That little gripe out the way, awesome start from our boys! Egypt under a lot of pressure now to score twice without conceding to get the W they desperately need against us. Love seeing us upsetting some of the big countries parties!
@No-Quarter is it? i was wondering and just started checking
@Crazy-Horse yeah, they definately got the hair dryer in the break and have come out pressing high...holding on for 45 will be hard work....but theyre also more open on the break now
ive often though, one of the biggest results to come out ot the All Whites playing in the WC is player might get more exposure and get picked up by bigger clubs
so different to the iran game where we actually managed to get the ball through the middle and create oportunities
yep hopefully Egypt try to shut up shop and we can sink another set piece with a limited reply in counter attack...big hope
thats embaressing....hes gone down in the box...beacuse the ball hit his head when he went up for a header
A disappointing 2nd half. NZ won't be happy with the poor marking from those crosses. Defending 101.
Poor defending for first goal and keeper should save it. Sarah's goal was excellent. Third goal sloppy defending. I reckon the Egyptian coach just reminded his team at half time that NZ players aren't top level players - gave us no time and space and we coughed it up.
Argentina have arguably the greatest player in the world - ever in some eyes - but fuck me they’re boring to watch
Lazy as fuck
@MiketheSnow said in FIFA World Cup:
Argentina have arguably the greatest player in the world - ever in some eyes - but fuck me they’re boring to watch
Lazy as fuck
Yeah, take Messi out and they are less than ordinary.
The 10 other guys hit the jackpot by being in the same team as him.
The Golden Boot is a ridiculous drag race. Messi already has 5, Haaland and Mbappe have 4. They've all played twice.
Messi is the best player i have seen, and it's not close.
@KiwiPie said in FIFA World Cup:
@canefan said in FIFA World Cup:
Is NZ playing today
1pm kick off against Egypt. Win and we are pretty certain to qualify, draw and everything goes to the final day with nothing decided. Lose and we'll need to beat Belgium on the final day.
Looking at the table this morning, and I think a draw would give us a narrow path to qualifying, but would require Iran to get thumped (by at least 3 goals), and at least 6 other pool results (including some after our final match) to go our way.
nil-all snore this morning as ghana stuck 11 men in the box and dared England to shoot through them, which they couldn't. England proved they lack a true creator in the middle to unlock these teams. arguably worst game of the whole tournament.
It's the thing that shits me about soccer. I get its a legit tactic, and Ghana will love that point, but when the England centre backs had the ball, the Gharnian strikers were 30m away from them, in their own half, and already moving backwards it's just shit to watch.
SBS had Kevin-Prince Boateng on the coverage this morning and even he struggled to be positive about what he was watching despite understanding a point is good.
I fear a lot of the round of 32 games will be like this. One team will want to take the game to extra time and penalties, the stronger team will be battering away unless they can get a goal.
Ghana realised that the English threats would come from runners getting in behind their defence - so they left no space for that to happen. It's hard to break down but also really hard for the defending team to counter attack. That being said, Ghana were denied a stonewall penalty.
@mariner4life said in FIFA World Cup:
nil-all snore this morning as ghana stuck 11 men in the box and dared England to shoot through them, which they couldn't. England proved they lack a true creator in the middle to unlock these teams. arguably worst game of the whole tournament.
16th 0-0 draw in the FIFA World Cup history that England have been involved in. More than any side.
A turgid watch.