July 11, 20187 yr England will travel to Croatia on October 12th and Croatia to London on November 18th for the Nations League.
July 11, 20187 yr 1 minute ago, mdmost said: England has no one to blame but themselves. That 2nd half was terrible. And Harry Kane for not passing to Sterling who would have had a fucking tap in to make it 2-0. His selfishness to score cost them big time.
July 11, 20187 yr If you'd told me before the WC that France would be in the final I'd have been like, yeah, that sounds right. But Croatia?
July 11, 20187 yr 2 minutes ago, SimonBolivar said: Their midfield is up there with Belgium's for best in the tourney, but man three straight extra time games has to take something out of you. And France made Belgium’s midfield a complete no factor.
July 11, 20187 yr I wanted England/Belgium. They're still gonna play I guess, so I got that going for me. Question is whether or not I'll watch it.
July 11, 20187 yr A country with fewer people than Houston is in the final.Yeah...well...just think if LeBron played for the US!
July 11, 20187 yr 1 minute ago, Dutchrudder said: Croatia should have had a red card in the first half though. The one guy committed several yellow card fouls and only had 1 called. I agree, but even with that being said, you can’t expect to win if you have ONE shot on goal in 122 minutes
July 11, 20187 yr 4 minutes ago, Woodrow Call said: Croatia is just better. They’ll beat France. I hope, go under dog!!
July 11, 20187 yr Croatia was always the better team out of these two. I was hoping the two extra time games would be too much to overcome. Oh well, good for them.
July 11, 20187 yr 5 minutes ago, Firemans4Horn said: Outside of the Panama game England’s attack/offense has been a dumpster fire. Funny what happens once England had to play a real team with all their top players.
July 11, 20187 yr 3 minutes ago, JimmyHoffa said: And Harry Kane for not passing to Sterling who would have had a fucking tap in to make it 2-0. His selfishness to score cost them big time. Is there a different sterling that plays for England?
July 11, 20187 yr 4 minutes ago, Dutchrudder said: Croatia should have had a red card in the first half though. The one guy committed several yellow card fouls and only had 1 called. yeah, the ref set the pace early one with a lot of no calls and no card calls. however, england lost the plot there in the middle of the second half. maybe they scored too early in the game.
July 11, 20187 yr I wanted England/Belgium. They're still gonna play I guess, so I got that going for me. Question is whether or not I'll watch it.Me too so naturally it would end up France/Croatia.
July 11, 20187 yr 3 minutes ago, youdunnf'dup said: I agree, but even with that being said, you can’t expect to win if you have ONE shot on goal in 122 minutes And if you get out hustled by a team that's playing in it's third consecutive game to go to ET. I was amazed that Crotia was able to turn the heat on so significantly later on in the game when they should be the ones collapsing.
July 11, 20187 yr I'd like to see Croatia beat France, I just dont know how their going to do it. They cant have much left and they might go in with mentality they are happy to be there and get rolled.
July 11, 20187 yr So who everyone going for? I’d think Americans root for the underdog (refs not withstanding) but seems like this thread is all about The Surrenders
July 11, 20187 yr @Hagbard Celine We still get a Chariot of Fire thread for the 3rd place game? I've been enjoying the William Blake series.
July 11, 20187 yr 6 minutes ago, mdmost said: Dejan F'ing Lovren has a chance to win a World Cup. the only consolation i will receive if les bleus blow it in the final again (euro 16) will be the fact that maninblack's head will spontaneously combust if lovren wins the world cup.
July 11, 20187 yr 1 minute ago, achooloco said: So who everyone going for? I’d think Americans root for the underdog (refs not withstanding) but seems like this thread is all about The Surrenders Modric.
July 11, 20187 yr 1 minute ago, ScottishHorn said: I'd like to see Croatia beat France, I just dont know how their going to do it. They cant have much left and they might go in with mentality they are happy to be there and get rolled. Scared you are correct. I’m out of rep otherwise wouldn’t be replying so much. And drunk...
July 11, 20187 yr Croatia are tough hombres.....after watching the first 45 minutes I thought England would sail through, then England turtled up and Croatia owned the second half and extra time. When you get outshot 2 to 1 and only have 2 shots on goal (according to the stats I see), you ain't gonna win much. Officiating may have been poor (this is FIFA after all), but if the last 75 minutes of this game were the first 75 minutes of the game, we would all be saying how much England was getting whupped. Les Bleus will be the overwhelming favorite Sunday and they certainly have the better talent. However, I haven't seen a single France match in the WC where said talent has produced at the level they should be expected to and even against Belgium, other than a brilliant set piece and a few moments of individual brilliance (like Mbappe), they just look content to get a goal here or there and choke the life out of the game. France likely wins but I will be rooting for Croatia. Yes Croatia have effectively played an extra game, but they look like they got the tiger blood.
July 11, 20187 yr Just now, PencilPusher said: However, I haven't seen a single France match in the WC where said talent has produced at the level they should be expected to and even against Belgium, other than a brilliant set piece and a few moments of individual brilliance (like Mbappe), they just look content to get a goal here or there and choke the life out of the game. go back and watch the argentina game again from the moment argentina took the lead.
July 11, 20187 yr Now I can go back to liking the Brits again. Just now, Firemans4Horn said: Is there a different sterling that plays for England? No shit. Assuming a high pressure game and not a Sunday friendly If you were the opposing team and had an Englishman running one on one vs your keeper, who would you be most scared of? A. Kane B. Sterling C. Lingard D. Inanimate Carbon Rod
July 11, 20187 yr 1 minute ago, sidis said: go back and watch the argentina game again from the moment argentina took the lead. They looked really good during the first ~ 35 minutes or so too.
July 11, 20187 yr 10 minutes ago, youdunnf'dup said: I agree, but even with that being said, you can’t expect to win if you have ONE shot on goal in 122 minutes Yep. England had their chances in the first half. Didn’t take them and got burned. Damn impressed with Croatia. Fought back and dominated after half time. Hopefully we’re in store for a great final.
July 11, 20187 yr okay, i keep seeing one shot on goal. well, that would be the goal. then there was the harry kane mess but that still was asave by the keeper, arguably twice, and then there was the header on a corner which was headed out by a defender. what am i missing?
July 11, 20187 yr also this fox post game and half time coverage could not be more emotionless and uninteresting. it reminds me of "he passes it to the man...and boom goes the dynamite."
July 11, 20187 yr 20 minutes ago, mdmost said: Hey look on the bright side England, you get to play Belgium again! This time it's really means something!
July 11, 20187 yr Now that I have no rooting interests left my mind goes back to World Cups the USA was in. And after another decade-and-a-half of following these things I realize that I didn't appreciate our 2002 performance enough. And I also don't hate Torsten Frings or Hugh Dallas enough. I will redouble my efforts on both accounts. Fuck Torsten Frings. Fuck Hugh Dallas.
July 11, 20187 yr 19 minutes ago, SimonBolivar said: England will travel to Croatia on October 12th and Croatia to London on November 18th for the Nations League. Riveting stuff I’m sure.
July 11, 20187 yr 1 minute ago, Dutch said: Hopefully we’re in store for a great final. As long as it bears no resemblance to the last 1-0 borefest France played, it will be. Please God, no early leads.
July 11, 20187 yr 4 minutes ago, hayden_horn said: okay, i keep seeing one shot on goal. well, that would be the goal. then there was the harry kane mess but that still was asave by the keeper, arguably twice, and then there was the header on a corner which was headed out by a defender. what am i missing? the Kane double shot was nixed by the (totally bullshit) offside call by the ref that came AFTER he kicked the 2nd shot... but he counted it like the first shot was offside. and I guess the deflected header save was missed? maybe because it wasnt saved by the keeper? it was still a save, but I dont recall how field players saved goals count in the process. Edited July 11, 20187 yr by AUS-97HORN
July 11, 20187 yr 20 minutes ago, JimmyHoffa said: And Harry Kane for not passing to Sterling who would have had a fucking tap in to make it 2-0. His selfishness to score cost them big time. Important part bolded
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