[World Cup 2018] Round of 16

[Jimmy Floyd]

Hang on, Marquez starts. Is this some kind of Escape to Victory scenario where he legs it to Siberia during penalties?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Hang on, Marquez starts. Is this some kind of Escape to Victory scenario where he legs it to Siberia during penalties?
Suspensions.

Mehico are taking this.

[Pepe]

Hang on, Marquez starts. Is this some kind of Escape to Victory scenario where he legs it to Siberia during penalties?

Fuck me. :face:

I did call it earlier. Herrera and Moreno are suspended. Still, we should play Diego Reyes in both defense and midfield.

EDIT: Wait, Herrera isn't suspended. I thought he was.

EDIT2: Playing Marquez over Layun. :face:

[Boydy]

Yo, Pepe, talk to me about Amlo.

Maybe in a different thread though. Start a Mexico thread?

[Waffdon]

Willian and Jesus again? Fucking hell.

[Pepe]

Yo, Pepe, talk to me about Amlo.

Maybe in a different thread though. Start a Mexico thread?

Will get to it later. :thbup:

[thommo]

The Brazilians singing that 2nd verse always irrationally fucks me off.

[Pepe]

The 'blonde' cunts. :face:

[Magic]

Rafa Marquez starting.

If they knock out Brazil with him. :harold:

[Bernanke]

Chicharitos hair. :D

[Pepe]

Looking good so far.

[Adramelch]

Mexico need to score. Brazil look completely lost at the moment.

[randomlegend]

Has anyone else been getting periods where the signal goes shit on the ITV games the last two days? It was happening yesterday but I just assumed it was a temporary thing but it's happening again today.

Not happening on any other channels apart from ITV HD and normal ITV during the games. This is through a sky box.

[Waffdon]

Dave Narey :drool:

[Disco]

Is that Rafael Marquez starting in midfield? That's either a tactical masterstroke or they're going to get utterly bummed.

[Pepe]

Looking shit now.

[Magic]

Ebbs and flows mate, no need to panic.

[Serj]

Has anyone else been getting periods where the signal goes shit on the ITV games the last two days? It was happening yesterday but I just assumed it was a temporary thing but it's happening again today.

Not happening on any other channels apart from ITV HD and normal ITV during the games. This is through a sky box.

Are you getting some short freezes as well as short periods where it seems to slow down for a second or two? If so, then it might be a more widespread issue, it's been happening on the Austrian broadcast as well.

[Disco]

The web player goes slightly more potato quality than usual every now and again, but it's quite bad anyway so it's not easy to tell.

[Adramelch]

Doesn't seem to be the overall feed though as it's been fine over here. Satellite problems perhaps.

[randomlegend]

It was breaking up and going all pixelated for a few seconds at a time for a minute or so then being fine for a while.

Obviously since I made that post it's not done it.

[randomlegend]

I fear if Mexico let one in here the floodgates will open.

[Boydy]

Had a fiver on both teams to score in teh first half. Thought this was going to be a goalfest. :moop:

[randomlegend]

Just ask Phonics what he's betting on and do the opposite in future.

[randomlegend]

Lozano was in an acre of space there and the fucking left back is shooting from 30 yards. What a spastic.

Aaaaaand there we go.

[Adramelch]

That was sort of expected. Mexico should have capitalised when Brazil looked lost, it wasn't going to be that way for the whole game.

randomlegend: All their efforts have been selfish really.

[Pepe]

:face:

Everyone chasing the ball like mongs.

[randomlegend]

Guardado just did the same thing and the shot got blocked. Do they all hate Lozano or something?

[Pepe]

Pass that ball ffs.

[Adramelch]

To be honest, Mexico sort of deserve to lose for all that blonde hair shenanigans.

[randomlegend]

That cross from Willian was super lucky. It bobbled right over the defenders leg.

[Pepe]

To be honest, Mexico sort of deserve to lose for all that blonde hair shenanigans.

