[World Cup 2018] Finals

[Pleb]

World Cup Final
France v Croatia (Sunday, BBC/ITV, 16:00)

Third Place Playoff Match
Belgium v England (Saturday, ITV, 15:00)

It's not coming home lads :(

[SincereTheRebel]

France to fold like Argentina and Croatia to win the thing.

[Browning]

I can't see any way Croatia win this. Denmark and Russia could have put them out and England dominated them in the first half (albeit they deserved the win in the end). They're just not that good.

[SincereTheRebel]

Croatia dont need to win. France will just lose it.

[randomlegend]

France will bangerang Croatia.

[-james-]

Maybe I'll change my mind, but I don't really have much interest in watching it at the moment. I feel like Giggles.

[Giggles]

I want to see it now.

[SvN]

I'll be out, so I won't watch it. I would've had it on if I was at home, but I'm not bothered enough to cancel plans just to watch it.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I want Croatia to win, although they don't strike me as terribly gracious winners of the semi-final. Proper chip on their shoulder.

[Giggles]

I want Croatia to win, although they don't strike me as terribly gracious winners of the semi-final. Proper chip on their shoulder.

Well the whole world thought they were only another small obstacle. Wouldn't blame them, especially for shoving it up any English media.

What do you want, a hearty handshake and a pip pip old bean?

[SvN]

I don't understand this narrative that England thought they'd steamroll them. Where has this come from? It's clearly not true - the general consensus seemed to be that we'd get overrun in midfield and would need to make the most of set pieces.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I don't understand this narrative that England thought they'd steamroll them. Where has this come from? It's clearly not true - the general consensus seemed to be that we'd get overrun in midfield and would need to make the most of set pieces.

We're England, if we show any kind of optimism or joy it's 'arrogance'. We're the former Empire and the entire world is still culturally bitter about it.

[Giggles]

Everyone was just looking at Sunday.

[SincereTheRebel]

I don't understand this narrative that England thought they'd steamroll them. Where has this come from? It's clearly not true - the general consensus seemed to be that we'd get overrun in midfield and would need to make the most of set pieces.

Its Croatia they are talking about. England were suppose to win. No doubt about it.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Everyone was just looking at Sunday.

If Ireland are ever in a World Cup semi-final against Croatia, you will be thinking about Sunday. Why wouldn't you think about Sunday? Sunday is everyone's dream. Sunday is why any of the nations enter in the first place.

Roy Keane has no joy in his heart, he knows nothing.

[Giggles]

If Ireland are ever in a World Cup semi-final against Croatia, you will be thinking about Sunday. Why wouldn't you think about Sunday? Sunday is everyone's dream. Sunday is why any of the nations enter in the first place.

Roy Keane has no joy in his heart, he knows nothing.

Roy Keane is just a twat, it's what made him the player he was and what makes him both a terrible pundit and coach. They're a strange bunch in the People's Republic of Cork anyway.

If we ever make a world cup again I'll be too shocked to look at anything, we've well had our day. Everyone was still looking at Sunday with yesterday as a mere formality though, probably rightly in fairness.

[Giggles]

If Ireland are ever in a World Cup semi-final against Croatia, you will be thinking about Sunday. Why wouldn't you think about Sunday? Sunday is everyone's dream. Sunday is why any of the nations enter in the first place.

Roy Keane has no joy in his heart, he knows nothing.

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[Lewis]

France will bangerang Croatia.

I was thinking this. The most one-sided final in ages. 4-0 or something.

[Pleb]

I reckon it's Croatia in extras or god fucking forbid via a penalty shootout.

[Waffdon]

Croatia are far more suited against teams that will open up. I think France will take it because their midfield can actually match Croatia’s but it’ll be a lot closer than folk are making out.

[Adramelch]

Ye I don't know what indicates that France will dominate. They will probably win, but that's about it.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I think they'll win 1-0 in one of the most boring games of the tournament. Croatia scoring first would make it interesting though.

I make it one good World Cup final (2006) since 1982.

[niko_cee]

Croatia will 'be the better side' for half an hour or so, then France will spawn a goal somehow, and that will be it. They may or may not roast them on the counter, but I suspect Deschamps will be happy to shit their way to a 1-0 win.

[Giggles]

I'm with you two. Early France goal and a routine boring 1-0.

[Adramelch]

Ye that's what's going to happen. I reckon it might be 2-0 with a late goal when Croatia are playing with everybody up front but that's about it.

Only an early Croatia goal will change that but they've only scored once in the first half hour and they were already behind by that point, so I doubt it.

