Spain have been really lacklustre since the tournament started. Fred called it; just not good enough to beat a poor Russian outfit. The home nation still in the the comp definitely adds something, though.
Croatia Denmark was dull, too, but here’s a match report from VP who enjoyed the game…… 😀
Certain goal to win it snuffed out with a professional foul
Goalkeepers loomed large
Schmeichel ended up saving 3 penalties and goes home
Subasic saves 3 penalties and onwards
The drama around Modric taking his 2nd penalty
Exciting start
Exciting finish
time for breakfast in between
Croatia WIN!
what more can you ask for in a world cup game
On to today’s menu……
Brazil should be street wise enough to see off the Mexicans.
Japan shouldn’t be in the last 16 – Belgium to cruise into the quarters.
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Still working Chas?
If so, monster effort to keep doing this before you set off
Although, much appreciated whenever you do it
we won?? excellent!! I had fallen asleep, bloody boring Danes, I told you about them. They get excited about windmills, that’s all there is to them
poor puglett 😦 they squashed his head, reduced the nose, made the eyes to resemble Ozil and on top of it they dressed him in a zebra outfit and try to suffocate him with an orange. Awful, cruel, horrid people
VP
Let’s be clear, I’m delighted Croatia won for you, and the competition because they are capable of playing good football, but, your line “what more can you ask for in a world cup game?” has a rather long list of answers, beginning with, your new fellow Croat fell asleep 🙂
Eddie
If I was a born again Croat and lived where you do, I’d go to Luton Airport and get a flight to Dubrovnich (sp?) for the night of your next game
🙂 🙂 🙂 dismal game
dubrovnik aaaahhh, magic city
I would love to go there again and watch the next game, health issues get in the way
Yep still working.
Did this mostly last night before the 2nd lot of pens.
Hence the “Tomorrow” crossed out. ☺
chas – you are a star. Cbeers mate
wimbledon and not raining, what the hell?
Chas
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who is that?
Dunno Eddie
Is this your new morning quiz routine?
I can’t work out who’s team strip the fella sports. Is the yellow ribbon thing the clue? I know it means “support the victims of…” something or other. Misgendered folk?
Ashley cole morhing into Patrice Evra?
I am hoping for an England-Croatia semi-final as that would guarantee one quality football team in the final.
On the other side, we are guranteed a top team:
– Uruguay, France, Brazil, Belgium
If France makes it to the final, we would have to beat:
Argentina – Uruguay – Brazil or Belgium…tough road, not sure we have enough gas in the tank.
yep, Cashley Hole not looking too good
France – Uruguay
Brazil – Belgium?
Croatia – Russia
England – Switzerland?
Lucas Torreira 7 – Man marked Ronaldo out the game. The pocket dynamo, weighing 65kg, even out strengthened the great Real Madrid man.
Lucas Torreira – 7.12
Another strong performance, Torreira was like a pitbull at times and threw his body on the line to block four shots, winning three aerial duels despite standing at 5’6”!
Last Concacaf team in WC really hope they can bring back the form we saw against Germany
Japan deserve able six after how they played against Poland to qualify
I believe his name is Traitor
Guys don’t sleep on Columbia jus saying
Torreira is a CM or CDM
Fred – he can play both. He is the Uruguayan version of Kante. Not as good yet but his nickname is Pitbull so you can imagine his drive to get the ball back. He is lacking a bit of skills with the ball and a bit of skills with his through ball but otherwise, he is great for defensive duties. Put him next to Xhaka and Miky (or Aaron) and you have a strong unit
Micky, Micky, Micky. Of course Eddie fell asleep.
This is quite common in newly endeared Croats during a World Cup campaign. The stress leads to sleep – The psychology and physiology of the “fear nap”.
https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/life/health/article/2017/07/12/when-stress-makes-you-fall-asleep
But then Eddie wakes up, Croatia has won, she is happy, stress is relieved. Next time, Eddie will probably prepare for the russia game by preparing a drink of MLEKO Z MIODEM
Onwards
Ah ha, Eddie The Croat and the fear nap. Explains almost everything 🙂
Really hoping to squeeze in some Brasil Mexico action this pm, so must really press on now
De Gea World Cup saves compilation.. https://t.co/ZoLJQjbLeL
Rebekah Vardy says there is no England sex ban – though she and Jamie struggle to get in the mood
https://t.co/osijFHaYM8 https://t.co/js9m5mg0dx
0-0 25 mins
Great, haven’t missed much. Let the goal fest begin
35 degrees, nasty
Hirving Lozano : apart from a cool name, is he the winger we need? Why not 🙂
Age 22. Only at diddy old PSV, so maybe getable
nice
right now, come on Mexico
So bored of this Brasilian fakery
I reckon the clue to the ref when Neymar had clearly broken his ankle into tiny little pieces, was the fact that the sponge bloke thought the best remedy was a nice cool drink 🙄
this should teach Courtois to keep his trap shut
Can you go to sleep right now Eddie 🙂
no way! I said at 0:2 that Belgium will win. I need them to score one more goal to be right yet again
yet again it is 🙂
i am right again.
Eddie
What will the score be England Columbia?
what do you think i fooking am? Dennis the Predicting Piranha?
I just watched the game and thought that Belgians were too good for the Japs. There wasn’t going to be another Pearl Harbour you know
ha ha ha, you and your war analogies 🙂
Most entertaining game of the competition so far. Disappointing for Japan! At least deserved extra time.
the best of wars is now, Shakespearean revenge 🙂
LBG – did you see Hacksaw Ridge? They had more than enough time, them Japs
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