Hard to disagree.

[Waffdon]

Need two Brazil corners and for them to hold on here.

[Waffdon]

What did McCoist just call Fagner? :D

[Adramelch]

Brazil might be the only team in the whole tournament who're actually attacking while being 1 goal up.

[Serj]

The Mexicans are just always going to shoot at a defender when there's somebody free on the wings, aren't they.

[-james-]

Bolshevik Revolution in 1977 according to Ally. Can tell 1s look like 7s in his handwriting.

[Pepe]

For all the crap Willian gets in here, he's been really good today.

[Pepe]

The fuck was that? :D

[bruhnaldo]

Neymar MIGHT actually be hurt this time but holy shit this guy is hilarious

[randomlegend]

Yeah I was thinking Willian had been good actually. Proved me a mong.

That was stupid and naughty from Layun, but that reaction from Neymar is pathetic.

[Trancemeister]

Rolled around as if it was a career ending injury :rolleyes:

[Serj]

It's really quite special to look like the bigger asshole than the person that stepped on your foot. Neymar is ridiculous.

[SincereTheRebel]

Rolled around as if it was a career ending injury :rolleyes:

Could have been. There are a lot of small ligaments in your foot there. Could have been really nasty and very painful.

[Trancemeister]

Wonder what it'll look like when someone finally two foot the cunt.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Neymar should have been forced to be substituted if he's that 'injured'. Absolute cunt.

[Pepe]

This team is completely hopeless. Will take some luck to get anything here.

[Adramelch]

Could have been. There are a lot of small ligaments in your foot there. Could have been really nasty and very painful.

It could have been, but it clearly wasn't, else he wouldn't be up and running moments later. He was clearly faking.

[randomlegend]

Could have been. There are a lot of small ligaments in your foot there. Could have been really nasty and very painful.

Bollocks. It probably did hurt a bit, but it's not like he stamped on him. People get their feet trod on all the time in matches.

[mugbull]

In the world of foot stamps that’s one of the softer ones I’ve seen. Lol at ney ney

[Jimmy Floyd]

I would even take a France World Cup win to see that cunt cry.

[Pepe]

Apart from that one, he's behaved well today imo.

[Adramelch]

Ye, he's been okay. There was that Alvarez tackle in the first half that donned him and he didn't even fall, let alone cry for a penalty. Was quite surprising.

[Pepe]

I was at least hoping for some drama from this match. This has been plain crap.

[randomlegend]

Mexico manager is a bit of a headcase isn't he :D

[randomlegend]

Brazil have been miles ahead of Mexico this game. Are they favourites for the tournament?

[Pleb]

Pepe :(

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Pepe :(

I hope someone goes in on Neymar with two feet now it's done.

[Bernanke]

Brazil have been miles ahead of Mexico this game. Are they favourites for the tournament?

Yep, slightly ahead of France.

[Waffdon]

Brazil are just solid all over. Belgium could strike gold with Casemiro being banned though.

[Adramelch]

Can't feel bad for Mexico, purely for that performance against Sweden. First place was theirs to lose and they lost it so easily.

[SincereTheRebel]

Brazil are just solid all over. Belgium could strike gold with Casemiro being banned though.

Fernandinho is a decent replacement.

[Pepe]

The Germany win clouds everything, but this was the worst squad we've had in twenty years. Ochoa is ace, but the defense was a complete bombscare throughout. The midfield is not good enough defending or attacking, they are just three bang average nothing players. Lozano is skilled and should do well in a good team. Chicharito is ok. Vela should have never been selected after he refused to play for the national team whenever that was (ten years ago?)

Round of 16, right where we belong.

Brazil will be hard to beat.

[Pleb]

If we're still on the media England bandwagon then it's probably going to be an England-Brazil final?

Getting France would be ideal surely?

[Adramelch]

It's really weird that Ochoa is playing at Standard.

