FIFA World Cup

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

mariner4life

what a win that is.

Virgil

Get the fuck in
And get fucked Mexican fans

Windows97

Norway and England - whoever would have thought??

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

KiwiPie

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

MiketheSnow

Cue the Rorke’s Drift memes

Hell of a shift from England fair play

No Quarter

@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

No Quarter

Holy shit this was painful to listen to lol

@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.

@Tim said in FIFA World Cup:

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

FUCK YEAH

@antipodean said in FIFA World Cup:

@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.

Yeah, I’m following the World Cup and getting excited during the games.
But that doesn’t hide how corrupt fifa is.

It’s like watching the Tour De France or the Olympic 100 metres. It’s a spectacle, but it’s also a farce…

MajorStokes

Although there has always been some dodgy FIFA dealings going on behind the scenes with hosting etc, I've never really thought there was match fixing etc.

But that's gone now given that Trump has said that "he asked for the review".

Have to assume that this dude will play, and given it's a home tournament that the crowd will be behind him, but every single thing about this is just so wrong.

MajorStokes

Although I argued with @mohikamo above the point that Euro teams are boring to watch is fully reinforced so far for Spain vs Portugal.

300 passes to get it in the box in not a great place for your striker.

Rinse, repeat.

Last quarter now …. Will somebody really have a crack?

Bovidae

He promised change, but Infantino is just a younger Blatter.

Roberto Martinez will be looking for another golden generation to waste.

Bovidae

Merino scores a lot of important goals.

Cyclops

I don't know why, but seeing Ronaldo lose brings me so much joy. I generally enjoy seeing big teams crash out early, but there's just something about Ronaldo that makes it particularly satisfying.

MiketheSnow

Very happy I had an event in London this evening and got to watch the highlights only

Spain boring as fuck
As documented

Simpson’s conspiracy that Portugal are the winner in ‘26 emphatically debunked

game_film

Just watching the news and the correspondent said that Balogun’s red card being rescinded would make people question the integrity of FIFA.

@Cyclops said in FIFA World Cup:

I don't know why, but seeing Ronaldo lose brings me so much joy. I generally enjoy seeing big teams crash out early, but there's just something about Ronaldo that makes it particularly satisfying.

I'm a lifelong United fan so will always have a soft spot for CR7. That being said, his ego and inability to put his country first makes it a bit more enjoyable watching them crash out of the cup. Everyone can see that Ronaldo drags Portugal down - everyone but Martinez and Ronaldo himself.

mariner4life

Tedious game this morning. Spain have been like this all tournament, pointless possession.

@mariner4life I have them as favourites for the cup. If they meet France in the SF, their possession based style will probably win it for them. Also think their defence has been on point and best in the tournament. Cubarsi looks like a 10 year vet.

Kiwiwomble

whos seen the close up of the henderson accident.that looks like hes snapped his forearm in half......unused sub gets a yellow card and a season ending injury

mariner4life

Yeah thats a gross injury

This is the best Belgium have looked all tournament. USA cannot handle the crosses. KDB and Doku will be itching to get on in the second half.

Kiwiwomble

some beautiful goals

Donsteppa

Comically bad defending from the US

Kiwiwomble

literally tipped over his own feet

antipodean

Now that FIFA have disgraced themselves because Trump asked them to ignore the red card suspension, I hope the USA lose.

Down two goals with 20 odd minutes left, things look good.

Perfect time for Doku to come on. USA have to press. Gonna be a lot of space in behind their backline in transition.

Donsteppa

Hopefully Belgium hang on, because that goal would play well to Benny Hill music.

Virgil

@Donsteppa said in FIFA World Cup:

Hopefully Belgium hang on, because that goal would play well to Benny Hill music.

or a Minties ad from back in the day

Donsteppa

USA almost as bad as the All Whites v Belgium at this rate. 4 - 1.

antipodean

LOL

Losing 1 - 4 after corrupting the process to try to get the W.