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Postby Freddy Rumsen » Wed Jun 20, 2018 3:58 pm

I generally dislike Spain, but Iran is the worst.

Way to go Spain.

Portugal 4
Spain 4
Iran 3
Morocco 0

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Postby Gaucho » Wed Jun 20, 2018 4:00 pm

Morocco could easily have 4 points. Alas ...

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Postby Freddy Rumsen » Wed Jun 20, 2018 4:01 pm

Morocco are a fun side, I just hope somehow Iran doesn't sneak through.

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Postby Freddy Rumsen » Thu Jun 21, 2018 9:09 am

This Denmark/Aussie match is fun.

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Postby Gaucho » Thu Jun 21, 2018 9:25 am

Robbie Kruse has always been a terrible futbol player.

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Postby Freddy Rumsen » Thu Jun 21, 2018 11:52 am

France is toying with Peru.

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Postby tifosi77 » Thu Jun 21, 2018 12:16 pm

Srs question: Can yellow/red cards be awarded post-match? I've been watching that replay of Pepe's nonsense yesterday, and I'm having a hard time figuring out how he wasn't straight booted.

He's the kind of player that if someone on the other side came at him with a flying tackle at mid-thigh level with the studs out and dislocated his hip I'd feel inclined to just be all "play on".

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Postby Tomas » Thu Jun 21, 2018 12:21 pm

Gianluigi Buffon to Paris St. Germain. Two(!) year contract for Euro 8 MILLION/YEAR (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) :scared:

They know he is 40, right? :lol:

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Postby Gaucho » Thu Jun 21, 2018 12:34 pm

Mbappé was begging for a yellow card. jfc ...

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Postby Tomas » Thu Jun 21, 2018 12:47 pm

Wonder-boy-coach Julian Nagelsmann (Hoffenheim) to Leipzig?? :scared:

I thought he was destined to move to some truly major club...

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Postby Freddy Rumsen » Thu Jun 21, 2018 1:14 pm

Kind of feel bad for Peru but when you have 9000 chances you should probably connect on one. France hopefully will be punished for their negative football in the round of 16.

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Postby shafnutz05 » Thu Jun 21, 2018 1:43 pm

Messi is getting so much flak back in Argentina that his freaking mother had to come out and defend him.

http://www.espn.com/soccer/argentina/st ... er?src=com

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Postby tifosi77 » Thu Jun 21, 2018 1:55 pm

I don't know what it is about Messi, but he just doesn't have the swag in the Albiceleste shirt.

I'm an Argentina supporter, but Croatia can totally win this match outright.

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Postby Gaucho » Thu Jun 21, 2018 1:55 pm

Higuain, Dybala, Di Maria on the bench.

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Postby tifosi77 » Thu Jun 21, 2018 1:56 pm

Why is a fifteen year old White Stripes song all the rage at this World Cup?

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Postby LITT » Thu Jun 21, 2018 1:57 pm

russia

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Postby slappybrown » Thu Jun 21, 2018 2:09 pm

I don't know what it is about Messi, but he just doesn't have the swag in the Albiceleste shirt.

I'm an Argentina supporter, but Croatia can totally win this match outright.
He carried a mediocre Argentina team to the Final in 14. I think this angle is over-stated these days.

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Postby slappybrown » Thu Jun 21, 2018 2:10 pm

And this Argentina team is also mediocre, but more because of an abject refusal to bring the best players, let alone play the best ones you have once you got to Russia.

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Postby Freddy Rumsen » Thu Jun 21, 2018 2:46 pm

This game is a grab and foul Fest

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Postby Trip McNeely » Thu Jun 21, 2018 2:51 pm

And this Argentina team is also mediocre, but more because of an abject refusal to bring the best players, let alone play the best ones you have once you got to Russia.
It sort of reminds me of a hardheaded coach that for some reason wouldn’t call up and/or play their best players...:

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Postby slappybrown » Thu Jun 21, 2018 2:52 pm

South American Italy thanks you for noticing

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Postby slappybrown » Thu Jun 21, 2018 2:52 pm

And this Argentina team is also mediocre, but more because of an abject refusal to bring the best players, let alone play the best ones you have once you got to Russia.
It sort of reminds me of a hardheaded coach that for some reason wouldn’t call up and/or play their best players...:
:thumb: but also GD it

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Postby Trip McNeely » Thu Jun 21, 2018 2:54 pm

Imagine if Yugoslavia was still a country .....to Croatia you would add Kolarov, Matic, and Milinkovic-Savic from Serbia, then Pjanic and Dzeko from Bosnia, and Jan Oblak from Slovenia.

Those midfield choices alone are just crazy

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Postby shafnutz05 » Thu Jun 21, 2018 3:11 pm

WOW. Did that just happen?!

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Postby Trip McNeely » Thu Jun 21, 2018 3:12 pm

Wow wow wow

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