World Cup 2018

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rudebhoy said:
Of course, if England do go on and win, it will then be the worst WC in living memory, at least for us Scots!
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Genuinely believe every team left in the comp has a chance of reaching the final and then getting a win.
Certainly had its fair share of twist n turns.
 
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pauldj42 said:
The credit goes to Japan, they denied De Bruyne, Lukaku, Hazard any space, the immediate change bringing Fellaini and Chadli on was Belgium then had more than one threat in the air in the box.
The 3rd goal was just quality.
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not bad movement from the flat track bully.
great release by courtois great attacking run and pass KDB and decent finish after making up 70 yards top quality all around.
 
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rudebhoy said:
Felt sorry for Japan last night, they played fantastic football and deserved to win.

Good case to made for this being the best WC in living memory. There have been some absolutely tremendous games.
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Would agree with that. There have been so many excellent games. Still only one 0-0 I think as well.

Top 5 games
Spain 3-3 Portugal
Croatia 3-0 Argentina
England 6-1 Panama
France 4-3 Argentina
Belgium 3-2 Japan

(Korea beating Germany just misses out)
 
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Felt sorry for Japan last night, they played fantastic football and deserved to win.

Good case to made for this being the best WC in living memory. There have been some absolutely tremendous games.
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There have been some cracking goals and games but I think it happens everytime , the last WC the same statements where made when we saw players like James score some worldies - the 06 and 10 World Cups were pretty poor for me - can’t really remember many stand out games and for 10 the vuvuzelas were more memorable. 1990 was just brilliant but again ruined by a poor final - 94 the same , really enjoyed 1998 and 02

Some of the KO games so far have been a mix of really good and really poor - hopefully the rest will be as exciting as the France Argentina game etc
 
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IanM said:
Super World Cup this... there was a time a few ago where everyone seemed to be playing for a 0-0 and pens!

Got a sneaky feeling that England will lose by the odd goal..... it's amazing how well you play when a Cartel tell you "you better win!"
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Unfortunately we need to make the most of it as we well see a return to this in 2026. With 48 teams the new format is 3 teams to a group, with 2 teams going through. So with the poorer teams knowing two draws will be enough, there's bound to be more than a few defensive borefests.
 
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Liverpoolphil said:
It’s not just the fans though is it - media are smack bang in the middle of it

As for Neymar I can’t remem who was discussing on the radio but they explained why he is like he is - Neymar didn’t grow playing the same sort of football most kids do - he didn’t play in the street or school yard or playing fields with no refs and pretty much just handball as the main rule so he didn’t get to expirence being fouled growing up , anytime he played there was a ref there who blew up anytime he was touched and went down , it then continues into his life in the Brazilian league where refs even admitted that they pretty much blow up anytime a player falls over claiming a foul.

So Neymar then comes over to Europe and Barce expecting it to be the same but he learns quickly that the ref isn’t going to blow everytime so he has to make sure he reactions are going to suggest he has been fouled and those actions have got worse and worse as he has gone on to the point he is prob the worst player of that sort that anyone has seen - his antics are a disgrace and they do nothing for the sport and his country - god help when he gets tackled properly and hard - he will prob be down for months
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I’ve not bought a paper in years so can’t comment on exactly what’s being written, but they’re main aim is to sell papers. Optimism does that. Local papers will big clubs up when there is a sniff of a trophy as well. That being said, the way the draw has gone I can understand people getting a little carried away.

Last night Linekar claimed this World Cup has had 4/5 of the best World Cup games ever! It’s all just media outlets after their share of the pie.

Re Neymar, I’d heard similar and whilst I can accept making the most of a foul, he and many others go too far.
 
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RE Neymar; I couldn't give a toss that he didn't get a kicking as a kid, or that the structure for football in the posh end of Brazil meant the ref permanently had the whistle to his lips. He's now an adult. He knows how to behave, or how he should behave.

If a player looks like they've been mortally wounded they should be taken off the pitch for assessment, including by an independent medic. If it turns out to be a cracked finger nail he should be booked for simulation.
 
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RE Neymar; I couldn't give a toss that he didn't get a kicking as a kid, or that the structure for football in the posh end of Brazil meant the ref permanently had the whistle to his lips. He's now an adult. He knows how to behave, or how he should behave.

If a player looks like they've been mortally wounded they should be taken off the pitch for assessment, including by an independent medic. If it turns out to be a cracked finger nail he should be booked for simulation.
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Absolutely mate.
Funny how we trust what the media says when it suits an agenda, experts telling us why Neymar is like he is, what about all the others who cheat, what’s their excuse.
 
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Hobbit said:
RE Neymar; I couldn't give a toss that he didn't get a kicking as a kid, or that the structure for football in the posh end of Brazil meant the ref permanently had the whistle to his lips. He's now an adult. He knows how to behave, or how he should behave.

If a player looks like they've been mortally wounded they should be taken off the pitch for assessment, including by an independent medic. If it turns out to be a cracked finger nail he should be booked for simulation.
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I'd go further to be honest. Feigning pain and injury to get another player sent off can easily be spotted in post-match analysis, so in this case I think Neymar should be suspended for the next game. I'm sure he wouldn't be happy about missing a World Cup quarter final so that would have possibly made him think twice.
 
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If you remember in the World Cup in the USA any player who was injured was immediately taken off on a cart and not allowed to return to the pitch until cleared by a specialist. That soon stopped all this messing around.
I agree with the principle that if a player seeks an advantage by feigning injury they should be penalised retrospectively. There are so many cameras on each game now that in reality its not even difficult to do.
 
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If you remember in the World Cup in the USA any player who was injured was immediately taken off on a cart and not allowed to return to the pitch until cleared by a specialist. That soon stopped all this messing around.
I agree with the principle that if a player seeks an advantage by feigning injury they should be penalised retrospectively. There are so many cameras on each game now that in reality its not even difficult to do.
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May work in a World Cup but where are all these independent medical assessors going to come from for domestic league matches.
 
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