The 2018 World Cup Superthread

sligeach

Mexico have been brilliant.

Sprinter Sacre

Regardless of international form, this game is made for Sane. Reus warming up already though which will add something huge. Germany look poor.

Stephen15

Italy went out in the group stage as WC champions in 2010 Spain went out in the group stage as WC champions in 2014 could Germany repeat that record.

The Talking Bread

Stephen15 wrote: »

Italy went out in the group stage as WC champions in 2010 Spain went out in the group stage as WC champions in 2014 could Germany repeat that record.

No.

martyos121

Stephen15 wrote: »

Italy went out in the group stage as WC champions in 2010 Spain went out in the group stage as WC champions in 2014 could Germany repeat that record.

They haven’t played well and might lose here, but they’re far too stable a team to let that happen in my opinion. This is their toughest test in the group, a lot of people have underestimated Mexico but Sweden and South Korea aren’t on that level.

greendom

martyos121 wrote: »

They haven’t played well and might lose here, but they’re far too stable a team to let that happen in my opinion. This is their toughest test in the group, a lot of people have underestimated Mexico but Sweden and South Korea aren’t on that level.

Same happened with France in 2002 after winning it in 98. It could happen

sligeach

Should be 2-0 Mexico. They made a hash of that brilliant chance.

martyos121

greendom wrote: »

Same happened with France in 2002 after winning it in 98. It could happen

It could, of course. Any team could go out in the group stages. I just don’t see it happening to this German side. They respond too well to difficult situations to go out this early. I don’t fancy them to win it at all though.

Arghus

IncognitoMan wrote: »

The thick dub accent is an absolute pain in the arse but for Kerr I'll overlook it and that's the biggest compliment I can give.

I like Kerr so much that I like his accent.

He's first class.

sligeach

That could have been a penalty for Mexico.

thee glitz

They've had problems in Russia before of course.

sligeach

Congratulations to Mexico.

blueser

theoneeyedman

Worst defeat the Germans had in Russia since 1944

rob316

This has been a fine world cup so far. Very entertaining 1 nil that was.

blueser

Arghus wrote: »

I like Kerr so much that I like his accent.

He's first class.

NO!!!! His accent is like nails down a blackboard to me.

ERG89

rob316 wrote:

This has been a fine world cup so far. Very entertaining 1 nil that was.

I must have missed a good game this afternoon but have unfortunately seen a few stinkers when I did. Uruguay vs Egypt, Iran vs Morocco, Croatia vs Nigeria & Serbia vs Costa Rica earlier.

HalloweenJack

I was surprised by how easily Mexico caught Germany out on the counter. If they had a bit more confidence, they could've scored three or four.

I was very unimpressed by Germany. They seemed to struggle alot when facing a team that were stubborn and relatively disciplined.

pleas advice

What's FIFA's stance with political banners / flags? Saw an Israeli (flag) being waved at the end of that game

gormdubhgorm

rob316 wrote: »

This has been a fine world cup so far. Very entertaining 1 nil that was.

It was better then the Brazil Qatar game on RTE 1 anyway

gormdubhgorm

ERG89 wrote: »

I must have missed a good game this afternoon but have unfortunately seen a few stinkers when I did. Uruguay vs Egypt, Iran vs Morocco, Croatia vs Nigeria & Serbia vs Costa Rica earlier.

You picked all the good ones alright

ERG89

gormdubhgorm wrote:

You picked all the good ones alright

I thought Uruguay vs Egypt & Croatia vs Nigeria would be good.
I saw Portugal vs Spain thankfully but there is a lot of crap at the World Cup which makes me dread the thought of drawn out 48 team one with a potential last 32 round.

Loafing Oaf

That Germany result potentially opens a route to the final for England, if they finish second in the group. Any chance of them putting in less than 110% in the final group game against Belgium?:p

dogbert27

I think Neymar hurt himself more from the way he threw himself on the ground than the contact from the tackle!

