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2018 Football World Cup

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  • KiwiPieK Offline
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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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    • KiwiMurphK Offline
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      #144

      More Optus fail

      Just been announced that SBS are now showing all pool/group matches.

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        Why does Ronaldo walk round like he has something lodged up his arse?

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        • Rancid SchnitzelR Rancid Schnitzel

          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 SchnitzelR Rancid Schnitzel

            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?

            Occam's Razor.

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            • MajorStokesM MajorStokes

              @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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              @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 SchnitzelR Rancid Schnitzel

                @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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                  • KiwiMurphK Offline
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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.
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                    • mariner4lifeM mariner4life

                      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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                      @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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                      • KiwiPieK Offline
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                        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.

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                          Don't forget a couple of English players who have form in the box - Alli and Young.

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                          • Rancid SchnitzelR Rancid Schnitzel

                            @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?

                            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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                              Rough start for the Aussies with Eriksen putting the Danes ahead early. BBC comm's have already basically started tlking about this being game over ... and it's only 25 mins in.

                              EXACTLY the sort of situation where Aussie thrive!

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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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                                  Online commentary says Aussie drew level with a dubious penalty

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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.

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                                      Argies getting torn a new one, 3-0 to Croatia with time nearly up

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                                        Argies getting torn a new one, 3-0 to Croatia with time nearly up

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                                        @virgil said in 2018 Football World Cup:

                                        Argies getting torn a new one, 3-0 to Croatia with time nearly up

                                        They're in deep shit now, their chances of advancing look much tougher now

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                                          @rocky-rockbottom said in 2018 Football World Cup:

                                          Arg 0
                                          Croatia 3

                                          Modric with 35 yarder goal of tourney contender. First goal top shit too

                                          Arg were all kinds of shit. Constantly getting their half-drunk passes intercepted in attacking third. Think Messi's gonna run in to space? Think again. If the ball's not delivered on a gilded chariot of feathers right to his heavenly feet you can go and get fucked. NO player at the WC runs less when not in possession. Even 5 GOALIES run more
                                          LEAST average km run a match:
                                          Gylfi Sigurdsson, Iceland 6.67
                                          Emil Hallfredsson, Iceland 6.41
                                          Yuri Gazinskiy, Russia 6.11
                                          Ellyes Skhiri, Tunisia 6.06
                                          Aleksandr Golovin, Russia 5.94
                                          Khadim Ndiaye, Senegal 1.99
                                          Jaime Penedo, Panama 1.99
                                          Yann Sommer, Switzerland 1.91
                                          Ahmed El-Shenawy, Egypt 1.79
                                          Rui Patrício, Portugal 1.78 (all fucken goalies)

                                          Lionel Messi, Argentina 1.42

                                          Arg with about 3 shots on target and Aguero on the bench. Oh yeah, their coach Angry Anderson of Rose Tattoo has a plan

                                          Is this fair dinkum?? That truly is incredible. I never knew he was so lazy

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