FIFA World Cup

@Kiwiwomble said in FIFA World Cup:

@canefan give the boys a little credit, i think they fought for the tiny bit of space and time they had, coming through looking for second balls with intent

Oh yeah of course. I thought we played great. Look at the first goal, Wood's touch was amazing, Singh made a run that made the defence hesitate and allowed Wood to set up as target man in the box. The run from Just was perfect as was the finish

ive been out of the loop, was Just heralded?

felt like

• theyre going to come after wood, do use your size, hold your ground and hold the ball up
• singh, come through hot with intent you'll be the second target so make them think its you
• Just....thats where you come in

@Kiwiwomble said in FIFA World Cup:

ive been out of the loop, was Just heralded?

felt like

• theyre going to come after wood, do use your size, hold your ground and hold the ball up
• sigh, come through hot with intent you'll be the second target so make them think its you
• Just....thats where you come in

Apparently had a very good season on the wing for Motherwell

He scored 6 goals in his last 16 matches for NZ according to Google

one game and he is the NZ all-time top goal scorer at a FIFA World Cup

@Kiwiwomble said in FIFA World Cup:

one game and he is the NZ all-time top goal scorer at a FIFA World Cup

Did we even score a goal in our last WC? I remember all those draws.

If memory serves, we only scored 2 goals at Espana 82. Steve Summer scored one, was Steve Woodin the other scorer?

Edit Google confirms this. We scored against Scotland and were bagelled against Brazil and the USSR

@canefan yeah, i think two of them were 1-1 draws

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@Kiwiwomble said in FIFA World Cup:

one game and he is the NZ all-time top goal scorer at a FIFA World Cup

He looks sharp. If they can try to establish Wood in the box again vs Egypt, Singh and Just will have chances. Maybe even Cacace. We need a ref who is not sympathetic to Egyptian simulation. Today's ref was good in that regard. Didn't bite, and they gave up trying for the most part

@canefan said in FIFA World Cup:

@Kiwiwomble said in FIFA World Cup:

one game and he is the NZ all-time top goal scorer at a FIFA World Cup

If they can try to establish Wood in the box again

That made me giggle.

@bayimports said in FIFA World Cup:

@canefan said in FIFA World Cup:

Interesting, Iran has a world ranking of 20, and Egypt 29. We should feel quietly confident of our chances

probably wont underestimate us now though, thought Egypt would have been above them myself, but i dont follow int rankings too closely

And the rankings outside the top 7 or 8 are really much of a muchness. Iran had a good record coming in the WC and only lost to a very good Qatar side. They have players in the UAE league which has improved out of sight given the money being splashed.

In the first half I thought we created a lot of chances and we’re just a tad slow to react to the space created or a retreating defence.

Overall though it was great seeing us play with confidence and a fairly attacking style.

@Crazy-Horse said in FIFA World Cup:

@canefan said in FIFA World Cup:

@Kiwiwomble said in FIFA World Cup:

one game and he is the NZ all-time top goal scorer at a FIFA World Cup

If they can try to establish Wood in the box again

That made me giggle.

Not to mention the Tunisian coach getting the sack

@canefan said in FIFA World Cup:

@mariner4life said in FIFA World Cup:

lol Tunisia have sacked their coach after they got pumped. He's only been in charge for 5 games after they sacked the last bloke. Sick team name though "The Eagles of Carthage".

They have a history of sacking

Well played

@bayimports said in FIFA World Cup:

back to even, 1-1 Iran capitalize

I watched it back a few times and it still looks like offside

@MiketheSnow said in FIFA World Cup:

@bayimports said in FIFA World Cup:

back to even, 1-1 Iran capitalize

I watched it back a few times and it still looks like offside

Is there no VAR at WC26?

I saw Egypt's goal vs Belgium, it was very well taken. We will have to be better defensively than against Iran

@canefan said in FIFA World Cup:

@MiketheSnow said in FIFA World Cup:

@bayimports said in FIFA World Cup:

back to even, 1-1 Iran capitalize

I watched it back a few times and it still looks like offside

Is there no VAR at WC26?

Yep

But there's already been controversy

@Bovidae said in FIFA World Cup:

NZ deserved a point. If only some of those crosses had more quality. Surman immense.

Yeah - thought Surman was our best player, though I imagine Just was our MotM.

@MiketheSnow said in FIFA World Cup:

@canefan said in FIFA World Cup:

@MiketheSnow said in FIFA World Cup:

@bayimports said in FIFA World Cup:

back to even, 1-1 Iran capitalize

I watched it back a few times and it still looks like offside

Is there no VAR at WC26?

Yep

But there's already been controversy

I didn't notice any checks on Iran's first goal

@canefan said in FIFA World Cup:

@MiketheSnow said in FIFA World Cup:

@canefan said in FIFA World Cup:

@MiketheSnow said in FIFA World Cup:

@bayimports said in FIFA World Cup:

back to even, 1-1 Iran capitalize

I watched it back a few times and it still looks like offside

Is there no VAR at WC26?

Yep

But there's already been controversy

I didn't notice any checks on Iran's first goal

That's exactly my point

@MiketheSnow said in FIFA World Cup:

@canefan said in FIFA World Cup:

@MiketheSnow said in FIFA World Cup:

@canefan said in FIFA World Cup:

@MiketheSnow said in FIFA World Cup:

@bayimports said in FIFA World Cup:

back to even, 1-1 Iran capitalize

I watched it back a few times and it still looks like offside

Is there no VAR at WC26?

Yep

But there's already been controversy

I didn't notice any checks on Iran's first goal

That's exactly my point

I'd like to see a still shot