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Post by Aisleen on Jun 22, 2018 9:19:04 GMT -5
Brazil 2 vs 0 Costa Rica: The thought of a goalless draw lingered for 90 freakin minutes as the Brazilians was struggling to overcome Costa Rica's excellently constructed bus/brick wall. All sort of football tactics and VAR couldn't put a number one on the scoreboard. But additional time is a killer, and in one shining moment, Coutinho saved from the prospect of yet another possible elimination of a title contender. Also nice Neymar freebie. Unfortunately, i won't be able to watch the next two matches. Take it from here Glen and some random Doomer Boards member(s)!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2018 17:10:28 GMT -5
Fuck no I’m hungover as fuck, you’re doing a fine job Aisleen ! I must’ve fallen asleep just after VAR stripped Brazil of the penalty... I woke up in the middle of the night and asked the missus what the score ended up. She had fallen asleep too but she told me it was 0-0 or 1-1... I went back to sleep drunk as fuck thinking that Brazil can kiss my arse and they fucken suck haha. Can’t believe I passed out with 10 minutes to go, I remember Brazil had something like 500 shots on goal and just couldn’t manage to get one in, I’ll check the highlights later. Tell me about the other matches totally not catpho!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2018 1:32:34 GMT -5
The Swiss did well to come from behind against Serbia to win 2-1 with an absolutely stunning strike by Xhaka for the Swiss’ equaliser and a heroes goal by Shaqiri in the last minute to win the match. Serbia however will remain a dangerous opponent for the Brazilians in their final group encounter. A win or a draw will see the Brazilians through, but a loss and Switzerland not losing to Costa Rica will see the seleçao heading home at the group stage for only the second time in their history. Costa Rica is now unable to qualify for second round action which will see them go home after their Switzerland match to resume their day jobs as bus drivers.
Nigeria far too good against Iceland winning conclusively 2-0 which creates interesting consequences for the 3 teams fighting for that second qualification spot as Croatia are already through. The final matches in this group will be Argentina v Nigeria for their 4,238th contest against each other at a World Cup and Croatia v Iceland. Argentina need to beat Nigeria to progress while Nigeria can secure qualification with their own victory, or a draw will suffice if Croatia do not lose to Iceland. Iceland can qualify if they are victorious against Croatia, provided Nigeria lose but by not more than 2 goals or else Iceland would need to defeat Croatia by 3 or 4 goals. Or something like that, the maths in these scenarios vary greatly depending on results.
Up to Day 10 already and the following 3 matches are on offer: Belgium v Tunisia, South Korea v Mexico, and Germany v Sweden. Belgium who are in fine form can secure qualification with an expected win over Tunisia, whose players also have day jobs as bus drivers. Mexico and Sweden can also secure qualification in their matches if victorious, which would mean South Korea and the Germans would be sent packing early. I like the idea of that scenario, but am sure Germany will be extremely motivated after their shock loss to Mexico, but the reigning champ curse is strong, yo.
A more rational explanation for the curse would be that reigning champions, four years down the track, have had their winning formula altered by player retirement, worn out tactics and changes to the original chemistry that newer players bring, some of whom may be inferior to the “older models.” With the loss of Lahm, Schweinsteiger and Klose, Germany have not just lost their talent, but also their leadership capabilities which help teams to keep their heads when the going gets tough.
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Post by BIG DICK NIGGA on Jun 23, 2018 9:06:02 GMT -5
What Swiss? I didn't see any Swiss folks on that match. LMAO that second goal by the aLbAnIaNs was so embarrassing. FFS, we almost had a chance to go through the group phase.
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Post by capodecima on Jun 23, 2018 14:58:43 GMT -5
Just watched sweden vs germany. It was 1-1 from 50 minute. It was so good match germany squeezed sweden as lemon the whole match. But in 80 minutes lost boateng which got second yellow card. But germany dont give up and in 10 men scored in additional time and won 2-1. For me probably best match i seen on WC so far.