[Browning]

The real question is how many minutes into the game will Mahow switch allegiance for the 47th time this tournament.

[Spikey M]

Mahow should be Coventry’d for the final and all future football.

[Reg]

I think they'll win 1-0 in one of the most boring games of the tournament. Croatia scoring first would make it interesting though.

I make it one good World Cup final (2006) since 1982.
Come on. '98!

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

The real question is how many minutes into the game will Mahow switch allegiance for the 47th time this tournament.

Touchy.

I never switched allegiance, I switched picks. From Germany and then to Croatia.

[Giggles]

Mahow > Typical England.

[Baz]

Mahow > Typical England.:nod:

[Jimmy Floyd]

At least Mahow has a drop of foreign blood in him. Baz is the real disgrace.

[John]

Baz is the real disgrace.

A long standing and likely permanent situation.

[ItalAussie]

I make it one good World Cup final (2006) since 1982.
You're obviously fishing for this, but how can 1986 (3-2 Argentina-Germany) possibly be considered a bad final?

That said, Spain-Netherlands had a certain entertaining brutality to it, even if it was a pretty terrible advertisement for football. But obviously nowhere near '06 in terms of quality. Or DRAMA, for what it's worth.

[Giggles]

Was 2006 good?

[randomlegend]

At least Mahow has a drop of foreign blood in him. Baz is the real disgrace.

Baz's posting has been bizarre lately.

[Spikey M]

Scouse, Not English.

Build a fucking wall around them.

[Baz]

Scouse, Not English.

Build a fucking wall around them.I’m not scouse. I’m a Liverpool fan.

[phonics]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DiAbbQOX4AEvE45.jpg

Jesus.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Many ways to skin a cat.

Also that must be bollocks, as we scored 12 goals in 600 minutes = 1.8 goals per 90 minutes.

[SvN]

We scored 12 goals in 6 games. How can that possibly be accurate?

[Spikey M]

Probably not counting set pieces and/or penalties.

[SvN]

Or goals on Wednesdays.

[phonics]

This is from open play.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Do shots on target have to be as the result of a gorgeous 30-pass chin-stroking move to count as shots on target?

And what about a set piece header isn't open play?

[Spikey M]

If it doesn’t fit the point trying to be made then it doesn’t count.

[Mellberg]

I'd love to hear the justification for that. And if the same criteria was applied to the other countries.

[Yevrah]

We probably wouldn't fare that well had they done it properly, but that's a scandalous manipulation.

[Shindig]

Shots on target from open play discarding set-pieces, goals, shots against the woodwork, headers off the line and deflected efforts which definitely, 100% were never meant.

[Adramelch]

We probably wouldn't fare that well had they done it properly, but that's a scandalous manipulation.

You had the most shots on target from set pieces I believe, so you'd be somewhere in the 3.0 region I would reckon. Obviously all the other teams would be a tad higher as well, so you'd be somewhere in the middle if I had to guess.

Edit: 3.45/90 mins it seems. You had a combined of 15 in the first 2 games and 2 per game from there on.

[-james-]

Whatever you think of xG, it is objectively a better way to judge chance creation than that, and England are in the top 3 in the competition for that iirc. I'm not saying that means they are good, but that graphic is a disgrace.

[Yevrah]

G'wan then, let's have the xG list.

[-james-]

I'm out today, but I'll post it up tomorrow.

[Adramelch]

Out of curiosity, here's the shots on target per 90 minutes for the semifinalists:

Belgium: for: 6, against: 4.5
France: for: 4, against: 2.5
Croatia: for: 3.57, against: 3
England: for: 3.45, against: 3.15

[Trancemeister]

Courtois, Alderweireld, Kompany, Vertonghen, Meunier, Tielemans, Witsel, Chadli, De Bruyne, Hazard, Lukaku.


Pickford, Maguire, Stones, Jones, Trippier, Delph, Dier, Rose, Loftus-Cheek, Sterling, Kane.

[Trancemeister]

Wonder if Kalinic gets a medal.

[Shindig]

Damn. I was hoping Dier was getting the night off. Guess they're looking to play two holders.

[ItalAussie]

Expected goals were created to mollify people who think the game should be played on spreadsheets. And while I do love a good spreadsheet, it's amusing how often it utterly fails to convey what happens in a match.

I'm kind of surprised that Trippier is going to make the pitch. He looked like he'd done some actual damage.

[Mike]

That away Belgium shirt is my favourite in the whole World Cup.

