The 2018 World Cup Superthread

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Special thank you to the Cameramen and directors for getting so many shots of Swedish women in when it became clear they might and then would be going home.

Adamocovic

Pickford made some fine saves but overall a fairly comfortable win for England. 

Now let's see if Russia shock Croatia.

RikkFlair

crushproof wrote: »

"if you're at home reading a book you should get a life" Quality Co commentating from Martin Keown

Hardly surprising he's not a book man since he just learned to walk upright...

Cantona's Collars

IncognitoMan wrote: »

He'll be a candidate for man of the match i'd say. Along with Maguire maybe

I wonder if he beat his stats against Colombia today?

Distance covered - 15.3 kms. Next best was Henderson - 14.2 kms
Sprints - 60, next best was Trippier with 48
Top speed - 33.52 km/hr, Walker also clocked same speed.

Not bad for someone who is "rubbish".

ERG89

Cantona's Collars wrote:

Not bad for someone who is "rubbish".

Tbf seeing running stats after a game as a way of saying a player had a great game may sum up a match more than the below comment does.

marklazarcovic wrote:

Henderson bossed that game imo

Cantona's Collars

ERG89 wrote: »

Tbf seeing running stats after a game as a way of saying a player had a great game may sum up a match more than the below comment does.

Henderson in a WC semi final, something is so wrong with that statement.

MD1990

Henderson has been very good in the last year.

The criticism he gets from some Liverpool fans is wrong. Must be too obsessed with looking at goals/assists on whoscored.

ArmaniJeanss

The Talking Bread wrote: »

I doubt the guy has read a book in his life anyway! (and I am not saying that tongue in cheek either!!)

I liked when the main commentator referred to hearing a player being described as 'obdurate' and how he thought it was apt. He then did the pause for Keown to say something. But instead there was 5 seconds dead air.

The Talking Bread

ArmaniJeanss wrote: »

I liked when the main commentator referred to hearing a player being described as 'obdurate' and how he thought it was apt. He then did the pause for Keown to say something. But instead there was 5 seconds dead air.

Or when he exclaimed how Stones needs to "calm down"

The Talking Bread

IncognitoMan wrote: »

He'll be a candidate for man of the match i'd say. Along with Maguire maybe

Pickford got MOTM

The Talking Bread

Harry Maguire (2016..........whilst playing for Hull in the Championship!)






EDIT: Sadly it has been revealed as a fake tweet!

marklazarcovic

ERG89 wrote: »

Tbf seeing running stats after a game as a way of saying a player had a great game may sum up a match more than the below comment does.

I stand over it,best player on the pitch today

Hitchens

Good win for England against the Swedes ....Blueser will have a great weekend!

machiavellianme

Cantona's Collars wrote: »

I wonder if he beat his stats against Colombia today?

Distance covered - 15.3 kms. Next best was Henderson - 14.2 kms
Sprints - 60, next best was Trippier with 48
Top speed - 33.52 km/hr, Walker also clocked same speed.

Not bad for someone who is "rubbish".

No offence but those stats mean diddly. He was competing in a football match not a marathon. What about touches, chances created, assists, goals scored, key interceptions, saves made etc.?

Muff_Daddy

machiavellianme wrote: »

No offence but those stats mean diddly. He was competing in a football match not a marathon. What about touches, chances created, assists, goals scored, key interceptions, saves made etc.?

You mention the stats that mean diddly, then you ask about saves made????

razorblunt

This could get messy ... for everyone!
Keep watching...


https://twitter.com/Hoppo112/status/1015629177020649472

IncognitoMan

machiavellianme wrote: »

No offence but those stats mean diddly. He was competing in a football match not a marathon. What about touches, chances created, assists, goals scored, key interceptions, saves made etc.?

One assist anyway.

Jim Bob Scratcher

razorblunt wrote: »

This could get messy ... for everyone!
Keep watching...


https://twitter.com/Hoppo112/status/1015629177020649472

Footballs coming home and he's going to the hospital. :pac:

NIMAN

This tournament has been hailed as a great wc.

I would agree that's there's been a great deal of drama, but jez some of the quality has been shocking.

Those 2 teams today, easily the worst England and Sweden teams I can ever remember. Germany must be watching at home wondering how that Sweden team topped them.

But I think it just shows how the standard of football is plummeting at international level. Teams can't even muster a shot in target in wc knockout games. They are so poor. Going out with a whimper cos they have next to no quality.

The 1St half of that England game was bang average, yet you switch on the media and they are raving? Even Klinsmann was. I thought he'd be the voice of reason and bring a bit of normality to the English getting ott, but he agreed. It was shocking quality. Sweden offered next to nothing.

Hitchens

Ah no ffs, not Kerr again :mad:

pjohnson

Hitchens wrote: »

Ah no ffs, not Kerr again :mad:

Thank god its Kerr.

adox

NIMAN wrote: »

This tournament has been hailed as a great wc.

I would agree that's there's been a great deal of drama, but jez some of the quality has been shocking.

Those 2 teams today, easily the worst England and Sweden teams I can ever remember. Germany must be watching at home wondering how that Sweden team topped them.

But I think it just shows how the standard of football is plummeting at international level. Teams can't even muster a shot in target in wc knockout games. They are so poor. Going out with a whimper cos they have next to no quality.

The 1St half of that England game was bang average, yet you switch on the media and they are raving? Even Klinsmann was. I thought he'd be the voice of reason and bring a bit of normality to the English getting ott, but he agreed. It was shocking quality. Sweden offered next to nothing.

It was a poor game but I’ve seen a lot lot worse at other world cups including Ireland matches. Also I’ve seen a lot worse England teams.

I think it’s been a great World Cup. Loads of goals. Defenders finally being punished for the “dark arts” in the box. Plenty of upsets.

It may seem that the standard of international football has gone down to you but I don’t agree. Spain imploded days before the kick off and were always going to have problems after that. Brazil have been.. well Brazil. Overhyped based on past glories. Germany finally came a cropper after years of somehow finding a way to get through when not playing particularly well.

Belgium and France in parts have been excellent and played some stunning football.

World cups are usually a bore overall. Teams struck with fear of losing and it usually only gets worse the further it goes.

This has been the best World Cup for me in 20 years.

Cantona's Collars

Muff_Daddy wrote: »

You mention the stats that mean diddly, then you ask about saves made????

You forgot to ask him why he thinks Lingard plays in goal.

razorblunt

Already gotten out of hand in London.
Fans celebrate in an IKEA.

https://twitter.com/KingMo786/status/1015634554944671745

LuckyLloyd

Goal of the tournament

davycc

Some hit from the Russia kid! Comon you russkis

Turtyturd

Great strike.

Fromvert

Peach of a goal. I totally underestimated the Russians, thought they'd struggle to get out of the group.

Fromvert

Russians seemed all over the place positionally there.

adox

Two lovely goals in this game so far.

Russia can feel a little unlucky to be level.

Mars Bar

Fromvert wrote: »

Russians seemed all over the place positionally there.

There we go. A defender completely out of position and a goal results.

An Ciarraioch

Thank God for that, the thought of an England-Russia semi was ringing alarm bells!

Fromvert

An Ciarraioch wrote: »

Thank God for that, the thought of an England-Russia semi was ringing alarm bells!

I was starting to look forward to it. The over the top build up would be bring some laughs.

adox

https://twitter.com/footyhumour/status/1015607423690772480?s=21
:pac:

namloc1980

NIMAN wrote: »

This tournament has been hailed as a great wc.

I would agree that's there's been a great deal of drama, but jez some of the quality has been shocking.

Those 2 teams today, easily the worst England and Sweden teams I can ever remember. Germany must be watching at home wondering how that Sweden team topped them.

But I think it just shows how the standard of football is plummeting at international level. Teams can't even muster a shot in target in wc knockout games. They are so poor. Going out with a whimper cos they have next to no quality.

The 1St half of that England game was bang average, yet you switch on the media and they are raving? Even Klinsmann was. I thought he'd be the voice of reason and bring a bit of normality to the English getting ott, but he agreed. It was shocking quality. Sweden offered next to nothing.

Only started watching England recently then?

Loafing Oaf

namloc1980 wrote: »

Only started watching England recently then?

I'm sure he/she could also provide a detailed statistical comparison of the current Swedish team with others going back decades...

ERG89

Not sure if Kerr is having a laugh praising the energy of the Russians

Lucas Hood

This is probably the best English team I've seen myself.
Not the best personnel but they have a clear plan of how they want to play and that's the difference imo.

Southgate deserves a lot of credit.

Trigger

Holy feck, very unlucky there

Hitchens

VAR should have been used there when the big Russian went for the header

Vicxas

Be awful if you lost your keeper to a fluke injury

gormdubhgorm

Lucas Hood wrote: »

This is probably the best English team I've seen myself.
Not the best personnel but they have a clear plan of how they want to play and that's the difference imo.

Southgate deserves a lot of credit.

I would say it is the best team since thier euro 96 version.
But that was played at home.

I suppose Big Sam will take credit for it somehow?
He was an unbeaten England manager after all!

Loafing Oaf

WTF is a ging?

For the sake of football, please score Modric

eagle eye

This is all playing into England's hands. It doesn't matter who wins this, they'll both have two 120 minute games in a row.

justshane

Croatia players dropping like flies. It's all falling together for England.

justshane

Yes.

Blazer

thank christ..now just hold on.

2nd Row Donkey

That guy who just scored for Croatia is a big Ricky Martin fan. He must feel like he's living D.Vida Loca.

NIMAN

Lucas Hood wrote: »

This is probably the best English team I've seen myself.
Not the best personnel but they have a clear plan of how they want to play and that's the difference imo.

Southgate deserves a lot of credit.

Best you've seen?

A team with an awful midfield and 3 of the ropiest defenders you're likely to see?