World Cup 2018

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Orikoru said:
Were you not paying attention when Trippier delivered a succession of excellent corners and free kicks in the first two games?
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Can't agree more about Trippier and apologies for the oversight but if you go over the same 3 games there has been numerous corners and free kicks that haven't got anywhere near their intended destinations with TAA last night and Young the guilty parties.

I'm not here to pick fault though and be all "Debbie Downer" but merely to add my own insight and thoughts. We seem to be in very good shape for Tuesday night and quite rightly can approach it with plenty of optimism .
 
OK World Cup trivia question here. Wondering if anyone knows the answer to this as Google has failed me!

In terms of pre-tournament rankings, which was the lowest ranked team ever to win the World Cup? Lowest ranked team left in this one at the moment is Russia at 70.

Has it always been a top ten ranked side who’s done it, or has there ever been a longer shot who’s been victorious?
 
Don Barzini said:
OK World Cup trivia question here. Wondering if anyone knows the answer to this as Google has failed me!

In terms of pre-tournament rankings, which was the lowest ranked team ever to win the World Cup? Lowest ranked team left in this one at the moment is Russia at 70.

Has it always been a top ten ranked side who’s done it, or has there ever been a longer shot who’s been victorious?
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I don't know the answer but if I was to guess I'd say France in 98. Bearing in mind they didn't even qualify for 90 or 94, and went out in the group stage of Euro 92. They did get to the semis of Euro 96 though, but I can't imagine they were ranked hugely high with no sustained period of success evident.

Rankings are always a bit flawed anyway though, since the host nation doesn't play any qualifiers, their ranking drops due to lack of competitive games. France hosted 98 when they won, so that's another reason I suspect they might be the answer. Any host nation will probably have been ranked artificially low by the time the tournament started.
 
Tashyboy said:
Nail on head 

Unfortunately thats not the performance we wanted to see from Rashford, he had his chance and not convinced many in the same way Sterling does not. I do like the balance and the set up in the first 11 and think that Danny Rose is the no1 left back. The way we play we need another proven goal scorer up front with Kane. I still think that person is Rashford. Yup Rashford had a chance, But playing alongside Delph and Vardy is different to Kane and Lingard.
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Correct ............. and playing against Belgium is different to Tunisia and Panama.
It's difficult to judge a player on the basis of that one game, but the one who really scares me is the 'keeper. He has to learn to push the ball over or wide and not back into the six yard box!
 
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Don Barzini said:
OK World Cup trivia question here. Wondering if anyone knows the answer to this as Google has failed me!

In terms of pre-tournament rankings, which was the lowest ranked team ever to win the World Cup? Lowest ranked team left in this one at the moment is Russia at 70.

Has it always been a top ten ranked side who’s done it, or has there ever been a longer shot who’s been victorious?
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You have to remember FIFA only started the rankings in 1992, so you can only answer it from then.
 
Couple of potentially good games today

France V Argentina. Hate the French, hate the Argies, think the Frogs may just nudge it, but not really fussed who loses.

Uruguay v Portugal. This is the game to watch for niggly fouls , Olympic gold dives, Oscar worthy writhing around after an Olympic dive, cheating, complaining to the ref . And everything else that is wrong with the game.

Which is a shame as both sides can play when they want to
If Suarez can keep his teeth out of Ronaldo, I reckon Portugal to win
 
PhilTheFragger said:
Uruguay v Portugal. This is the game to watch for niggly fouls , Olympic gold dives, Oscar worthy writhing around after an Olympic dive, cheating, complaining to the ref . And everything else that is wrong with the game.
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I'm really looking forward to this one.
Portugal to win 1-0 on goals, but Uruguay to win 2-1 on the red card count.
 
Pogba mom for me best I have seen from him.
Mbappe looks the real deal as well.

glad to see the cheating diving argies out.

Thought the ref let to much go early on and lost control of the game.
 
clubchamp98 said:
Pogba mom for me best I have seen from him.
Mbappe looks the real deal as well.

glad to see the cheating diving argies out.

Thought the ref let to much go early on and lost control of the game.
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Wow, you're going to have a nightmare tonight with Portugal and Uruguay, both teams stuffed full of cheating divers and practitioners of the dark arts.
Who do you want to lose this one?
 
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