2018 Football World Cup
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@bovidae said in 2018 Football World Cup:
Russia likely to reach the next round, which is a surprise based on their pre-WC form.
I can't see them advancing much further though (Rd of 16 match vs Spain or Portugal).
Depends on what kind of deal Putin has made with the officials. I assume the ref will be French?
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Moral of the tale for me is when predicting results, never listen to a single pre-tournament podcast.
Brazil, Germany - sure to progress easily.
Russia, Japan - hopeless, a complete shambles.plus numerous other examples.
Russia seem to actually be playing to their level - they have some very good players and making the last 16 is about that level.
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Why does Ronaldo walk round like he has something lodged up his arse?
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@rancid-schnitzel said in 2018 Football World Cup:
Why does Ronaldo walk round like he has something lodged up his arse?
If I was worth as much as him, had as many people idolising me as much as he does, I have zero doubt that I would still be the same down to earth guy that I am now ...
1-0 to Portugal final, could have been 1-5 to Morocco if they had a decent striker, so many chances.
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@rancid-schnitzel said in 2018 Football World Cup:
Why does Ronaldo walk round like he has something lodged up his arse?
Occam's Razor.
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@majorrage said in 2018 Football World Cup:
@rancid-schnitzel said in 2018 Football World Cup:
Why does Ronaldo walk round like he has something lodged up his arse?
If I was worth as much as him, had as many people idolising me as much as he does, I have zero doubt that I would still be the same down to earth guy that I am now ...
1-0 to Portugal final, could have been 1-5 to Morocco if they had a decent striker, so many chances.
So if you were rich and famous you'd shuffle round as if a massive dildo was shoved up your arse?
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@rancid-schnitzel said in 2018 Football World Cup:
@majorrage said in 2018 Football World Cup:
@rancid-schnitzel said in 2018 Football World Cup:
Why does Ronaldo walk round like he has something lodged up his arse?
If I was worth as much as him, had as many people idolising me as much as he does, I have zero doubt that I would still be the same down to earth guy that I am now ...
1-0 to Portugal final, could have been 1-5 to Morocco if they had a decent striker, so many chances.
So if you were rich and famous you'd shuffle round as if a massive dildo was shoved up your arse?
I'm sure all of his hangers on tell him it looks great. Just like that naf goal scoring celebration.....
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For a game that finished 1-0, with the only goal being scored in the 4th minute, and by Ronaldo of all people, i thought Portugal v Morocco was great fun. Tactical nouse was out the window, whoever had the ball would tear forward, then turn it over, only for the other team to tear forward. Reckless challenges were the norm, and the ref played it straight as fuck, waving play on all day. I still don't know how Morocco didn't score given the way the game was played in the last half hour.
It also contained the early front runner for "dive of the tournament"
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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44553338
The Russian arm of the fast-food chain Burger King has apologised after offering women a reward of 3m roubles (£36,000; $47,000) and free Whopper burgers for life if they got pregnant with a World Cup player's baby. "Women who manage to get the best football genes will promote the Russian team's success for generations to come," the advert said. -
@mariner4life said in 2018 Football World Cup:
It also contained the early front runner for "dive of the tournament"
No surprise it was Pepe. He was only warming up with his reaction to Costa outmuscling him in the Spain game.
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@rancid-schnitzel said in 2018 Football World Cup:
@majorrage said in 2018 Football World Cup:
@rancid-schnitzel said in 2018 Football World Cup:
Why does Ronaldo walk round like he has something lodged up his arse?
If I was worth as much as him, had as many people idolising me as much as he does, I have zero doubt that I would still be the same down to earth guy that I am now ...
1-0 to Portugal final, could have been 1-5 to Morocco if they had a decent striker, so many chances.
So if you were rich and famous you'd shuffle round as if a massive dildo was shoved up your arse?
If it was my thing, yeah ... although I guess I'd just walk as a I walk, and not give a monkeys nuts about what other people thought about it.
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@rocky-rockbottom said in 2018 Football World Cup:
Danes 7th min goal sends them into big-boy-fuck-around-on-halfway mode, drives me nuts, soccer needs a bball over and back rule. Or once goalie releases ball his team has 5 seconds to get the fucker over halfway line. Otherwise free kick. Or electric shock. Or paintball gun 10 second free-for-all c/o 4th official
Straya good value. Bit unco with the whole ball control thing at times though
@kiwipie said in 2018 Football World Cup:
I'm fascinated by the battle for the Golden Bastard. Early front runners are Pepe, Ramos, Suarez and Diego Costa given their histories but please nominate any others who make a strong case.
what are criteria. Belgiums Fellaini seems to have a lot of bastard in him.
Neymar/Ronaldo seem more of a Golden piston wristed gibbon ilk than technically a bastard.
Sergio Ramos is Lord of the Bastards. But you'd still want him on your team
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Just popped in to mention this I heard on the Peru Vs France commentary.
"17% of the goals so far at the world cup have come in the last 15 minutes. So a lot of late scoring."
That's right, slightly less than 1/6th of the goals have come in the last 1/6th of the match. That's a lot of late scoring.
