to lack of refs. It was awful.
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To play or watch? I only care about one of those things.
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I actually wonder what soccer would look like if they used a hockey-style offside that incorporated a neutral zone in the middle of the field.
it wouldn't work. there's 11 guys on each side on the field. the types of strategies that would be implemented would bog the fuck down out of the game.
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how?
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how?
same way it bogs down hockey bro... ever heard of the trap?
And, how exactly would you want this to work in soccer? You aren't supposed to run behind the ball all the time like you do a puck. You see this with the lesser teams, they don't play the entire field when they have the ball.
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Pepe smh
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Assimilate is right ( :'( ), without offside attackers would be free to just park around the box. This would force some defenders lower on the pitch and thus encourage more static plays, less cohesive and more stretched teams and just bombing imprecise long balls all over.
Also there's already a neutral zone, offside rule is only in effect past the central line.
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Also there's already a neutral zone, offside rule is only in effect past the central line.
Well yeah, that's an argument for why pushing it out for say 10 yards in each direction wouldn't automatically destroy the game.
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Also there's already a neutral zone, offside rule is only in effect past the central line.
Well yeah, that's an argument for why pushing it out for say 10 yards in each direction wouldn't automatically destroy the game.
But why ? I don't recall offsides at midfield being a problem for the game in general ?
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Just spitballing, since Dandy brought it up, on whether the game could be tilted to create a bit more action without devolving into cherry-picking.
Obviously the world's most popular sport doesn't need to change anything, but speculating always brings out the fun police.
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Offside rule is as old as the first "standardized" codified rules of the game in the second part of the XIXth century.
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That arm contact lol
Come on Denmark. These koala fuckers ain't nothing.
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VAR drama is fucking amazing btw
omg
especially the gesture of a square the ref makes and then makes a decision :hyper
And here people were saying VAR would hurt the drama
Just spitballing, since Dandy brought it up, on whether the game could be tilted to create a bit more action without devolving into cherry-picking.
Obviously the world's most popular sport doesn't need to change anything, but speculating always brings out the fun police.
You're not completely wrong. Offsides has been annoying but because of the human factor of making that call which is pretty hard to make accurately.
Now with the VAR this shouldn't be much of a problem. However, in saying that i'd still like to see 1 tiny change. As we saw in that Iran game, that guy was barely offsides, i feel like it should be a clear separation between him and the last defender. Like, daylight separation where you can see space between the two bodies. A lot of times they'll call offsides by a fucking hair.
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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2782096-burger-king-sorry-for-food-offer-to-women-who-get-impregnated-by-world-cup-stars
The original post was offered on VK earlier Tuesday, offering women a lifetime supply of Whoppers as well as 3 million Russian rubles ($47,000) if they become impregnated by a soccer star.
"For these girls, it will be possible to get the best football genes, and will lay down the success of the Russian national team on several generations ahead," the post read, as translated by Lauren Theisen of Deadspin. "Forward! We believe in you!"
:ussrcry
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Argentina is so weird. They have Dybala on the bench and left players like Icardi at home, yet they insinst on having guys start that nobody has ever heard of :doge
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Argentina is so weird. They have Dybala on the bench and left players like Icardi at home, yet they insinst on having guys start that nobody has ever heard of :doge
Argentina has always had problems with personalities clashing.
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:neogaf
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Hahahahaha, eat shit.
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Argentina :doge
Good thing scrubs like Meza, Acuna and Salvio are playing though.
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Feels like the Argentinian squad really wants to make Messi breakdown in tears in the middle of the game.
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So good.
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ha ha
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I like how shameful they're playing now. Sore losers.
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the reason why nobody likes argentinians in central and south america is on full display
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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i'm so into this
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the reason why nobody likes argentinians in central and south america is on full display
This is true. The women are beautiful but the dudes are mostly like Maradona (A gold watch on each wrist)
I like Messi though, i feel for him. He has to be thinking to himself what could have been if he chose to play for Spain.
edit: Damn, Modric next to some of his teammates.. Modric is fucking tiny.
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i adore messi and really wish he had retired two years ago. no way he's winning with that squad, talent be damned. too many maradona's on that squad
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Holy hell Argentina. WTF?
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Otamendi should have gotten 5 red carda what a twat only thing that would have made the rakitic goal better is if he celebrated in front of otamendi
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I think this may settle the debate on Ronaldo vs Messi.
Without a supportive squad he literally grew up playing with Messi can be boxed out to nothing. Ronaldo, still does Ronaldo stuff even if he has nobody supporting him.
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messi carried his squad to the finals though
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The Messi vs. Ronaldo debate is for distinguished mentally-challenged fellows.
Football just doesn't work this way.
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messi carried his squad to the finals though
Eh, Ronaldo took his team to the Eurocup and won it. Not to mention the World Cup semifinals run in 2006 with a team far inferior than Messi ever had at Argentina.
Football just doesn't work this way.
How doesn't it work this way? Besides maybe Basketball there is no other sport out there that player talent matters so much.
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The Messi vs. Ronaldo debate is for distinguished mentally-challenged fellows.
Football just doesn't work this way.
the memes though
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How doesn't it work this way? Besides maybe Basketball there is no other sport out there that player talent matters so much.
:derp
There were world-class players that never won anything or didn't even qualify for any major international tournaments because their teams sucked.
Andriy Shevchenko and George Weah were some of the best strikers of their respective times and never did anything on the international stage.
Messi didn't lose this game, Croatia had total control over the midfield area. Rakitic and Modric were dominant, nothing Messi or Ronaldo or anyone are able to overcome.
edit: People are giving Lewandowski shit for not showing up in big international competitions but look who he's playing with. Milik was really good but then had two major knee injuries and Zielinski is really talented. The rest of the Polish team are has-beens or never-will-bes.
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:derp
There were world-class players that never won anything or didn't even qualify for any major international tournaments because their teams sucked.
Andriy Shevchenko and George Weah were some of the best strikers of their respective times and never did anything on the international stage.
Messi didn't lose this game, Croatia had total control over the midfield area. Rakitic and Modric were dominant, nothing Messi or Ronaldo or anyone are able to overcome.
But he's also not leading his team at all. He's fucking broken, and i get it, the coach is a joke, the team is in shambles, but he just crawled into a hole.....
Ronaldo is up there pumping his guys up. That's leadership. You have to weigh a persons overall greatness on every aspect of the game and for me right now Ronaldo has that edge.
The guys you mentioned were great players, Hell, i think Ronaldinho is the best skilled player ever, but he simply stopped giving a fuck and so he can't be included in that discussion of GOAT.
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I'd say talent is rather diluted in football, with 11 players all coordinating, plus it's a sport and often a competition format with slim margins between a win or a defeat. I don't doubt Maradona or Pelé were as good as the hype but it's probably not inconsequential they happened to play for historically strong nations either.
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That said I prefer CRonaldo, irrespective of "who is better",despite or perhaps because he is a douche.
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The GOAT discussion is silly anyway.
There were so many defensive players that are somehow never mentioned. Cafu and Javier Zanetti "invented" the modern full back, Paolo Maldini was an all-time great and yet, they never get any recognition because people look at goals scored and not individual skill.
Without players like Modric,Ramos and Kroos, Real Madrid would lose at the first knockout stage of the Champions League every year. Same for Messi without Xavi(now Rakitic), Iniesta and Busquets The whole "discussion" is completely pointless.
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Like the announcer said last world cup, "Argentina has Messi, Portugal has Ronaldo, but Germany has a team"
Of course Germany doesn't have a team this world cup though :neogaf
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I don't think it's entirely pointless, it's hard to deny that some players dictate play more than others (the mythical 10 then, now extended to 8 and 9,5) or shine in clutch but yes of course they're only so good as the band backing them and also very much yes that some positions get overlooked too frequently (goalkeeping may arguably be a position where individual talent may affect a result in its own).
Portugal won a major title and seem to be in a good dynamic now but CRonaldo long couldn't drag the team to himself at the top too until recently, despite Portugal not being the weakest of selections (though certainly to be fair not as drowning in talent as the AFA), while Argentina got into finals at the world and continental level.
They're both total freaks and certainly the most dominant players since the original Ronaldo. It's a bit of a blessing to have two at the same time.
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Like the announcer said last world cup, "Argentina has Messi, Portugal has Ronaldo, but Germany has a team"
A team filled to the brim with talent, and not to mention the leading goal scorer in world cup history :foodcourt
But you're right, they worked like a team and won. No one is debating that a well organized team can't overcome one or two superstars.
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If you support Ronaldo or Real Madrid you're basically a fascist
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The GOAT discussion is silly anyway.
There were so many defensive players that are somehow never mentioned. Cafu and Javier Zanetti "invented" the modern full back, Paolo Maldini was an all-time great and yet, they never get any recognition because people look at goals scored and not individual skill.
Without players like Modric,Ramos and Kroos, Real Madrid would lose at the first knockout stage of the Champions League every year. Same for Messi without Xavi(now Rakitic), Iniesta and Busquets The whole "discussion" is completely pointless.
But that can be said for any sport. Defense is usually less about skill and more about tactical knowhow, and cohesion. That's why those guys are left out of the GOAT discussions in all sports. The only times they are included is when they are also insane goal scorers with insane offensive skills, as like a Bobby Orr.
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Tackles and Headers are definitely skills. If you want to be so reductive and only include on-ball skills then Denilson is probably one of the best players I've ever seen, but as a player he sucked.
Football is too complex of a game and not comparable to Basketball or Hockey at all. Defenders are not even involved in the attack 99% of the time while all players in Hockey or Basketball take some shots by default.
:no1curr
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They're both total freaks and certainly the most dominant players since the original Ronaldo. It's a bit of a blessing to have two at the same time.
I both agree and would like to mention that Zidane is on that level, although R9 is my personal fav. And the fact that R9's career was plagued with injuries and by the time he was 30, dude got fat. I doubt we'll ever see a striker as good as R9 in his prime anytime soon. Although Cristiano seemingly is a much better striker lately than he was before (I know he was more of a winger most of his career).
That said, my soccer shitposting ammunition just got a few good ones:
"You know who didn't miss his penalty in the first game? Modric :smug"
"You know who made it out of group stages even when he was flabby and sick? OG Ronaldo :smug"
Right on Brows. I still think the original Ronaldo is the best pure striker there ever was.
Messi and R7 are different because they're part of this new age of superstar athlete where they don't party and blow cocaine and drink all night long like most other guys in their primes from back in the day.......
so much so that the original Ronaldo conceived a kid during the 2002 world cup with a random Japanese/Brazilian woman! And people want to criticize Burger King :lol.
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can't blame the argies when their best player was injured.
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Could Messi do this in the 90th minute to put Argentina through to the semis?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsZkCFoqSBs
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:bow VAR :bow2
:piss Neymar :piss2
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Fucking neymar
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Ok, so that definitely should have been a call but i'm happy that fifi and the governing bodies are cracking down on the bullshit flops and over-exaggeration. If Neymar didn't throw his arms up he would have gotten the call. This ref is legit.
Neymar needs to stop this baby shit.
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Neymar is diving fuckboi bitch and the sooner he's out of the brazilian squad the better.
Glad for the win, Coutinho continues to be the best player on the squad.
He does get fouled though. The problem is he never gained fucking weight. He never put on muscle like everyone thought he would after his teens. He can get pushed around too easily.
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Go Iceland!
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So many opportunities :(
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FUCCCCCK
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Too bad for iceland but Nigerias is cool amd their kit is lit
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Argentina is a bad matchup for Nigeria. Nigeria doesn't have the capability to boss around their midfield and their defense is suspect at best.
Argentina will get through because I don't see Iceland beating Croatia's B-team.
LOL what a penalty.
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WTF was that
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Argentina is a bad matchup for Nigeria. Nigeria doesn't have the capability to boss around their midfield and their defense is suspect at best.
Argentina will get through because I don't see Iceland beating Croatia's B-team.
LOL what a penalty.
Yup. The Super Eagles just saved fucking Argentina. Unbelievable.
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Argentina should be thanking Nigeria on their hands and knees like dogs
:trumps
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https://youtu.be/XDRO6JNdfPo
:mouf
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Iceland is a pretty awesome country tbh. They are responsible for both the Prose and the Poetic Eddas and is a tiny ass country that's home to some of the strongest mofos in the world.
:lawd
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(https://abload.de/img/oxteexz17k03.jpg) (http://abload.de/image.php?img=oxteexz17k03.jpg)
Yes daddy
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There's always drama at the world cup. That's why it is so great. You think everything will go a predictable way and then boom.
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Xhaka my boy
Shaqiri too
Always score bangers
Shaqiris.goal.against Poland two years ago..
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People piling on Neymar crying on his knees.
This kid needs to stop being such a pussy, he thinks he's on TheBore or something :doge
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People piling on Neymar crying on his knees.
This kid needs to stop being such a pussy, he thinks he's on TheBore or something :doge
Like you? :hitler
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People piling on Neymar crying on his knees.
This kid needs to stop being such a pussy, he thinks he's on TheBore or something :doge
Like you? :hitler
:goty2
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Sooooo.....how fucked is Argentina?
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Sooooo.....how fucked is Argentina?
All they have to do is beat Nigeria, a team they've beaten i think 5 times in a row at the world cup.
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Yeah, but they're such a mess I have a hard time seeing it.
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MEXICO BEAT THE KRAUTS WHAT THE FUUUCK
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Belgium is the only one that looks like real contenders so far.
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I hope them Belgians do it for the guy with the Lenny avatar.
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The diving is driving me fucking insane. It's my fav. sport outside of combat sports but this WC has been a notch above, the cynicism is just totally outrageous. Makes Serie A catennacio of the 90s look full contact. Honestly mexico/SK is disgusting me right now and i'm actually rooting for mexico. Holding this wonderful sport back so much blah. :maf :maf :maf :maf :maf :maf
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I guess it's easy to say from the sidelines but I'm convinced diving could be curbed by stringent refereeing (yellow and red cards). But the powers that be probably don't relish much the idea of having one atrocious year of games finishing at 9 vs 9 and much like anything else it's not always exactly easy to judge. Otherwise heavy fines or suspensions by a commission watching recorded games. The tricky part is that must be impartial and even not to be immediately discredited by fans.
But it is absolutely hurting the game and doing a number on the pacing.
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the diving throughout the years has only pushed me further and further away from the sport. though it might have more to do with zidane retiring; i'm lost without him :'(
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So many sick plays interrupted because of tactical diving just this WC. Parking the bus is one thing, it already slows the game to a crawl, add in 100 percent diving and we are at NFL levels of down time. We should relish in the WC being a game rather than a war that needs to be won at whatever cost. I realize the naivety of my statement but this shouldn't be driven by business like the the Premier league. :'(
It's really unfortunate few sports can emulate the sheer beauty of a sick string of tiki taka passes leading to a goal in a tight space or the individual genius of a phenom driving through 4 players alone. Give it back you fairies, it's my right as a citizen of the world.
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Could have been a penalty and a red for Boateng.
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L O L
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I dunno if it's just me but these past ten or so years it's been especially egregious. I'm all for carding divers and punishing them severely. Don't care if it makes the game unbearable for two or so years, long term it'll pretty much fix by far the worst aspect of ever watching a soccer game.
Like, have you guys seen Neymar? Dude would rather dive than take a shot, and most defenses seem to be more quick to ask for an offside or whatever instead of playing defense. It's annoying as fuck and it's the reason I stopped watching regularly these past few years.
But VAR is and hopefully will change all that. '
And of course Germany would tie it with another shit goal. This is what they do. They're consistent.
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Well, Germany woke the fuck up.
wow they just red carded
unbelievable. if sweden blows this
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that was a thing of beauty :bow2
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sweden you fucking morons. how do you blow that?
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Haven't edged this much since I discovered midget porn.
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Man they took Sweden to the showers
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The only better outcome would be if they lose or tie Korea while Sweden beats Mexico. Now that would be an emotional fucking ride
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:lawd :win
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Goddamn it Sweden.
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6-1. Man England's defence is seriously questionable. If garbage like Panama can get past them what are they going to do when they go up against a real team?
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:bow Getting pardoned by the soccer heavens and scraping by on the skin of your teeth at the last few seconds :bow2
Germany showcasing proper skill-based soccer. :smug
Would be a riot if they barely eke out a victory over the Koreans - and then Sweden manages to gut them thanks to a better goal ratio. I almost want it to happen.
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ABE's shed another layer of sweat drenched clothing as their apocalypse looms nearer.
when it comes home you'll all be hearing about it all day every day for the next four years.
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Surprisingly good game between Japan and Senegal.
Now let's go Colombia! the land of the hottest fucking women on earth!
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Poland is so shit its appaling, how did we top our qualifying group again?
Oh well at least the PML is starting soon again.
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Btw xhaka and shaqiri against serbia was epic
Loved the albanian eagle celebration and loved lichtensteiner joined in
Looking forward to seeing them at arsenal
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Poland is so shit its appaling, how did we top our qualifying group again?
yahhhhh i had them going through to the knockout stages based on their qualifying performance but wtf is this?
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At least I can skip watching the last game now
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Lol Poland. I expected something. Anything. Not this.
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https://twitter.com/chidajunsei3163/status/1010974541365981184
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love reading about how England is now mature and ready. It's only going to make the self-loathing fiasco that much more entertaining once they get demolished by Belgium and then knocked out of the group stages immediately.
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love reading about how England is now mature and ready. It's only going to make the self-loathing fiasco that much more entertaining once they get demolished by Belgium and then knocked out of the group stages immediately.
yeah just reading bbc for five minutes has me wishing for belgium to give england a thrashing
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https://twitter.com/hazlittx/status/1010577167925874688
https://twitter.com/hichamchiali/status/1010561202810970112
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God i love that there's games everyday that i can ignore my responsibilities over :rejoice
Russia vs Uruguay on in a few. This should be an interesting match. Besides that Portugal vs Iran should also be a tight game. These are the only two that matter today. The big games will be tomorrow and Wed.
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If Saudi Arabia beats Egypt and nobody cares, did it really happen?
People were hyping up Egypt because of Salah. Even if he was at 100%, they were always shitty on the world stage and will still be shitty for the forseeable future.
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Iran plays awful destructive football and has vuvuzelas in the stands, but every Iranian woman I have met was smoking hot.
I am conflicted who to root for :doge
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Morrocccoooo up 1-0 on Spain are you fucking kidding me?
edit: 1-1 yeah Ineista ain't letting that go on for too long
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Iran's goally
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:stahp
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if Spain ends up on the other side of the bracket it's going to be absurd because most likely it would then have Spain, Brazil (possibly germany), Belgium (Most likely), France, competing to get to the finals while the other side will have England, Mexico, Portugal and Croatia
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The other game is a mess
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:rejoice
caught the morocco goal and the ronaldo elbow
red that manicured bitch
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:bow V :bow2
:bow A :bow2
:bow R :bow2
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omg i caught the Iran penalty goal and the Spain goal decision at the same fucking time (laptop/tv)
And then the Iran guy missed and kicked it to the side of the fucking net to knock Portugal out. Poor fucking Iran.
This is world cup soccer. The heartbreak.
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I guarantee that was the last World Cup game that ref is ever going to see. Man was a disaster. Game was entertaining but I disappointed though cos Mowbray only mention 1966 once last night, ruined my drinking game.
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What a goal for Argentina, they must've been shitting bricks
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the thought of messi being eliminated from the world cup was starting to weigh heavily on me
:rejoice
and the second after i did a prayer for messi -- not argentina -- they scored
fuck argentina though
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Pieces of shit. Can't wait to see them destroyed in the next match.
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I kind of wanted to see Argentina out just for the national meltdown.
But whatever, they'll be knocked out by France for sure.
Oh and fuck Maradona. That guy is straight scum.
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https://twitter.com/Magic0fBarca/status/1011717125910749190
https://twitter.com/kak_bim/status/1011798148723830784
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https://twitter.com/SteveSpoiler/status/1011708934816706560
:lol
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He's coked out of his mind. I guess you have to admire him for that.
Let's go Korea!!!!! Make this happen bb.
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SWEDEN!!!
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This is aggravating. Korea can't kick the ball, how are you in the world cup if you can't kick the fucking ball to goal. If Germany scores Mexico is out.
Mexico needs a goal against sweden to make it 2-1
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So if this holds, Germany is toast. Damn.
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!!!
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I might be wrong, but haven't world cup winners universally sucked at the next tournament since France? I remember France not making it out of group stages, same happened to Italy after 06 I think, then there's Spain last time.
Like aside from Brazil in 06(which massively underperformed considering the talent at the time) this has been a thing, right?
yes.
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VARRRRRRRR
this is the greatest world cup group stage ever!
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Eat shit!
Hahahahaha.
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HAHAHAHAHA!!!
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pure unadulterated fuckery
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LOL Last time they didnt move past group since 1938. They going to start another world war - calling it now.
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They finished last? :lol :lol :lol
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HOLY SHIT
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yea, brits got this
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all falling into place nicely.
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Germany lmaoooooo0
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Holy crap Germany.
Holy crap Sweden.
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Loving this
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This is historical.
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If only there were a German word for how I heel right now.
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VAR may be the greatest thing to happen to the game, ever.
It's pure drama. People that said it wouldn't work
:crowdlaff
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yea, brits got this
Beating Tunisia and fucking Panama doesn't mean they got this. England will be destroyed in the knockout stages which will lead to even more flowing tears through the BBC.
Imagine Maradonna if Argentina win
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Ok...i need to settle down because Brasil is next and fuckery at this world cup is at peak levels.
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The fuckery :rejoice
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If only there were a German word for how I heel right now.
Hacke
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If only there were a German word for how I heel right now.
Hacke
dicht
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fuck neymar
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https://twitter.com/SiavoushF/status/1012011145660715008
https://twitter.com/_Valeriebee/status/1012010044567633920
:lol :lol :lol
https://twitter.com/richiesgenial/status/1011996084829290496
:-[
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Most convincing game Brazil is playing so far. Trying to score more instead of scoring once and then sandbagging like they were doing before. They have to keep putting on the pressure
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https://twitter.com/SiavoushF/status/1012011145660715008
https://twitter.com/_Valeriebee/status/1012010044567633920
:lol :lol :lol
https://twitter.com/richiesgenial/status/1011996084829290496
:-[
how can anyone not like mexicans
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:(
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Brazil looked great in this game, I'm particularly a fan of Coutinho, Paulinho and Thiago Silva (Silva for a while now). Neymar played a lot better this time around but his whining is annoying af, and I despise Gabriel Jesus and his always on the verge of tears face.
Although they share many of the same players they look a lot better than the 2014 squad.
Your analysis is a bit suspect.
First, Serbia is not a good team and worse, they don't match up well with Brasil and the style of play. Second, Paulinho can be clumsy, but he did have that finish and that is something. He also can't last a full 90min. Overall the team looked 'ok' but without Marcelo (no one knows yet what happened) they will not win this cup, they don't even have a shot.
But you are right about Gabriel Jesus. He's not ready for a world cup appearance at 21. Tite keeps playing him because he appears in every single fucking Brasilian commercial. It's annoying. Fermino is a much better fit and he's on the damn bench.
If they don't stop playing Jesus, and Marcelo doesn't come back this team doesn't have a shot in the quarter finals.
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Dammit, couldn't watch the German-S.Korea game. However, judging by the pictures of the video judge secretly doing double shifts for McD, bargain bin or garbage bin German team T-shirts, Russia WW2 quips and a whole slew of other related stuff hammering my whatsapp chat for the last few hours, I'm guessing the game went terribly. Man, soccer fans can be pretty vicious, huh.
Worth it to watch the whole disaster, or should I just pretend to have seen it and be done with it?
Strange though that once again the goals happened in overtime. This seems to be a recurring theme this WC - or am I imagining things?
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Worth it to watch the whole disaster, or should I just pretend to have seen it and be done with it ?
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Brazil looked great in this game, I'm particularly a fan of Coutinho, Paulinho and Thiago Silva (Silva for a while now). Neymar played a lot better this time around but his whining is annoying af, and I despise Gabriel Jesus and his always on the verge of tears face.
Although they share many of the same players they look a lot better than the 2014 squad.
Brazil looked OK this game. OK.
Mexico has a fair shot at getting them out.
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Brazil looked great in this game, I'm particularly a fan of Coutinho, Paulinho and Thiago Silva (Silva for a while now). Neymar played a lot better this time around but his whining is annoying af, and I despise Gabriel Jesus and his always on the verge of tears face.
Although they share many of the same players they look a lot better than the 2014 squad.
Brazil looked OK this game. OK.
Mexico has a fair shot at getting them out.
:nintendo
ehhh no
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Depends on which Mexico and Brazil shows up.
The Mexico that showed up against the Germans vs the Brazil that's showed up most of the tournament? I'd place my money on the Mexico.
The Mexico that showed up today? LOL.
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Depends on which Mexico and Brazil shows up.
