Portugal -v- Korea DPR 12.30pm RTE & BBC

amacachi

K4t wrote: »

I don't know where people think Portugal are going to get 2 goals from tbh. Portugal lacked any kind of goal threat apart from a Ronaldo effort against the Ivory Coast and Ronaldo hasn't scored for the national side in about two years. Portugal will either get a flukey goal or a piece of magic from Ronaldo but they won't score more than one goal against a tough North Korean side. They just don't have good enough players. Simple as.

Prediction: North Korea 1 - 1 Portugal

If I'd seen that post before now I'd probably have been thanking it. :pac:

An Citeog

Anyone else think the RTE commentator got Portugal in their WC sweep?:pac:

IvySlayer

Fantastic stuff.

dreamers75

4-0

Captain-America

This is the stuff of nightmares.

Liam O

Champagne football

Paul Tergat

Another lovely goal. yes they are clicking here and making it really difficult for ivory coast to have any chance

murpho999

This is turning into a rout, pity to see it but the Korean defence is being torn apart!

3hn2givr7mx1sc

Looks like North Korea to concede the most goals could be coming good.:)

I know one unhappy little dictator

murpho999

An Citeog wrote: »

Anyone else think the RTE commentator got Portugal in their WC sweep?:pac:

Agreed, think Richardson has backed Ronaldo as top scorer too!

Mars Bar

Ooohhh, this is turning out to be a right rout!

Ronaldo will have to be miffed if he doesn't get on the score sheet in the next 30 mins.

Paul Tergat

Wonder should they bring Ronaldo off? If not, granted they will have a better chance of beating Brazil BUT he could get a yellow in the Brazil game and miss the last 26 match which potentially could be v Spain.... Should he take a yellow here and miss what looks like being a dead rubber in the last group game?

Mars Bar

Oh, that pass was worthy of a goal...

patmac

Kim Jong will be very ill after this result.

IvySlayer

p_larkin99 wrote: »

Wonder should they bring Ronaldo off? If not, granted they will have a better chance of beating Brazil BUT he could get a yellow in the Brazil game and miss the last 26 match which potentially could be v Spain.... Should he take a yellow here and miss what looks like being a dead rubber in the last group game?

Added more teams have they? :pac:

Anyway, yes I agree with you. Also should be taken off so he won't be knackered for Brazil.

JerryHandbag

Another one of Dunphys "expert" predictions goin up in smoke

ctrl-alt-delete

Im watching the game in North Korea here lads, small Irish bar in Pyongyang,

What are you all talking about?

Still 0-0 here,

Can anyone tell me how North Korea are allowed have "Dream Inc" i presume a sponsor on their jersey, i thought Fifa didn't allow that.

Edit: Korea unlucky to have that ruled out for offside

Bob the Seducer

Judging by the different way DPR Korea approached this game compared to the Brazil game, they thought they could win this one.
Probably should have stuck with the more defensive tactics tbh.

IvySlayer

Ahhhh! Ronaldo!

Unlucky there. Crossbar.

Captain-America

Korea probably got too confident after Brazil.

Nice shot from Ronaldo.

Mars Bar

Ah, it's Ronaldo vs The Woodwork for this WC.

Paul Tergat

IvySlayer wrote: »

Added more teams have they? :pac:

Anyway, yes I agree with you. Also should be taken off so he won't be knackered for Brazil.

ya bollocks!


But if he's taken off now rested for Brazil then he may still run the risk of picking up a yellow in that game and therefore missing the last SIXTEEN round! Surely the thing to do would be pick up a yellow now, miss the Brazil game and get a rest for him too? Although I suppose I should consider that Brazil may put a couple past Portugal and Ivory Coast could beat Korea by a couple also. Damn I really am overthinking here

IvySlayer

p_larkin99 wrote: »

ya bollocks!