[Shindig]

I thought the decision making of the front three was piss poor. Brazil might not have a better chance to win a tournament. They might be slow out of the blocks but they seem to play right to the whistle.

[phonics]

It's weird that everyone seems it's completely fine to commit obvious red cards just because it's on Neymar.

[mugbull]

Brazil have been favorites since day one. They’ve been favorites since last year tbh and theyve only been looking more and more impressive as the tournament’s gone on

[SvN]

#AnyoneButBrazil

[Giggles]

That will do. The world needed that.

[Shindig]

It's weird that everyone seems it's completely fine to commit obvious red cards just because it's on Neymar.

Layun would've been off had it not been for Neymar going overboard. That's the problem you present when you go down like that for everything.

[Reg]

If you get a haircut for a specific game and get knocked out, I guess you'd want to avoid repeating it so as not to be reminded of the day. So at least they chose haircuts you'd be quite happy to never repeat.

Missed the France game unfortunately but if you took them out of the equation I'd be very confident saying Brazil will win it.

[Adramelch]

Don't be silly, it's England's to lose.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Brazil have got to beat Belgium, France and then of course Switzerland to win the cup. Tough old route.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Ooh, ding ding ding, African ref alert. Get out your two footers.

[Foe]

Could have been. There are a lot of small ligaments in your foot there. Could have been really nasty and very painful.

He stood on the refs foot too. Ref didn't even notice.

[Magic]

Another shite game ahoy.

[Magic]

Harlem Globetrotters of football. :D

[Magic]

Anyone else think the Japanese as a nation have a pretty unique way of sprinting?

[Giggles]

Who's this Karasco character? Looks like it's the first time he's ever seen a football.

[Waffdon]

He was pretty good for Atletico but fucked off to China. Can’t help but feel Belgium would be better off having a 4 at the back with Vertonghen on the left.

[Magic]

Who's this Karasco character? Looks like it's the first time he's ever seen a football.

He celebrated scoring in CL final by running in to crowd and necking his supermodel girlfriend.

[Magic]

Screaming for an over head kick there Stormzy you cunt.

[Giggles]

Screaming for an over head kick there Stormzy you cunt.

I've looked at the lineups twice now but no clue. Who?

[John]

I've looked at the lineups twice now but no clue. Who?

Lukaku. He looks like a rapper called Stormzy.

[Danny]

Lukaku

[Adramelch]

And a newspaper actually used his photo in an article about Lukaku.

[Giggles]

Lukaku. He looks like a rapper called Stormzy.

Ah. I'd never have got rapper from a magic post.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Lukaku could have finished them off by now.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Belgium are playing some of the best stuff of the tournament tonight.

[Adramelch]

Belgium are playing some of the best stuff of the tournament tonight.

If you exclude their finishing which is stupidly bad so far.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That's great by Kompany, just a shame no one GAMBLED.

[John]

They're very tidy but been far too wasteful so far. They should have about four by now.

[Magic]

I've looked at the lineups twice now but no clue. Who?

:D

[Magic]

Hazard the Eel.

What is Keown on. I don't sweat but I'm sweating. That should give you an idea of how hot it is.

[Shindig]

Japan getting through this would be heroic.

[Serj]

Japan getting through this would be heroic.

It would be, but they're looking shaky at the back when Belgium run at them with a bit of tempo. They are taking De Bruyne out of the game pretty well, though.

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

That clip of Neymar rolling about is something else, fuck me.

[Adramelch]

That was great.

[Ian]

Ohohoho, here we go.

[Waffdon]

Aw, fuck.

[Serj]

Fucking hell. :cool:

[Adramelch]

We've got a game on our hands.

[Pepe]

:drool:

[Shindig]

Someone turn Keown off, please.

[Bernanke]

Just gonna gift this cup to Brazil then I take it?

[Waffdon]

Jesus

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Bobby Martinez :harold:

[Giggles]

Fucking lol.

[Trancemeister]

What a bunch of bottlers the lot of them.

[Pepe]

:drool::drool::drool:

[Luke Emia]

I would imagine Yev is sitting in a pile of his own spunk right now.

[Serj]

What the hell is going on. This can't last, surely. :D

[Pepe]

Japan to win the whole thing.

[Waffdon]

If Belgium get through, Dembele really needs to start. Christ

[Magic]

The GOLDEN GENERATION. :harold:

[Luke Emia]

What a bunch of bottlers the lot of them.

Chris Sutton called them exactly that on the radio earlier and people were arguing against him.

[Disco]

Haha, fuck off Martinez.

[Shindig]

Christ. Yev's going to be happy with this.

[Dan]

What the fuck have i just turned on to? :D

This world cup is mad.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

:lol:

[Yevrah]

Oh Roberto...

[Giggles]

Calling Yevrah.

If you can swim out of that pool of your own jizz :D

[Browning]

Win the group they said.... MOMENTUM they said....

[John]

Lol at Bobby just standing on the edge of his technical area, completely baffled as to what he should do so just doing nothing at all.

[Adramelch]

I reckon Senegal were definitely the better team. Like miles ahead.

[Magic]

Lol at Bobby just standing on the edge of his technical area, completely baffled as to what he should do so just doing nothing at all.

Just clearly miles out of his depth. Twat.

[Trancemeister]

Belgium looks like they've given up. No temp no runs nothing.

[John]

I'd quite like Martin Keown to drown.

[Trancemeister]

Looks like Fellaini about to come on.

[Waffdon]

Chadli and Fellaini to save the day. Lol

[Luke Emia]

Japan have played some lovely football in the second half it has to be said.

[Adramelch]

Japan's attack is genuinely fun to watch in this game.

Luke Emia: I thought their attack played good in the first half too, just the defence being sort of a shambles.

[Magic]

I'd quite like Martin Keown to drown.

Is there a term for someone who persistently asks questions within a sentence.

Isn't he. Doesn't he. Don't they. Doesn't it. Isn't it. Fuck off.

[Shindig]

They're terrified every time Japan break forward.

[Adramelch]

That is proper lol. :D

[Boydy]

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[randomlegend]

That is a fucking incredible header.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That's mental if he meant that.

[Yevrah]

Game back on. Complete fluke, but nevermind.

[Dan]

Oh dear :face:

That's exactly the sort of goal that would indicate a 3-2 comeback win on FM.

[Yevrah]

That's mental if he meant that.

Absolutely no chance.

[Adramelch]

Where did the linesman see a foul there? Happened right in front of him too.

[Waffdon]

Kawashima will through one in.

[Serj]

We haven't had properly dodgy keeping in quite some games now, to be fair. Japan to lose this now.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Deliberate or not, anything short of the dodgiest keeper at the event would have prevented that.

[Adramelch]

Ye it was definitely the keeper's fault and you could see it coming from his previous clearance too.

[Yevrah]

Deliberate or not, anything short of the dodgiest keeper at the event would have prevented that.

I mean, Japan are awful (they always are), so if Roberto does conspire to muff this there won't be enough roflcopters in the World.

[Andy]

Yoshida can't go 90 minutes without making at least one huge error. He'll do something mental soon.

[Dan]

Oh dear :face:

That's exactly the sort of goal that would indicate a 3-2 comeback win on FM.

Yep. Fuck sake :moop:

All hail Martinez the genius, i guess.

[Adramelch]

Bringing Fellaini on just shows the true genius of Martinez.

[Ian]

Running wild. :(

[Magic]

Ah piss. And it has to be that absolute cunt as well.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

And that's why he was resigned.

Fellainimania running wild on the World Cup.

[Pepe]

Fellaini :cool:/:D

[Waffdon]

That’s brilliant. Another few, please.

[Yevrah]

Only against Japan would the 'bring Fellaini on' tactic work.

[Serj]

That's going to open the floodgates, you'd expect.

[randomlegend]

2 substitutes made and immediately back to 2-2?

