Good game today between Norway and Ivory Coast. 3 really good goals of different types. Nusa was finally given some space and curled a beauty into the top corner, Amad with a brilliant individual goal after a 1-2 and then Haaland with the winner after a beautiful pass by Bobb.
And France looks ridiculously good. They battered Sweden up until the first goal and then picked them off after. Paraguay will park a better bus than Sweden but France has so many different ways to hurt you. First goal was great, Mbappe does the thing that Vini jnr is also good at - you delay the shot to avoid a defender's block but shoot immediately after before the keeper is really set. Olise is fantastic and could have had a hat-trick on another day - his side bicycle kick that hit the post would have been a World Cup highlight for decades if it had gone in.
@KiwiPie said in FIFA World Cup:
And France looks ridiculously good.
They have so many weapons.
Looking at the highlights there were some fantastic individual goals in today's games.
@Bovidae said in FIFA World Cup:
@KiwiPie said in FIFA World Cup:
And France looks ridiculously good.
They have so many weapons.
Looking at the highlights there were some fantastic individual goals in today's games.
All 6 goals were pretty good in the first 2 games, Amad's was probably the pick but it was a high bar.
Difficult to assess because of the opponent - but they did qualify for the R32 by beating Germany - but Mexico could have scored 10 last night
They look formidable
anton and nagelsmann clearly didn't bother to read the memo
shearer is going off his head because he's in the strikers club
i'd be checkin on his health if he said anything else
noticed everyone steering clear of the keeper at SP today
a tremendous amount of BS goes on in the penalty area at set piece, almost like a rugby ruck, with no ball!
the refs cant handle it
only seem to really intervene when the GK gets caught up in it
i'm thinking the ref should be able to award free kicks in the penalty area while the ball is still dead at SP
that'd clean it up a fair bit pretty quickly IMO
the thing is, anton probably didn't need to get involved
it was a good header
anton fucked up, and the krauts are out
@mohikamo said in FIFA World Cup:
anton and nagelsmann clearly didn't bother to read the memo
shearer is going off his head because he's in the strikers club
i'd be checkin on his health if he said anything else
No comment on Schmeichel?
anton fucked up, and the krauts are out
The keeper conned is the overall point. Var and ref should be above that.
FIFA / Collina have to back the ref given what would occur if they said he got it wrong.
England has done well to get back in to this
Great saves from Dr Goalie
Nuts of Steel
Doctor Congo deserve the lead
Just
Good to see that even in the simplest team sport in the world the refs and TMOs can be inconsistent
Will give rugby officials more slack in the future
Congo doing a Ghana … England can’t get past the goalie.
Early exit incoming!
Don’t think was penalty but I’ve never ever seen that not be a penalty!
Past the hour mark. DR Congo still lead but are tiring. Can England's substitutes get them a goal?
@booboo said in FIFA World Cup:
Great goal that second one by Kane
Kane’s movement off the ball is brilliant
@MajorStokes said in FIFA World Cup:
Fuck me, what a finish.
Was asking my Geordie buddy wtf Gordon adds.
Two assists later.
That Belgium v Senegal game was quite a ride. Was only paying a bit of attention (working) and Senegal were dominant, built a 2-0 lead and appeared to be coasting to victory (and should have had a bigger lead). Decided to watch the last 10 minutes but not much was going on. The Lukaku pops up with a goal and then Tielemans with an unlikely header brings it level and we have extra time. Again not a whole lot going on with a couple of minutes left in extra time, a Belgian cross, a collision at the near post and the ball ends up with Lukebakio who hits the bar when it looked easier to score. Then VAR review, ref sent to the screen and a penalty awarded for a very marginal foul on Tielemans who buries the spot kick. All of this took place after Doku and de Bruyne were withdrawn.
@KiwiPie said in FIFA World Cup:
That Belgium v Senegal game was quite a ride. Was only paying a bit of attention (working) and Senegal were dominant, built a 2-0 lead and appeared to be coasting to victory (and should have had a bigger lead). Decided to watch the last 10 minutes but not much was going on. The Lukaku pops up with a goal and then Tielemans with an unlikely header brings it level and we have extra time. Again not a whole lot going on with a couple of minutes left in extra time, a Belgian cross, a collision at the near post and the ball ends up with Lukebakio who hits the bar when it looked easier to score. Then VAR review, ref sent to the screen and a penalty awarded for a very marginal foul on Tielemans who buries the spot kick. All of this took place after Doku and de Bruyne were withdrawn.
I thought the foul was technically correct.
Just watched Belgium v Senegal
Great match
Senegal very unlucky not to have been 4 up
Fair play to Belgium though
Definite penalty for me
@MiketheSnow said in FIFA World Cup:
Just watched Belgium v Senegal
Great match
Senegal very unlucky not to have been 4 up
Fair play to Belgium though
Definite penalty for me
was following the score online, one minute its 2-0 to Senegal at the 84th minute.
i close the browser to do some work, go back to check a few mins later and its 2-2!
Fucken wild really, gutted for Senegal. The keeper made a meal of that 2nd goal from Belgium
Schlager has been good, the only thing stopping Austria from being 4-0 down instead of just 1-0. Spain players looking alot quicker than their opposition, but maybe won't be able to maintain the pace in the 2nd half.
I remember watching Spain play England at Wembley about 10 years ago. The gap in terms of technical ability was clearly evident. They are magicians with the ball
Portugal v Croatia
What a match
Absolute Pandora’s Box of a penalty mind
From here on in every corner should see a penalty
It’s like a Royal Rumble in the box
England game brought forward "because of heat". I guess we know who FIFA is backing this year...