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Post by Aisleen on Jun 23, 2018 15:21:47 GMT -5
heh Belgium 5 v Tunisia 2: Another stroll for the red devils. Honestly, there was nothing Tunisia could do, those 2 goals as mentioned felt too generous. Too bad Martinez played it safe, stopping Lukaku and Hazard from racking up more goals. lol Batshuayi's luck South Korea 1 v 2 Mexico: Darn those Mexican counterattacks are sharp! Korea's offense attempts were pretty good, but just one Mexican counter and the Koreans are left reeling for the rest of the match. Nice goal at the end. Germany 2 v 1 Sweeden: Germany was like playing in a final here. Things were pretty bleak for the Germans with Sweden having an early lead thanks to Kroos's deadly mistake. But even when they couldn't play the best football, they still have such a warrior spirit. Equalizer at first few minutes of the second half, and the free kick masterpiece at the last few seconds. Unstable as hell, but what a match.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2018 16:02:50 GMT -5
What Swiss? I didn't see any Swiss folks on that match. LMAO that second goal by the aLbAnIaNs was so embarrassing. FFS, we almost had a chance to go through the group phase. Sorry for you and your fellow Siberians luck, at least you'll have another chance to be embarrassed against Brazil My first job was making furniture and my boss was Albanian, that cunt really showed an Aussie what work ethic was all about and I owe a lot to that dude. His 2iC was another fellow Albanian and he scared the shit out of young glenzinho (that would be glenzinhozinho). Vehbi was his name but we would call him VB after the classic Aussie beer as it was easier to pronounce for us uneducated westerners. VB also drove the truck and before he left to do his run, he would give me a list of things that he wanted done before he returned or else he would "kill me bloody fucking!" I didn't know what a bloody fucking was and didn't want to find out so I made sure that shit was done, always haha. I still bump into VB around the place these days and he's a good dude and has mellowed a bit, character builder he was. The boss used to tell me a bit about Albania from time to time. The thing I still remember was when he told me how stupid the people in his village back home still are and that they still wipe their arse with their hand..... nice. My boss could have done the good thing and sent a care package of tp back home.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2018 16:21:25 GMT -5
I started watching Belgium v Tunisia as I was starting to fall asleep. After the Belgium's second goal I had the feeling that they could very well kick 10 by the time the match was through. Turns out I was half right as they slaughtered their way to a 5-2 victory in a scoreline that is very generous for the Tunisians. Fell asleep after the Tunisia's first goal so it's glenzinho plays catch up once again with the wonder of video highlights. This game for me was already over after 17 minutes after the irrepressible Romelu Lukaku scored Belgian's second, and if not then it was definitely over just before half time when Lukaku scored his second goal of the match. Tunisia did well to score immediately after going down 2 goals, but all the buses in the world were not going to stop the rampaging Belgians. Eden Hazard showed class adding a fourth for Belgium just after the restart and also his second of the match. Batshuayi conspired to miss half a dozen or so sure fire goals around the 80th before finally getting one in the net and Belgium's 5th. The Tunisians managed a consolation goal near the death, but so did Brazil in that famous 1-7 against Germany and it means about the same here. Belgium have now guaranteed tournament progression going into their final group game against England who will probably also secure theirs against minnows Panama, so don't be expecting much fire in the Belgium v England games as both teams will likely rest their key players before the second phase of the Cup. Bye bye Tunisia it was nice knowing you, better luck next time. In Group F action Mexico downed South Korea 2-1. Mexico's first was off a penalty that was an unlucky handball going against the Koreans and the second a class effort by mah boy Javier Hernandez. Wearing a kit reminiscent of my fave Brazilian team Fluminense's away kits, Mexico didn't really appear troubled in this encounter despite South Korea's stunning consolation goal in the final minutes. South Korea have a slight mathematical chance of surviving in the tournament, but they would have to defeat Germany by at least 3 goals in their final group match whilst Mexico would have to defeat Sweden. I don't like their chances but if it happened it would be simply amazing. As capodecima has mentioned Germany v Sweden looked to be a tremendous match with the Swedes almost holding on for a point in this battle of the blondes. Sweden went up 1-0 in the 30th and Germany equalised 2 minutes after the break. Fuck Toni Kroos for breaking my heart and scoring a fine free kick goal to rescue victory in a hard won contest. Despite 2 victories from 2 matches the Mexicans amazingly have still not secured guaranteed qualification as they could yet find themselves on the early boat to Margaritaville if certain other results happen. All four teams in Group F are still fighting for qualification and that's a wonderful scenario to look forward to in the final group games of Mexico v Sweden and Germany v South Korea. if I was a betting man I'd have Mexico and Germany progressing from here. Day 11 action will feature the final 3 remaining round 2 group games: England v Panama, Japan v Senegal, and the dirty stinking cheating malevolent Colombians v Poland.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2018 12:49:15 GMT -5
Well well well what do we have here? An England side in danger of living up to its' potential, or is it just a case of classic English bullying against a weaker opponent? Whatever it was the Three Lions racked up an impressive 6 goals to Panama's consolatory 1 in their biggest World Cup win in history, Harry Kane fulfilling his magnitudes of promise with a hat trick. Match was over well before half time, and England led 5-0 at the break. Belgium and England qualify and face each other next in what will probably be a subdued affair, while Panama and Tunisia's World Cups will go no further than their last match against each other with the Tunisians probably winning.