Roberto Martinez is a genius Yevrah

[Pepe]

'mon Japan

[Adramelch]

It's Japan they are playing though, so he picked the perfect tactic on the perfect occasion. Genius.

[randomlegend]

Only against Japan would the 'bring Fellaini on' tactic work.

I mean it's worked against much better teams in the Premier League...

[Jimmy Floyd]

It's quite impressive how much of his DNA Martinez has managed to put into this team. Absolute bomb scare playing out from the back every fucking time.

[randomlegend]

Running wild. :(

Why :( ?

[Yevrah]

2 substitutes made and immediately back to 2-2?

Roberto Martinez is a genius Yevrah


It's Japan they are playing though, so he picked the perfect tactic on the perfect occasion. Genius.

Get out. He shouldn't have been anywhere near to being 2-0 down in the first place.

[Adramelch]

Get out. He shouldn't have been anywhere near to being 2-0 down in the first place.

That's because he got out-geniused by the Japanese manager who rested players in the match against Poland even though they hadn't qualified yet.

[randomlegend]

Get out. He shouldn't have been anywhere near to being 2-0 down in the first place.

Finest coach of his generation.

[Adramelch]

I, for one, was backing Brazil to win the whole thing, but Brazil don't have Martinez, so I reckon it ain't happening.

[Jimmy Floyd]

When they win the World Cup, you'd have to say it will confirm him as the greatest manager of all time. No one has ever won the biggest prize in football with such a small/shit country. Apart from Uruguay, but the game hadn't globalised then.

[Magic]

Chadli plays for WBA? LOL.

[Adramelch]

Chadli plays for WBA? LOL.

Warms the bench, more like.

[John]

Chadli plays for WBA? LOL.

It would be more accurate to say he doesn't.

[Boom-Boom-18]

Kagawa looks really tidy on the ball.

[Lewis]

I wonder how four star manager Owen Coyle, with the top half of his head too big for the bottom half, would do with this Belgium squad.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Honda looks like that woman off Masterchef.

[Adramelch]

If Chadli had scored there, I reckon it'd have broken Yevrah.

[randomlegend]

Is there a reason Chadli hasn't been playing for WBA? He's looked good since coming on.

[Adramelch]

Injuries I think.

Japan need to attack I reckon. I can't see how they'd hold on for another 30 minutes.

[Magic]

Lol at that Japan fan who's painted his face to look like dirtygardengirl's prolapsed arsehole.

[Yevrah]

If Chadli had scored there, I reckon it'd have broken Yevrah.

I'm fine. That Japan are still in this is enough to keep the roflcopter going.

[Ian]

Why :( ?

Because fuck Belgium.

[John]

Osako has held the ball up well, says Keown. Just like a backboard in basketball. You fucking wot?

[Magic]

Fucking hell.

[Waffdon]

That’s fucking amazing

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That was a class counter attack.

[randomlegend]

If Chadli had scored there, I reckon it'd have broken Yevrah.

:lol::lol:

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

Tactical genius, have some Yev.

[Adramelch]

It was a class counter attack but you have to wonder why Japan had so few players back.

[Mike]

This World Cup is bloody brilliant!

[Pepe]

Boo.

[Bernanke]

Oh dear :face:

That's exactly the sort of goal that would indicate a 3-2 comeback win on FM.

Balls.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Well done the Belgies. Now do in Brazil please.

[Serj]

Jesus, why didn't they just keep the ball for that corner? Great counter-attack, mind.

[Magic]

Chadli and Fellaini to save the day. Lol

I know.

[Dan]

Oh dear :face:

That's exactly the sort of goal that would indicate a 3-2 comeback win on FM.

I guess it really is an accurate football sim. That was textbook FM.

[SincereTheRebel]

The movement from lukaku right to center in order to open up the space for Kevin to play the through ball was a thing of beauty.

[Magic]

That quarter final will be incredible.

[Lewis]

Fuck off.

