WORLD CUP 2018

EricTheWeary

Just seen this afternoon's results. That's a stonking win for Peru. Scoring actual goals and beating another team might be as much as they could have hoped for. 

Bridgehouse

I listened to the Denmark France game on the radio whilst working.

The work was more interesting. To the extent that next time I will have a loop of someone scratching their fingernails down a blackboard on instead in the hope it will keep me awake.

Nitefly

Great goal from Messi!

EricTheWeary

Not entirely sure that was a penalty but game on now. Nigeria FTW! 

quarky

Argentina just don't look a great side at all..

Nitefly

^ They're certainly going to have to do better than this!

EricTheWeary

Nigeria couldn’t hit a barn door and are still likely to go through ahead of Argentina at the moment. 

EricTheWeary

... ahh bugger.

Nitefly

Wow!

guitars4you

will they left that to the 11th hour didn't they - Argentina through

So see what happens next with Germany

munckee

Knew they would sneak through the blighters.  

JerkMoans

Restrained and gentlemanly acknowledgement by Maradona.

IvanMC

Massive heart attacks all around and along in Argentina...

IvanMC

I love this stupid world cup... did I use to play guitar and learn about gear? Oh, yeah, that was lovely too

Bridgehouse

France looked pretty shite against Denmark, but I have to say, even with that level of shiteness they should murder Argentina. 

Doubt Maradonna’s hand of bod can last that long...

Rocker

Bridgehouse said:

France looked pretty shite against Denmark, but I have to say, even with that level of shiteness they should murder Argentina. 

Dream on.  Argentina will put France away with a bit to spare....

Bridgehouse

Rocker said:

Bridgehouse said:

France looked pretty shite against Denmark, but I have to say, even with that level of shiteness they should murder Argentina. 

Dream on.  Argentina will put France away with a bit to spare....

Argentina were sloppy. They were basically a bunch of pub amateurs where one of the team persuaded their semi pro mate to come along and play and pull off a one man team job. 

France were just dull. 

Spain looked ropey as fuck as well. The quality from the “name” teams this time round is shocking.

I fancy Uruguay for it at the moment.

quarky

I really like this article on England.

I certainly like the fact that most people’s joy cheerfully acknowledges that it’ll likely go tits-up and spill over into mindless recrimination any minute. Things may be totally precarious – but by God, at least they’re jolly. England’s current tournament status is a lot like Westley’s recollection of working for the Dread Pirate Roberts in The Princess Bride (William Goldman again). Every night he’d be told: “Good night Westley. Good work. Sleep well. I’ll most likely kill you in the morning.” A nation’s hopes are in much the same position. And as Westley points out: “It was a fine time for me.”

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jun/27/england-unknown-unknowns-world-cup-trajectory

munckee

quarky said:

I really like this article on England.

I certainly like the fact that most people’s joy cheerfully acknowledges that it’ll likely go tits-up and spill over into mindless recrimination any minute. Things may be totally precarious – but by God, at least they’re jolly. England’s current tournament status is a lot like Westley’s recollection of working for the Dread Pirate Roberts in The Princess Bride (William Goldman again). Every night he’d be told: “Good night Westley. Good work. Sleep well. I’ll most likely kill you in the morning.” A nation’s hopes are in much the same position. And as Westley points out: “It was a fine time for me.”

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jun/27/england-unknown-unknowns-world-cup-trajectory

That article is brilliant!

munckee

Bridgehouse said:

Rocker said:

Bridgehouse said:

France looked pretty shite against Denmark, but I have to say, even with that level of shiteness they should murder Argentina. 

Dream on.  Argentina will put France away with a bit to spare....

Argentina were sloppy. They were basically a bunch of pub amateurs where one of the team persuaded their semi pro mate to come along and play and pull off a one man team job. 

France were just dull. 

Spain looked ropey as fuck as well. The quality from the “name” teams this time round is shocking.

I fancy Uruguay for it at the moment.

Thing is Brazil, Germany, France, Argentina, Spain, to some extent Portugal have all looked incredibly beatable so far but its a fair bet they will all be in the knockout stages and at least a couple of them will find some gears and then no-one remembers the group stages!  Mexico and Uruguay both look good thus far.