The Mexico that showed up against the Germans vs the Brazil that's showed up most of the tournament? I'd place my money on the Mexico.
The Mexico that showed up today? LOL.
Brasil matches up well against Mexico. Mexico will push forward and get destroyed.
Feels like a lot of you don't have a grasp on how this game is played. Every appointment Brasil faced in this tournament parked the fucking bus. A team that opens up either has to be really good attacking forward and scoring goals or they risk getting ripped a new asshole.
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Brazil looked great in this game, I'm particularly a fan of Coutinho, Paulinho and Thiago Silva (Silva for a while now). Neymar played a lot better this time around but his whining is annoying af, and I despise Gabriel Jesus and his always on the verge of tears face.
Although they share many of the same players they look a lot better than the 2014 squad.
Your analysis is a bit suspect.
First, Serbia is not a good team and worse, they don't match up well with Brasil and the style of play. Second, Paulinho can be clumsy, but he did have that finish and that is something. He also can't last a full 90min. Overall the team looked 'ok' but without Marcelo (no one knows yet what happened) they will not win this cup, they don't even have a shot.
But you are right about Gabriel Jesus. He's not ready for a world cup appearance at 21. Tite keeps playing him because he appears in every single fucking Brasilian commercial. It's annoying. Fermino is a much better fit and he's on the damn bench.
If they don't stop playing Jesus, and Marcelo doesn't come back this team doesn't have a shot in the quarter finals.
...I never said they were winning it all, just that I liked what I saw in this game.
Well i didn't and i've followed this team closely. I'm still not sure why coach Tite decides to go with Gabriel Jesus, and Marcelo being out is a huge blow to the creativity of this team, especially with Neymar playing like dog shit/recovering.
There's no backup plan either with Costas still injured, no Alves, and now no Marcelo????
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(http://i.redd.it/1k2bqnztil611.jpg)
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I find Marcelo to be overrated as hell but that's just me :yeshrug
:confused
he's the best left back in the world bro. like seriously there's no other player on brasil that would make an overall world top 11.
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Germany :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol
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https://twitter.com/UchihaMastter/status/1012007563536322561
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Fuck marcelo and fuck david luis
Bunch of cry bois
Also fuck noodle neymar
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Dammit, couldn't watch the German-S.Korea game. However, judging by the pictures of the video judge secretly doing double shifts for McD, bargain bin or garbage bin German team T-shirts, Russia WW2 quips and a whole slew of other related stuff hammering my whatsapp chat for the last few hours, I'm guessing the game went terribly. Man, soccer fans can be pretty vicious, huh.
Worth it to watch the whole disaster, or should I just pretend to have seen it and be done with it?
Strange though that once again the goals happened in overtime. This seems to be a recurring theme this WC - or am I imagining things?
its just banter
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https://www.reddit.com/r/gifs/comments/8ug843/surprise_at_security/
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Colombia may not make it out of this.
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Yeah. I think they might be done.
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Welp...
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Africa :tocry
Oh well
Time to watch Belgium destroy England
Both teams are playing to lose since the left side of the bracket is so much harder. Belgium isn't even starting some of their best guys. Expect a shit game.
Good job Colombia but they'll be gone next round. They have no chance against England or Belgium.
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Man Colombia got lucky. There's no way they survive the next round.
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Lmao iceland beat england and now belgium B is beating England, Colombia can beat England
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https://twitter.com/Rantaramic/status/1012077760989356033
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Bbc and british media were condmening japan for throwing the last few minutes of the game
Wonder what they will say about England throwing the whole 90 minutes just to avoid Brazil
god i hope they go out to Columbia
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Lmao iceland beat england and now belgium B is beating England, Colombia can beat England
Could be worse, they could have finished bottom of their group below the mighty Senegal :neogaf
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Bbc and british media were condmening japan for throwing the last few minutes of the game
Wonder what they will say about England throwing the whole 90 minutes just to avoid Brazil
god i hope they go out to Columbia
The Guardian, ESPN, BBC, all running articles that this is going to be England's golden age. Can you imagine them going out to Colombia? I think my dick would get hard.
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Lmao iceland beat england and now belgium B is beating England, Colombia can beat England
Could be worse, they could have finished bottom of their group below the mighty Senegal :neogaf
Nothing can be worse then going out to Iceland mate
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Could be Poland.
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Yeah but there weren't articles popping up how Poland is in their golden generation and had a considerable shot at the championship. England loves to do this to themselves.
So let's see how the knockout 16 bracket goes:
Uruguay vs Portugal- Uruguay
Spain vs Russia - Spain
France vs Argentina - France but i wouldn't mind seeing Argentina continue to this chaos
Croatia vs Denmark - Croatia
Brazil vs Mexico - Brazil but this will be a closer game than i would like
Sweden vs Switzerland - Sweden but it could easily be the Swiss
Belgium vs Japan - Belgium
Colombia vs England - England but man i'd love to see Colombia do this
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Uruguay vs Portugal- I don't know. It'll be close
Spain vs Russia - Spain
France vs Argentina - France
Croatia vs Denmark - Croatia
Brazil vs Mexico - Close but I'm going with Mexico
Sweden vs Switzerland - eh, who cares?
Belgium vs Japan - Belgium
Colombia vs England - Another close one. But I think England will win out
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There has to be a crazy upset in this phase.. if i had to pick the possible upsets it would be Argentina over France and Colombia over England. These may actually happen.
Mexico over Brazil could very well happen but i'm not even going to entertain that.
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I agree there's always an upset, but did you say Argentina over France?
:neogaf
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I agree there's always an upset, but did you say Argentina over France?
:neogaf
The most likely scenario in order of probability would be
Colombia over England but that's not much of an upset. Then it could be Mexico over Brazil but like i said i don't even want to entertain that. And if we get even crazier, yes, Argentina over France can be a possibility of a great upset.
The biggest upsets in the whole bracket, if it were to happen, i'd say Japan over Belgium would be insanity, as well as Russia over Spain. Those ain't happening though.
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What are you doing France?
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i had this feeling Argentina would do this. Teams that come in after too easy of a group stage always falter . France didn't have to deal with being down or being in a dogfight.
They're too talented though, i can't imagine them not getting an equalizer.
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Thank god. Fuck Argentina.
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Thank god. Fuck Argentina.
And there it is. There was no way that early in the second half they wouldn't tie it.
It's over.
4-2
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And again.
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Like i said it's going to be either Belgium or France lifting this. I'd be shocked if it weren't.
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Wow France
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I might have to change my stance on french people
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I like how the system makes it that the semi-finals'll most likely be more interesting than the actual final.
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Argentina might as well put in their two star younger guys in there. Fuck it
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what an end
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Well they made it interesting. Can't hate on them for that. If they had a better coach and were more disciplined they'd gone farther. I mean, they had a fucking stud young kid that sat on the fucking bench. Ridiculous. But it is what it is Argentina out.
Now, i don't know if France is that good where they stop playing, and eat goals, or if their defense really does collapse and they could get exposed by a better team.
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blow up the entire team starting from the top. aguero being subbed in so late in the game resulted in two beautiful messi assists that lead to a goal
argentina's manager is garbage, though that's to be expected when you're argentinian
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FRANCE :rejoice
Only team I give a shit about in this thing.
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FRANCE :rejoice
Only team I give a shit about in this thing.
Well hopefully they get knocked out by the winner of Uruguay vs Portugal.
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edit: im not sure what i meant to say instead of 'face' in this post but i guess i'll just leave it there :doge
Phase?
Edit: Suck it Portugal.
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Go Uruguay!
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They did it!
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Lucas Torreira was great tonight
Welcome to Arsenal my boy
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Damn but at a huge cost. If Cavani is out they have no shot against France.
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He has a few days if its not a too bad strain
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So much fuckery this world cup :rejoice
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So much fuckery this world cup :rejoice
Not really fuckery, Uruguay clearly had a more well rounded team and not to mention two amazing forwards instead of Portugal having only 1.
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You gonna say the knock out stage wasn't full of fuckery?
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You gonna say the knock out stage wasn't full of fuckery?
Oh absolutely. I thought you meant it's been continuing with the latest outcomes.
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Nah. Uruguay showed up so no surprise there. And no way was Argentina winning. But hey, Messi and Ronaldo out in the same day. Only way it gets better would be if neymar was out too
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Nah. Uruguay showed up so no surprise there. And no way was Argentina winning. But hey, Messi and Ronaldo out in the same day. Only way it gets better would be if neymar was out too
Ok chill.
:nothot
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Oh man, will we see more fuckery?
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This tweet has aged very well
https://twitter.com/tomvictor/status/485088509225873409
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spain prolly most gifted team , playing the lamest. Possession to disrupt the back line and shift positions is fine, holding on to it like they have is lamer than italian football. Fortunately that equalizer opened the game up again. URRRRAAAA RASSSIAAAA. Dutch ref coaching that hand ball, impartiality at work tho. tsc
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Russians are so dirty.
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WTF how was that not given?
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Spain playing lethargy ball. They should have got that penalty kick tho
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Awful match so far. Don't even care who wins. Just get it over with...
Edit: Ehehehehehehe
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Complete fuckery
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That game was god awful.
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BYE BYE HISTORY BOYS!
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lolllllllll
If Brazil loses against Argentina, then the last 4 WC champions will have failed to get past the round of 16. This year is hilarious.
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lolllllllll
If Brazil loses against Argentina, then the last 4 WC champions will have failed to get past the round of 16. This year is hilarious and exciting.
Fixxddddd (the diving bonanza is still shit tho) , i really wanted senegal to go forward into this cluster fuck too :(
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lolllllllll
If Brazil loses against Argentina, then the last 4 WC champions will have failed to get past the round of 16. This year is hilarious.
You mean Mexico? Argentina is out already.
This side of the bracket should be guaranteed for England only if they don't get knocked out by Colombia which they will. The fuckery will continue. But just think of this...
If it's not England representing this side of the bracket, it will be someone that has never been there before.
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And Russia was like
(https://sport24.ru/m/7089/e353/4ae8/8050/cf8d/831d/766f/203a/1280_640_max.jpeg)
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Uncle Vova making it happen
:putin
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Tite starting Gabriel Jesus again. No Marcelo starting tomorrow.
Fuck, Brazil could lose this game. :goty2
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fuck missed 2 goals in 7 mins
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me too :maf
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Come on Denmark! Nordic pride!* Fuck those dirty Slavs!**
* in the good way.
** in the bad way.
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(https://i.imgur.com/Im6BIDd.jpg)
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All of a sudden Croatia looks weak.
What is going on in this world cup
:insane
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So much fuckery.
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lolllllllll
If Brazil loses against Argentina, then the last 4 WC champions will have failed to get past the round of 16. This year is hilarious.
You mean Mexico? Argentina is out already.
This side of the bracket should be guaranteed for England only if they don't get knocked out by Colombia which they will. The fuckery will continue. But just think of this...
If it's not England representing this side of the bracket, it will be someone that has never been there before.
Switzerland are probably the favorites in that part of the bracket and Sweden has 1 silver and 2 bronze medals so they've clearly been there before. England has beaten Sweden exactly once in a competitive game since 1968, but hey a guaranteed england final for sure.
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lolllllllll
If Brazil loses against Argentina, then the last 4 WC champions will have failed to get past the round of 16. This year is hilarious.
You mean Mexico? Argentina is out already.
This side of the bracket should be guaranteed for England only if they don't get knocked out by Colombia which they will. The fuckery will continue. But just think of this...
If it's not England representing this side of the bracket, it will be someone that has never been there before.
Switzerland are probably the favorites in that part of the bracket and Sweden has 1 silver and 2 bronze medals so they've clearly been there before. England has beaten Sweden exactly once in a competitive game since 1968, but hey a guaranteed england final for sure.
Yah Sweden has been to a final. I forgot about that. You know, for some reason in my head Sweden lost that last game and isn't in the world cup. I'm still processing the fuckery in this tournament....
Croatia looks like complete shit now.
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FUCCCCCK
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dirty ass denmark
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YESSSSSSSSS
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:crazy
what is going onnnnnnnnnnn. and why wasn't he carted red??
this world cup is agony
:stahp
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You must be enjoying these penalties.
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Get it in, you fucker!
Edit: Good, fuck Denmark for that shit they pulled.
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INTENSE
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:( :( :(
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Justice was served
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Day of the Goalies.
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penalties :doge
sick saves tho.
not convinced croatia will shit over russia tho.
To win it all, in Brugges. :-[
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Hoping for that Mexican upset.
Belgium should easily get through but if Japan somehow pulls it off, I can't even be mad.
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Ya hoping for Mexico too. It would be really funny if Jpan took out Belgium.
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Japan should put the Korean keeper in their goal since their own keeper seems to be the weakest link in their team.. Us whites won't notice it cause they all look the same.
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(https://metrouk2.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/poison-drink.gif)
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All of you going for Mexico
:sheik
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Well DK went out fighting, Croatia pretty poor overall as well.
Fucking choker Eriksen, typical spurs dna
Get it in, you fucker!
Edit: Good, fuck Denmark for that shit they pulled.
What did denmark pull?
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A really bad tackle in the box when the dirty Croats had a break away.
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Sweden has 1 silver and 2 bronze medals so they've clearly been there before.
Lol when did the World Cup start giving out silver and bronze medals?
A really bad tackle in the box when the dirty Croats had a break away.
How much football do you watch exactly? Can't really call that a really bad tackle, it was a pretty standard last man in the box type deal. He didn't even see red for a professional foul, so it was hardly that bad. That kind of thing happens literally every week in most leagues around the world.
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I just want some fuckery today, but realistically Brazil should advance. I just hope Belgium doesn't pull a Belgium 2016 and loses because I kinda want so see an early Brazil exit in the quarter finals.
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Sweden has 1 silver and 2 bronze medals so they've clearly been there before.
Lol when did the World Cup start giving out silver and bronze medals?
A really bad tackle in the box when the dirty Croats had a break away.
How much football do you watch exactly? Can't really call that a really bad tackle, it was a pretty standard last man in the box type deal. He didn't even see red for a professional foul, so it was hardly that bad. That kind of thing happens literally every week in most leagues around the world.
I watch so much football every time the world cup or euros happen*
* every time within the last 2 years.
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come on brazil score a fucking goal don't torture me like this :noah
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I love how whenever the British commentators give interesting facts about the Russian city they are in, its always about world war 2.
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Fucking hell i hope Neymar doesn't win the world cup.
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Boring game. The mexicans should just start pinching Neymar's nipples for shits and giggles. I'd like that.
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lol you guys are so triggered by Neymar
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lol you guys are so triggered by Neymar
Guy gets stepped on, on purpose, he gets legged hard as fuck, and people complain he's overacting? LIke come the fuck on. They literally attack the kid. You can't do that shit and that ref is a fucking idiot for letting that go on
Now let's go Japan!!!!
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lol you guys are so triggered by Neymar
i'm triggered by all the cheating whiny bitches, Neymar just happens to be the queen of them all.
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He always gets fouled hard all the fucking time. Are you people blind? Every other sport protects star players. It's time Fifa stop allowing good players to get mauled out there.
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He always gets fouled hard all the fucking time. Are you people blind? Every other sport protects star players. It's time Fifa stop allowing good players to get mauled out there.
I've never heard anyone defend Neymar's notorious theatrics. Guy is in a league of his own with performance art.
https://video.twimg.com/tweet_video/DhHMMQBWAAEqBzT.mp4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLq63dmm_cI
A brisk wind sends this fucker flying. I hate him.
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https://twitter.com/tom_sparkes2002/status/1013807157031120897
:lol :lol :lol
edit: Apparently they're saying they stepped on his ankle here? #7 looks like he might have, actually. If so, that's fucked.
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That's like the Rock selling a stunner.
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https://twitter.com/JPW_NBCSports/status/1013809856611045376
Welp.. Then again, the ref got his foot stepped on, too. :lol
It's a little much, though.
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He always gets fouled hard all the fucking time. Are you people blind? Every other sport protects star players. It's time Fifa stop allowing good players to get mauled out there.
Yeah! Let's make football a non-contact sport!
What an absolutely fucking brilliant idea!
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They should embrace it like the NHL.
Someone steps on your foot? How about instead of crying on the ground like a little bitch you man up and slug him in the face. 8)
I'd watch a lot more homoball if they did that.
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They should embrace it like the NHL.
Someone steps on your foot? How about instead of crying on the ground like a little bitch you man up and slug him in the face. 8)
I'd watch a lot more homoball if they did that.
Gattuso would have loved you
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He always gets fouled hard all the fucking time. Are you people blind? Every other sport protects star players. It's time Fifa stop allowing good players to get mauled out there.
Yeah! Let's make football a non-contact sport!
What an absolutely fucking brilliant idea!
Not sure if you're sarcastic or.... ?
https://twitter.com/JPW_NBCSports/status/1013809856611045376
Welp.. Then again, the ref got his foot stepped on, too. :lol
The ref hadn't just recovered from a foot injury. Again, it's besides the point, it was intentional. He should have at least received a yellow for it.
Neymar needs to stop with the theatrics, i don't think anyone is saying otherwise. He's gaining a reputation that is actually hurting him on the field.
I've never heard anyone defend Neymar's notorious theatrics. Guy is in a league of his own with performance art.
https://video.twimg.com/tweet_video/DhHMMQBWAAEqBzT.mp4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLq63dmm_cI
A brisk wind sends this fucker flying. I hate him.
i'm not sure why you're purposely being an idiot, or maybe your knowledge of the history of this game is dim. Theatrics were part of the game, a big part, because refs used to be shit and you had to oversell somethign in order to get calls. The better player you are, the more you'd get fouled, and you had to exaggerate to make sure you didn't get brutalized out there.
Now with VAR, and referees being better in general, the theatrics stand out more as pussy ass baby shit that needs to stop. I'm in total agreement with that.
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i'm not sure why you're purposely being an idiot, or maybe your knowledge of the history of this game is dim. Theatrics were part of the game, a big part, because refs used to be shit and you had to oversell somethign in order to get calls. The better player you are, the more you'd get fouled, and you had to exaggerate to make sure you didn't get brutalized out there.
Season ticket holder for around 20 seasons here. This is inaccurate.
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i'm not sure why you're purposely being an idiot, or maybe your knowledge of the history of this game is dim. Theatrics were part of the game, a big part, because refs used to be shit and you had to oversell somethign in order to get calls. The better player you are, the more you'd get fouled, and you had to exaggerate to make sure you didn't get brutalized out there.
Season ticket holder for around 20 seasons here. This is inaccurate.
they haven't had VAR for 20 seasons. And where is "here"
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Season ticket holder for around 20 seasons here. This is inaccurate.
they haven't had VAR for 20 seasons. And where is "here"
EPL / Championship depending on the season and yes, it's inaccurate. Remind me of when Cantona went rolling around like a little bitch when he got fouled?
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Season ticket holder for around 20 seasons here. This is inaccurate.
they haven't had VAR for 20 seasons. And where is "here"
EPL / Championship and yes, it's inaccurate. Remind me of when Cantona went rolling around like a little bitch when he got fouled?
Are you reading what i wrote or just arguing to argue? I'm not saying he shouldn't stop the theatrics and that it is grossly over-exaggerated.
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Are you reading what i wrote or just arguing to argue? I'm not saying he shouldn't stop the theatrics and that it is grossly over-exaggerated.
Actually, you said that theatrics have previously been a part of the game and I disagreed. It's just Neymar being a pussy.
you had to exaggerate to make sure you didn't get brutalized out there.
Nope. Wrong. This is not representative of what I've spent the last 20 years of my life watching. Even in the Brazillian leagues, where they knocked seven shades of shit out of each other (Brian Robson signed Juninho for Boro on the back of watching him get destroyed by a centre back for 90 minutes and getting up and carrying on) the players did not cheat like Neymar does.
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Players started diving because they are protected.
I played some lower league football (got as high as 4th division football :ego ) and there were teams that would kick the ever living shit out of you and the referee was clearly drunk and still, nobody behaved like that.
As your hero Jordan Peterson would say: Stop being pathetic.
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Are you reading what i wrote or just arguing to argue? I'm not saying he shouldn't stop the theatrics and that it is grossly over-exaggerated.
Actually, you said that theatrics have always been a part of the game and I disagreed. It's just Neymar being a pussy.
Yes, theatrics have always been a part of the game. Just because you have players that weren't like that didn't mean it wasn't part of the game. The fucking italians used to have drills on it lol.
Now stop defending a guy for deliberately stepping on someone just because you don't like the player being stepped on. :foodcourt
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Players started diving because they are protected.
I played some lower league football (got as high as 4th division football :ego ) and there were teams that would kick the ever living shit out of you and the referee was clearly drunk and still, nobody behaved like that.
As your hero Daddy P would say: Stop being pathetic.
Noice. Is that old 4th div, or conference?
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I'm German, so the equivalent would be League 2, but not really since the 4th division unlike League 2 wasn't nationwide but splintered into 8 regional subdivisions.
Still got paid well enough so I didn't have to work during my time at uni.
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Players started diving because they are protected.
There has been calls by a ton of commentators to start protecting star players. Not sure what the fuck you are talking about. Are you already forgetting Colombia knocked Neymar out of the tournament 4 years ago? He was getting brutalized out there and the ref did nothing up to the point he got knocked out of the fucking game.
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There has been calls by a ton of commentators to start protecting star players. Not sure what the fuck you are talking about. Are you already forgetting Colombia knocked Neymar out of the tournament 4 years ago? He was getting brutalized out there and the ref did nothing up to the point he got knocked out of the fucking game.
American commentators? :trash
Protecting star players is a sure way to ensure your sport goes to shit. Look at the NBA -> :trash
Diving hadn't caught on until refs were calling MORE fouls.
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American commentators? :trash
This is true. I ended up watching the Croatia game on Fox last night and suddenly a "rules expert" with the prefix "Dr" started explaining things :neogaf
EDIT: Found him. His official title on the Fox commentary team: "Dr Joe Machnik, Rules Expert"
:dead
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Protecting star players is a sure way to ensure your sport goes to shit. Look at the NBA -> :trash
:lol wanting the most entertaining players not to get protected from injury . that's fucking crazy. now i've heard everything on this forum.
And the NBA is shit because the NBA is shit, period.
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It's a contact sport, players get injured. Part and parcel of the game.
The players are already protected. No tackles from behind, no tackles where the ball isn't won. Goalkeepers have priority in 50/50s over strikers. Studs up in a tackle = instant red card.
There. Protected players.
What you're talking about is wrapping the CR7s and Neymars of this world in cotton wool, aka the pussification of the sport.
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:lol wanting the most entertaining players not to get protected from injury . that's fucking crazy. now i've heard everything on this forum.
And the NBA is shit because the NBA is shit, period.
Wanting to protect the most entertaining players is a good way to make money and keep teams that invested a lot of money in those legs happy, it's not beneficial to the sport itself.
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Protecting star players is a sure way to ensure your sport goes to shit. Look at the NBA -> :trash
And the NBA is shit because the NBA is shit, period.
:badass
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To be fair I could have also used MLB and the NFL.
Posey/Brady get injured due to a perfectly legal play -> let's change the rules !
Again: :trash
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Japan looking pretty good so far.
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Belgium playing with ten men behind the ball on the break. Which would be a stunning plan if Hazzard wasn't so fucking greedy and just fed Lukaku.
I genuinely don't understand why they are playing so defensively. Unless the idea is to exhaust Japan.
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Belgium playing with ten men behind the ball on the break. Which would be a stunning plan if Hazzard wasn't so fucking greedy and just fed Lukaku.
I genuinely don't understand why they are playing so defensively. Unless the idea is to exhaust Japan.
Japan has a good counter attacking game. No reason to push your luck this early in the game.
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The future of soccer Assimilate wants:
(http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/neymar-dive-uru.gif)
I can't think of any diving Italians in the past 20 years of the sport. Update your info, my man.
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It's actually pretty impressive how dangerous Belgium looks with only 5 players joining the attack.
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Are Belgium playing a back 5 ffs?
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Are Belgium playing a back 5 ffs?
Yeah, but expect them to be more aggressive from the 65th minute or so. Likely subbing Witsel or pushing Fellaini up.
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If England do play Belgium again they won't beat them, purely because they lack players with the creativity to deal with a defensive Belgium. With the exception of Rashford, perhaps, but he's not a guaranteed starter and has been off the boil when he did.
I actually think England (should they make it that far) have a better chance against Brazil.
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Is it me or do the Belgians run weird? like butts out
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Is it me or do the Belgians run weird? like butts out
GIFs please :drool
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I do not gif out butts
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Glorious Nippon!
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o shit
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Idk who to support anymore
Prob france cause of Giroud :-*
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Sweden
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OK I'll admit Mexico was a bit of a long shot. But come on, Belgium was supposed to have this in the bag.
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Belgium tries to push up and gets immediately punished thanks to a Vertonghen blunder :doge
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Hahahahahaha!
