2018 Football World Cup
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No dog in tonight's fight but if France win, it will be Belgium's first loss in a meaningful, competitive match in 26 outings, when they lost to Wales in Euro 2016
No small feat for France
From the England & Croatia perspective they'll want the match to go to penalties with plenty of bookings and injuries.
Surprisingly there have been few serious injuries in this WC and most teams have been able to pick from full squads.
Head says France, heart says Belgium.
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Like @MiketheSnow have no dog in the fight at all but in terms of my knowledge of the two teams I have heard of 4 Belgies (de Bruyne, Hazard, Lukaku and Kompanie) and only one Frog (Griezmann). That makes 4 Superstars (coz if I am conscious of soccer player they must be a Superstar) to 1. Therefore I expect Belgium to win.
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Absorbing game. Belgium giving away possession too easily at the back.
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Very enjoyable first half.
No clue how this one is going to play out
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France open proceedings early in the second half
France 1 - 0 Belgium
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Mpape is really good
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Feel sorry for the Belgians but France was definitely the better side. No way Croatia would beat them but England could snatch it off a set piece.
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@rocky-rockbottom said in 2018 Football World Cup:
Belgits dopey coach pays the price for pickign too many defenders, iHomo. This ain't some parking the bus job for Wigan Athletic fluffybunny. Dembele finally gets to play and he was shit. There's holding your shape and there's flat out refusing to run into gaping open space. Belgone's 3 (?) defensive midfielders left Hazard and DeGroine getting triple teamed.
Dipshit Fellaini loses a header to a dwarf and that's that. You had one job to do, doofus, ONE fucken job.
Loving how you somehow have an autocorrect entry in your dictionary of "iHomo".
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@rocky-rockbottom said in 2018 Football World Cup:
the fuck is "autocorrect"?
I did wonder - you actually meant "iHomo", rather than "IMHO"?
In which case - colour me apologising/embarassed, and insert gif of "joke flying way over my head" -
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11 July 2018
Croatia – England
Referee: Cüneyt Cakir (TUR)
Assistant Referee 1: Bahattin Duran (TUR)
Assistant Referee 2: Tarik Ongun (TUR)
Fourth Official: Björn Kuipers (NED)
Reserve AR: Sander van Roekel (NED)I note that Conger is one of the 12 referees retained for the last round of games.
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Best nil-all half of footy you could watch.
Hazard and Mm-bop are the two best players at this tournament, and were given rhe freedom to show it.
France really are very good, and will be very hard to beat in the final
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@rapido said in 2018 Football World Cup:
@canefan said in 2018 Football World Cup:
One half of the "Battle of Waterloo" WC final in. Now for the team representing the Lord Nelson side to front up
I think you mean the Duke of Wellington , Nelson was Trafalgar.
Oops, sorry. Getting my historical references all askew. I originally thought about the Battle of Hastings, then realised the poms lost that one!!!
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@bovidae said in 2018 Football World Cup:
11 July 2018
Croatia – England
Referee: Cüneyt Cakir (TUR)
Assistant Referee 1: Bahattin Duran (TUR)
Assistant Referee 2: Tarik Ongun (TUR)
Fourth Official: Björn Kuipers (NED)
Reserve AR: Sander van Roekel (NED)I note that Conger is one of the 12 referees retained for the last round of games.
Anagram of ref's christian name is "Ye Cünt"
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https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12086946
A Kiwi link to the 3 Lions. Teaching the Kiwis mental toughness?? LOL
