FIFA World Cup

@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 love a good hate watch

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.

Always support team USA. It makes the worst kind of euros angry when they win.

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..

i missed it had started, i thought it was delayed?

@mariner4life It was delayed. By 1 hour.

oh. i thought the initial kick off was 11am my time. my bad

Mexico have controlled the game. England have been quite content to sit back in a compact defensive set up and hit on the counter - which they did twice. Bellingham making the difference on both ends. Would be surprised if Mexico don't score again, they've had some great chances.

well well. England were looking very good and now might be a bit fucked

This game is chaotic. Kane converts and now England will be building a wall to keep the Mexicans out.

will they try and make Mexico pay for it?

this will be the softest penalty in history if given

oh nah that's fucked

There is more drama in this game than a Mexican telenovela. Want England to win but I am eating up all the drama.

is this fluffybunny on the take?

@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

Down a man, at altitude and defending for the last 15+ mins. Gonna take a mighty effort and a lot of luck to keep the Mexicans out.

Graphic in the corner shows how dominant Mexico has been even being behind

Based on the earlier game I’m assuming there’s about 15 mins of extra time still to play… ( fuck these water/ad breaks)

based on what i am watching old mate will play until Mexico score

Fuck me I was close. 11 mins
Someone should point out to FIFA you can actually pause the clock when there’s a break

England are out on their feet

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.

11 minutes extra time lol

Mexico spamming crosses for the last 25 mins made them so much easier to defend.

what a win that is.

Well done England!

Get the fuck in
And get fucked Mexican fans

Norway and England - whoever would have thought??

Lucky England have the Sunday QF. They'd be knackered after this game.

What a game, that was exhausting to watch. Hydration break critical for England to reset and bring on another very tall centre-half

Cue the Rorke’s Drift memes

Hell of a shift from England fair play

@Tim said in FIFA World Cup:

Always support team USA. It makes the worst kind of euros angry when they win.

The Yanks know how to rub it in as well which is always entertaining

@Windows97 said in FIFA World Cup:

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).

The rules have been tinkered with over the decades, all the tinks in favor of the attackers.

Plus some of the finishing has been absolutely superb.
Almost like the strikers are aiming more for the post, than the goal.