What the hell.
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Here we go
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fuckery continuessss :neogaf :tauntaun
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I just hope Belgium doesn't pull a Belgium 2016
Can always count on Belgium choking.
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japan has energy
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omg
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:uguu
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This World Cup is the 2016 presidential election over and over again.
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its their butts. they need to bring them in.
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And they're doing this with beautiful fucking goals
:neo
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lol
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I do not gif out butts
What's there left to GIF then??
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This World Cup is the 2016 presidential election over and over again.
So it's Super Bowl 2017 all over again? :heyman (Go Pats :american)
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nooooooooooo wtf was that? don't do this japan you had it
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2 - 2
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Belgium forgot they are supposed to choke.
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The nippon dream is dying...noooo
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FUCCCCK
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that japanese goalie fucked his team with that mistake. unbelievable
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what....what....what????!!!
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At least we're getting some actual football today as opposed to the atrocious crappy matches yesterday.
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that japanese goalie fucked his team with that mistake. unbelievable
For once I agree with you. Belgium looked dead, bad body language.
Now they're back in it and will probably capitalize on their superior talent.
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The nippon dream is dying...noooo
They haven't shown their final form yet
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btw. what is Roberto Martinez doing. They have no left back on the squad, every Japanese attack originates there.
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what a save
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Japan hanging on for dear life
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Courtois does not have a great penalty record. Japan's best bet now is to play out the next 30 minutes.
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common japan
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Wow.
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They fucking did it
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Feel bad for Japan, they didn't deserve to lose.
What a play by De Bruyne.
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fuuuuuuuuuuuck ah well.
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HOLY SHIT
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i'm perplexed by this result. one play, just one play, ruined this whole game for japan.
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But it's also Japan's fault you don't push that high at this point of the game.
That was dumb.
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Japan has the power of god and anime on their side :rejoice
God and anime weren't enough. Worst timeline confirmed.
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Another win for the atheists.
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Brazil v Belgium will be fucking awesome :lol
if Brazil can come out on top quick they will crush Belgium. If they don't... eh :-\
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Neymar already hard at practice.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DhHTBx1VQAAACLy.jpg
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Neymar already hard at practice.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DhHTBx1VQAAACLy.jpg
https://twitter.com/gowithdennis/status/1013480032314929153
The end :lol :lol :lol
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JESUS :lol
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The final will be Brazil / Russia
First half will be 1-1 for Brazil then Russia will introduce a new player on the field
(https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/180628082029-putin-world-cup-exlarge-169.jpg)
Who will score two goals and win.
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Time to start rooting for Belgium. Gonna have to crush some lambic and hope they can crush Brazil.
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Watching that fluke goal pass on tv guts me, i can't even imagine what it must feel like for that goalie. The whole nation collapses on that fucking shit goal
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So I admit, I was way wrong about Mexico.
But Brazil vs Belgium? Unless it gets to be France vs Belgium I think the final will pale in comparison.
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I'm not following football much these days but I must say I'm a bit dumb founded at the favorite status of France, well obviously as of now it's the only "major" team left with Brazil, but long before the World Cup too. Sure the team has talent (arguably a lot) but it's never been a major issue since the Platini days (some of the pre 1994 teams had good rosters and great strikers even if the never did much).
Oh well, who cares ? Wouldn't mind being proven wrong.
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Probably helps that the team doesn't seem to hate each other like they did during some of Riberys days.
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I'm not following football much these days but I must say I'm a bit dumb founded at the favorite status of France, well obviously as of now it's the only "major" team left with Brazil, but long before the World Cup too. Sure the team has talent (arguably a lot) but it's never been a major issue since the Platini days (some of the pre 1994 teams had good rosters and great strikers even if the never did much).
Oh well, who cares ? Wouldn't mind being proven wrong.
They have a solid team, and probably the next Ronaldo(brazilian ronaldo) type striker to come around in a long time in a fucking 19 year old stud Mpappe.
But they're a team yet tested mentally, and i could see Uruguay beating them if Covani is healthy and playing at 100%.
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What is going on with Sweden? Nordic Pride!
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What is going on with Sweden? Nordic Pride!
we got this on in the background... this game is brutal, no one even watching.
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trash game
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Both teams just passing to no one all the time.
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Finally
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Why wouldnt they even try the corner? I get running out the clock but why just give it to them?
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what a mess.
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LOL
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NORDIC PRIDE. Can't win a game with all that Nazi gold hiding in your shoes.
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I'm not following football much these days but I must say I'm a bit dumb founded at the favorite status of France, well obviously as of now it's the only "major" team left with Brazil, but long before the World Cup too. Sure the team has talent (arguably a lot) but it's never been a major issue since the Platini days (some of the pre 1994 teams had good rosters and great strikers even if the never did much).
Oh well, who cares ? Wouldn't mind being proven wrong.
(https://media.giphy.com/media/KVem0maiHGWyY/giphy.gif)
GO FRANCE
- Best food
- Best tower
- Best wine
- Best artsy movies
- Best love
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That looked and felt like a lower league game. Horrendous, poor technical ability bad movement and absolutely no plan of attack besides launching high crosses into the box.
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Probably helps that the team doesn't seem to hate each other like they did during some of Riberys days.
Yeah that stuff was just weird (if you don't know, the star striker of the Real Madrid, Benzema, is barred from the national team because he is suspected to have been complicit to a sex tape blackmail of national teammate Valbuena). So much wasted talent.
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GO FRANCE
- Best artsy movies
https://youtu.be/fbAohexT0Ho
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I'm not following football much these days but I must say I'm a bit dumb founded at the favorite status of France, well obviously as of now it's the only "major" team left with Brazil, but long before the World Cup too. Sure the team has talent (arguably a lot) but it's never been a major issue since the Platini days (some of the pre 1994 teams had good rosters and great strikers even if the never did much).
Oh well, who cares ? Wouldn't mind being proven wrong.
(https://media.giphy.com/media/KVem0maiHGWyY/giphy.gif)
GO FRANCE
- Best food
- Best tower
- Best wine
- Best artsy movies
- Best love
None of that list is true other than maybe wine, IDK about that
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Wait, are you talking about Belgium's third goal?
The weird pass that somehow managed to fly in the goal.
The player that took it told on dutch television that it was a failed pass that turned into a lucky goal.
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What's wrong with this U.S ref? geez.
And both these teams have no shot at winning the cup, especially England. The english media are delusional. If Colombia can somehow pull this off without a shred of offense it would be hilarious.
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/r/crappydesign
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I wouldn't have called that, that's not a penalty kick.
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I wouldn't have called that, that's not a penalty kick.
Stop it, you're embarrassing yourself.
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I wouldn't have called that, that's not a penalty kick.
Stop it, you're embarrassing yourself.
Come on bro. There's been worse that hasn't been called. And Kane initiated the scruffle
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(http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B3JxLEIIUAAaH3V.jpg)
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this game is turning to shit.
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They should've just put a guy wearing a yellow card costume on the field instead of this ref.
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Think about how bad this side of the bracket is. Whoever advances from the other side has it in the bag.
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England parking the £350m pounds a week bus.
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The tying goal at your feet in front of the net and you
kick it over the net ? :mindblown
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Well i'm pretty sure we can beat either of these two teams, so there's that.
And then either Russia or Croatia in the semis, seems good.
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Bwahahahahahahaha
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Holy shit!!! Do it Colombia! My god the England salt would be unbelievable.
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YESSSSSSSSSSS FUCK YOU ENGLAND
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Hahahahahaha!
Fuck you England.
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World Cup is fucking life man. I'm going to fall into such a depression when this tournament is over. This has been amazing.
:rejoice
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Brits whining about time wasting when their own players took 20mins to walk out the pitch when subbed :lol
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Columbia should have had a red. SMH England.
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OUCH MY STUDS! OUCH
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Era is having a discussion about England being colonizers in the World Cup thread :lol :lol
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Era is having a discussion about England being colonizers in the World Cup thread :lol :lol
:brazilcry
they can ruin all that is good. that place is horrific
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Oh my god. Love this match, it has been more entertaining than anything else for weeks. :lol
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Era is having a discussion about England being colonizers in the World Cup thread :lol :lol
:brazilcry
they can ruin all that is good. that place is horrific
Nothing brings out raw, visceral tribalism like soccer. All pretense fades.
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Too bad England never colonized Columbia. Then maybe Columbia would have a sense of fair play, manners, and a desire to play cricket instead.
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LOL
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This could be the game that England finally wins shootouts.
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Sweden going to crush either of these teams. NORDIC PRIDE!
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This could be the game that England finally wins shootouts.
They have so much historical baggage though
God i hope England blows this in penalties again :aah
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TIME TO BREAK THE CURSE COLONIZERS
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This Worldcup, meng. This Worldcup. :aah
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Oh yes. Yes yes yes yes yes. This would be delicious.
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you're kidding me this kid hits the post.
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welp
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:doge
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welp x2
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noooooooo
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Colonizers with a chance to win it!
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That was a nice save, you gotta admit.
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England saved by a post.
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THE CAC COLONIZER CURSE WILL BE BROKEN
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Colombia and Japan had a chance to be legends. FUCK.
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GO ENGLAND! I NEVER DOUBTED YOU. Cant win a game when you are smuggling coke in your shoes.
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THE COLONIZERS 1
THE COLONIZED BY SPAIN 0
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:smug
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Bwahahahahahahaha
Holy shit!!! Do it Colombia! My god the England salt would be unbelievable.
YESSSSSSSSSSS FUCK YOU ENGLAND
Hahahahahaha!
Fuck you England.
ABEs BTFO
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Bwahahahahahahaha
Holy shit!!! Do it Colombia! My god the England salt would be unbelievable.
YESSSSSSSSSSS FUCK YOU ENGLAND
Hahahahahaha!
Fuck you England.
ABEs BTFO
:lol :lol :lol
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Daddy P will shut these tea drinking cacs down in the semi finals :putin
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gotta admit, england looking that good in the shootout makes me feel a bit nervous for the quarter finals.
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I doubt England can beat Sweden though. NORDIC PRIDE!
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England make it through on a shitty PK call, and then a post.
Fuck off you cunts. I hope Sweden dominates.
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Daddy P will shut these tea drinking cacs down in the semi finals :putin
He aint getting the chance.
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COLONIZERS 1
COLONIZED BY SPAIN 0
If you were colonized by a country that eats grapes on New Year's Eve, you deserve to lose.
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my neighbours are silent :'(
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England make it through on a shitty PK call, and then a post.
Fuck off you cunts. I hope Sweden dominates.
:crybaby :crybaby :crybaby :crybaby :crybaby :crybaby :crybaby :crybaby :crybaby :crybaby :crybaby :crybaby :crybaby :crybaby :crybaby :crybaby :crybaby :crybaby :crybaby :crybaby :crybaby
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England make it through on a shitty PK call, and then a post.
Fuck off you cunts. I hope Sweden dominates.
:crybaby :crybaby :crybaby :crybaby :crybaby :crybaby :crybaby :crybaby :crybaby :crybaby :crybaby :crybaby :crybaby :crybaby :crybaby :crybaby :crybaby :crybaby :crybaby :crybaby :crybaby
How many Pks has england had this world cup? Seems absurd.
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it's amazing how the lot of you can remain so dense in a post trump, brexit, cubs world series, cavs down 3-1, umbc golden retrievers world
:smug
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Sweden are my fucking team from here on out. They barred us from competing, so if they win it will look less bad for us. NORDIC PRIDE.
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salt would be unbelievable.
(narrator voice) and it was
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Jesus fuck, you guys. :lol
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Bye to those beautiful Colombian women we got to see... now we're left with pasty white englishmen :yuck
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So you're still salty about the penalty kick given for holding in the box where beforehand the players knew that this world cup, the referees were issued a directive to issue instant penalties for holding in the box?
Not to mention that this happened about a foot away from the ref, in clear line of sight and no Columbian called for VAR.
Yeah, I'd say it's a clear penalty and you are shovelling salt right now.
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Bye to those beautiful Colombian women we got to see... now we're left with pasty white englishmen :yuck
https://www.resetera.com/threads/fifa-world-cup-2018-ot4-all-according-to-lukaku.52586/page-380#post-10006911
British people are so ugly
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Hey, no bucktoothed uggo-shaming.
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So you're still salty about the penalty kick given for holding in the box where beforehand the players knew that this world cup, the referees were issued a directive to issue instant penalties for holding in the box?
Not to mention that this happened about a foot away from the ref, in clear line of sight and no Columbian called for VAR.
Yeah, I'd say it's a clear penalty and you are shovelling salt right now.
considering kane initiated the hold in the box? yeah, no call would have been right.
And i guess we're going to forget switzerland pushing Brasil's fernandinho in the box to get their header? No call was given on that. This ref was garbboooo
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:donot
australians are equally as ugly
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This ref is garbboooo
This.
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:donot
australians are equally as ugly
WTF is this bad opinion?
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salt would be unbelievable.
What's wrong with this U.S ref? geez.
And both these teams have no shot at winning the cup, especially England. The english media are delusional. If Colombia can somehow pull this off without a shred of offense it would be hilarious.
I wouldn't have called that, that's not a penalty kick.
this game is turning to shit.
Think about how bad this side of the bracket is. Whoever advances from the other side has it in the bag.
you're kidding me this kid hits the post.
Colombia and Japan had a chance to be legends. FUCK.
England make it through on a shitty PK call, and then a post.
Fuck off you cunts. I hope Sweden dominates.
How many Pks has england had this world cup? Seems absurd.
Bye to those beautiful Colombian women we got to see... now we're left with pasty white englishmen :yuck
And i guess we're going to forget switzerland pushing Brasil's fernandinho in the box to get their header? No call was given on that. This ref was garbboooo
:lawd
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salt would be unbelievable.
What's wrong with this U.S ref? geez.
And both these teams have no shot at winning the cup, especially England. The english media are delusional. If Colombia can somehow pull this off without a shred of offense it would be hilarious.
I wouldn't have called that, that's not a penalty kick.
this game is turning to shit.
Think about how bad this side of the bracket is. Whoever advances from the other side has it in the bag.
you're kidding me this kid hits the post.
Colombia and Japan had a chance to be legends. FUCK.
England make it through on a shitty PK call, and then a post.
Fuck off you cunts. I hope Sweden dominates.
How many Pks has england had this world cup? Seems absurd.
Bye to those beautiful Colombian women we got to see... now we're left with pasty white englishmen :yuck
And i guess we're going to forget switzerland pushing Brasil's fernandinho in the box to get their header? No call was given on that. This ref was garbboooo
:lawd
Pasty Englishman confirmed. :beli
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Eh, passionate football assimilate is better than the Wank Dad one.
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England winning was actually pretty great fuckery
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Because he won the argument?
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Pasty Englishman confirmed. :beli
Being colonized by pasty Englishmen :lawd
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Pasty Englishman confirmed. :beli
Being colonized by pasty Englishmen :lawd
Only this country wasn't :comeon
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Only this country wasn't :comeon
I thought you were American? :trumps
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Pasty Englishman confirmed. :beli
Actually not, but I'm going to let that one go, seeing as you've taken a big enough L for one day.
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considering kane initiated the hold in the box?
I'm sorry, how did Kane initiate this? Did he lift him onto his fucking back?
(https://media.breitbart.com/media/2018/07/wi/ap/03/682bbc_russia-soccer-wcup-colombia-england-12895-colombia-carlos-sanchez-fouls-640x427.jpg)
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Looking at the post-game statistics.... So many yellows.
When will they decay? I mean, they can't very well drag them with the teams until the finale, right? That'd end in people flopping about on the green like fish fresh outta water.
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Pasty Englishman confirmed. :beli
Actually not, but I'm going to let that one go, seeing as you've taken a big enough L for one day.
This side of the bracket is bunk, so it didn't matter either way who won, nor did i care really. But when Colombia tied, it would have been glorious to see England go out in the most ludicrous of ways. Oh well.
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Looking at the post-game statistics.... So many yellows.
When will they decay? I mean, they can't very well drag them with the teams until the finale, right? That'd end in people flopping about on the green like fish fresh outta water.
They usually wipe the slate clean after the group stages and then after the quarter finals. FIFA fuck with the rules every World Cup though, so it could very well be different this time around.
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Looking at the post-game statistics.... So many yellows.
When will they decay? I mean, they can't very well drag them with the teams until the finale, right? That'd end in people flopping about on the green like fish fresh outta water.
They usually wipe the slate clean after the group stages and then after the quarter finals. FIFA fuck with the rules every World Cup though, so it could very well be different this time around.
They didn't this time after the group stages. Fifa is fucking distinguished mentally-challenged.
considering kane initiated the hold in the box?
I'm sorry, how did Kane initiate this? Did he lift him onto his fucking back?
(https://media.breitbart.com/media/2018/07/wi/ap/03/682bbc_russia-soccer-wcup-colombia-england-12895-colombia-carlos-sanchez-fouls-640x427.jpg)
Find the full play
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So that means only the last few games will be with "fresh" teams? Oh god, that will lead to so much tactical fouling. :-\
Damn, FIFA. That's weak.
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Here you go.
Kane did not initiate it. He skinned the defender, the defender pulled his arm, he continued to run and the defender took him down. Sorry.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CE7W0yOdpA
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Jesus fuck, you guys. :lol
You can turn this setting off. I don't know how people post here with that warning turned on lol.
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Dude is riding Kane like a donkey lol
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Here you go.
Kane did not initiate it. He skinned the defender, the defender pulled his arm, he continued to run and the defender took him down. Sorry.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CE7W0yOdpA
dude, you can't even see the play.
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considering kane initiated the hold in the box?
I'm sorry, how did Kane initiate this? Did he lift him onto his fucking back?
(https://media.breitbart.com/media/2018/07/wi/ap/03/682bbc_russia-soccer-wcup-colombia-england-12895-colombia-carlos-sanchez-fouls-640x427.jpg)
Do you work for the BBC? :thinking
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I've listened to an ESPN panel, and one from ITV.... are these fuckers delusional?
They're talking about how England could have crushed Colombia but they sat back or some shit. They won the game against a team without it's best player because of a goal post and they're talking like this ?
:crazy
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Quarter-finals are gonna be great, mostly anxious and excited about France vs. Uruguay on Friday. I'm with France this year, but won't be salty if they get eliminated.
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Umm excuse me, but where is your NORDIC PRIDE?
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France should have that one. Uruguay's midfield is shaky and they don't have the depth to compensate for Cavani if he can't play.
And we're overdue for some serious Suarez fuckery :rejoice
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France should have that one. Uruguay's midfield is shaky and they don't have the depth to compensate for Cavani if he can't play.
And we're overdue for some serious Suarez fuckery :rejoic
If Cavani does play i can see Uruguay winning. They're a tight team that's well coached. France can implode at any moment.
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Yah, Southern folk just have more fire and enthusiasm. Or at least it feels like that.
You can turn this setting off. I don't know how people post here with that warning turned on lol.
Eh? But I love it. It's kinda my "live thread lite". No need to install crap or futz around with any userscripts and whatnot. Whenever I lurk on here I keep a buncha tabs open with some crap typed into the edit box, and a press of the preview button will tell me immediately whether someone has replied. It will also will show their posts down below, with the textbox ready to accept my answer immediately. Insta-boreTMdom. Plus, rather bandwidth efficient.
Of course, that's only good for short-term lurking. But it beats reloading the "show new replies" tab. To get to the reply textbox from there, you'll have to load several pages (the list itself, then the thread plus the wait until it scrolls to the new post, and then the reply page). Waste of time and bandwidth.
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Umm excuse me, but where is your NORDIC PRIDE?
Bro, you know very well I can't root for Sweden, they're like Norway's rival country. Denmark as underdogs would've been cool though, but alas. :doge
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Can't be a rival if you ain't in the tournament. NORDIC PRIDE.
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Also, what is there to be rivals over, other than your well-known reindeer feud?
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I still can't get over the fact that a fucking english striker is the top scorer of the tournament :lol
most his goals are PKs though
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Umm excuse me, but where is your NORDIC PRIDE?
Bro, you know very well I can't root for Sweden, they're like Norway's rival country. Denmark as underdogs would've been cool though, but alas. :doge
Are there no biathlon events for you to watch in July?
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I initially thought Belgium would be tough for Brazil but now i'm seeing it the other way around. Japanese forwards exposed Belgiums weak ass defense, what will Brazil do?
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I initially thought Belgium would be tough for Brazil but now i'm seeing it the other way around. Japanese forwards exposed Belgiums weak ass defense, what will Brazil do?
Hopefully not flop around like guppies. Having Hazard and Lukkaku means you should be wary of ever giving Belgium the chance to counter attack.
Lukakku did dick last game. He's easy to shut down.
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Is Marcelo playing against Belgium?
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Lukakku did dick last game. He's easy to shut down.
Do you watch any football outside of the World Cup?
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Is Marcelo playing against Belgium?
I hope so.
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:donot
australians are equally as ugly
bruh, so wrong
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it's absolutely happening. football actually coming home in my lifetime.
great banter seeing people who never made a peep in any other football thread suddenly become absolute experts once evert four years.
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it's absolutely happening. football actually coming home in my lifetime.
great banter seeing people who never made a peep in any other football thread suddenly become absolute experts once evert four years.
You really think this England team is good?
:neogaf
England vs Sweden : Battle of who can head the fucking ball in more
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just voted for you to cop a ban so i don't have to hear you pretend to know anything about footie again for the best part of a decade.
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England has way too many Tottenham players to win anything
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just voted for you to cop a ban so i don't have to hear you pretend to know anything about footie again for the best part of a decade.
oh don't worry i'll be around to see you get embarrassed
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England so far only beat panama, tunisia and colombia without james (on pens).
Nothing indicates its coming home with Brazil, France and Belgium in it who all look better.
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England has way too many Tottenham players to win anything
Quoted for truth
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https://twitter.com/david_rudnick/status/1014176517025353728
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Umm excuse me, but where is your NORDIC PRIDE?
Bro, you know very well I can't root for Sweden, they're like Norway's rival country. Denmark as underdogs would've been cool though, but alas. :doge
Sure, in the same way Real Madrid and Getafe are rivals... :doge
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I still can't get over the fact that a fucking english striker is the top scorer of the tournament :lol
Silver lining: real will buy the mouth breather
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Sure, in the same way Real Madrid and Getafe are rivals... :doge
Also, what is there to be rivals over, other than your well-known reindeer feud?
Norway and Sweden are like siblings who love to hate each other, but it's more of a very old søta bror running joke, not started because of football. :doge
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Totally get that sibling stuff.
I imagine if Belgium won Holland wouldnt hear the end of it, especially since we are the ones supposed to be good at football and been in 3 finals.
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To be fair, Wes Brown was a pretty shitty player :trumps
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Can we stop pretending England has any shot at all? Or anyone from that side of the bracket?
The winner is going to be on the other side of the bracket, and from the looks of it it's a 3 way battle between France, Brazil, and Belgium since Uruguay is all but certain not to have Cavani.
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Can we stop pretending England has any shot at all? Or anyone from that side of the bracket?
The winner is going to be on the other side of the bracket, and from the looks of it it's a 3 way battle between France, Brazil, and Belgium since Uruguay is all but certain not to have Cavani.
I dunno why you rate belgium when they barely beat japan while sweden actually beat a legit opponent.
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all these it's coming home memes make me wanna cheer for england
but then i remember england's anti-brown sentiment and im like i hope the swedes murder you fools
WTF half the England squad are ethnic
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Japan played really, really well. I wouldn't undersell Belgium, especially when they came back to win the game after being down two goals with thirty or so minutes left.
Also why undersell the other bracket when on average, they've played pretty damn well too, Assy. I thought I was a Brazil stan but geez you need Neymar's floppy balls out of your mouth.
Saying no team from the other bracket has no shot at all is just dumb. That's not how football at this level works.
Even if Russia somehow makes it (They won't) they are still not on the level where they would have no shot, they're not San Marino.
I'd say any team from the other bracket would still get decent odds from the bookies. Like no worse than 10/4
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England will beat Sweden though :trumps
Sweden is just not good enough, they have a good defensive setup but can't create for shit. Their attackers are trash and their linking play is lackluster. Sweden-Switzerland was probably the worst game I've ever seen in a knockout stage. Both teams were absolutely hapless.
Croatia should make it, but they always managed to disapooint at some point during a tournament.
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we won on pens in the WC and germany went out in the groups. nothing is off the table.
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Btw. Since I am bored and it's way too hot to do anything productive, that's how I see the QF.
Sweden-England
England will win 1:0 for the aforementioned reasons.
Brazil-Belgium
As much as I'd like to see Brazil going home, I don't think Belgium can hold them defensively unless Martinez makes some smart changes (lol).
They have no full backs. They have Meunier playing right back who is more of a winger on the right side and absolutely nobody on the left side. They have to put Vertonghen at left back who doesn't have the pace. Starting Carrasco or Chadli there would be disastrous. Willian would have a field day.