[-james-]

Expected goals were created to mollify people who think the game should be played on spreadsheets. And while I do love a good spreadsheet, it's amusing how often it utterly fails to convey what happens in a match.


I think this misses the point. You certainly can't convey what happened in a single match with it, but you can't do that with shot counts either.

[Pepe]

This is going to get ugly.

[Max Power]

Still only one 0-0 in the competition. Goals per game must be one of the highest for a while as well?

[Adramelch]

Still only one 0-0 in the competition. Goals per game must be one of the highest for a while as well?

Not really, because there were quite a few unders and very few 4-5 goal games compared to other tournaments. Or well 2014 was also quite high, while the 3-4 before that weren't.

[Magic]

Dier and Jones. :D

[Adramelch]

England are already massively above their shots on target average*.

*from open play

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

The love train ffs.

[randomlegend]

Should have scored twice in the 5 or so minutes I've been watching.

[Adramelch]

I reckon you should have had about 5 already.

[Lewis]

BT internet rolling at 0.03 round here, so I'm proper gutted that I can't watch this.

[Pleb]

Well this game is complete bollocks.

[Danny]

But how is corfu?

[randomlegend]

BT internet rolling at 0.03 round here, so I'm proper gutted that I can't watch this.

Don't you have a Tele?

[ItalAussie]

Does the third-place match go to extra-time and penalties? That would be hilarious.

EDIT: They do, but it hasn't happened. It did happen in the 1980 European Championship though, which was the last Euro to have a third-place match.

[Adramelch]

Does the third-place match go to extra-time and penalties? That would be hilarious.

EDIT: They do, but it hasn't happened. It did happen in the 1980 European Championship though, which was the last Euro to have a third-place match.

Which to me sounds like they went "ok this is silly, let's stop it" after that. :D

[Lewis]

Don't you have a Tele?

I posted a sarcastic response to this and the shit internet cut off. No, obviously I don't have a telly, otherwise I would be watching that.

[Magic]

I posted a sarcastic response to this and the shit internet cut off. No, obviously I don't have a telly, otherwise I would be watching that.

Don't you have mobile data?

[Pleb]

But how is corfu?
Lovely thanks :cool:

[Adramelch]

Lovely thanks :cool:

Where are you staying? I reckon Corfu is quite overrated as far as Greek islands go although the city as well as Palaiokastritsa are really lovely.

[Shindig]

Belguim are really nice to watch.

[Pleb]

Where are you staying? I reckon Corfu is quite overrated as far as Greek islands go although the city as well as Palaiokastritsa are really lovely.
I'm near Sidari so near the north of the island.

[Adramelch]

I'm near Sidari so near the north of the island.

That part is really nice too actually. It's the south part that's a bit meh really.

[randomlegend]

I posted a sarcastic response to this and the shit internet cut off. No, obviously I don't have a telly, otherwise I would be watching that.

They're good mate you should get one.

[Trancemeister]

Lukaku with the touch of a rapist today.

[Adramelch]

That was an impressive play and an even more impressive save.

[Pepe]

Beautiful counter.

[Ian]

Waff will be fellating himself into a coma.

[randomlegend]

That was proper mong defending from Jones.

This is probably the best England have played this tournament, complete inability to score aside.

[Yevrah]

The end product of this team will be their Achilles' heel if they don't sort it. We've actually been quite good in this half, but it's been genuinely infuriating watching the close calls/bad misses.

We need to stop kidding ourselves that Belgium are better because they're x number of years more experienced. There's no-one in this squad that will be as good as Hazard and De Bryne.

[randomlegend]

My American commentator on my stream keeps saying "Poge-bar" and I want to set him on fire.

Angel Gomes will Yev mate just settle down yeah.

[Pepe]

We need to stop kidding ourselves that Belgium are better because they're x number of years more experienced. There's no-one in this squad that will be as good as Hazard and De Bryne.

Sterling.

[Alex]

The end product of this team will be their Achilles' heel if they don't sort it. We've actually been quite good in this half, but it's been genuinely infuriating watching the close calls/bad misses.

We need to stop kidding ourselves that Belgium are better because they're x number of years more experienced. There's no-one in this squad that will be as good as Hazard and De Bryne.

Nail on the head there Yev, I feel. The set piece work has been phenomenal, don't get me wrong. But they need to be a lot more clinical in open play.

[Baz]

Where are you staying? I reckon Corfu is quite overrated as far as Greek islands go although the city as well as Palaiokastritsa are really lovely.What are some underrated Greek places?
Or which is best?

[Magic]

Harry Kane: we had them on the ropes.