But if he's taken off now rested for Brazil then he may still run the risk of picking up a yellow in that game and therefore missing the last TWENTY SIX round! Surely the thing to do would be pick up a yellow now, miss the Brazil game and get a rest for him too? Although I suppose I should consider that Brazil may put a couple past Portugal and Ivory Coast could beat Korea by a couple also. Damn I really am overthinking here

Sooo? Are yellows carried over to the last 16?

If they beat Brazil, and Spain win their group they could be playing Chile or Switzerland.

Paul Tergat

IvySlayer wrote: »

Sooo? Are yellows carried over to the last 16?

If they beat Brazil, and Spain win their group they could be playing Chile or Switzerland.

Yeah its the quarters were they are wiped I think.

Big if but yeah i guess its possible. Also, Spain may yet not win their group or even get through :pac:

Paul Tergat

Nice finish. Portugal turned it on in the 2nd half here, quality has shone through

Captain-America

Our Dear Leader is going to have another stroke.

Mars Bar

5 0! Handed on a plate but good technique to finish none the less.

ctrl-alt-delete

Looking forward to Portugal v Brazil on this form.

IvySlayer

What a goal! Nice control from Ronaldo. He looks happy now

Or was it a fluke?

Cypher_sounds

Gwan ronaldo you legend 18 points for my FF:)

Captain-America

"It looks like a halo over his head..."

Funnier than the goal.

kenon

Fluke, but nice calm finish.

Oat23

Don't worry. The Korea boss is getting a call from the dear leader on his invisible phone right now.

Let the comeback begin.

Duff

Training ground stuff now. 7-0.

IvySlayer

7-0. Great header.

Nice prediction Eamonn

Fowler87

If anyone deserved a goal it was Ronaldo... and now Tiago makes it 7:eek: North Korea have been tonked!!

murpho999

Jaysis....7-0.....those poor Korean lads should defect now rather than go home to their leader!

Mars Bar

Haha! That was cla...OOHHH another!!!

Is this the biggest victory in the World Cup history?

Anyway, I loved Ronaldo's control even if it wasn't intentional.

LeeroyJones

Poor old Ivory Coast are as good as out really now barring Portugal losing to Brazil and the Ivory Coast giving North Korea a walloping of their own!

murpho999

mars bar wrote: »

Haha! That was cla...OOHHH another!!!

Is this the biggest victory in the World Cup history?

Anyway, I loved Ronaldo's control even if it wasn't intentional.

Think Hungary beat El Salvador 10-1 in 1982

JerryHandbag

Surely thats Drogba and co out now. Goal difference too much to make up.

Captain-America

If it's not 8-0 I'll be disappointed with Portugal's performance.

LeeroyJones

mars bar wrote: »

Haha! That was cla...OOHHH another!!!

Is this the biggest victory in the World Cup history?

Anyway, I loved Ronaldo's control even if it wasn't intentional.

Germany 8-0 Saudi Arabia 2002

Edit: stand corrected, murpho is correct!

That_Guy

There's still time. Come on North Korea.

titan18

Don't think North Korea have been deserved to be beat like this tbh.

Hammer Archer

mars bar wrote: »

Haha! That was cla...OOHHH another!!!

Is this the biggest victory in the World Cup history?

Anyway, I loved Ronaldo's control even if it wasn't intentional.

Sure Germany beat the Saudis 8-0 in 2002. I'm fairly sure Hungary scored 10 against El Salvador in 82.

patmac

mars bar wrote: »

Haha! That was cla...OOHHH another!!!

Is this the biggest victory in the World Cup history?

Anyway, I loved Ronaldo's control even if it wasn't intentional.

Na there was a 9-0 for yugoslavia over Haiti back in the 70's.
This makes it almost impossible for the Ivory Coast to qualify as they would need a 9 goal turnaround in the last round

IvySlayer

Best second half in the World Cup so far. Couldn't take my eyes off it.

pickarooney

And England beat the states 10-1 in 1950, remember?

IvySlayer

Yeahh mars bar, don't you remember all those ones :rolleyes:

Jesus.

:pac: