The 2018 World Cup Superthread

bucketybuck

marklazarcovic wrote: »

Nigerian chap threw himself back into mascherano for me

Mascherano had his arms wrapped around the Nigerian the entire way through that play, it was a foul and therefore a penalty whether he had went down or not.

I'd be ****ing delighted if refs started giving those every single time.

StringerBell

sligeach wrote: »

There's a lot of crap in the media about Argentina. Maybe they wanted to show everyone that they're united.

That did the opposite. The "crap" is that hey hard turned on the manager so a picture of the manager sitting alone on the bench while the players have a team talk on front of the cameras does that no good

The team are united sure, Messi didn't bring anybody he doesn't get along with

Will I Am Not

Like playing with 10 men with Mascherano in there.

cj maxx

Masherano having a ‘mare

StringerBell

Banega has been the best player on the pitch so far

Stephen15

Will I Am Not wrote: »

Like playing with 10 men with Mascherano in there.

At least a player that doesn't exist can't give away a stupid penalty.

Will I Am Not

Stephen15 wrote: »

At least a player that doesn't exist can't give away a stupid penalty.

True :pac:

gimli2112

they haven't shown Maradona in awhile. Wouldn't want to have paid €500 and end up sitting beside that lunatic.

eagle eye

gimli2112 wrote:

they haven't shown Maradona in awhile. Wouldn't want to have paid €500 and end up sitting beside that lunatic.

I'd gladly pay it and more. Love to get a selfie with the GOAT.

ERG89

Di Maria very much looking like a sub player at PSG the last few minutes.

patmac

Will I Am Not wrote: »

Like playing with 10 men with Mascherano in there.

9 with di Maria who has to be up there as one of the most over rated players of all time.

ERG89

patmac wrote:

9 with di Maria who has to be up there as one of the most overerrated players of all time.

Higuain has the weight of 2 men at times so it was always 10

patmac

Penalty Iceland

retalivity

Argentina really are a rabble...but this cant be given

StringerBell

Considering the penalty given last night that's just such a joke.

Very similar incidents, either nothing are penalties or as it should have been neither are.

Shocking miss too which shouldn't be glossed over

sligeach

Correct decision, it wasn't a penalty.

Stephen15

"You're right ref I'm glad you agree wit me" the wise words of none other than Brian Kerr

Utopia Parkway

Aguero and Dybala still on the bench when you need a goal.

FourFourRED

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

Aguero and Dybala still on the bench when you need a goal.

Meanwhile Meza’s attempts on goal are going towards the corner flag

ERG89

Meza is seriously a footballer??

sligeach

Aguero should have been on far earlier.

retalivity

Sitter

Rossi IRL

There is hope for us all if Meza can get games at the world cup.

Will I Am Not

Would like to see that incident with Mascherano again. Looked a clear foul and he’d have had to go.

ERG89

Rossi IRL wrote:

There is hope for us all if Meza can get games at the world cup.

I'm tempted to say the worst sub since Riquelme was hooked for Julio Cruz

gimli2112

How many places is Mascherano bleeding from? It's getting tense now.

Liamalone

Would love Argentina to score and win only for Iceland to do the same and knock them out

sligeach

Decent effort, that Nigerian free kick.

StringerBell

Nigeria gonna regret these misses and the penalty decision going against them

FourFourRED

Mascherano is comedy gold

FourFourRED

Great goal! Argentina go through as expected!

raiders11

Yessss

sligeach

Brilliant and thoroughly deserved lead for Argentina.

Ah ****.

Will I Am Not

Cracker of a finish

Headshot

Why would you wear two watches?

Just bizarre

eigrod

Maradona ��

sligeach

Terrific finish.

cj maxx

Maradonna giving the finger:)

StringerBell

Well done to them, showed they can eat it done without Messi.

Tell you what that Nigerian defence is just awful isn't it

Some man rojo!

sligeach

There should be at least 6 minutes of injury time. Possibly 7.

ERG89

FourFourFM wrote:

Mascherano is comedy gold

Mascherano is Doomguy on 38% health

Trigger

Come on Iceland just for the sheer comedy

StringerBell

sligeach wrote: »

There should be at least 6 minutes of injury time. Possibly 7.

Seems to be a regular thing now with VAR

Knew the Nigerians would regret their misses

Corholio

Great finish. Argentina had hardly troubled Nigeria goal in the second half and have been fairly dismal. Nigerians fell asleep on the wing though.

Rossi IRL

Noooo Perisic scored

StringerBell

Perisic scored so that's that

facehugger99

Is this the best group stage in a World Cup or am I talking ****e?

sligeach

astradave wrote: »

Come on Iceland just for the sheer comedy

Who wants to break the news?

StringerBell

Teams won't mind the prospect of facing Argentina in the next round they really need to get their **** together one way or the other.

Been brutal again tonight even Banega has tired this second half, nobody stand out for them at all.