I think Brazil takes it 3:1
Croatia-Russia
Russia's luck has to run out at some point, right?
Croatia wins 2:0
Uruguay-France
France have Kanté, Matuidi and Pogba in the middle of the park who are just to athletic to handle for a mediocre midfield. That should give Mbappe and Griezmann enough space to attack Godin and Gimenez from deeper positions with pace. It also looks like Cavani won't be able to play and he is monumentally important for drawing defenders and creating lanes for Suarez. Not to mention his own ability to finish.
I think France advances 2:1
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Btw. Since I am bored and it's way too hot to do anything productive, that's how I see the QF.
Sweden-England
England will win 1:0 for the aforementioned reasons.
Brazil-Belgium
As much as I'd like to see Brazil going home, I don't think Belgium can hold them defensively unless Martinez makes some smart changes (lol).
They have no full backs. They have Meunier playing right back who is more of a winger on the right side and absolutely nobody on the left side. They have to put Vertonghen at left back who doesn't have the pace. Starting Carrasco or Chadli there would be disastrous. Willian would have a field day.
I think Brazil takes it 3:1
Croatia-Russia
Russia's luck has to run out at some point, right?
Croatia wins 2:0
Uruguay-France
France have Kanté, Matuidi and Pogba in the middle of the park who are just to athletic to handle for a mediocre midfield. That should give Mbappe and Griezmann enough space to attack Godin and Gimenez from deeper positions with pace. It also looks like Cavani won't be able to play and he is monumentally important for drawing defenders and creating lanes for Suarez. Not to mention his own ability to finish.
I think France advances 2:1
:no1curr
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Can we stop pretending England has any shot at all? Or anyone from that side of the bracket?
The winner is going to be on the other side of the bracket, and from the looks of it it's a 3 way battle between France, Brazil, and Belgium since Uruguay is all but certain not to have Cavani.
I dunno why you rate belgium when they barely beat japan while sweden actually beat a legit opponent.
Japan played really, really well. I wouldn't undersell Belgium, especially when they came back to win the game after being down two goals with thirty or so minutes left.
Also why undersell the other bracket when on average, they've played pretty damn well too, Assy. I thought I was a Brazil stan but geez you need Neymar's floppy balls out of your mouth.
How does me saying the winner will be between Brazil, France, and Belgium mean i want Neymar's balls in my mouth? Maybe you just want to see Neymar put his balls in my mouth for your own pleasure :gurl
There's no chance the other side wins because when it comes down to the championship game the lesser team will choke. They'll be too nervous and the only shot any of those teams have is parking the bus and playing tight... the nerves will shatter and they'll concede a goal and from there on it will be over.
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England will beat Sweden though :trumps
Sweden is just not good enough, they have a good defensive setup but can't create for shit. Their attackers are trash and their linking play is lackluster. Sweden-Switzerland was probably the worst game I've ever seen in a knockout stage. Both teams were absolutely hapless.
Croatia should make it, but they always managed to disapooint at some point during a tournament.
Sweden - Switzerland was still better quality than the Colombia - England shitfest though. It was possibly more boring, i couldn't really comment on that, since the personal stakes made sure it wasn't boring for me :)
English scoring stats only look good because they blew up Panama, remove that game and it's the same as Swedens. And England has twice the number of goals conceded.
Sure England could win, because Sweden isn't the best team in the tournament. But i think we're still the favourites to win here.
Exodust, i wasn't really underselling Belgium, they have a good squad. My point was only that Ass counted them as a team that made sure that the other bracket couldn't win, when they haven't really looked any better than those teams.
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England will beat Sweden though :trumps
Sweden is just not good enough, they have a good defensive setup but can't create for shit. Their attackers are trash and their linking play is lackluster. Sweden-Switzerland was probably the worst game I've ever seen in a knockout stage. Both teams were absolutely hapless.
Croatia should make it, but they always managed to disapooint at some point during a tournament.
Nice confidence after Sweden already eliminated Holland in the qualifiers, Italy in the play offs, topped the group with Germany and Mexico and finally beat the Swiss too...
Meanwhile Englands confidence rests on beating Panama and Tunisia
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Brazil - Belgium
Brazil has the edge, but the odds are pretty even. Maybe playing without Lukaku and with Mertens up top could help, get Brazil on a counter.
Croatia - Russia
Croatia wasnt good against Denmark, but Russia hasnt been goid either so I will give the nod to Croatia. Russia could sneak past again though helped by the home crowd.
Uruguay - France
France are clear favourites esp if Cavani is not there. Uruguay could make it very very tough though if they keep it tight and dont venture out too much.
England - Sweden
Depends on how good Sweden can defend, England has zero creativity (english playmakers? Whodat) so no idea how they will win in regular time unless they get lucky. Score could balloon though if Sweden crumbles and has to go for it. With Rashford, Lindgaard, Sterling,Vardy they could sting if Sweden stretches.
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https://youtu.be/b-icmPutQDk
So racist the english fans...
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First priority would be for Brazil to lose.
Second, France to win it all. I will settle for Belgium. A continental team shitting on england would be euphoric for non football reasons.
France had probably the most impressive showing at the cup against argentina. Belgium has shown that it can overcome bad odds and has yet to lose. Brazil looked kind of weak all tournament outside of 20 minutes.
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https://twitter.com/riotbadger/status/1014397869346971649
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Brazil looked kind of weak all tournament outside of 20 minutes.
Brazil conceded 1 goal all tournament and that was on a clear penalty in the box by Switzerland
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this brazil team makes me think paulinho is good
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this brazil team makes me think paulinho is good
:iface
He started for Barcelona.
Anyways, i'm very curious to see what Tite's game plan will be. Will he keep Gabriel Jesus AGAIN? I mean, i get that he does a lot of running, and marks well, but he's a fucking number 9. I'm still convinced Firmino should start. I'd be surprised if Danilo, if fully healthy, doesn't start because Fagner got exposed last game and Marcelo is back so that's good. The team seems to be getting stronger by the game, so i think they take this
2-0
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https://twitter.com/riotbadger/status/1014397869346971649
Come on dude. It's this kind of group think/morality that made brexit possible. Don't fall for it. :-\
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i spend half the year standing out in the pissing rain watching a club that has a couple of FA cups and and a cup winners' cup to show for their hundred year history and i still get optimistic when august rolls around. don't try and dampen the fire now my country is through to the quarters.
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i spend half the year standing out in the pissing rain watching a club that has a couple of FA cups and and a cup winners' cup to show for their hundred year history and i still get optimistic when august rolls around. don't try and dampen the fire now.
Whothat?
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Sweden is just not good enough, they have a good defensive setup but can't create for shit. Their attackers are trash and their linking play is lackluster.
So basically Sweden is England, but with a good defense?
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Sweden is just not good enough, they have a good defensive setup but can't create for shit. Their attackers are trash and their linking play is lackluster.
So basically Sweden is England, but with a good defense?
:lol
England is garbo. Sweden knocks them out for sure.
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Brazil will enter the match with the lineup of Alisson at goalkeeper; Fagner, Thiago Silva, Miranda and Marcelo in defence; Fernandinho, Philippe Coutinho and Paulinho in midfield; and Willian, Neymar and Gabriel Jesus in attack.
Fuck, Danilo out for the tournament after being ok to practice at full capacity he rips his ankle apart. Now Brasil is stuck with Fagner :noah
And the fucking coach is once again going with Gabriel Jesus instead of Firmino :mindblown
yeah this team may get knocked out by Belgium
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this is why our national team sucks. this is the quality of our local leagues.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5mix33UNkk
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Tonight, boys. I’m mad hype.
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You're hyped about Brazil - Belgium but not France - Uruguay?
Traitor :maf
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Why would you assume that? It’s all about France - Uruguay.
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france should walk it if cavani's out. been better than suarez all season to my mind even if he did it in a poverty league.
i'd actually favour belgium for the late game if bobby brown shoes doesn't do some dumb shit like play de bruyne as a deep CM.
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Saw some stat that the last 5 games between France and Uruguay had 2 red cards and 1 goal only.
Expect a slog.
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LesVEnK36_0
:lawd :lawd :lawd
I might be getting ahead of myself but odds that the bbc use this as a parallel for an ad hyping the match https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Years'_War
They usually arent as distasteful as espn tho.
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Is there a more exciting player?
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6n8j83
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEcf3oLOPKQ
:brazilcry
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Why would you assume that? It’s all about France - Uruguay.
...cause FR-UR is starting in 30mins, BR-BE is tonight?
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FR - UR pre-game show on ITV.
Opening with a 10 mins wankfest about England - Colombia and a bunch of eons-old stereotypes on the french. Never change, Brits :lol
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Let's go Uruguay! Crush these socialists!
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Why would you assume that? It’s all about France - Uruguay.
...cause FR-UR is starting in 30mins, BR-BE is tonight?
Yeah but I’m in a different timezone than you, so both count as “tonight” for me, pretty much.
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I knew it when he committed that foul this was going in.... every fucking time.
Uruguay is done. They have no firepower upfront.
European football.... score on set pieces ::)
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Meh
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omg what save. so close :whoo
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Hope they go forward in the second :/
They look ok, they look decent on the ball, some strong runs. No finishing today tho :/. Seem to lose momentum at end of first half.
Vive la France. Vive la republique. :ussrcry
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France wins this world cup, they clearly have fucking luck on their side.
I hate when shit like this happens. How much more freebees do france get? No cavani, goalie lays a turkey.... fuck.
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Oh man.
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France wins this world cup, they clearly have fucking luck on their side.
I hate when shit like this happens. How much more freebees do france get? No cavani, goalie lays a turkey.... fuck.
(https://i.imgur.com/YX6ZTJ2.gif)
Europe Colonizers > South America.
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Oh look now France playacting to kill time.... where's the outrage? where's the memes?
Give Pogba a fucking yellow
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Oh look now France playacting to kill time.... where's the outrage? where's the memes?
Give Pogba a fucking yellow
They're fucking trash, dude. Classless piece of shit team.
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Yeah we won't see much outrage from the eurocentric media now will we? Team got handed a semi-final spot for free basically and they still do this.
smh
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are yall really surprised?
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Come on France it's too early for that.
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are yall really surprised?
(https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiL7cz25IrcAhWnFTQIHfM5B1sQjRx6BAgBEAU&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportbible.com%2Ffootball%2Fnews-reactions-take-a-bow-he-once-idolised-cristiano-ronaldo-now-kylian-mbappe-is-the-new-star-20180701&psig=AOvVaw0eBVJL2ZSWvNUeA1NbQldz&ust=1530977273777871)
The fucking french....
i rather anyone else win this cup, even maybe England than this french team.
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assimilate you are a fucking moron, aside from the rare counter attack france is running fucking circles around U R GHEY. Not saying they aren't being lame as fuck, but this is a powerhouse you eurohating taco.
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assimilate you are a fucking moron, aside from the rare counter attack france is running fucking circles around U R GHEY. Not saying they aren't being lame as fuck, but this is a powerhouse you eurohating taco.
:lol besides a set piece and a fluke goal this game has been a slow turd for both teams, one of those teams not even at full capacity offensively.
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assimilate you are a fucking moron, aside from the rare counter attack france is running fucking circles around U R GHEY. Not saying they aren't being lame as fuck, but this is a powerhouse you eurohating taco.
:lol besides a set piece and a fluke goal this game has been a slow turd for both teams, one of those teams not even at full capacity offensively.
France has total control over the midfield area. They are dominating, whether Cavani played or not wouldn't have changed anything about that.
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Uruguay can't even connect a pass
i'm turning this off
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assimilate you are a fucking moron, aside from the rare counter attack france is running fucking circles around U R GHEY. Not saying they aren't being lame as fuck, but this is a powerhouse you eurohating taco.
:lol besides a set piece and a fluke goal this game has been a slow turd for both teams, one of those teams not even at full capacity offensively.
France has total control over the midfield area. They are dominating, whether Cavani played or not wouldn't have changed anything about that.
Well, they're not doing much with it. This game should be barely 1 - 0. And arguably a different result with Cavani. And Uruguay sucks cock today. This game is shit
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Uruguay the team that's made their tournament on parking the bus about to be eliminated by having the bus parked on them
(http://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/walkingdead/images/b/b2/W3hUyFC.gif/revision/latest?cb=20170710124242)
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Well, they're not doing much with it. This game should be barely 1 - 0. And arguably a different result with Cavani. And Uruguay sucks cock today. This game is shit
They suck cock because France is closing down on every attempt of a build up play. They are just too athletic to handle for them.
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Well, they're not doing much with it. This game should be barely 1 - 0. And arguably a different result with Cavani. And Uruguay sucks cock today. This game is shit
They suck cock because France is closing down on every attempt of a build up play. They are just too athletic to handle for them.
They certainly are the better team here, no argument there. I'm just not seeing great soccer. This is a boring shitfest.
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(https://i.imgur.com/vHXFU1y.png)
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I think France is having a great game tactically. They are not allowing anything :trumps
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I think France is having a great game tactically. They are not allowing anything :trumps
They're not having a great game for me, the only person that matters.
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Some flashes of individual brilliance(which i live for) and beautiful passing plays without proper conclusion, but yeah they don't look unstoppable like vs argentina. They do like the SAME team though.
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are yall really surprised?
(https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiL7cz25IrcAhWnFTQIHfM5B1sQjRx6BAgBEAU&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportbible.com%2Ffootball%2Fnews-reactions-take-a-bow-he-once-idolised-cristiano-ronaldo-now-kylian-mbappe-is-the-new-star-20180701&psig=AOvVaw0eBVJL2ZSWvNUeA1NbQldz&ust=1530977273777871)
The fucking french....
i rather anyone else win this cup, even maybe England than this french team.
:umad :umad :umad
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:lawd :lawd :lawd
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https://twitter.com/Troll__Footbal/status/1015257425581142018
THUGS
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You're lucky I didn't actually go through with my idea to make the middle fully white.
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(https://i.imgur.com/5QT8nxY.png)
Actually this is much better. Thanks for the idea Dufus!
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:drudge whitewashing :drudge
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One more game then back to the shit bracket.
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:drudge whitewashing :drudge
Yeah I can't believe Dufus made me do this.
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(https://i.imgur.com/vHXFU1y.png)
hold on a second
isn't this dude from the gif from africa?
and doesn't france have a nasty colonial history?
why would a dude from africa be all like :rejoice for france? :gurl
shit ain't right tasty :gurl
https://twitter.com/AntisocialQtv/status/1015264392680824833
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LET'S GO BELGIUM :rejoice
cheer for a nation with a colonial history in africa brehs :kobeyuck
:lol
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Dufus is a fucking moron but we already knew that.
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https://thumbs.gfycat.com/PaltryTintedCuttlefish-mobile.mp4
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Dufus is a fucking moron but we already knew that.
You know it's possible to poke fun at yourself, right? :doge
You should try it sometime. :doge
I'd rather poke your mom, bitch.
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Tasty: Totally gay, except for when it comes to banging your mom.
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Tasty: Totally gay, except for when it comes to banging your mom.
Did you you just assume Dufus' mom's gender? Wow. I can't even.
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One more game then back to the shit bracket.
The shit bracket might actually be the more interesting bracket this round.
Hopefully Brazil can crush Belgium :-[
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Belgium losing today wouldn't classify as choking, yet I am fairly confident they will be able to do just that.
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Belgium losing today wouldn't classify as choking, yet I am fairly confident they will be able to do just that.
If they concede a goal early it could be a bloodbath.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P55XYp2KD2Y
Voxsplained :umad
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what was that lineup? brasil going with a 4-4-1-1?
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that's a fucking yellow. these refs don't like giving cards to european teams it's fucking absurd.
white privilege.
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Come on Belgium.
Destroy the South American peasants on penalties after breaking Neymar's spine again pls.
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:neogaf :neogaf :neogaf :neogaf :neogaf :neogaf :point :point :point :point :point :point
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:snoop
own goal
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The only team good enough to defeat Brazil is Brazil.
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:neogaf :neogaf :neogaf :neogaf :neogaf :neogaf :point :point :point :point :point :point
Quoted because it's so good
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love the ref only calling shit against brazil. unbelievable.
european style of futbol is so garbage. it's all corners and set pieces and then you ride the ref to the win
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Salty Assy
:mouf
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love the ref only calling shit against brazil. unbelievable.
european style of futbol is so garbage. it's all corners and set pieces and then you ride the ref to the win
:delicious
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Holy shit. Assimilate is saltier than a sober Scotsman on referendum day.
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Lukaku looks like a grown ass man playing against little kids.
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how many times are they going to smack a player in the fface and not get caled for it?
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how many times are they going to smack a player in the fface and not get caled for it?
Lol Assy's getting drunk.
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love the ref only calling shit against brazil. unbelievable.
european style of futbol is so garbage. it's all corners and set pieces and then you ride the ref to the win
This post has so much salt, my laptop's MB has insta-corroded.
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it's better to be lucky than good.
it's over.
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Do I hear 7?
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tite wants to start gabriel jesus again... i mean
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Hey Assimilate, u ok hun?
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Lukakku did dick last game. He's easy to shut down.
:thinking
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another play, another non call non yellow. typical.
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Hey riddle me this, Assimilate - if England are so awful, how is it that they managed to conceded less goals against Belgium than Brazil, despite fielding 8 players from their B team?
REALLY MAKES YOU THINK
:huh
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We wrestle now.
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Hey riddle me this, Assimilate - if England are so awful, how is it that they managed to conceded less goals against Belgium than Brazil, despite fielding 8 players from their B team?
REALLY MAKES YOU THINK
:huh
an own goal changes things doesn't it.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XD8w9aHb3c
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I think we should rename the World Cup to European Championships Pt.2
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Love the ref not calling anything against Belgium, it's amazing. It really is amazing. But a towering fucking dude gets bumped by a smaller player and it's an immediate foul :lol
And Tite you dumb cunt, going with Gabriel Jesus again. everyone told you, everyone fucking told you start Firmino but nope
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The only team good enough to defeat Brazil is Brazil.
That was true in 2006. Hasn't been since. On paper Brazil are world class but not stacked to the point of making every other team look laughable. Tbh i'm not sure i'd pick brazil over france, germany, spain or even belgium strictly on paper. The footballing world, mainly UEFA just caught up to south america and exceeded it in many ways in the 21st century.
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The only team good enough to defeat Brazil is Brazil.
That was true in 2006. Hasn't been since. On paper Brazil are world class but not stacked to the point of making every other team look laughable. Tbh i'm not sure i'd pick brazil over france, germany, spain or even belgium strictly on paper. The footballing world, mainly UEFA just caught up to south america and exceeded it in many ways in the 21st century.
yeah, plucking people from outside their own country.
Oh, and of course set pieces. It's all set pieces, the european game is played like that.
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there's a large degree of irony that the only union remotely fit for purpose to come out of Europe is UEFA.
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The only team good enough to defeat Brazil is Brazil.
That was true in 2006. Hasn't been since. On paper Brazil are world class but not stacked to the point of making every other team look laughable. Tbh i'm not sure i'd pick brazil over france, germany, spain or even belgium strictly on paper. The footballing world, mainly UEFA just caught up to south america and exceeded it in many ways in the 21st century.
yeah, plucking people from outside their own country.
Oh, and of course set pieces. It's all set pieces, the european game is played like that.
Spain avg height is like 5'5, tiki taka so machhh headersssssss. Maybe spain r actually western asians :teehee
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yeah, plucking people from outside their own country.
wtf does that even mean? Are you just threading words together at this point? Can you give a single example of this happening? Are you talking about South American players playing in Europe? Surely playing in a stronger league than their native league is beneficial for the nation?
Oh, and of course set pieces. It's all set pieces, the european game is played like that.
Dude, there is no such thing as a "European" game. The Bundesliga has a vastly different style to Serie A, which is nothing like the Premier League.
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Gabriel Jesus was responsible for that own goal wasn't he? it's almost fitting. Everyone said start Firmino. But Brazil being as corrupt as they are, have to start the little boy that is in all the commercials.
They deserve this shit
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Sorry brazilch
Not sorry
https://streamable.com/ygjrs
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Gabriel Jesus was responsible for that own goal wasn't he? it's almost fitting. Everyone said start Firmino. But Brazil being as corrupt as they are, have to start the little boy that is in all the commercials.
They deserve this shit
Firminio must be nice in some colgate commercials
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Lacks the absolute finesse and explosiveness of Zidane, but there is a certain grace about Lukaku that reminds me of him when he runs the ball. Striker? WHY NOT BOTH?
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Sorry brazilch
Not sorry
https://streamable.com/ygjrs
Fucking Belgium and their set pieces :foodcourt
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Assimilate mad af that europe is killing it this wc
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Assimilate mad af that europe is killing it this wc
This is my personal highlight of the wc so far
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all stupid eurofags can do is set piece and counter attack. "looks at uruguay's path to the quarters" OH.....
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is this piece of shit coach going to start firmino or what? like fuck.
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Lukaku is built like a fuckin tank and still among the fastest players on the pitch.
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here we go firmino is in
:rejoice
i've put a lot of faith into you bro, don't fuck me
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edit fuck it
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Neymar's half-time performance rating: 3.94/10
:neogaf
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44740312
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firmino already opens up this game.
but brazil just doesn't have it in them
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Chelsea had Lukaku, De Bruyne and Hazard on their team at the same time.
Then Mourinho happened :doge
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Oh, and of course set pieces. It's all set pieces, the european game is played like that.
Yeah that second goal was an amazing set piece. Loved it.
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Neymay :rofl.
Ref is like GTFO son :dead
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Neymar should have gotten a yellow for that dive.
I think the ref is biased against European teams.
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Lol Neymar lucky not to get a yellow.
Meanwhile, over in Assimilate land:
WTF RACIST REF. NEYMAR SHOULD HAVE FIVE PENALTIES FOR THIS. THE WORLD HATES BRAZIL, THE BEST SOCCER-BALL TEAM IN THE WHOLE OF THE WORLD CONFERENCE DIVISION SUPERBOWL CUP
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THAT"S A FUCKING PENALTY
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hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha wowwwwww
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Meanwhile, over in Assimilate land:
WTF RACIST REF. NEYMAR SHOULD HAVE FIVE PENALTIES FOR THIS. THE WORLD HATES BRAZIL, THE BEST SOCCER-BALL TEAM IN THE WHOLE OF THE WORLD CONFERENCE DIVISION SUPERBOWL CUP
THAT"S A FUCKING PENALTY
Told you.
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The ball was already out. Play was dead, no penalty.
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yeah you can just dive in teh way like that.... oh look now belgium screaming in agony.
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lol you guys are so triggered by Neymar
i'm triggered by all the cheating whiny bitches, Neymar just happens to be the queen of them all.
is there a rank above queen btw?
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paulinho get your heads out your ass that's the third ball at yoru feet
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https://imgur.com/KreOGny
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https://imgur.com/KreOGny
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Assy melting down twice in one week over different shit :rejoice
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let's goooooooooooooo pleeease
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I have to say, that was a nice set-piece from Brazil.
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this ref better give some fucking time.
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I think Brazil's got this!
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of course no one complains about this fucking garbage. that's almost fucking 7 min right there.
europeans are a joke . bunch of slime balls
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wow two solid chances and they over kick it. come on coutinho
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europeans are a joke . bunch of slime balls
:snob
Belgium looks completely exhausted. If they concede they are not surviving extra time.
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this ref is unreal. a fucking towering player gets bumped he calls it lol
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they need to calm the fuck down. the chances will come. calm down.
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hahahahahaha a hand in the face lol no call and 5min extra???
FIFa wants brazil out lol
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Hazard's work rate is just amazing.
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is it not obvoius Fifa wants brazil out? this is nuts
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lolololololololololololol
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that was obvious. sorry. really obvious.
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Rename that emoji Assimilate.
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:lol
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you don't call a hand to the face in a hearder moment? in the box? lol come on people. on neymar? i don't see how much more obvious that could have been lol
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hahahahahaha a hand in the face lol no call and 5min extra???
FIFa wants brazil out lol
Neymar should have had yellow for diving 3 times
Var is a blessing
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constantly clearing the ball has got to be the worst best idea ever.
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:rkelly :lawd :mouf :ryker :marimo
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is it not obvoius Fifa wants brazil out? this is nuts
You know what? I agree.
Time to raid their offices and find the incriminating documents. I hear it's at the edge of flat-earth, halfway up the wall of ice.
You in?
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you don't call a hand to the face in a hearder moment? in the box? lol come on people. on neymar? i don't see how much more obvious that could have been lol
Its a contact sport and that wasnt a foul, also he dived only after he saw he was late for the ball which the hand had nothing to do with
Brazilch out
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:point
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I think Neymar created this, but it's definitely obvious that Fifa wanted to make a point.
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Assimilate this entire thread:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPZn4rbiB8g
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Give me a break, brazil got no calls. Fucking engalnd had how many penalty kicks already? it's a joke.