Japan came back twice against Senegal to rescue a hard fought draw that puts both teams in the box seat to progress. What they will need from their final group matches will depend on the upcoming in 10 minutes Poland-Colombia game.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2018 14:07:23 GMT -5
1-0 Colombia at half time against Poland in a game I haven’t been paying much attention to as my Doomsday of the UAC sector toilet write up was far more interesting. Like seriously, what are you doing here reading about shitty Colombia and shitty Poland, go and check that sector toilet thread cunts!
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Post by Aisleen on Jun 24, 2018 15:27:11 GMT -5
Well then England 6 v 1 Panama: I seriously question how Panama even got in here. It takes epic fail skills to get bullied this hard by England. Probably doesn't matter though, as they got their first WC goal so they'll suck it up. Lucky Hattrick there Kane. Japan 2 v 2 Senegal: Nice one Japan! You make Asians everywhere proud, coming back twice like that. Could have gotten more on the scoreboard if luck was on their side, but ultimately 2-2 is fitting. Poland 0 v 3 Colombia: Colombia's true form revealed, and darn that looks like a force to be reckoned with. To be fair, Poland didn't have a quality display of football to begin with, still great match from the Colombians.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2018 16:36:00 GMT -5
So that brings us to the end of Round 2 group action. It's all over in Group H for Poland while Japan has just barely qualified and can't be eliminated from here, well unless they lose to Poland by two goals or more and Senegal v Colombia finish in a draw. Senegal and Colombia have it all to play for in their final group match so it should be a heated and spirited contest.
Day 12 brings us the beginning of Round 3 and final group stage matches. In this round, the two final games of each group will start at the exact same time in the hopes of encouraging lively matches in the groups where teams are still alive, so this will give us 4 matches per day. Tomorrow will feature Group A participants Russia v Uruguay in a match that will decide the order of first and second in their group. It will be interesting to see if Russia can hold their current barnstorming form against decent opposition. Egypt v Saudi Arabia, which will be played at the same time, has nothing on the line except for pride. Hoping for a Salah hat trick here.
The Group B matches are Iran v Portugal and Spain v Morocco. Iran, Portugal and Spain are all eligible for progression here. Morocco won't be making things easy for Spain if they can help it and have been playing good football without getting the results. Cristiano Ronaldo will be looking to thread more needles through the Iranian defensive quilt. Expect tears of all types after the Group B matches have reached their conclusion.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2018 16:57:42 GMT -5
More World Cup gold, this from the twitter of @mattspiro whoever that is: Japan coach Nishino asked how his team will combat Senegal: ‘In last few days I told my players to grow 5cm and put on 5kg. They couldn’t do it. So instead we will have to try to win by using the ball well.’ Heh And a photo that warms the heart: In case you're wondering who that is, it is Russian President Vladimir Putin, because I'm sure everyone knows who Pele and Diego Armando Fucking Maradona are.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2018 17:49:01 GMT -5
Outstanding article here about the insane pressure and expectations of the Argentine National team from their football public, often at the expense of serious real life issues.
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Post by Aisleen on Jun 25, 2018 1:16:07 GMT -5
Outstanding article here about the insane pressure and expectations of the Argentine National team from their football public, often at the expense of serious real life issues. That's messed up o_O
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2018 1:49:52 GMT -5
If you liked that one Aisleen here is an even more outstanding article on the 7-1 loss by Brazil and their road to recovery. Wonderful writing from Jack Lang, my second favourite English ex-pat football journo living in Brazil. The first is Tim Vickery, read everything by him that you can find.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2018 13:56:26 GMT -5
Russia comes crashing back down to Earth with a thud losing 0-3 to Uruguay, finishing second in their group. First and second in Group A both appear to be sucker prizes however, as Uruguay and Russia are most likely receiving Spain and Portugal in the elimination round. In the consolation game, Saudi Arabia came from behind to defeat Mohammed Salah 2-1.
Half time in the Group B matches and it’s a situation that has me changing channels trying to watch two games at once. Portugal have just pulled ahead of Iran to lead 1-0. Spain and Morocco are deadlocked at 1-1 in a more entertaining encounter where Spain looks a vulnerable side far removed from the highs of recent years.