[Shindig]

That quarter final will be incredible.

I think Brazil can defend better than them but it could be daft.

[Boydy]

Japan :(

[Disco]

Boo, fuck off Belgium.

[Waffdon]

If Martinez starts Carrasco at wing back and no Dembele against Brazil, he can jump in the sea.

[SincereTheRebel]

Is it the Japanese who participate in Seppuku or is that the Chinese?

Edit: or Koreans
Edit: or Cambodians

[Giggles]

Had to be Chadli :D

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

Well done the Belgies. Now do in Brazil please.
When did Brazil become unlikeable? Once fat Ronaldo and Ronaldinho retired?

[Bernanke]

When did Brazil become unlikeable? Once fat Ronaldo and Ronaldinho retired?

Once Neymar became a regular.

[phonics]

Brazil don't concede goals. Another 2-0 inc.

[Waffdon]

Japan has 3v1 at the back for the corner. Belgium players were just quicker at getting forward.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Brazil don't concede goals. Another 2-0 inc.

Harold said that in the last world cup and then ended up losing 7-1...

[Lewis]

lol at them trying to credit Martinez for this.

[Giggles]

When did Brazil become unlikeable? Once fat Ronaldo and Ronaldinho retired?

Neymar offends everyone because he's yet another player who isn't Lionel Messi.

[igor_balis]

Neymar offends everyone because he's yet another player who isn't Lionel Messi.

the fuck you on about

[Lewis]

I always found Brazil annoying with their stupid instruments on the bus shit. THE SAMBA BOYS ARE IN TOWN, when they haven't provided any excitement since 1982.

[Boydy]

One of the commentators earlier said something about Brazil being solid defensively which isn't something you expect from a Brazil team and I swear I've heard that said at pretty much every world cup that I can remember.

[Giggles]

the fuck you on about

I'm saying Neymar offends everyone because he's yet another player that isn't Lionel Messi.

[Jimmy Floyd]

One of the commentators earlier said something about Brazil being solid defensively which isn't something you expect from a Brazil team and I swear I've heard that said at pretty much every world cup that I can remember.

It's such lazy shite. They haven't fulfilled that stereotype since 1982.

[Boydy]

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[John]

I'm saying Neymar offends everyone because he's yet another player that isn't Lionel Messi.

Do be quiet. That's an almost admirable amount of nonsense to have put into one sentence.

[Giggles]

Do be quiet. That's an almost admirable amount of nonsense to have put into one sentence.

It's the exact truth. And he moved to Paris for money. That will never do, what what what.

[Yevrah]

Jesus, why didn't they just keep the ball for that corner? Great counter-attack, mind.

It's Japan, they're awful. Which was why I was so animated about us forgoing the chance to play them.

It's also worth noting that resting those players did absolutely nothing for Belgium.

[Yevrah]

This World Cup is bloody brilliant!

It has to be said that thus far it is the best I can remember. Russia have put on a great staging as well.

[Serj]

It's Japan, they're awful. Which was why I was so animated about us forgoing the chance to play them.

It's also worth noting that resting those players did absolutely nothing for Belgium.

They had come up with a surprisingly effective gameplan up to that point. Also, England don't have Fellaini, so who knows how that one might have played out. :baz:

EDIT: By up to that point, I actually meant until the 1-2. But they did regain some surprising composure after the equalizer.

[Kikó]

It was excellent locally. I wish I could have stayed longer it was that good.

[John]

There's been a very surprising lack of trouble. Every other tournament I can remember has had some level of fan violence but there's been almost nothing at this one. That gay fan getting a pasting is the only thing that comes to mind, and as horrible as that is one incident is decent going.

[Jimmy Floyd]

It's looked to me like pretty much every fan at the grounds has been a sort of high income day tripping sort, and there clearly aren't big contingents from the traditional troublemaking countries either.

[bruhnaldo]

i've watched a few "stories" about the russian ultras and how they're all basically dying for the WC to be over so the police back off of them or something. I guess they've been cracking down pretty hard before the tournament on folks.

[Kikó]

Highest ticket sale outside of Russia was to the yanks. Dan Walker said 900k tickets were to Russians. Lots of south Americans and North africans made the trip, barely any Europeans.

[mugbull]

I'm saying Neymar offends everyone because he's yet another player that isn't Lionel Messi.

Get your Milo Yiannopoulos-sounding ass the fuck out of here

[ItalAussie]

I've seen almost all of the really great games, but finally missed one. It looks like it would've been spectacular live.

Japan are so damn likeable as well. They run forever.

[SincereTheRebel]

The Japanese goalkeeper is terrible, but amazing at the same time. Get him in the premier league A.S.A.P.

[Giggles]

Get your Milo Yiannopoulos-sounding ass the fuck out of here

Is that the new Arsenal signing?

[Kikó]

Very good 🤙

[Andy]

It's Japan, they're awful. Which was why I was so animated about us forgoing the chance to play them.

It's also worth noting that resting those players did absolutely nothing for Belgium.

They surprised me actually, had a few decent players there other than the obvious ones.

Essentially though they just didn't have the nous to hold on to the win or take it into extra time. They'd have beaten a few of the other teams in the last 16.

As for resting players, how can you be so sure? They where full of energy in the last minute of a game played in 30 degree heat. Who knows if KdB would have been able to travel with the ball that far or if Lukaku would have had the legs to get up there and then the thought process to pull the defenders away.

[Andy]

I've seen almost all of the really great games, but finally missed one. It looks like it would've been spectacular live.

Japan are so damn likeable as well. They run forever.

It was a brilliant game. I always enjoy games where the underdogs want to go out and win.

[Boydy]

Marcus the mystic pig is on This Morning and has selected England to win tonight.

[phonics]

I liked the Japanese Octopus, who 'predicted' the whole group stage correctly, getting eaten before the knockouts started.

[phonics]

Marcus the mystic pig is on This Morning and has selected England to win tonight.

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It's a fix.

[Magic]

There's been a very surprising lack of trouble. Every other tournament I can remember has had some level of fan violence but there's been almost nothing at this one. That gay fan getting a pasting is the only thing that comes to mind, and as horrible as that is one incident is decent going.

It's literally exactly how Putin has planned it. I bet he instigated the super hooligan shite just so he could make the West look foolish when nothing happened and everyone says it's brilliant.

[Disco]

I think living in a police state helps a bit too.

[phonics]

Yeah everyone knows the gangs were told to shut up shop for a few weeks. Same reason why the police weren't kicking everyones heads in when the Russian fans were brining Moscow to a standstill till 6am the other night.

[Magic]

So why is it surprising then?

[Boydy]

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It's a fix.

That's not showing.

[Boydy]

I think this guy makes a decent point about the lack of trouble etc

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[SincereTheRebel]

They did similar on The Wire in Hamsterdam with the drug-free zones.

[phonics]

So why is it surprising then?

Because John can be a bit thick sometimes.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Some of these clairvoyant farm animals are a fix I reckon. They probably put sweeter-smelling swill in the England trough to ensure a home snout.

[-james-]

Quite nervous about the England game. Just qualify and it'll be the greatest success I've known. Please.

[phonics]

Some of these clairvoyant farm animals are a fix I reckon. They probably put sweeter-smelling swill in the England trough to ensure a home snout.



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[John]

Because John can be a bit thick sometimes.

:lol:

Your little digs get more pathetic by the day, Phonics.

It's surprising that there's been almost literally no trouble. There's always something to report at major tournaments, so this one being incident free is surprising.

[phonics]

If you can hand them out, you can take them, you're a big boy.

They're in a police state where the government is both funding and supporting the sort of groups that create the trouble you're talking about. Where's the surprise?

This is a country where very important people seem to routinely fall off their balconies and you're surprised there's been no police reports of trouble?