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Social media has the power to influence the world cup now.
Fifa saw it, figured ok we need neymar out. And they went about it
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Give me a break, brazil got no calls. Fucking engalnd had how many penalty kicks already? it's a joke.
There was no legit call for brazil this game
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Social media has the power to influence the world cup now.
Fifa saw it, figured ok we need neymar out. And they went about it
:putin
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I don't know who to pick to win it all this EURO 2018?
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BBC ending montage theme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4bxX4OHG20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59UtaDVt5QM&t=29s
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set pieces is brazils undoing, always has been. i don't get how they can't figure it out
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It's crazy how luck plays so much into sports. Casemiro going out, Fernandinho coming in and fucking conceding an own goal.
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Neymar
Cry wolf with the best, die like the rest
Mothafackaaaa
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It's crazy how luck plays so much into sports. Casemiro going out, Fernandinho coming in and fucking conceding an own goal.
Oh shut the fuck up, Neymar Jr.
Brazil didn't play well enough for me to see them as anywhere close to favorites, it's why I'm not even mad they're out. Belgium was the better team all tournament, and your salt just makes Brazil's exit all the more entertaining.
Hopefully Brazil gets some better players next time. I'd rather have a new "leader" than whatever the fuck Neymar is supposed to be. Unlike you, I don't overrate every single individual player in this squad out of some misplaced fanboyism. They're better than they were in 2014, but not by much.
:heh
take care of your eyebrows before you talk to me like that.
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On the bright side, now you've got some extra free time.
In case you wanted to read a book or whatever.
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Fifa can lick my fucking butthole.
Their stupid ass fucking rule of not wiping yellow cards after hte group stages is one of the most asinine things i've ever seen an organization do
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Lmaoooooo
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Wait until after the World Cup, as his soccer posts are pretty good.
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Lmaoooooo
you know it's stupid.
i even said it a week ago how dumb it was
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Wait until after the World Cup, as his soccer posts are pretty good.
Is Brazil the Hillary Clinton of this World Cup?
Anointed as the winner beforehand, deserved to win only to be cheated by Russian FIFA meddling? :thinking
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Russia vs England semi.
France vs Russia finals :doge
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Wait until after the World Cup, as his soccer posts are pretty good.
Is Brazil the Hillary Clinton of this World Cup?
Anointed as the winner beforehand, deserved to win only to be cheated by Russian FIFA meddling? :thinking
It amazes me that there are honestly people out there saying Belgium played well. They did absolutely nothing for most of the game. They got an own goal, a lucky fucking own goal that shaped the match in the beginning. 3 shots on net, a nice goal went in and then did absolutely nothing at all but park the bus.
Let's be real now. Brazil missed their chances, if the one or two went in and brazil walked away with it Belgium would have been laughed at forever.
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Social media has the power to influence the world cup now.
Fifa saw it, figured ok we need neymar out. And they went about it
FIFA?
Please. It's obviously all the doing of the lizard people.
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Well thats the thing you need to score and belgium didnt need to do anything cuz they were up the whole game...
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Brazil so mighty, they got neutered by an own goal 30mins in. The sign of a top tier team.
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They played incredibly smart and left no space. Had incredibly dangerous
counter attacks set pieces which led to the 0-2. Their first half was brillant.
Of course they gonna sit back the second half, why should they go for the third goal? That would have been stupid.
Brazil was able to create chances when Belgium was exhausted and Brazil failed to capitalize, sometimes in spectacular fashion.
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all went as i said.
see you at sir gareth's knighthood lads.
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Please. It's obviously all the doing of the lizard people.
Should've gone for a swamp witch reference. Hit him on both fronts.
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fuck england might actually win it
probably not but it's within the realm of the possible
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fuck england might actually win it
probably not but it's within the realm of the possible
:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol
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fuck england might actually win it
probably not but it's within the realm of the possible
:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol
yeah mate, fucking lol.
"might"
get out of here.
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Time for a hard brexit sorry guys, it is no longer home. It could of been. :(
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btw. blaming Fernandinho for the own goal is just dumb. He had no time to react after the ball changed direction, shit like that just happens.
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Neymar and marcelo played well, eden and debruyne were both better.
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btw. blaming Fernandinho for the own goal is just dumb. He had no time to react after the ball changed direction, shit like that just happens.
FIFA remoted controlled the ball :o
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Belgium doing the Lord's work.
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They played incredibly smart and left no space. Had incredibly dangerous counter attacks set pieces which led to the 0-2. Their first half was brillant.
Of course they gonna sit back the second half, why should they go for the third goal? That would have been stupid.
Brazil was able to create chances when Belgium was exhausted and Brazil failed to capitalize, sometimes in spectacular fashion.
This guy is The Bore's quality football poster.
all went as i said.
see you at sir gareth's knighthood lads.
This guy is second.
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Don't feel so bad Brazil. At least you scored one of the 2 Belgium goals today.
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Fuck it, pulling for Russia now.
At least if they win at the end i can say the whole thing was rigged :doge
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i just rewatched the game.
Sorry, Fifa was sending a message. That Gabriel Jesus play was a PK, and at minimum a yellow card. The ref didn't even go look at the fucking play, he fully trusted the VAR for all decisions. Why? Why was this different than any other game where with any doubt the ref went to see the screen, especially a major call like that in a major game? Just reeks of something fishy.
In this he didn't bother one fucking time, just like the foul that resulted in a goal in the first game with Switzerland ( the clearest foul imaginable).It's like the whole VAR policy changed when it came to brasil.
You want to talk about Neymar diving??? Shit like this, favoritism on Fifas part will ruin this game more than anything.
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this absolute seethe.
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Brazil. More like Badzil LOL
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God you're a fucking bitch.
Brows, go do something. Paint your crusty walls or something.
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(https://media.giphy.com/media/tFK8urY6XHj2w/giphy.gif)
I haven't even watched a single game today and I'm entertained. Soccer is amazing.
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This morning we witness England go out :D
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BBC commentator "He's important for the build up. He comes in nice and deep and demands the ball". :dead
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I think for upcoming World Cups we should just let 31 European teams battle it out and give one spot to whoever qualifies from the rest of the world.
Maybe even the Dutch will be able to qualify then.
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Ya, give the spot to like Mexico or Russia. As long as it's not Brazil.
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As long as Brazil qualifies by winning this Rest of the World cup they deserve to be in it.
I don't see them beating powerhouses like Barbados or Papua New Guinea though.
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Can't beat Barbados when FIFA is out to get you.
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I don't know if this has been said, but look how clean the games become when no South Americans are playing.
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Sweden will absolutely destroy England. :doge
Sweden is trash
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Damn
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another corner,#whowouldhavethought?
::)
this is the problem i have with the world cup and the strategy. It's time south america play straight D most of the fucking time and then let a slip up happen. Uruguay had the right idea, too bad Cavani had to get hurt.
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We're mining levels of salt previously thought impossible
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The Normans were really Nordic, so England is like semi-Nordic in my eyes. NORDIC PRIDE
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Only way i could be happy with football coming home is if welbz bangz one in in the final
@ass: stfu about ur shit tier south america teams, complaining about teams scoring from corners goood u are dumb
How would playing straight defense even prevent a corner goal u dumb fuck
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:snore :boring
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Jesus maybe would have gotten the pen if Neymar hadnt dived 5555 times.
Also Neymar should have been booked every time he dived
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With that much bus parking, england's kit should say "we're going to give £350m a week to the NHS"
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im bored mommy
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Maybe even the Dutch will be able to qualify then.
Ban this distinguished mentally-challenged fellow
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LOL LOL LOL
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Jesus maybe would have gotten the pen if Neymar hadnt dived 5555 times.
Also Neymar should have been booked every time he dived
i agree. hopefully neymar changes his ways. everyone here is saying that.
what did sterling just do?
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LOL LOL LOL
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hahaha
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Alone vs the GK twice, can't make it :lol
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Ban this distinguished mentally-challenged fellow
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GTlS9WDdbrc/maxresdefault.jpg)
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Alone vs the GK twice, can't make it :lol
He should have just bounced it off the goalie for a corner :doge
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Sterling the Swedish MVP so far.
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I'm not seeing any destruction of England happening here
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Ban this distinguished mentally-challenged fellow
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GTlS9WDdbrc/maxresdefault.jpg)
Maybe one day whatever country u are from will play peak football like holland can
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I'm not seeing any destruction of England happening here
Sweden to equalize at the 92nd minute, off to pens, the curse is back.
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Sweden barely manages to get on the english side of the field. Unless they completely change their strategy they're basically done.
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Maybe one day whatever country u are from will play peak football like holland can
Peak football.
(https://i.gifer.com/2D65.gif)
But making fun of the Dutchies is too easy now. Like, nobody would mock San Marino for being bad.
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Marcus Berg is one of those players who could be on the pitch by himself and still wouldn't be able to score.
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Maybe one day whatever country u are from will play peak football like holland can
Peak football.
(https://i.gifer.com/2D65.gif)
But making fun of the Dutchies is too easy now. Like, nobody would mock San Marino for being bad.
and the ref was right there and didn't give a red card.
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Sweden is clearly outclassed here.
Out-cac'd
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Sweden is clearly outclassed here.
Out-cac'd
More Nordic than Nordic Sweden. England is HYPER NORDIC.
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Maybe one day whatever country u are from will play peak football like holland can
Peak football.
(https://i.gifer.com/2D65.gif)
But making fun of the Dutchies is too easy now. Like, nobody would mock San Marino for being bad.
You need a tissue? So many tears
Where r u from again?
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Marcus Berg is one of those players who could be on the pitch by himself and still wouldn't be able to score.
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wow what a save
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I need one more goal to make around $700.
COME ON
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You need a tissue? So many tears
Where r u from again?
(https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/world-cup-final-munich-west-germany-7th-july-west-germany-2-v-holland-picture-id79036587)
To be honest, I don't give a fuck about international football. I'm just here to shitpost.
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Germany looooooooooooooooooool
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Englanders behaving like thugs, BBC: @What a commitment from our defenders!!1!!!1
:lol
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Blond nordic girls staring disappointedly into the distance is my new fetish.
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Englanders behaving like thugs, BBC: @What a commitment from our defenders!!1!!!1
:lol
Nothing wrong with a bit of English grit. That's how they BTFO Scotland and put them in their place for pretty much all of eternity.
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Englanders behaving like thugs, BBC: @What a commitment from our defenders!!1!!!1
:lol
The BBC commentators are being such asses. It's great. HYPER NORDIC PRIDE.
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Brits are such asses.
Agreed.
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Brits are such asses.
Agreed. It's great.
yep.
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Show more Swedish girls. Let me see them crying.
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Germany looooooooooooooooooool
Imagine not advancing because you finished behind that shitty Swedish team. :lol
Oh wait. :doge
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:snore :snore :snore
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I said it before the match, no way this Swedish team beats England. :trumps
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Well, I'm just glad a true Nordic country got into the semi-finals.
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O that one was crying. Let me lick your tears girl.
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If its Russia and they beat England, that would be so embarrassing.
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dude comes with three fresh beers for his boys england scores and the dudes throw the beer in the air :lol
http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=24028276
:rofl
well played
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Peak football.
(https://i.gifer.com/2D65.gif)
But making fun of the Dutchies is too easy now. Like, nobody would mock San Marino for being bad.
Attacking Nigel de Jong and la Serenissima... leave my brand alone. :'(
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Blond nordic girls staring disappointedly into the distance is my new fetish.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dhg2-UvXkAAX3_y.jpg)
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IT'S HAPPENING
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Years%27_War
Spoiler: French Victory.
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Only if France replaces Mbappe with a teen girl.
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alright lads.
https://twitter.com/TheSportsman/status/1015642090477408256
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Sweden will absolutely destroy England. :doge
Sweden is trash
:thinking
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Russia 1-0
Chevy simply believes.
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Nice goal.
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Hard to care when I only see Slavs on the field.
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1-1
Croatia has not played well. Geez, England might actually get to the finals . Unbelievable.
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France or Belgium will ANNIHILATE England.
With the way this world Cup has gone? I wouldn't be surprised if England won it. Like I said this cup is the football equivalent of the 2016 election
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France or Belgium will ANNIHILATE England.
With the way this world Cup has gone? I wouldn't be surprised if England won it. Like I said this cup is the football equivalent of the 2016 election
:putin
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boring
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the russian coach doesn't really look like he's enjoying his job :dead
If he loses his ass is off to the gulag
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the russian coach doesn't really look like he's enjoying his job :dead
If he loses his ass is off to the gulag
Non liberal but democratic gulag.
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meh hundred year war faceoff now in question :-\
ennnngerloss
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England vs Croatia
Belgium vs France
I'm rooting for Croatia and Belgium final.
Let's give it to a nation that hasn't wont it yet.
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i don't believe it.
wow.
ANd it's the brazilian Russian that scores.
:woody
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hahahahahha
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i still don't understand how a guy sticks his elbow out and expects it to go unnoticed and now he cost his team this. fucking hell
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Pivaric is going to be shot if Russia wins
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this is such a mind fuck for Croatia that even if they win this they aren't goign to beat england, they have to be completely mentally and physically drained.
Russia as well but they have that home crowd inspiration.
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He tried to be Pirlo. But he's not Pirlo.
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LOLLLL
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LOL
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:ussrcry
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goodbye russian babes :'(
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This tournament is mindblowing. Best WC in my lifetime i think and i'm an azzurri fan(yuck).
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Belgium v. Croatia
final please. Let's continue the fuckery at least.
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France vs England,
And i have a feeling France are going to absolutely humiliate the english.
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This tournament is mindblowing. Best WC in my lifetime i think and i'm an azzurri fan(yuck).
Stop it. We're the best and everyone misses us.
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even as a french fan, i want england to humiliate them
i will never forgive that squad for giving ronaldo a pedestal
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even as a french fan, i want england to humiliate them
i will never forgive that squad for giving ronaldo a pedestal
Outside of the realm of possibility, it is known.
That said if one of the black dudes on france loses their cool and gets a red, i can see it maybe happening. :hitler
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https://twitter.com/MachoteMorgen/status/1014375811556827137
https://twitter.com/Hlengane/status/1015324511498067971
https://twitter.com/datblacboi/status/1015331228814381057
https://twitter.com/emmaoluade/status/1015309996106665984
https://twitter.com/NovaOmo/status/1015323965672259585
https://twitter.com/MrEdegbe/status/1015463641838247936
Black twitter hyped for good old fashioned European footy on Tuesday
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i'd actually rather play france than belgium. capable of beating either on our day (or more to the point, off of theirs) though.
croatia is a straight toss up. we might edge it due to not having extra time and playing a fairly composed game, whereas croatia were out on their asses by the pens.
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Nice semi finals. Not the usual suspects like Brazil, Germany or Italy but also no lucky outsiders that would just get obliterated in the semis. Teams with tradition and that know how to play soccer. All the matches should be good.
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i'd actually rather play france than belgium. capable of beating either on our day (or more to the point, off of theirs) though.
croatia is a straight toss up. we might edge it due to not having extra time and playing a fairly composed game, whereas croatia were out on their asses by the pens.
Is this some sort of putting off future problems for the moment by focusing on what's at hand psyche up, cuz i dunno how, where, why , when croatia is a larger threat than liberte,fraternite, egalite or monk beer kingdom.
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https://twitter.com/MachoteMorgen/status/1014375811556827137
https://twitter.com/Hlengane/status/1015324511498067971
https://twitter.com/datblacboi/status/1015331228814381057
https://twitter.com/emmaoluade/status/1015309996106665984
https://twitter.com/NovaOmo/status/1015323965672259585
https://twitter.com/MrEdegbe/status/1015463641838247936
Black twitter hyped for good old fashioned European footy on Tuesday
i know there's a lot on both teams but how many on each that actually play?
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I was watching the last match with a Croatian friend.
Slivovitz :yuck
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I was watching the last match with a Croatian friend.
Slivovitz :yuck
The best spirit. 8)
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I was watching the last match with a Croatian friend.
Slivovitz :yuck
I hope he poured it from cheap one way plastic bottles. Only way to drink that stuff in style.
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I was watching the last match with a Croatian friend.
Slivovitz :yuck
I hope he poured it from cheap one way plastic bottles. Only way to drink that stuff in style.
It was homemade Slivovitz of course.I didn't go blind, that's a plus.
It was still vile.
Polish Vodka > Russian Vodka > :trash > Slivovitz
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Black twitter hyped for good old fashioned European footy on Tuesday
i know there's a lot on both teams but how many on each that actually play?
Enough to take the trophy back home to where it belongs
https://twitter.com/ezibabayo/status/1013380201508634624
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There's an "artisan" brandy distillery in the U.S. (Oregon I think) that has the chutzpah to sell a premium slivovitz. :doge
http://www.clearcreekdistillery.com/products/clear-brandies/
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i'd actually rather play france than belgium. capable of beating either on our day (or more to the point, off of theirs) though.
croatia is a straight toss up. we might edge it due to not having extra time and playing a fairly composed game, whereas croatia were out on their asses by the pens.
Is this some sort of putting off future problems for the moment by focusing on what's at hand psyche up, cuz i dunno how, where, why , when croatia is a larger threat than liberte,fraternite, egalite or monk beer kingdom.
i reckon we'll be on the right side of the billy big bollock conundrum that wasted our "golden generation" for the first time in forever against belgium/france and likely to get a better relative performance out of our squad than them. might not be enough but you never know.
croatia will die for every blade of grass though and they have the midfield to make the most of the space that jesse and dele vacate.
england belgium would be a straight up bizarro prem match but the five day napoleonic hype frigate that would lead up to england france would be something else. let's hope either is the final not that fucking horrible loser match on saturday.
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There's an "artisan" brandy distillery in the U.S. (Oregon I think) that has the chutzpah to sell a premium slivovitz. :doge
http://www.clearcreekdistillery.com/products/clear-brandies/
I bet for the price they want for one bottle of their "artisan" Slivovitz, the family of my friend can make you a full bathtub.
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When it comes to spirits this is my guilty pleasure.
(https://wine-searcher1.freetls.fastly.net/images/labels/70/35/soplica-orzech-wloski-walnut-vodka-poland-10907035.jpg)
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i'd actually rather play france than belgium. capable of beating either on our day (or more to the point, off of theirs) though.
croatia is a straight toss up. we might edge it due to not having extra time and playing a fairly composed game, whereas croatia were out on their asses by the pens.
Is this some sort of putting off future problems for the moment by focusing on what's at hand psyche up, cuz i dunno how, where, why , when croatia is a larger threat than liberte,fraternite, egalite or monk beer kingdom.
i reckon we'll be on the right side of the billy big bollock conundrum that wasted our "golden generation" for the first time in forever against belgium/france and likely to get a better relative performance out of our squad than them. might not be enough but you never know.
croatia will die for every blade of grass though and they have the midfield to make the most of the space that jesse and dele vacate.
england belgium would be a straight up bizarro prem match but the five day napoleonic hype frigate that would lead up to england france would be something else. let's hope either is the final not that fucking horrible loser match on saturday.
belgium/croatia would be worst outcome, stupid uncultured yanks live or die by underdog theory when we aren't involved. swine. :delicious
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how do i make avatars work?
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My hot takes from the quarter finals still slightly drunk.
England was in complete control. They dominated Sweden in every aspect of the game. I am still not impressed by their build up play and their ability to break down a defense, but Sweden was no match for them.
Croatia-Russia was a weird game. Not a lot of chances created and the Russians were just incredibly aggressive against the ball.
I think England-Croatia is a complete toss up. Croatia with back to back games where they had do go all out for 120 minutes while England was able to take their foot off the gas pedal after 60 minutes. But I would give Croatia the edge when it comes to individual talent.
Let's see if Subasic will be able to play. It looked like he pulled his hamstring and was able to keep going thanks to adrenaline.
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(https://i.imgur.com/3xCTbfQ.jpg)
take a tackle or a hand in the face from one of these fuckers
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(https://i.imgur.com/3xCTbfQ.jpg)
take a tackle or a hand in the face from one of these fuckers
Good thing he didn't then.
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(https://i.imgur.com/3xCTbfQ.jpg)
take a tackle or a hand in the face from one of these fuckers
Good thing he didn't then.
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But i thought the ball was out of play?
(https://i.imgur.com/G8OKhk9.jpg)
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You take a light tapping to the butt by the swinging balls of one of those fuckers and see if you don't automatically bend over too.
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I guess I was wrong on that one.
I was going to write a long apology letter for getting this one wrong, but apparently you don't like to read. :trumps
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I guess I was wrong on that one.
I was going to write a long apology letter for getting this one wrong, but apparently you don't like to read. :trumps
Your apology will do.
I'm as peeved with Neymar as everyone else and maybe this was a blessing so we get this shit out of the game. But let's just admit Fifa was sending a message with those no calls. The ref didn't even bother going to the vid even though the VAR room was clearly unsure.
What's the point of VAR if this shit is going to continue to happen? Fifa is corrupt as fuck and this ruins the game as much as Neymars diving.
https://twitter.com/GaryLineker/status/1015316381003321344
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I was watching the last match with a Croatian friend.
Slivovitz :yuck
I hope he poured it from cheap one way plastic bottles. Only way to drink that stuff in style.
Home made, straight from uncle's still. :delicious
how do i make avatars work?
http yes
https no
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I guess I was wrong on that one.
I was going to write a long apology letter for getting this one wrong, but apparently you don't like to read. :trumps
Your apology will do.
I'm as peeved with Neymar as everyone else and maybe this was a blessing so we get this shit out of the game. But let's just admit Fifa was sending a message with those no calls. The ref didn't even bother going to the vid even though the VAR room was clearly unsure.
What's the point of VAR if this shit is going to continue to happen? Fifa is corrupt as fuck and this ruins the game as much as Neymars diving.
https://twitter.com/GaryLineker/status/1015316381003321344
Live through this and then tell me about FIFA corruption: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/soccer/world-cup/the-tragic-tale-of-byron-moreno-the-worst-referee-ever/article19110587/
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Speaking of 2002, England reminds me a lot of that German team that somehow made it to the finals. And who knows what can happen in a single game....
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Man i wish Croatia was really Crimea
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I guess I was wrong on that one.
I was going to write a long apology letter for getting this one wrong, but apparently you don't like to read. :trumps
Your apology will do.
I'm as peeved with Neymar as everyone else and maybe this was a blessing so we get this shit out of the game. But let's just admit Fifa was sending a message with those no calls. The ref didn't even bother going to the vid even though the VAR room was clearly unsure.
What's the point of VAR if this shit is going to continue to happen? Fifa is corrupt as fuck and this ruins the game as much as Neymars diving.
https://twitter.com/GaryLineker/status/1015316381003321344
Live through this and then tell me about FIFA corruption: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/soccer/world-cup/the-tragic-tale-of-byron-moreno-the-worst-referee-ever/article19110587/
You mean like the greatest futbol team to never win in the 82 brazilian squad where Zico kept getting brutalized? or Pele against England in 1966 basically breaking his legs to the point he said he'd never play in another world cup?
Yeah tell me about it. But anyways, it's not about that. It's about VAR was supposed to change things, and it didn't. FiFA corrupt as ever.
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Speaking of corruption, I heard trucks full of fries and beer were seen driving from Belgium to FIFA headquarters in Zurich yesterday.
Coincidence? Especially after that missed penalty call? I don't think so.
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I guess I was wrong on that one.
I was going to write a long apology letter for getting this one wrong, but apparently you don't like to read. :trumps
Your apology will do.
I'm as peeved with Neymar as everyone else and maybe this was a blessing so we get this shit out of the game. But let's just admit Fifa was sending a message with those no calls. The ref didn't even bother going to the vid even though the VAR room was clearly unsure.
What's the point of VAR if this shit is going to continue to happen? Fifa is corrupt as fuck and this ruins the game as much as Neymars diving.
https://twitter.com/GaryLineker/status/1015316381003321344
Live through this and then tell me about FIFA corruption: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/soccer/world-cup/the-tragic-tale-of-byron-moreno-the-worst-referee-ever/article19110587/
You mean like the greatest futbol team to never win in the 82 brazilian squad where Zico kept getting brutalized? or Pele against England in 1966 basically breaking his legs to the point he said he'd never play in another world cup?
Yeah tell me about it. But anyways, it's not about that. It's about VAR was supposed to change things, and it didn't. FiFA corrupt as ever.
You mean Bulgaria? Actually probably was the English too, but I remember reading the Bulgarians famously kicked the tar out of him. And, the greatest team did win the 1982 cup, my friend. :miyamoto You got us back when Baggio flubbed in 94.
But yeah, Neymar should have been awarded the penalty with the VAR system - no argument there.
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That was Gabriel Jesus though. :yeshrug
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That was Gabriel Jesus though. :yeshrug
No it wasn't. It's whoever I want it to be whenever I want it to be.
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No it wasn't. It's whoever I want it to be whenever I want it to be.
(https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/a5voEiJyFBwWxgVPYFJQYMZThmQ=/620x0/filters:quality(80)/arc-anglerfish-tgam-prod-tgam.s3.amazonaws.com/public/T4OKLGNPBBCQVLENDGMBUVGWEY)
Same eyesight as this guy confirmed.
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:lol :lol :lol
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Speaking of 2002, England reminds me a lot of that German team that somehow made it to the finals. And who knows what can happen in a single game....
Thats the thing, England is stumbling to the final and then its basically a 50/50.
Much like Holland in 2014. Pretty lucky all tournament and if Robben hadnt missed we would have won.
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Yeah we were good in the group stage, but a robben schwalbe put us through against mexico, brazil was a miracle too.
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Gotta give it England, they made it farther than I thought they would
I mean, they didn't exactly have the toughest of times so far.
Tunisia, Panama, Colombia and Sweden. That's like, baby's first WC.
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:bolo
i still plan on quoting your hot takes once england takes it home
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And we thought they wouldn't make it out regardless, so it still counts :yeshrug
Probably cause FIFA wants them to win.
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Can someone make this an emote? Dufus, I know you read this thread and have the ability.
Tbh, I think that would be kinda creepy.
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There is only :brazilcry.
:bolo
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There is only :brazilcry.
:bolo
:assimilate
:saltyassimilate
:saltyass
Weird, I am not able to post that emote.
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:comeon
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Can someone make this an emote? Dufus, I know you read this thread and have the ability.
Tbh, I think that would be kinda creepy.
Agreed. Doesn't mean I don't still want it.
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Can someone make this an emote? Dufus, I know you read this thread and have the ability.
Tbh, I think that would be kinda creepy.
How the hell would it be creepier than the brazil cry that we already have?
:hitler
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Imho we should have a animated eymar rolling gif for every time someone cries wolf
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Dear Leader demands hat on Swemoji.
A silly one, preferrably.
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did you ever have one of those mates who got utterly annihilated to the point of literal oblivion and despite all the odds and the fact he lived 5 miles out of town he somehow always eventually managed to stagger his way home?
that's football.
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Ronaldo to Juventus confirmed. 105 mil. plus 30 mil/yr after taxes. :o
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Ronaldo to Juventus confirmed. 105 mil. plus 30 mil/yr after taxes. :o
After taxes :lol
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Wasn't he supposed to make a public statement? he hasn't done that yet
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1 hour and 15 minutes, bros. I’m gonna have my chicken kebab ready.
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a massive added bonus of kane scoring a hat trick on sunday is that he'll go straight to the top of papa perez's shoppping list.
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Tbh I’ll be happy no matter who wins the cup as long as it isn’t England. :doge
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Tfw when you don't really have a horse in the race anymore :fbm
Good thing gambling can take care of that problem. Put 150€ on France to advance :ego
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J'm excuse la prochaine capitale financiere de L'Europe sera a Strasbourg ou Paris. Cry more red babies.
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J'm excuse la prochaine capitale financiere de L'Europe sera a Strasbourg ou Paris. Cry more red babies.
Fuck the money, I love Belgium now. GERMANIC PRIDE!
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Is la Marseillaise the national hymn of both countries?
Ugh macron thumbs up , i think i'm switching sides now :goty2
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Ronaldo to Juventus confirmed. 105 mil. plus 30 mil/yr after taxes. :o
After taxes :lol
And Buffon to PSG, which leaves me :confused love the player but apart from glamour I fail to see what it brings (maybe locker room leadership... For like 2 seasons ?). I've long stopped caring out of lack of interest for a club using an oil cheat code and not that wisely at that (I liked the recruiting in the first year, not so much once they shipped Leonardo out) but I could still understand cracking mad money for Di Maria, Cavani, Ibrahimovic and of course Neymar. The club wasn't really hurting at the GK position and in fact will have to ship a promising young backup to accommodate the move.
Oh well...
Ronaldo is a monster, I'm sure the Juve will profit sportswise (and in merch).
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Ronaldo to Juventus confirmed. 105 mil. plus 30 mil/yr after taxes. :o
After taxes :lol
And Buffon to PSG, which leaves me :confused love the player but apart from glamour I fail to see what it brings (maybe locker leadership... For like 2 seasons ?). I've long stopped caring out of lack of interest for a club using an oil cheat code and not that wisely at that (I liked the recruiting in the first year, not so much once they shipped Leonardo out) but I could still understand cracking mad money for Di Maria, Cavani, Ibrahimovic and of course Neymar. The club wasn't really hurting at the GK position and in fact will have to ship a promising young backup to accommodate the move.
Oh well...
Ctun grand pere aussi....
Griezmann is like elijah wood's hotter more athletic older brother (younger) :-* :-*
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Uruguayan ref?
Rigged.
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If france is smart they'll let Belgium blow their load early like they did against Brazil and then wait till the last part of the second half to attack. If Brazil got the calls they deserved and tied it there was no way Belgium would have come back because belgium were completely exhausted.
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eden is good at football.
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Pretty good game so far, for World Cup standards :snob
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God DAMN, I'm at the edge of my seat.
(https://discordemoji.com/assets/emoji/aniblobsweat.gif)
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Giroud :neogaf
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France doing a good job not giving lukaku any space at all, good coaching unlike stupid ass Tite which lets his own players dictate to him what they wanna do :maf
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One of these 0-0 games that are amazing to watch.
France cranking up the pressure in midfield right now.
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This is a great game so far.
Yep, I'm still on the "England is the team of destiny" train though.
I think it might be coming home :doge
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are the english peasants watching this game
this is what proper football looks like, peasants
It's never real football for them if there's no brit on the pitch.
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Fuck
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that woud've been the play of the tournament and giroud couldn't finish yet again
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Did the ESPN commentator just say "This is filth of the highest order" in regards to that backheel ball? Fuckin spicy commentary.
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Mertens should have started. Watch this dude score. BAN MY ACCOUNT IF HE DOESN'T SCORE
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Damn it DeBruyne!
To be fair, that was a difficult shot.
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I don't understand why Giroud keeps getting drafted.
He's fucking useless. Pretty face, but can't do shite unless he's basically given a goal on a silver platter by someone else. He's basically the French Gomez.
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Didier pls. Get Giroud out.
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Giroud is bad
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Haha Giroud
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boohoo missed call for Belgium. How does it feel?
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It feels bad because the dirty French caused it
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as much as i want france to win, belgium needs to score to send this into extra time
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They're on a mission to kill Matuidi :doge
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Classless piece of shit team
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boohoo missed call for Belgium. How does it feel?
*insert Assimilate styled tantrum*
I'll just move on to the next team. Croatia go!
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Mertens should have started. Watch this dude score. BAN MY ACCOUNT IF HE DOESN'T SCORE
:banplz
As much as i don't like France, Belgium didn't deserve to go this far. They got insanely lucky against Japan, and then with the help of Fifa got past Brazil. And now they come to this game and lay a turd.
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man no need for that cristiano Mbappe. blah. amazing first half/ average second.
England ur gonna die.
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Mertens should have started. Watch this dude score. BAN MY ACCOUNT IF HE DOESN'T SCORE
:banplz
As much as i don't like France, Belgium didn't deserve to go this far. They got insanely lucky against Japan, and then with the help of Fifa got past Brazil. And now they come to this game and lay a turd.
Doesn't count. Mertens would have scored from the free kick that was denied, giving me a double-double no takey-backeys ban immunity. And #AnyoneButFrance for WC 2018.
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I'll just move on to the next team. Croatia go!
I want Croatia but can they really beat France? Maybe France v England would be a better game
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French assholes got lucky as fuck
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bit of a nothing game really. everyone's waiting for the main event.
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I was rooting for Belgium a bit towards the last minutes as they tried but in the end France was never in trouble and Belgium didnt vreate anything.
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I'll just move on to the next team. Croatia go!
I want Croatia but can they really beat France? Maybe France v England would be a better game
I basically think France has this in the bag. So I'm now hoping for the Croatian upset with them going home with the cup.
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French assholes got lucky as fuck
Not really, they didnt even try
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Can England really bring this home?
:larry
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The time wasting is laughable but it shows they take this very seriously
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:-* :-* :-* :-*
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Another corner wins the game.
I hope Tite realizes that world cup is all about set pieces for fuck sakes.
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They're on a mission to kill Matuidi :doge
Matuidi is one guy I would be glad for in case France wins this. Hard worker and an asset to the PSG for many years.
And wow people are ectastic, honking galore in my communist multicultural suburb.
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oh i just realized they're gonna fight for third place
so if croatia wins we might still see england get annihilated by belgium :rofl :hyper
those games suck. people actually watch those?
they shouldn't even have them.
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Une nouvelle ere. Black, Blanc, Black.
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"You mad brehs?"
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oh i just realized they're gonna fight for third place
so if croatia wins we might still see england get annihilated by belgium :rofl :hyper
those games suck. people actually watch those?
they shouldn't even have them.
The one in 2010 with Germany and Uruguay was enjoyable. But overall, yeah, they're afterthoughts.
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Solid first half with good scenes by hazard. Second half was kinda shit after that CK goal. Oh well. France combines individual quality with tactical discipline so they probably will win it all. Still rooting for an upset by Croatia.
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the year i spent in annecy was quite enjoyable
(https://i.imgur.com/DksBBn7.png)
stay mad breh
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:money
But still somehow bummed that Belgium lost.
They deserved it though, France completely took them out of the game in the 2nd half.
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the year i spent in annecy was quite enjoyable
True, my grandpa told me nothing but good things about his time in France. :doge
TFW when you're half Polish and half German and can make all kinds of bad WW2 jokes :rejoice
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bit of a nothing game really. everyone's waiting for the main event.
Yeah. Tons of peeps queueing up at Heathrow already, waiting to welcome the footballers coming home tomorrow.
Almost as many of them as the cunts queuing to see the royal parasites get married, even. Quite impressive.
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im sorry guys but rooting for france just because you have an idealistic image of france in your head is kind of pathetic
france kinda sucks
paris is a shithole (ask any parisian)
it's like people rooting for japan simply because they like anime and videogames
if you were to cheer for france because you like quality football, that is more understandable
Lol no fuck u :aweshum
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Lol no fuck u :aweshum
If you stick exclusively to the tourist spots Paris is a nightmare.
But thankfully I had a friend who lived there for 3 years and she showed me how amazing this city is.
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i'm getting this creepy sensation that England could take this :gbcry
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paris is difficult to navigate through but if you know the spots and especially if you visit during aug/sept
:lawd
world class city
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France = Paris, yeah OK, right. :crowdlaff
Where are you from again, Dufus? Paris? :bolo
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:girlaff
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belgium should have won
football was a mistake
FIFA is corrupt
im going to bed
:point
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belgium should have won
football was a mistake
FIFA is corrupt
im going to bed
Belgium shouldn't of even been this far
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Belgium shouldn't of even been this far
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Belgium shouldn't of even been this far
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but it's the truth :yeshrug
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https://www.clippituser.tv/c/dgynbq
:lol this was wonderful.
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As much as this world cup was great for all the fuckery and crazy upsets it was lacking in quality goals and just overall quality play.
You guys agree?
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Fuckery over goals is my life's clamato.
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As much as this world cup was great for all the fuckery and crazy upsets it was lacking in quality goals and just overall quality play.
You guys agree?
The level of play is always lacking.
That's why all these upsets happen. Teams have no chemistry and learn how to play together on the fly.
Club football is where it's at :snob
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oh i just realized they're gonna fight for third place
so if croatia wins we might still see england get annihilated by belgium :rofl :hyper
those games suck. people actually watch those?
they shouldn't even have them.
Was pretty good in 2014 too
Brazil ws supposed to redeem itself but nope they got spanked by Holland
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As much as this world cup was great for all the fuckery and crazy upsets it was lacking in quality goals and just overall quality play.
You guys agree?
This WC was full of bangers
Idk how old u are but you cant have the same flowing football when the lads play together 10 times a year
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Btw lol@giroud hate here, the guy is effing brilliant, but used as Arsebal did, super sub and not in games where you sit back as he isnt fast.
Like you can bring him in 60th minutenif things are bad and youre going to pump balls into the box.
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https://youtu.be/WRY9GnrzSe4
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As much as this world cup was great for all the fuckery and crazy upsets it was lacking in quality goals and just overall quality play.
You guys agree?
I'd agree. Usually the play isn't that great in a cup. One or two teams really stand out as stellar but this one just sorta feels like "Who can stagger to the finish line"
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:mbappe
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Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité, Mbappé
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Btw lol@giroud hate here, the guy is effing brilliant, but used as Arsebal did, super sub and not in games where you sit back as he isnt fast.
Like you can bring him in 60th minutenif things are bad and youre going to pump balls into the box.
Watch that video you posted again, and notice how the vast majority of his goals were scored.
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i'm getting this creepy sensation that England could take this :gbcry
Pls no.
You've been wrong about absolutely everything in this tournament so far. Please take your stench of death over to the Frenchies.
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(https://i.imgur.com/Gm9DADz.gif)
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Btw lol@giroud hate here, the guy is effing brilliant, but used as Arsebal did, super sub and not in games where you sit back as he isnt fast.
Like you can bring him in 60th minutenif things are bad and youre going to pump balls into the box.
Watch that video you posted again, and notice how the vast majority of his goals were scored.
Exactly, so many great in the box finishes from crosses
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Paris is alright, man. It has some of the issues found in a capital city, but it also has that certain je ne sais quoi. I’d like to sell weed in Pigalle when I retire.
Gotta say, as an Englishman that doesn’t like football, this is not my favourite time. Especially now we’re this far in. Win or lose my city is going to get smashed up, our A&E departments will be chock full of knobheads, and all in the name of sport. It fucking sucks and I can’t even complain about it in real life because everyone’s a fucking fan and takes it personally.
Man, I didn’t mean to come in here and get all moany. Hope you guys enjoy the game, either way.
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...on the bright side, hookers will be super available and heavily discounted during the match.
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...on the bright side, hookers will be super available and heavily discounted during the match.
I mean, yeah, there is that. I really ought to work on my positivity.
Seriously though, I’m just keeping my gob shut in real life. Don’t want to be ‘that guy’.
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you can be that guy all you like, if we win this bloody thing it'll be like flicking a coin at a churchill tank
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i'm getting this creepy sensation that England could take this :gbcry
Pls no.
You've been wrong about absolutely everything in this tournament so far. Please take your stench of death over to the Frenchies.
No one could have predicted this tournament accurately but my main predictions of France and Belgium being the biggest threats, and Croatia going far were accurate.
I also nailed brazil losing from a corner but that one is obvious since it always happens
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I'm psyching myself up for the fuckery today, boys.
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I put money on england when the odds where 1/15
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only put down a quid though :'(
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Btw. I thought this was World Cup was enjoyable but the atmosphere in the stands is shockingly awful even moreso for a World Cup in Europe(more or less). It feels so sanitized and corporate, even more so than previous big tournaments.
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Btw. I thought this was World Cup was enjoyable but the atmosphere in the stands is shockingly awful even moreso for a World Cup in Europe(more or less). It feels so sanitized and corporate, even more so than previous big tournaments.
Not so sure you want to freely express yourself in Russia. I know a lot of fans stayed home, and pre-tournament numbers weren't so good so i'm sure they had to start stacking up attendance with Putins corporate shills
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Fuck me, I am genuinely rooting for England. :doge
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France vs England would be wonderful. Croats going home crying.
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Let's go Croatia!
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BOOOO
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:delicious
Beautiful FK
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Nooooooooooo
nice shot tho
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wait.. didn't this goalie have a hamstring problem? why is he in there?
geez 1-0 already.
England i don't believe it :omg
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!!!!!!
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Hahahahaha, another one of those set pieces Assimilate loves.
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FIFA sending a message that's its England's time.
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Oh god. England fans are going to be insufferable.
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RIP SmokyDave
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Hahahahaha, another one of those set pieces Assimilate loves.
This is for sure the world cup of set pieces. It's a bit annoying but i rather a set piece like that than a corner+header.
Coming to realization that England may indeed be in the finals i think i'll be going for England over France. They may be insufferable after but at least they won't be back in the finals for another 50+ years, right? This french generation can easily get there again in 4 years.
FIFA sending a message that's its England's time.
Brazil definitely wouldn't of gotten that same call in that Belgium game :lol
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Wtf is wrong with a corner header
Go watch basketball or some shit
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Wtf is wrong with a corner header
Go watch basketball or some shit
Nothing, it's just the ammount of goals resulting from them this tourney annoying him. He wants to see the teams score while playing. Not from set pieces.
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Fuck letting the Lions wins if they go to the final. We're owed some suffering for all the shitty Crunches in the 6 Nations.
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:lol :lol :lol :lol
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How the fuck do you miss that twice?
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Wtf is wrong with a corner header
Go watch basketball or some shit
Nothing, it's just the ammount of goals resulting from them this tourney annoying him. He wants to see the teams score while playing. Not from set pieces.
Exactly.
World Cups aren't where you go for high level football but man this tournament has been especially dreadful in it's quality. VAR is the only thing that made it interesting, really if you think about it.
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Missing sitters left and right.
:jeanluc
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Take a shot every time the audience boos Vida.
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What is up with car commercials with CGI animals?
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wow i knew this was coming http://www.espn.com/soccer/fifa-world-cup/story/3562660/fifa-urges-world-cup-broadcasters-to-show-fewer-shots-of-attractive-women
FIFA diversity chief Federico Addiechi says football's world body will talk with national broadcasters and its own TV production team.
SJWs are fucking ruining everything, honestly. So what the fuck do they wanna show? A fat fucking cunt? Flabby dudes with their shirts off all the time? Why can't you see beautiful women?
At future tournaments, FIFA hopes hundreds of millions of television viewers worldwide will get a more respectful view of women at games.
Now it's disrespectful to show good looking women :lol
jesus fuck.
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Also, the set pieces are the best part of soccer. It should just be set pieces.
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Article on pretty ladies uses Sweden supporter for a picture. Not surprised.
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I either want them to win against France or lose horribly. Haven't decided yet.
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Hoping they hand out burqas at the next world cup. No more sexism and no more body shaming.
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Article on pretty ladies uses Sweden supporter for a picture. Not surprised.
how much farther is this SJW shit going to go before we start seeing a movement trying to do what muslim countries do with their women? this is nuts.
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Jeez so tired of people talking about low quality and boring
Like I got the point last week assholes
Makes me think of
https://mobile.twitter.com/tylerthecreator/status/285670822264307712?lang=en
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I am no longer rooting for England. Those odds fir Croatia to advance were just too juicy. :doge
Let's go country where vowels are optional!
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I'm not seeing either of these teams doing shit to France and I hate that.
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Lets keep the cup in Europe
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big guy like Kane goes to the ground with such ease and then sits there... no memes. :doge
Neymar gets trampled by a 6 foot 4 dude while being 5'7... tons of memes. :yeshrug
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Cry about Kulturkampf shite in the shite thread.
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Which country has more SJWs? Population numbers would suggest England, but you can never be sure....
Cry about Kulturkampf shite in the shite thread.
Oh... :doge
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i knew Croatia had it in them. Now things get interesting
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:money
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Hahahahahahaha.
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Cry about Kulturkampf shite in the shite thread.
Football is kampf
/Meinbergkampf
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Okay this is cool and all, but at this point I want the team that will beat France to win. And Croatia ain't it.
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Okay this is cool and all, but at this point I want the team that will beat France to win. And Croatia ain't it.
And england is??? i don't know about that. Croatia has it mentally, they're just physically more beat up.
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JESUS FUCKING CHRIST
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Okay this is cool and all, but at this point I want the team that will beat France to win. And Croatia ain't it.
And england is??? i don't know about that. Croatia has it mentally, they're just physically more beat up.
I don't know. I can't see either of these teams doing the job, but England seems like they have more staying power for the unrelenting stamina of France
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OMG
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Mandzukic looks completely spent out there.
Good thing Kalinic quit the team because his feelings were hurt. :itagaki
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did the post just save an entire nation's dream?
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Mandzukic looks completely spent out there.
Good thing Kalinic quit the team because his feelings were hurt. :itagaki
Idk why u want to go through to get hammered by france
Its going to be 1998 all over again
Was rooting for france too to revenge my 94 Italy
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I am just rooting for my money now. :success
4/1 odds for Croatia to advance at halftime. :money
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I am just rooting for my money now. :success
4/1 odds for Croatia to advance at halftime. :money
Mate, you should have seen the odds I got on a England HT / Draw FT / 1-1 combo....
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This Croatia team is in their 3rd straight over time.
Even if they advance how the fuck are they going to play on sunday they gotta be completely spent
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:whew
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Give it to England to turn every WC game into a fucking snooze fest :snore :boring
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Give it to England to turn every WC game into a fucking snooze fest :snore :boring
Bless. New to football, love?
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:snore
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Should I cash out on my bet since the odds have fallen so dramatically? :thinking
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Yes, that would be optimal.
But... check the exchanges and see if it's better value to lay your bet off
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Yes, that would be optimal.
But... check the exchanges and see if it's better value to lay your bet off
Nah :success
Feel bad for England though, they are having a great tournament.
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Hahahahahahaha.
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Should I cash out on my bet since the odds have fallen so dramatically? :thinking
HOLD THE MOTHERFUCKIN PHONE
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The fuckery! The fuckery!! :delicious
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Croatia deserves to go. they'e never given up
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Itz cumming home ladz
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HOLD THE MOTHERFUCKIN PHONE
Indeciveness pays off. :whew
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England has no fucking mid field.
England should just go all out in attack, croatia has to be fucking tired back there. Garteh Southgate gonna do some coaching or what?
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Man down, Britons gives no fucks :lol
Seen that from them like 3-4 times now.
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Man down, Britons gives no fucks :lol
Seen that from them like 3-4 times now.
yeah but to be honest come on if you can't even walk anymore get the fuck off the pitch . don't waste time i hate that
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Man down, Britons gives no fucks :lol
Seen that from them like 3-4 times now.
if you can't even walk anymore get the fuck off the pitch
:thinking
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why is this the third time i've seen southgate there pointing and talking to his assistant?
dude, there's 4 min left . what is he analyzing ? :lol
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How can neither the ref nor the linesman see that's a corner?
The ball accelareted for fuck's sake
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last play of the game...
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If this set piece leads to a goal, someone get an ambulance ready for Assimilate
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Waiting for headwalk to come back in.
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:money
Kudos to this English team though.
They had some loaded teams underachieve, but this young team really showed something.
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They're coming home, boys.
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win or lose Croatia is the team of the tournament. They fought man, they really fought.
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England is trash. Glad I never supported them. Kane has a weird face.
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:preach :preach :preach
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Lmaoooooooo
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Brexit 2: Football boogaloo.
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Tottenham DNA
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Despite not following football anymore, I thought Croatia could be a dark horse as I said a few days ago. Not that it makes me an expert observer : it's pretty obvious they managed to keep the Yugoslav sport excellence alive and their results in many team sports is a testament to that. For such a small country the results of their football squad have always been fairly consistent and the 1998 semifinal never seemed like a fluke.
I wouldn't even be mad if they won it all to be honest. Greece 2004 was a triumph of team cohesion and tactics (though I rooted for the magnificent Czech team), we need more of that in current football.
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Finally someone talking sense
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Croatia v France
Let's gooooo Croatia!!!!!!
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Uruguay 2010 is another team I wish would have played a final, while we're on the subject of countries with 4 millions inhabitants...
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If Croatia beats France there's going to be a Disney movie about it. Count on it.
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brb writing a think piece about England's defeat and how it's a metaphor or something for Brexit
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I don't know what happened in the second half. England had complete control the entire first 45 minutes and then completely lost it.
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Uruguay 2010 is another team I wish would have played a final, while we're on the subject of countries with 4 millions inhabitants...
But Holland wanted it so bad, they had the drang und kampf
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Ahhhhhh... Delicious English tears 8)
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I don't know what happened in the second half. England had complete control the entire first 45 minutes and then completely lost it.
As I said tottenham dna
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Now that England is out, I don't mind if France loses. Still want them to win, of course. Just saying. :lol
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brb writing a think piece about England's defeat and how it's a metaphor or something for Brexit
Brexit has been a shitshow from the beginning though. England at least played better for the first 60 minutes.
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I don't know what happened in the second half. England had complete control the entire first 45 minutes and then completely lost it.
They ate a goal and lost all faith.
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They lost control of the match way before the 1-1.
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We've been pretty savage with England but let's be fair : I wouldn't have given them a rat's chance to play a semi before the tournament.
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brb writing a think piece about England's defeat and how it's a metaphor or something for Brexit
Brexit has been a shitshow from the beginning though. England at least played better for the first 60 minutes.
David Brooks has a job I'm pretty sure I can force this
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I may try sports betting for the first time in my life here. These have to be some tantalizing hail mary payout odds.
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We've been pretty savage with England but let's be fair : I wouldn't have given them a rat's chance to play a semi before the tournament.
Also, everyone cheering about them losing is nothing compared to the shit we'd have to deal with for 30 years in the future if they won the cup.
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We've been pretty savage with England but let's be fair : I wouldn't have given them a rat's chance to play a semi before the tournament.
Not most people did but the bracket fell in a way that allowed them a run into the semis
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I may try sports betting for the first time in my life here. These have to be some tantalizing hail mary payout odds.
Bet on a HT draw. Easy :money
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I may try sports betting for the first time in my life here. These have to be some tantalizing hail mary payout odds.
Bet on a HT draw. Easy :money
No, I'm going the Longshot Louie strat with a Croat win
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNRAKBz-UBs
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We've been pretty savage with England but let's be fair : I wouldn't have given them a rat's chance to play a semi before the tournament.
Not most people did but the bracket fell in a way that allowed them a run into the semis
Pretty much sums it up, it could not have been easier
They didnt face a single established team
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France :rejoice
England :crowdlaff
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No, I'm going the Longshot Louie strat with a Croat win
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNRAKBz-UBs
(http://entertainment.ie/images_content/rect/lancenet%20betting%20image.jpg)
:brazilcry :success
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I gotta give England it's due, never thought they'd amount to anything but they made it regardless of an easier route or not.
Then again, England lucking into an easier route, reaching the semi-finals, and then blowing a 1-0 lead is the most England thing I've ever seen.
But still, that wasn't one of these England teams that had incredible individual talent and ended up choking. That was a great run for a middle of the pack team talent wise.
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We've been pretty savage with England but let's be fair : I wouldn't have given them a rat's chance to play a semi before the tournament.
Not most people did but the bracket fell in a way that allowed them a run into the semis
Pretty much sums it up, it could not have been easier
They didnt face a single established team
I mean sure (though Colombia isn't a bunch of pushovers) but you only play the table you get. I mean in theory Sweden "should have" been Germany. Switzerland "could have" been Serbia.
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We've been pretty savage with England but let's be fair : I wouldn't have given them a rat's chance to play a semi before the tournament.
Also, everyone cheering about them losing is nothing compared to the shit we'd have to deal with for 30 years in the future if they won the cup.
Just 30? Not sure your math checks out 2018-1966=52
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Oh I agree. Just saying they definitely over-performed. It makes it extra hilarious that their Cinderella story was ended by one people actually want to see.
Not that Croatia was middle of the pack. I find many people vastly underestimated them but I wouldn't have thought they'd make it this far either.
I wanted to see the Cinderalla story of one of the least talented English sides winning it all :goty2
Croatia always had some great individual players but always managed to underperform(1998 being the exception of course).
Gambling aside, I would have been happy for both teams if they advanced. But Croatia certainly deserved it, they were the better team for 75 minutes today.
And for the Croatian team to look fresher after back to back overtime games and after a long season was amazing as well.
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France vs England would be wonderful. Croats going home crying.
:mouf
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Third place game is completely useless, though. Nobody wants to be there. Players would rather be at home. It's just a lazy TV money grab.
The Euros did the right thing when they abolished it in 1980.
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They need to do away with it. Teams really should start a B team every time until they cancel it
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gutted.
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Tough way to lose for sure, but you can be proud of the team. They left it all on the field and could have won if they converted their chances in the first half.
They just couldn't deal with the adjustments Croatia made at half time.
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gutted.
You guys had a good run and you'll come back better. We'll see you at the Euros.
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And if you don't come back better, there is always '66.
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that's the difference between an england squad filled with west ham and tottenham.
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gutted.
:point
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Footsie casual-at-best opinion:
It feels like half the Croatian passes landed right in front of a Brit. The fuck.
That said, what a change. Fist half, completely and utterly dominated by the Brits. Croats stumbling about as if they were one man down and in mourning. Second half, Brits still kinda strong but faltering until around the time where they ate that goal, and from then they seem to have lost their drive and cohesion entirely. Felt like an entirely different team at times. Rest of the game was Brits struggling weakly against an increasingly visibly exhausted bunch of Croatian players that. just. wouldn't. back. down. What a fight.
...they stand no chance against the French though. They're completely drained. Part of why they struggled so much in the beginning, I'd wager.
LOL at the refs though. I thought the video assist ref was supposed to help. Instead it feels like they gave yellows for the weirdest shit and brazenly overlooked some really annoying situations.
And, oh boy, can't wait for the bum fight between EU and UK. Neither Belgium nor Britain will be overly excited to fight over third place, I guess, but it'll be great fodder for the Brexit issue regardless of actual outcome.
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And if you don't come back better, there is always '66.
2066 :rofl
which is the most likely scenario this happens again
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No wonder these motherfuckers are playing like their lives depend on it.
Modric is going to trail for perjury after the world cup and so are some of his other teammates.
They need to win to get the public on their side to avoid potential jail time :lol
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44801849
Prosecutors say the Real Madrid midfielder gave false testimony during the trial of one of the most powerful figures in Croatian football, the former head of Dinamo Zagreb, Zdravko Mamic, in a multi-million-euro corruption case. Mamic, who was sentenced to six and a half years in prison, is currently in hiding in Bosnia. Modric's perjury trial will begin after the World Cup.
On 6 June 2018, Mamić was sentenced on first instance to six and a half years prison for transfer fraud relating to Luka Modrić and Dejan Lovren's transfer to Tottenham Hotspur and Olympique Lyonnais respectively.[15] Mamić, his brother Zoran, former Dinamo director Damir Vrbanović and tax official Milan Pernar, were all found guilty of siphoning over €15m from Dinamo and defrauding the state budget over €1.2m in unpaid taxes. Mamić, who had crossed the border into Bosnia and Herzegovina one day earlier, did not attend the sentencing and stated that he would not be returning to Croatia.[16]
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England trying to score while Croatia is celebrating
As if bottlibg it wasnt shameful enough
https://twitter.com/VJesenicnik/status/1017142515265429506?s=20
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Switzerland "could have" been Serbia.
Switzerland is Serbia. :bolo
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Hype.
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I hope Belgium v England will be a fun match.
Angurland could already not be really arsed to play overall, you think they will for a 3rd place match? :neogaf
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Lets pray for Belgium and Croatia
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Trashkaku
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I would have rather watched the Tour de France than this meaningless snoozefest. :yuck
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Yeah this is bad. Both teams are so checked out and I don't blame them.
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England now losing 3rd game of this world cup already, such an overrated team jeez
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I still think Mertens is a god
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England now losing 3rd game of this world cup already, such an overrated team jeez
Lost more games than Poland :smug
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I still think Mertens is a god
Napoli fan detected. You ain't slick!
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I still think Mertens is a god
Napoli fan detected. You ain't slick!
Too obvious? :takei
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Well. I mean. England vs France maybe wouldn't have been as exciting as i thought. :'(
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Looking forward to english media spin
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So Belgium clocks in her best performance in the World Cup (they lost the little final to France in 1986). Probably only a small silver lining for the fans, but you know...
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Looking forward to english media spin
It's coming home in 2022.
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What spin though?
They defied expectations and reached the semis with a young and not the most talented squad.
They played an "easier" bracket but they can't be blamed for other "big" teams underachieving and lost a glorified friendly match. :trumps
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The 2022 World Cup is supposed to start on the 21st of November. :doge
Get ready for some huge fuckery between FIFA and the FAs. Scheduling will be a fucking shitshow.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/8ytfgu/harry_kanes_miss_was_actually_a_worldclass_save/
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The 2022 World Cup is supposed to start on the 21st of November. :doge
Get ready for some huge fuckery between FIFA and the FAs. Scheduling will be a fucking shitshow.
Dem gas checks tho.
It's still pretty insane. Hope some head rolls next election.
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Looking forward to english media spin
Spin?
They're going to move on already.
"What a promising new young team. And a great new manager. Euro 2020 something something home something."
https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/8ytfgu/harry_kanes_miss_was_actually_a_worldclass_save/
Half a metre from the goal.
Cannot score.
England :gbcry
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Also, that isn't a world-class save. I've done shit like that in Rocket League many times.
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Also, that isn't a world-class save. I've done shit like that in Rocket League many times.
are people still playing that game? i've hard fortnite is crushing everything
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I started again after 2 years. People are playing.
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What spin though?
They defied expectations and reached the semis with a young and not the most talented squad.
They played an "easier" bracket but they can't be blamed for other "big" teams underachieving and lost a glorified friendly match. :trumps
Why the fuck are are you putting "easier" in quotations, no amount of fixing could have produced this probabilistic anomaly of a gift.... shit is like a black swan event. I mean to be fair they were exciting to watch at least and had alot of pace as opposed to some recent england versions.
Edit: not sure if previous post was starcastic or an attempt to mend headwalk's very broken and vulnerable heart.
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"Easier" because there is no way in hell anyone could have foreseen Sweden winning the group and Spain getting eliminated by Russia.
Facing Sweden in the Quarters was a gift, though :yeshrug
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"Easier" because there is no way in hell anyone could have foreseen Sweden winning the group and Spain getting eliminated by Russia.
Facing Sweden in the Quarters was a gift, though :yeshrug
Speaking of which....
I'm reading that book Red Card about the world cup going to russia and all the fraud behind it... there's some interesting bits in there about conspiracy theories and honestly some of that shit is adding up.
For example Ronaldo's weird convulsion episode prior to the 98 final. The theory was at the time, that they threw the game for millions of dollars, much more than what they would have gotten for the win, and that it also guaranteed brazil getting the world cup... 5 years later they got the world cup.
And then apparently there was one involving Spain backing out from bidding on the world cup and voting for Russia instead for possible referee bribes for better calls in 2010 (which they got). This one came from the former MI6 Trump dossier guy.
I never believed in mass conspiracies involving major sporting events but after that whole doping scandal and everything else i'm honestly skeptical these days. And Fifa is shady as fuck
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The only thing I believe is that doping in football is far more rampant than everybody believes. There is too much momey to be made and the testing process is so easy to circumvent.
When I played I knew there were dudes taking all kinds of stuff to get an edge and that was years ago in the 4th division.
Match fixing though? Nah I don't think so at least not at this scale, there are too many people involved and someone will always talk.
See the Juventus scandal.
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This shit was almost over by the time I woke up this morning.
Who does this? Schedule shit for 7am on the west coast on a Saturday?
You have to get up at 4 or 5 for Premier League matches here. :comeon
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-TSHvsSBes
:dead
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This shit was almost over by the time I woke up this morning.
Who does this? Schedule shit for 7am on the west coast on a Saturday?
Why would you schedule football for american viewers :lol
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The only thing I believe is that doping in football is far more rampant than everybody believes. There is too much momey to be made and the testing process is so easy to circumvent.
When I played I knew there were dudes taking all kinds of stuff to get an edge and that was years ago in the 4th division.
Match fixing though? Nah I don't think so at least not at this scale, there are too many people involved and someone will always talk.
See the Juventus scandal.
I alwaaays think of doping now esp when one team looks like they cant run a fucking inch and the other is running around like madmen
They are all top trained athletes, can the gap really be that big without some extra juice?
Also look how some players explode physically after they join some sides...
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(http://i66.tinypic.com/ezldo6.jpg)
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This shit was almost over by the time I woke up this morning.
Who does this? Schedule shit for 7am on the west coast on a Saturday?
Why would you schedule football for american viewers :lol
Wasn't Americans the ones that purchased the most tickets prior to World Cup starting? And wasn't world cup 94 the highest intended world cup of all time?
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The only thing I believe is that doping in football is far more rampant than everybody believes. There is too much momey to be made and the testing process is so easy to circumvent.
When I played I knew there were dudes taking all kinds of stuff to get an edge and that was years ago in the 4th division.
Match fixing though? Nah I don't think so at least not at this scale, there are too many people involved and someone will always talk.
See the Juventus scandal.
I alwaaays think of doping now esp when one team looks like they cant run a fucking inch and the other is running around like madmen
They are all top trained athletes, can the gap really be that big without some extra juice?
Also look how some players explode physically after they join some sides...
Doping (by the letter of the law and against the spirit of the law) is pervasive in all sport.
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ITV pundits already explaining how Deschamps should do his job :lol
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3 Argentinian refs. Rigged.
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shit
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Ref is having none of it :lol
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Pathetic.
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shouldnt have been given the kick
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so a dive by france leads to an own goal from a set piece....
yeah wonderful european fubtol. This fucking blows. I'll take neymar crying but actually playing good ball over this shit any day
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Nah, the games are funner to watch without any south americans.
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so a dive by france leads to an own goal from a set piece....
yeah wonderful european fubtol. This fucking blows. I'll take neymar crying but actually playing good ball over this shit any day
:crybaby :crybaby :crybaby
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Nah, the games are funner to watch without any south americans.
yeahhhh if it was neymar doing that dive first it wouldn't of been called and then it would have been a meme instantly
fucking racists
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Neymar would still be rolling till tomorrow :lol
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Neymar would still be rolling till tomorrow :lol
neymar actually gets fouled though lol he gets literally trampled on
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Griezman dived and everyone knows it, Assimilate. He'll get shit for it.
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Neymar would still be rolling till tomorrow :lol
neymar actually gets fouled though lol he gets literally trampled on
Sure. And Brazil is going to win this WC.
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What is going on? Maybe there should be no south american refs too.
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wow. Croatia deserves this fucking cup. Thats' the only way there is justice
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Oh noes a goal after a dive.
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See, now this is actual soccer. Show them how to play, Croatia.
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Nice goal
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European football. :bow2 :bow2
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Giroud is so fucking useless it isn't funny.
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oh god . this is how france is going to win the world cup
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ITV commentator "it wasn't deliberate!!!" :lol
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༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ No hand pls
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should have let this go to make up for the bullshit call but nope.
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>:(
Fuck dis.
Edit: Twice.
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:(
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and this is why everyone hates the French
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Yeah, dance you classless diving fuck. Be real proud of yourself.
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and this is why everyone hates the French
That and them being French.
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Set piece own goal and a PK.
England may be gone but France is keeping the legacy alive.
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The French are lucking into these WC finals, aren't they.
Look at the Croatian just taking dat legsweep and standing up again like a champ.
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BBC commentator 'Typical of the Croatian Wiggers' lol
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Set piece own goal and a PK.
England may be gone but France is keeping the legacy alive.
It is a Norman colony. (https://www.thecoli.com/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/troll.png)
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OOF. That moment of horror when the goalie fucks up a recieve.
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Let the salt flow brehs.
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Now trying to kill time... add 5min on this shit
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This match is kind of a mess, ref wise.
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Quick bring the magic spray. man down.
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he just grabbed him by the dick :o
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Ugh resigned up with sling just to watch this and for some reason it’s not on fox sports :maf
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he just grabbed him by the dick :o
Hand ball.
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ITV mad as fuck. Mmmmm salty Brits :lawd
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ITV mad as fuck. Mmmmm salty Brits :lawd
You want this dirty French team to win? What's wrong with you ?
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ITV mad as fuck. Mmmmm salty Brits :lawd
You want this dirty French team to win? What's wrong with you ?
I can name 5 teams in this WC that played dirtier than France pls :lol
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Name 5 non-south American/Spain/Portugal/Italian* though
* I know, but they just natually get included in this group. Know what I mean.
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Name 5 non-south American/Spain/Portugal/Italian* though
* I know, but they just natually get included in this group. Know what I mean.
what south american team has ever made the finals playing dirty like a holland or italian team? you guys are nuts :lol
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French men supporting France :hhh
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Got the stream working, rooting for Croatia
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Name 5 non-south American/Spain/Portugal/Italian* though
* I know, but they just natually get included in this group. Know what I mean.
what south american team has ever made the finals playing dirty like a holland or italian team? you guys are nuts :lol
Argentina 1978 ?
You know, actual political fuckery and not just salty conspiracies.
Are we really gonna pretend no Brazil or Argentina team played rowdy ? Hand of God ?
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Look at the Frenchie run. Impressive speed.
And idiots. Fuck them.
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Which Italians in the past 15 years "play dirty"? Don't worry, I'll wait while you google it. Yall hate us cuz u aint us. :success
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what south american team has ever made the finals playing dirty
:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol
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Name 5 non-south American/Spain/Portugal/Italian* though
* I know, but they just natually get included in this group. Know what I mean.
what south american team has ever made the finals playing dirty like a holland or italian team? you guys are nuts :lol
Argentina 1978 ?
You know, actual political fuckery and not just salty conspiracies.
Are we really gonna pretend no Brazil or Argentina team played rowdy ? Hand of God ?
hand of god is different, every team has done something like that at one point or another.
i'm not saying teams haven't had fuckery, but actually brutalizing your opponent to the finals... yeah only european teams
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First legit French goal this game. :smug
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oh no
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Croatians are tired. you can see it.
could have been a better game with England in it to be honest
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Giroud with the bicycle kick parallel to the goal. Well done.
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M'bapp'd
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Croatians are completely pow-wowed out. Shame, I like them and their underdog ways. And they're running even when their reserves are depleted, pretty impressive really.
That said, I'm not sad if the French win. Not because of their way of playing though.
No wait, that was another neat goal right now. They're redeeming themselves, slowly. Last two goals were legit.
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Brutal
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What...
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fuck france
:umad
We shat ourselves at the last Euro, in 2002 and 2010. I think we already indulged our non fans plenty since 1998.
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LOL
2-2 now
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Lloris pls :lol
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Wow dude
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Lol
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what on earth was that. my god if croatia manages a goal here quick
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WOW
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More goals were scored in this final than Brazil scored in the entirety of the group stage. (https://i.imgur.com/UEQe280.png)
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Croatians KOing each other. Balkan spirit.
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We friendly fire now.
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...he's gonna try that every time now, isn't he. French goalie trolling him appropriately.
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Man, I’d love to see Croatia come back and take this somehow
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That was a corner for sure
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Giroud the most useless number 9 in this world cup and that's saying soemthing next to gabriel jesus which at least helped out defensively a lot
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The thing is, I would not be suprised at all if Croatia manages to equalize somehow through sheer desperation and fighting spirit. What an impressive display of tenacity.
FIFA really gotta do something about the refereeing. It's way too random, not just in this game.
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Giroud should have come off 79mins ago.
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FIFA really gotta do something about the refereeing. It's way too random, not just in this game.
i agree this is been such a huge complaint for so long. people thought VAR was going to fix it and it didn't .
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Put
In
Mertens
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VIVE
VIVE
VIVE
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there should be a rule that if you go down in the last 20min of the second half you automatically must leave the pitch.
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Fair play to Croatia, a lesser team like Brazil would have crumbled in this situation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7IMPsyQg6k
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why is parking the bus a valid football strategy
so dumb
:girlaff
(https://i.imgur.com/ig1nLjT.jpg)
Son, I am disappoint
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oh fuck
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Kara relax man i know you jelly of the 5 stars which will most definitely turn to 6 next world cup when this brazil team will have a flopless mature neymar at 30, and a sick midfield player in Arthur and a few other new studs... and who knows a Gabriel Jesus at his best 8)
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Kara relax man i know you jelly of the 5 stars which will most definitely turn to 6 next world cup when this brazil team will have a flopless mature neymar at 30, and a sick midfield player in Arthur and a few other new studs... and who knows a Gabriel Jesus at his best 8)
As long as they knock out Mexico again. :mouf
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POGBA :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol
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TARDER
TARDER
TARDER
fixed :pacspit
:umad
:umad
:umad
The better team won :rejoice
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Worst world cup in the history of mankind in the knowable galaxy and the Azzurri are missing -- Coincidence?
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i know it's crazy to say but England would have made this a better game i think. Croatia was far too tired
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Kara relax man i know you jelly of the 5 stars which will most definitely turn to 6 next world cup when this brazil team will have a flopless mature neymar at 30, and a sick midfield player in Arthur and a few other new studs... and who knows a Gabriel Jesus at his best 8)
Brazil will win the WC when Daddy P makes a coherent argument.
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Worst world cup in the history of mankind in the knowable galaxy and the Azzurri are missing -- Coincidence?
I think Italy was here in spirit with Brazil's number 10.
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2:2, a good score. :smug
Congrats to the French. And mad respects to the Croatians.
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Kara relax man i know you jelly of the 5 stars which will most definitely turn to 6 next world cup when this brazil team will have a flopless mature neymar at 30, and a sick midfield player in Arthur and a few other new studs... and who knows a Gabriel Jesus at his best 8)
Brazil will win the WC when Daddy P makes a coherent argument.
You guys do realize how unfortunate brazil was coming into this world cup??? Brazil was overwhelming favorites considering how they were playing. Then neymar gets hurt and comes back after 3 months not 100 perfcent. Dani Alves career ends. Agusto, our main midfielder gets hurt and we have to completely change the formation.
I mean... you guys are ridiculous
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Worst world cup in the history of mankind in the knowable galaxy and the Azzurri are missing -- Coincidence?
I think Italy was here in spirit with Brazil's number 10.
Still waiting on that google search
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78% of this French team isn't even really French :yeshrug
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Worst world cup in the history of mankind in the knowable galaxy and the Azzurri are missing -- Coincidence?
I think Italy was here in spirit with Brazil's number 10.
Still waiting on that google search
There's no need for google. Italian diving is so famous, it made it into commercials. Pls.
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Worst world cup in the history of mankind in the knowable galaxy and the Azzurri are missing -- Coincidence?
I think Italy was here in spirit with Brazil's number 10.
Still waiting on that google search
There's no need for google. Italian diving is so famous, it made it into commercials. Pls.
And yet you can't name a single player. :comeon
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78% of this French team isn't even really French :yeshrug
fucking racists
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We should rename Assimilate "Guérande" :neogaf
https://youtu.be/9RrdZ_jj1AQ
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Croatia team of the tournament. It's what people will remember.
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78% of this French team isn't even really French :yeshrug
fucking racists
Not racist if its a complement.
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Worst world cup in the history of mankind in the knowable galaxy and the Azzurri are missing -- Coincidence?
I think Italy was here in spirit with Brazil's number 10.
Still waiting on that google search
There's no need for google. Italian diving is so famous, it made it into commercials. Pls.
And yet you can't name a single player. :comeon
All of them :umad
Azzuri couldn't make it for this WC, they needed to practice for the World Acrobatic Diving championships next year.
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:delicious
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78% of this French team isn't even really French
Yeah, no way a real Frenchman would be named Griezmann.
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We should rename Assimilate "Guérande" :neogaf
Fuck you people.
Perma ban my account in 2022 if Brasil doesn't win it. There. Come at me brehs :doge
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VIVE LA FRANCE, VIVE LA REPUBLIQUE.
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Worst world cup in the history of mankind in the knowable galaxy and the Azzurri are missing -- Coincidence?
I think Italy was here in spirit with Brazil's number 10.
Still waiting on that google search
There's no need for google. Italian diving is so famous, it made it into commercials. Pls.
And yet you can't name a single player. :comeon
Pippo, Ravanelli... I mean :comeon
The Squadra is my favourite team alongside France but you know...
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78% of this French team isn't even really French :yeshrug
fucking racists
https://twitter.com/nasawali_phame/status/1018532544579596288
https://twitter.com/DanielsN__/status/1018538449698279425
https://twitter.com/femifactor/status/1017146837734711298
https://twitter.com/nathalie_nanna/status/1018539329013145600
https://twitter.com/Oloni/status/1018540403157594115
https://twitter.com/dilichi_/status/1018539699915382785
here are some more racists :P
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Worst world cup in the history of mankind in the knowable galaxy and the Azzurri are missing -- Coincidence?
I think Italy was here in spirit with Brazil's number 10.
Still waiting on that google search
There's no need for google. Italian diving is so famous, it made it into commercials. Pls.
And yet you can't name a single player. :comeon
All of them :umad
Azzuri couldn't make it for this WC, they needed to practice for the World Acrobatic Diving championships next year.
:lol :lol :lol
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VIVE LA FRANCE, VIVE LA REPUBLIQUE.
what fuckery is this
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78% of this French team isn't even really French
Yeah, no way a real Frenchman would be named Griezmann.
Mandark doesn't know the difference between 78% and 100%
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BBC going right back to looking at slow mo hand ball :lol
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKzWLUQizz8 ?????????!11111111
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Didier WC champion as captain 20 years ago and now as coach.
GTFO Macron, we got our new god emperor.
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You guys do realize how unfortunate brazil was coming into this world cup??? Brazil was overwhelming favorites considering how they were playing. Then neymar gets hurt and comes back after 3 months not 100 perfcent. Dani Alves career ends. Agusto, our main midfielder gets hurt and we have to completely change the formation.
I mean... you guys are ridiculous
I'm just giving you shit. Gabriel Jesus in 4 years, unafraid of getting hurt. :lawd
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Worst world cup final since when? Possibly ever?
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So half of this golden generation is going to jail right?