The Talking Bread

No vuvuzuelas in Luzhniki stadium for Germany Mexico

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great atmosphere to listen to

Probably around 3 dozen vuvuzuelas in Rostov right now annoying possibly 300 million tv viewers

cj maxx

What a goal from countinio

sligeach

That's some peach of a strike from Coutinho.

citytillidie

pleas advice wrote: »

What's FIFA's stance with political banners / flags? Saw an Israeli (flag) being waved at the end of that game

Could be fans from Israel you know they do have football fans, there was a Scottish flag in one of the other games, and German flags at the Russia game

Strumms

The Swiss are playing ok but the final ball letting them down EVERY time.

The Talking Bread

citytillidie wrote: »

Could be fans from Israel you know they do have football fans, there was a Scottish flag in one of the other games, and German flags at the Russia game

Obviously it could be but obviously an Israeli flag is clearly there for non footballing reasons. Surely you aren't that naive!

The Talking Bread

sugarman wrote: »

Its an African thing not South American!

Havent heard it beyond the Egypt/Morocco/Tunisia/Nigeria games so far.

I never said it was a South American thing. ?? I know full well where the trend kicked off

I was just highlighting how irritating it is and how much you notice it going from one stadium that the fans didn't have them to another game later in another stadium.

But clearly they are being sold around certain stadiums in Russia and not in others.

citytillidie

The Talking Bread wrote: »

Obviously it could be but obviously an Israeli flag is clearly there for non footballing reasons. Surely you aren't that naive!

How do you know that ? Not everyone wants to kick a political football

The Talking Bread

citytillidie wrote: »

How do you know that ? Not everyone wants to kick a political football

Right, Ted.

ERG89

On the upside for the Swiss they don't have Djourou & Senderos playing for them at centre back anymore.

sligeach

Weird star just popped up on RTE. "Fouls suffered". Fouls conceded makes more sense.

murpho999

The Talking Bread wrote: »

I never said it was a South American thing. ?? I know full well where the trend kicked off

I was just highlighting how irritating it is and how much you notice it going from one stadium that the fans didn't have them to another game later in another stadium.

But clearly they are being sold around certain stadiums in Russia and not in others.

Maybe the African fans bring them with them?

murpho999

sligeach wrote: »

Weird star just popped up on RTE. "Fouls suffered". Fouls conceded makes more sense.

Not if you're showing how many times a team has been fouled.

Trigger

sligeach wrote: »

Weird star just popped up on RTE. "Fouls suffered". Fouls conceded makes more sense.

They are the opposite though?

sligeach

My point is the word "suffered" is extreme. It makes it sound like someone dies with each foul.

pjohnson

sligeach wrote: »

My point is the word "suffered" is extreme. It makes it sound like someone dies with each foul.

That would be fatalities suffered

Stephen15

The Talking Bread wrote: »

Obviously it could be but obviously an Israeli flag is clearly there for non footballing reasons. Surely you aren't that naive!

So if someone brought an Irish tri colour into the ground would you say the same? It's clearly not there for footballing reasons since we didnt even qualify

gormdubhgorm

When Dunphy retires fron RTE it will be just a montage of flip flops.
Brazil have now gone from potential winners to also rans.
What will he say at full time?

ben.schlomo

Richie Dunne is cruel bad, he looks like he was crying.

The Talking Bread

murpho999 wrote: »

Maybe the African fans bring them with them?

My comment was just that audible viewing wise, a match without vuvuzuelas like Mexico and Germany really highlights how irritating they are when you watch a match with them!

Stephen15

I thought vuvuzuelas were banned in most football grounds

adaminho

ERG89 wrote: »

On the upside for the Swiss they don't have Djourou & Senderos playing for them at centre back anymore.

Djourou is on the bench.

The Talking Bread

Stephen15 wrote: »

So if someone brought an Irish tri colour into the ground would you say the same? It's clearly not there for footballing reasons since we didnt even qualify

Oh Stephen, just leave it. That is a terrible comparison considering the respective political situations in Ireland as compared to Israel at the minute...........

Random Palestine and Israeli flags have been popping up at events, concerts, matches, even at a GAA match recently for the last 6/7 months.

The odds are extremely low that a random Israeli flag popping up at a game isn't a political statement. You can't ban a nations flag obviously!

Super ball, super header
Game on

dogbert27

Jaysus, I thought the ref was about to go to the VAR there for the supposed push!

Trigger

Could have been grounds for a review there but what a ball by Shaqiri, on the button