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Post by Aisleen on Jun 25, 2018 14:04:33 GMT -5
Spain and Morocco are deadlocked at 1-1 in a more entertaining encounter where Spain looks a vulnerable side far removed from the highs of recent years. I'm surprised by Morocco's ferociousness. This game doesn't mean much to them, yet they played in a very aggressive manner. I don't really want to see Portugal having an easy opponent tbh, their football is not really worth watching. Russia heh
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2018 14:11:27 GMT -5
Morocco have been an outstanding team to watch and their fighting spirit is a wonderful thing. I’m gonna stick with their match... only just now they’ve been robbed of a handball penalty against Shakira’s husband. If only Mohammed Salah could suddenly become a Moroccan they would become a world force, as Spain would still be if Leo Messi decided to play for them all those years back when he was still eligible instead of Argentina.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2018 14:41:48 GMT -5
Morocco 2-1 with 10 minutes to play!!! As it stands currently Spain will still go through, but what a moment for the Moroccans. Thumping header from a corner immediately after yet another denial of handball penalty against Shakira’s husband once again. Gerard has to watch those sneaky hands, yo.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2018 15:03:20 GMT -5
And it’s over! 2-2 and 1-1 final results. High drama in the 90th minute of each game with contentious decisions going to VAR simultaneously. Spain had their equaliser reviewed for a possible offside and were a little lucky to have that one in their favour, but it takes a brave referee to strip a goal after it has been given unless it is as clear as day. Tough luck to Morocco there, they played with heart and were denied a famous win. In the other game Iran were given a penalty after VAR determined a handball by Portuguese defenders, a correct decision, which resulted in Iran’s equaliser from the penalty spot. Portugal were a real chance to be eliminated from the tournament after Iran turned up the heat for the final minutes. Spain has won the real prize by finishing top of their group and getting Russia as their opponent in the elimination phase, while Portugal will face Uruguay in what is likely to be a dour contest. As my dude Sir Alex said: Football, bloody hell!
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Post by Aisleen on Jun 25, 2018 15:17:10 GMT -5
You beat me to it Glen, but whatever: Spain 2 v Morocco 2: What could have been, Morocco, what could have been. Excellent football, surely gave Spain the match of their life. 2 times Morocco takes the lead, 2 times equalizers were made. If only luck was on Morocco's side... Iran 1 v 1 Portugal: Another thrilling one! Welp, in the final minutes at least. Portugal wasn't sure they had their tickets to the next round until the final whistle. Ronaldo had it easy with that yellow card!
Next up: Aussies still have a (sorta) fighting chance with their closets target, Denmark, having to face France. 3 points, and a huge goal difference, is what the footballers from Oz gotta achieve if they want their World Cup dream alive (for 1 more round heh).
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2018 15:52:53 GMT -5
A one goal victory by the Aussies and a one goal loss by Denmark will almost be enough for the cunts from down under, but the FIFA fair play system will come into effect then, of which currently the Aussies have the slight advantage over the Danes based on yellow cards received. But fuck that shit Australia, we need a two goal victory and for my lovely French brethren to actually play football for once, but I doubt they will be doing us any favours.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2018 18:38:43 GMT -5
Day 13 coming up tomorrow where it will be the Group C and D third & final matches. I've already mentioned the Group C scenarios involving Australia v Peru and France v Denmark several times so I'll leave at it that. In Group D we will bear witness to the end of Argentina's suffering v Nigeria or a miraculous fight back of Messian proportions, but don't hold your breath on that. The other game full of progression ramifications is Croatia v Iceland. Here are the Group D qualification scenarios from The World Game website: - Croatia will top the group if they beat or draw with Iceland. - Nigeria, on three points, will secure their spot in the last 16 with a victory over Argentina, who sit bottom of the group on one point behind Iceland on goal difference. - A draw may also be enough for Nigeria even if Iceland beat Croatia, depending on goal difference. - To go through, Argentina need to beat Nigeria while hoping Iceland lose to or draw with Croatia. - Iceland must win to have any chance but also need the other results to go their way. With Group A & B completed, it's time to debut my extraordinarily ordinary MS Paint skills with the Official Doomer Boards World Cup Elimination Phase Chart:
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2018 9:53:20 GMT -5
Australia 0-1 at half time and while it’s not nice to go down a goal there’s been some decent play and half chances by the cunts. I don’t know why Peru are sitting back all relaxed-like after going a goal up, it’s not like they can progress... has anyone told them? They should be going all out by hammering the fuck outta us to show the world what they’re made of, and if this is it what they’re made of is lack of mathematical comprehension. Fuck Bert van Marwijk for still going with an unimaginative team selection for the Aussies. 0-0 at half time in the other match. Fuck Robbie Kruse too, why is that lost little schoolboy still playing for any senior team, just because he can run fast despite his non existent ball skills and non existent balls?
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