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Ah yes Brazil, racial purity at its finest.
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Didier WC champion as captain 20 years ago and now as coach.
GTFO Macron, we got our new god emperor.
:rejoice
the french 1998 squad, goats
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Ah yes Brazil, racial purity at its finest.
um, last i checked i haven't seen a brazilian on the team that is a first, second, or even third generation immigrant wtf :lol
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So half of this golden generation is going to jail right?
well they're black so yeah i guess :cac
racist. wow
i thiink he was talking about croatia
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I was :dead
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I was :dead
Yeah and people wanna call me out...
Dufus racist as fuck, confirmed.
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Ah yes Brazil, racial purity at its finest.
um, last i checked i haven't seen a brazilian on the team that is a first, second, or even third generation immigrant wtf :lol
How many generations does it take to become French?
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um, last i checked i haven't seen a brazilian on the team that is a first, second, or even third generation immigrant wtf :lol
ya most are 1st generation emigrants
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Ah yes Brazil, racial purity at its finest.
um, last i checked i haven't seen a brazilian on the team that is a first, second, or even third generation immigrant wtf :lol
How many generations does it take to become French?
Depends on a few factors. But plucking a bunch of immigrants and having them play for your football team doesn't really mean you're producing homegrown footballing talent.
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Ah yes Brazil, racial purity at its finest.
um, last i checked i haven't seen a brazilian on the team that is a first, second, or even third generation immigrant wtf :lol
How many generations does it take to become French?
It takes at least three generations to degrade one's moral character enough to be French.
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Africans are horrendous at soccer. Don't kid yourself -- this is a French win all the way.
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Didier WC champion as captain 20 years ago and now as coach.
GTFO Macron, we got our new god emperor.
:rejoice
the french 1998 squad, goats
:bow Zizou :bow2
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The amount of British salt is worth more than the cup itself :rejoice
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Gz to france, winning the wc without any effort
Mad props to croatia who stole the hearts of everyone, what a team performance
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So how many of the Croatian team are going to jail now? Hopefully they'll be out by the time the next WC rolls around.
Also obligatory Omélette de du fromage. We all French now.
...does that mean I have a BBC now?
...dammit. Apparently not. :-\
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Depends on a few factors. But plucking a bunch of immigrants and having them play for your football team doesn't really mean you're producing homegrown footballing talent.
If a player was born in France or moved there when they were a toddler and came up through a French team's academy, I wouldn't fret about them not being "homegrown" talent.
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Ah yes Brazil, racial purity at its finest.
um, last i checked i haven't seen a brazilian on the team that is a first, second, or even third generation immigrant wtf :lol
How many generations does it take to become French?
Depends on a few factors. But plucking a bunch of immigrants and having them play for your football team doesn't really mean you're producing homegrown footballing talent.
Dude gtfo with this bullshit
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78% of this French team isn't even really French :yeshrug
fucking racists
https://twitter.com/nasawali_phame/status/1018532544579596288
https://twitter.com/DanielsN__/status/1018538449698279425
https://twitter.com/femifactor/status/1017146837734711298
https://twitter.com/nathalie_nanna/status/1018539329013145600
https://twitter.com/Oloni/status/1018540403157594115
https://twitter.com/dilichi_/status/1018539699915382785
here are some more racists :P
beautiful
outside of say aladdin, i had no reference for "muslims" outside of my own family before seeing zidane in the 98 tournament. drawing from my own experience, i know how a lot of africans and blacks feel atm and wouldn't be surprised it wouldn't be surprising if a large majority became fans after today. viva la immigration
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France won the cup but Croatia won our hearts. :uguu
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France won the cup but Croatia won our hearts. :uguu
Ain't that the truth. :uguu
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Giroud is so fucking useless it isn't funny.
You are really alone with this opinion, without him france cant keep shape up top.
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If a player was born in France or moved there when they were a toddler and came up through a French team's academy, I wouldn't fret about them not being "homegrown" talent.
That's good enough for Athletic Club, though admittedly it's harder to drum up "Basques" than it is to drum up "French" players.
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France won the cup but Croatia won our hearts. :uguu
Yeah this croatian side will go down in history like the dutch 74 side, meanwhile who will remember the winners
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Modric, kinda looking down. Wonder why. thinkingemoji.gif
Still, well deserved recognition.
Referees getting booed by the fans. Heh.
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Depends on a few factors. But plucking a bunch of immigrants and having them play for your football team doesn't really mean you're producing homegrown footballing talent.
Dude gtfo with this bullshit
actually care to read assimilate's posts, brehs
actually be a fucking racist, breh
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Ah yes Brazil, racial purity at its finest.
um, last i checked i haven't seen a brazilian on the team that is a first, second, or even third generation immigrant wtf :lol
How many generations does it take to become French?
Depends on a few factors. But plucking a bunch of immigrants and having them play for your football team doesn't really mean you're producing homegrown footballing talent.
They were born in France. Grew up there. Went to school there. Trained there. They're as French as little Jacques from a 20 generations strong family of farmers from Cantal.
GTFO with this shit :lol
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The heavens are crying as the Croatians get sent off. How fitting. :'(
(LOL at Putin having an umbrella while Macron and the Croatian president are exposed to the elements)
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blatant sexism... croatian president doesn't even have an umbrella
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i need a clip of this, plz
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Ah yes Brazil, racial purity at its finest.
um, last i checked i haven't seen a brazilian on the team that is a first, second, or even third generation immigrant wtf :lol
How many generations does it take to become French?
Depends on a few factors. But plucking a bunch of immigrants and having them play for your football team doesn't really mean you're producing homegrown footballing talent.
They were born in France. Grew up there. Went to school there. Trained there. They're as French as little Jacques from a 20 generations strong family of farmers from Cantal.
GTFO with this shit :lol
triggered only when the non POC says it
:crowdlaff
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Macron found his new wife.
Love does bloom on the battlefield football pitch.
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Bet half of the teams will go down with something after getting soaked in the rain after such a long physically draining exercise. Terrible timing. :-\
But yeah, Macron and the Croatian prez getting along suspiciously fine. :doge
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:nsfw
:leon
spoiler (click to show/hide)
(http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Da4qzp-1H98/maxresdefault.jpg)
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um, isn't that coco?
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um, isn't that coco?
Ssshhhhhh
edit: ITV already back to rambling about the Angurland team :rofl
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People are dogging QATAR hosting but i think it's going to be one of the best world cups to go to. It's a small country, and every stadium is close to one another.
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Hey bros.
:uguu
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We should rename Assimilate "Guérande" :neogaf
Fuck you people.
Perma ban my account in 2022 if Brasil doesn't win it. There. Come at me brehs :doge
Lulz you'll be through 27 alts by then cause you can't take the constant ethering. Stay losing in everything.
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Giroud gave almost as much as Pogba minus that goal , gtfo, he wasn't at his usual top form but fuck if he didnt work his ass off.
Plus he's pretty bae, no homo :-* :-* :-*
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We should rename Assimilate "Guérande" :neogaf
Fuck you people.
Perma ban my account in 2022 if Brasil doesn't win it. There. Come at me brehs :doge
Lulz you'll be through 27 alts by then cause you can't take the constant ethering. Stay losing in everything.
i don't have an alt here.
Until you bums can actually take Daddy P down i'll stay winning, while ya'll stay triggerd
:birb
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https://twitter.com/JOE_co_uk/status/1018551874243440642
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the brits definitely taking it to this france win
https://www.thesun.co.uk/world-cup-2018/6785420/world-cup-2018-france-england/
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Congrats frenchies! Y'all had a hell of a team.
yeah lots of great players
like
i dunno
giroud?
(https://www.thecoli.com/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/mjlol.png)
We won in 1998 with Guivarc'h and Dugarry, and I don't think anyone doubt the overall quality of the roster.
:yeshrug
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https://twitter.com/KhaledBeydoun/status/1018557917283389441
eat ass
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NOW YOU FUCKING GET IT
IMMIGRATION :bow2 :bow2 :bow2 :bow2 :bow2
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We should rename Assimilate "Guérande" :neogaf
Fuck you people.
Perma ban my account in 2022 if Brasil doesn't win it. There. Come at me brehs :doge
Lulz you'll be through 27 alts by then cause you can't take the constant ethering. Stay losing in everything.
i don't have an alt here.
Until you bums can actually take Daddy P down i'll stay winning, while ya'll stay triggerd
:birb
Who just won the WC, bitch? :playa
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https://twitter.com/KhaledBeydoun/status/1018557917283389441
eat ass
sure, when the nonfoobtalling ones aren't mowing people down with AK47s :foodcourt
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Time to pull a Tasty.
(https://i.imgur.com/DksBBn7.png) (https://i.imgur.com/MBPE3ie.png) (https://i.imgur.com/DksBBn7.png) (https://i.imgur.com/MBPE3ie.png) (https://i.imgur.com/DksBBn7.png) (https://i.imgur.com/MBPE3ie.png) (https://i.imgur.com/DksBBn7.png) (https://i.imgur.com/MBPE3ie.png) (https://i.imgur.com/DksBBn7.png) (https://i.imgur.com/MBPE3ie.png)
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Pogba is Muslim ? :yeshrug
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Looking at the starting 11 I count 5 black guys and 6 white or white-ish guys. Hardly an African squad.
Only 2 of France's players are foreign-born.
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Ya, but are they really French? Like if they re-invaded Vietnam, would any of them have a spirit to put the native population into submission? If Germany re-invaded would any of them have the will to lose? Do any of them even play the accordion?
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Missing the World Cup action already? Don't worry, you can already bet on the 2022 edition.
Only hours after France defeated Croatia 4-2 in the 2018 World Cup final, the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook opened odds on the 2022 tournament, which will be held in Qatar.
Five-time World Cup champion Brazil opens as 6-1 favorites, followed by France at +650 and 2014 World Cup winner Germany at 7-1. Runner-up Croatia opened with 30-1 odds, while third-place Belgium has 12-1 odds.
The United States, which didn't qualify for a World Cup for the first time since 1986, opened as 60-1 long shots (16th-best odds).
Host nation Qatar automatically qualifies and has odds of 150-1.
The two countries with the longest odds are Georgia and Guatemala (each 2,000-1).
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Put your money where your mouth is and bet on a World Cup that is 4 years away, brehs :rejoice
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That was an odd final today by the way, it didn't have the feel of a final to me. But maybe the final starting in the middle of the afternoon was the reason for that.
France scored 4 goals without creating that many chances and got some calls from the ref.
All I'm saying: Croatia was robbed :goty2
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Congrats frenchies! Y'all had a hell of a team.
yeah lots of great players
like
i dunno
giroud?
(https://www.thecoli.com/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/mjlol.png)
fucking casuals don't know how crucial Giroud is to France's play :maf
also how beautiful he is :-[
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Pogba is Muslim ? :yeshrug
I mean, his parents are from Guinea.
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And Giroud is fucking gutter trash.
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the brits definitely taking it to this france win
https://www.thesun.co.uk/world-cup-2018/6785420/world-cup-2018-france-england/
Read The Sun brehs.
Still, delicious british tears :drool :drool :drool
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https://pitchfork.com/news/pussy-riot-rush-the-field-stage-protest-at-world-cup-2018-finals/
hated how the BBC basically said they were trash and cut to something else.
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Yeah tell me this dude didn't just put his life in jeopardy for that sweet putang to the right of him.
https://twitter.com/maxseddon/status/1018572934762434560
Dude is so thirsty he's willing to be thrown into the gulag.
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Pogba is Muslim ? :yeshrug
I mean, his parents are from Guinea.
Yeah I'm not surprised it might have been the case. I never heard of it till now and never cared to find out, really, because that's a bit extraneous to the whole pushing a ball part.
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That was an odd final today by the way, it didn't have the feel of a final to me. But maybe the final starting in the middle of the afternoon was the reason for that.
France scored 4 goals without creating that many chances and got some calls from the ref.
All I'm saying: Croatia was robbed :goty2
I swear some people don't know shit about Soccer.
Croatia path to the final was way easier than France, they were lucky to be where they were in the first place. France put them back in check with a reality slap.
France won 4/2, not 2/1 or 1/0.
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That was an odd final today by the way, it didn't have the feel of a final to me. But maybe the final starting in the middle of the afternoon was the reason for that.
France scored 4 goals without creating that many chances and got some calls from the ref.
All I'm saying: Croatia was robbed :goty2
I swear some people don't know shit about Soccer.
Croatia path to the final was way easier than France, they were lucky to be where they were in the first place. France put them back in check with a reality slap.
France won 4/2, not 2/1 or 1/0.
http://www.espn.com/soccer/croatia/story/3566957/croatia-boss-zlatko-dalic-you-dont-give-a-penalty-like-that-in-a-world-cup-final
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https://twitter.com/turing_police/status/960356369839808512
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I swear some people don't know shit about Soccer.
Croatia path to the final was way easier than France, they were lucky to be where they were in the first place. France put them back in check with a reality slap.
France won 4/2, not 2/1 or 1/0.
Soccer :jeanluc
France's first goal resulted from a bogus FK. Croatia should have pushed up higher to avoid exactly what happened though.
Then the ref on the field saw the handball in real time and didn't think it was a pen. VAR is supposed to correct grave mistakes not 50/50 calls where the ball changed direction literally inches away from the player that left him no time to react.
Croatia was the better team the first half and started the second half on fire but caught a stupid goal where the deflection falls right in front of Pogba's foot again and Subasic doesn't see the ball properly. Tough luck.
Mbappe's goal was a shot that Subasic has to make a better effort on. He was caught out of position and should have gotten there.
France's defense played great, but they didn't manage to create much and had their lucky stars to thank to score 4 goals in this kind of game.
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https://twitter.com/turing_police/status/960356369839808512
dislike
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RIOTS!
https://twitter.com/L0gg0l/status/1018610938289770497 (https://twitter.com/L0gg0l/status/1018610938289770497)
https://twitter.com/enfermeria/status/1018606006014705670 (https://twitter.com/enfermeria/status/1018606006014705670)
https://twitter.com/L0gg0l/status/1018615647897636865 (https://twitter.com/L0gg0l/status/1018615647897636865)
Hurrah for Soccer viva le france etc.
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Well at least no one has been eating literal horseshit.
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Yet
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RIOTS!
:goty2
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That was an odd final today by the way, it didn't have the feel of a final to me. But maybe the final starting in the middle of the afternoon was the reason for that.
France scored 4 goals without creating that many chances and got some calls from the ref.
All I'm saying: Croatia was robbed :goty2
I swear some people don't know shit about Soccer.
Croatia path to the final was way easier than France, they were lucky to be where they were in the first place. France put them back in check with a reality slap.
France won 4/2, not 2/1 or 1/0.
http://www.espn.com/soccer/croatia/story/3566957/croatia-boss-zlatko-dalic-you-dont-give-a-penalty-like-that-in-a-world-cup-final
You = :crybaby
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I swear some people don't know shit about Soccer.
Croatia path to the final was way easier than France, they were lucky to be where they were in the first place. France put them back in check with a reality slap.
France won 4/2, not 2/1 or 1/0.
Soccer :jeanluc
France's first goal resulted from a bogus FK. Croatia should have pushed up higher to avoid exactly what happened though.
Then the ref on the field saw the handball in real time and didn't think it was a pen. VAR is supposed to correct grave mistakes not 50/50 calls where the ball changed direction literally inches away from the player that left him no time to react.
Croatia was the better team the first half and started the second half on fire but caught a stupid goal where the deflection falls right in front of Pogba's foot again and Subasic doesn't see the ball properly. Tough luck.
Mbappe's goal was a shot that Subasic has to make a better effort on. He was caught out of position and should have gotten there.
France's defense played great, but they didn't manage to create much and had their lucky stars to thank to score 4 goals in this kind of game.
Since you were spooking bullshit (and still is), I assumed you were from the USA, hence why I said soccer instead of Football.
Yeah lucky star. They were lucky to score on a freekick. They were lucky to score on a 100% justified penalty (did you play Football once in your lifetime ?). They were lucky when Pogba did a worldclass hail mary to M'bappe and then managed to score 30 sec later. They were lucky when M'bappe did score the fourth banger. Only luck right, same about defeating Urugway, Argentina and a Belgium on fire this year.
They're just lucky to have many players in their team that play in the best club around. Varane (RM), Pogba (MU), Matuidi (JUV), Kante (CHE), Umtiti (BAR), Mbappe best player in the PSG... Again, luck.
The salt is strong, but keep your cool, you're full of shit. I'm Spanish and I admit easily France did GREAT during this world cup, nothing to do with luck. Only thing they lacked was a proper striker. Giroud is shit and has always been, he's even worse than he was in Arsenal last season. With a proper french striker, Croatia would have eat even more concrete.
Croatia is only team lucky enough to be there in the first place, their path to the final was way easier than France and outside of Perisic and Modric deadly precision, they're nothing to write home about. People just love to root for the underdog instead of the better team, as always.
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Who said anything about their path to the final or the individual quality of the players, though? :lol
btw. Giroud plays for Chelsea :ohyou
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Who said anything about their path to the final or the individual quality of the players, though? :lol
You were speaking about luck, weren't you ? Croatia had it easier than France during this world cup, that's luck. France players revenue might equal Croatia GDP, nothing do with luck if they destroy them 4 to 2, it only makes sens. Croatia was lucky France GK did a stupid mistake, because the spank would have been even harder at 4/1. Croatia was also lucky Giroud is what he is. Luck was on Croatia side and still lost the match.
France won the WC in 98, France was in final in 2006 WC, France was in quarter-finals in 2014 WC, France was in final in the 2016 Euro and France won the world cup today. When was the last time Croatia did something decent prior to this year ? France has always been a great nation of Football with amazing players, their record speak for them.
About Giroud, learn to read : I was speaking about last season. Last season he was still playing for Arsenal, he only changed for Chelsea mid-season (and was awful in both).
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France benefited from a dumb own-goal and a weak penalty you could barely even see on replay, and you want to say Croatia got lucky?
France got dominated for most of this game.
Not really, possession football has not exactly worked out great for WC teams this year (Looking at you Spain, Germany and Argentina). France had less shots but more on target and this was the stat that really mattered.
Also Croatia benefited from a goalkeeping error to get their second.
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RIOTS!
https://twitter.com/L0gg0l/status/1018610938289770497 (https://twitter.com/L0gg0l/status/1018610938289770497)
https://twitter.com/enfermeria/status/1018606006014705670 (https://twitter.com/enfermeria/status/1018606006014705670)
https://twitter.com/L0gg0l/status/1018615647897636865 (https://twitter.com/L0gg0l/status/1018615647897636865)
Hurrah for Soccer viva le france etc.
that's integration for ya.
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No doubts About France deserving to win the Cup. Probably the individually best Team, tactically disciplined & mentally alyways 'there'. And they had a tough path to the funal.
That being said, it can't be denied that almost everything in the final went their way. They would have won that game without the luck, but save for the 15 minutes to the beginning of the second half, they didn't even have to try.
Not really, possession football has not exactly worked out great for WC teams this year (Looking at you Spain, Germany and Argentina). France had less shots but more on target and this was the stat that really mattered.
Also Croatia benefited from a goalkeeping error to get their second.
I know you confined it to WC Teams but the ball possession stats of the winners in the european leagues read like this
England: 71,6%
Germany: 63,8%
France: 63,4%
Spain: 63,2%
Italy: 56,6%
I won't deny that teams like spain or germany need some new ideas for their possession based football, both were uncreative and predictable for their opponents. But well executed ball possession football is far from over.
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Who said anything about their path to the final or the individual quality of the players, though? :lol
btw. Giroud plays for Chelsea :ohyou
other than giroud though who would you say is a shit player in his position in the french first xi?
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Congrats frenchies! Y'all had a hell of a team.
yeah lots of great players
like
i dunno
giroud?
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fucking casuals don't know how crucial Giroud is to France's play :maf
also how beautiful he is :-[
Same people that give out to Ozil for his posture.
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I thought Giroud was underappreciated at Arsenal but at this point he's almost the French Emile Heskey.
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I know you confined it to WC Teams but the ball possession stats of the winners in the european leagues read like this
England: 71,6%
Germany: 63,8%
France: 63,4%
Spain: 63,2%
Italy: 56,6%
I won't deny that teams like spain or germany need some new ideas for their possession based football, both were uncreative and predictable for their opponents. But well executed ball possession football is far from over.
I am a Man City fan so I am well versed on ball possession and how to dominate with it and quality passing. Though I think the stats might be off a bit, pretty sure City was in the 65% range for possession but a whopping 89% passing accuracy. Ball possession is not going away, it just did not have really good results in this WC. Watching Spain reminded me of that soccer bit from the Simpsons.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftlfPb0gyxI
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Giroud was joint top goalscorer for the french nt in the qualifiers
Not saying he is the bestest but he def aint shit how people claim
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Maybe Spain will finally get that tiki-taka doesn't work anymore.
(lolz, they won't).
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a weak penalty you could barely even see on replay
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His hand is not suddenly moving right there by accident :lol
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Pogba throwing some shade :dead
https://twitter.com/FootballVines/status/1018825070964330496
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a weak penalty you could barely even see on replay
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His hand is not suddenly moving right there by accident :lol
this is part of the argument though
slowed down it looks like he could have went for the ball with his hand, but in full speed there's no fucking way he did it on purpose, especially since he had no idea the guy in front of him was going to miss it with his head.
this was a bad call
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IIRC correctly the rules of the games never mention the "intent" or "purpose" because a referee can only judge what he sees. There's also illustrated examples of what to look for and how to assess a litigious hand. The hand is clearly going to the ball here and I believe it's in the guidelines.
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IIRC correctly the rules of the games never mention the "intent" or "purpose" because a referee can only judge what he sees. There's also illustrated examples of what to look for and how to assess a litigious hand. The hand is clearly going to the ball here and I believe it's in the guidelines.
Evennnnnnn if that were the case he should have let it go to make up for that first bullshit call. The VAR room should have fucking said "listen, this is a toss up call, but the other one greizman dived" and he should have left the call like he originally made it on the field.
It's dumb.
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If Pogba made that handball you would have had an aneurysm
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If Pogba made that handball you would have had an aneurysm
At the end of the day i didn't care much who won i wanted a good game and the ref ruined it.
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All that salt can't be healthy.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J78SdCzzumA
Couple of people on the Champs El'
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Assy's salt is sustaining me. :mouf
"Wasn't a good game" rotflmao
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Pogba, please marry me.
:whew
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Guy's it's over. Stop dwelling on it. I'll keep you abreast of the Azzurri schedule -- they play Poland on Sept 7. Don't worry, I'll give you all a heads up beforehand so you don't miss it and can DVR it.
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That being said, it can't be denied that almost everything in the final went their way. They would have won that game without the luck
Really not sure about this. Croatia really looked better, outside of some individual sequences. IMO if you could somehow run this as a best of 7 series, Croatia would take it 4-2.
Would they? France didnt even go full throttle
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That being said, it can't be denied that almost everything in the final went their way. They would have won that game without the luck
Really not sure about this. Croatia really looked better, outside of some individual sequences. IMO if you could somehow run this as a best of 7 series, Croatia would take it 4-2.
Holy shit this level of denial is unreal. :dead
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"The team that lost 2-4 really looked better for almost the entire game." :dead
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More like :dead, literally. :lol
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STINKY PITS AND ALL, BABY!!! :betty
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"Wasn't a good game" rotflmao
Wait, you really thought that was a good fucking game?
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It's not Game of the Century but at least it wasn't a 1-0/1-1 snoozer. :snore
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"The team that lost 2-4 really looked better for almost the entire game." :dead
This can absolutely happen in low-scoring sports. As a hockey fan, I'm sure you've seen plenty of games where one team is dominant and outshoots their opponent like 2:1, but still loses.
For sure, but that definitely wasn't the case with this game lol. I'd honestly flip it - France dominated and Croatia had just a few good moments. France clearly wasn't playing their hardest, either.
There's almost no reality where that Croatian team beats that French team.
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"The team that lost 2-4 really looked better for almost the entire game." :dead
This can absolutely happen in low-scoring sports. As a hockey fan, I'm sure you've seen plenty of games where one team is dominant and outshoots their opponent like 2:1, but still loses.
For sure, but that definitely wasn't the case with this game lol. I'd honestly flip it - France dominated and Croatia had just a few good moments. France clearly wasn't playing their hardest, either.
There's almost no reality where that Croatian team beats that French team.
when you go up 1-0 immediately on a bullshit call, and then go up again 2-1 on another bullshit call yeah things start to look pretty fucking effortless.
but i'm not even arguing if france would have won regardless, or even if they're the most skilled team, they are, we all know that, but the game was ruined by the ref early on and that fucking sucks. any chance croatia may have had of pulling off an upset was quickly squashed.
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https://twitter.com/AFPSport/status/1018916762899886080
That's integration for you.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=90&v=lJRjk0SGcqQ
oh neymar what you doin bro