Well cynically speaking the top players are getting extra games and are against weaker opposition. They should be putting in more goals (which is probably the point of the tournament).
Brazil carry on like absolute flogs. Neymar is such an unlikeable douchebag. Pictures of crying brazilian children in teh crowd warm the cockles of my heart. What the fuck was the ref doing trying to let them back in to a game that should have been over?
Haaland is a remarkable player. I've never seen someone so unaffected by not getting touches. The ball doesn't go near him for extended periods and he still converts the two chances presented to him.
Has there ever been a more dissapointing "star player" at the WC than Neymar? Seems to have spent the last 2 rolling around on the ground and gesticulating wildy at the ref...
For a country that used to produce the best of no. 9's, Brazil haven't had a proper one since around 2010 with Luis Fabiano or Adriano before him. It's funny that they are eliminated by the brilliance of one of the only pure 9's running around today. They had their chances but blew them. Deserved to lose. The last Brazil team that were a genuine chance to win the world cup was the 2018 group. Neymar was at his peak in that tournament and they looked good but came undone against Belgium's golden generation and a all-time performance from Eden Hazard.
@Windows97 His career ends up as a case of "what if". Has all the club accolades, was apart of some great teams and arguably the greatest front three ever (Messi/Suarez/Neymar), has the goal scoring record for Brazil... but I still can't help but think that he never reached his full potential. Never won the Ballon D'or which admittedly, is hard in the Messi/CR7 era and he flopped at most of the world cups he played in.
@mariner4life said in FIFA World Cup:
Brazil carry on like absolute flogs. Neymar is such an unlikeable douchebag. Pictures of crying brazilian children in teh crowd warm the cockles of my heart. What the fuck was the ref doing trying to let them back in to a game that should have been over?
Haaland is a remarkable player. I've never seen someone so unaffected by not getting touches. The ball doesn't go near him for extended periods and he still converts the two chances presented to him.
Back in 2014 i must have re-watched that pasting to the Germans half a hundred times. God it was glorious, seeing them crying in the stands.
I really hope that no one on here ever wore a Brazilian jersey. Especially in the 90s or early 00s.
Am I allowed to say that I really liked the Brazil team of 1970? And 1982? Not since though. You wonder why they selected Igor Thiago, a big lump of a centre-forward, and then didn't bring him on when they needed something different.
Mexico v England delayed due to the weather ....
@KiwiPie said in FIFA World Cup:
Am I allowed to say that I really liked the Brazil team of 1970? And 1982? Not since though. You wonder why they selected Igor Thiago, a big lump of a centre-forward, and then didn't bring him on when they needed something different.
Mexico v England delayed due to the weather ....
i remember as a kid collecting some card series based on Football players. Must have been in the late 70's early 80's
Zico comes to mind as a player i would have seen on one of those cards.
Following the England v Mexico score online, its been 0-0 for a while
look away for just a couple of mins and its all of a sudden 2-1 to the Poms.
3 goals in 6 mins
Go the poms btw..
@mariner4life It was delayed. By 1 hour.
@mariner4life This is the same FIFA that arbitrarily decided that a red card now no longer means a game's suspension?
It's the most corrupt sport on the face of the planet.
England cannot do this for another 20 minutes, they need to find an avenue to break out and get some possession
Based on the earlier game I’m assuming there’s about 15 mins of extra time still to play… ( fuck these water/ad breaks)
Fuck me I was close. 11 mins
Someone should point out to FIFA you can actually pause the clock when there’s a break
Surely you just dive in the box every five seconds until the ref awards you one? If they get the equalizer, England look to be up shit creek without a paddle.