:D

[Magic]

Waff will be fellating himself into a coma.

They've just been beaten by Arbroath at home. :D

[Adramelch]

What are some underrated Greek places?
Or which is best?

For me the best is Creta because it combines a lot of stuff but it's a big island so you need a car for sure. Santorini is also amazing but super expensive. Kefallonia and Zakynthos are better than Corfu in my opinion when it comes to Ionian islands.

[Alex]

I'm pretty sure Neville just tried to claim that if this Belgium team doesn't kick on and win a tournament then they'll be remembered in a similar fashion to the England side of his generation. No, Gary. They'll be remembered as a good team.

[SincereTheRebel]

Is that can ian wright with that nasty rattling cough in the background. He needs to chill and stand down as a tv pundit with they nasty shit.

Turn his mic off

[Boydy]

BT internet rolling at 0.03 round here, so I'm proper gutted that I can't watch this.

Can't even blame Hull's communist broadband any more.

[Lewis]

The neighbours either side have let me use their internet. They're both BT, and they're both shit. Why would that be?

[Pepe]

Get a range extender.

[Giggles]

Call Magic.

[John]

Everton won twenty two nil today. What's the fucking point?

[Lewis]

Obviously a lot more dynamic without Wayne Rooney in the side.

[thommo]

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Laughable.

[randomlegend]

Austrian 5th Division apparently. That really is a waste of everyone's time.

[SincereTheRebel]

Check that keepers bank account. He may have stick £10 on the 20-0

[Mike]

Everton won twenty two nil today. What's the fucking point?
When’s the DVD out?

[-james-]

I think Croatia can do it.

I think I just about want them to, even though they seem to be a team full of fuckheads. Particular lols go out to Nikola Kalinic, who got sent home after refusing to come on as a sub in their first group game.

[Giggles]

What time is this at?

[Giggles]

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[Boydy]

What time is this at?
4pm.

[Lewis]

I'm sticking with 4-0 France.

[Pepe]

Would Croatia be the worst winner ever?

[randomlegend]

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Looks a bit like a vagina in the thumbnail.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I have the following bets, £5 on each:

Croatia to win and BTTS
Griezmann + Perisic 2 shots on target and Mbappe 1 shot on target
Pogba + Perisic 1 shot on target
Perisic to score and Croatia to win
Croatia to win the cup.

[Lewis]

Would Croatia be the worst winner ever?

Yeah probably, where as France will have had (on paper at least) one of the tougher routes to winning it I can think of.

[Boydy]

Just saw the England highlights from yesterday. The state of Jones for Belgium's second. :D

[Boydy]

Also hope France win this as I stuck a tenner on then at the start at 7.5.

Mbappé scoring 4 to finish top scorer as well would be nice.

[Lewis]

Just saw the England highlights from yesterday. The state of Jones for Belgium's second. :D

It's like when a dog tries to get out of your way and just ends up even more in your way.

[Waffdon]

‘We are all small country’

[Yevrah]

He did prove his FEC credentials right there.

[ItalAussie]

So I have the closing ceremony on mute while I do other things, and just had a moment where I couldn't work out why this random performer looked weirdly like Will Smith.

[Pleb]

Got a dodgy iPlayer stream :moop:

[Disco]

This French lot look like a load of mugs, I reckon our side of the draw was harder all along.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

What the fuck was that cross from Perisic?

Lift it ffs.

[Lewis]

It must have been, otherwise we would have got out of it.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Donkey.

[Waffdon]

Offside surely since Pogba makes him go for that?

[SincereTheRebel]

Far too deep for me. Push that Croat defensive line up

[Disco]

As you were.

[Pleb]

Well that was something.

[niko_cee]

Is Pogba not offside there?

[Shindig]

The state of that. A one-man wall of Modric and so deep.

[Pleb]

He didn't touch the ball.
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[Sir Andy Mahowry]

It wasn't even a free kick.

Ref in blue...

[Browning]

It wasn’t a foul which is why it was inevitable they would score.

Nothing else to happen all game.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That was fucking lovely.

First touch by Perisic :drool:

[Waffdon]

He’s so fucking good

[Pleb]

Woof.

[Jimmy Floyd]

French utterly weak and pathetic for that goal. I've never seen N'golo Kanté play this badly.

[Yevrah]

Nice. Very nice indeed. Worried France would shit out a 1-0 after that own goal.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I really want Croatia to win this, not only because of the French cowardice on display in this match, but because I want to see the Croatian manager not look like he's about to have a mental breakdown.

[Boydy]

The Croatian team has fascists in it and their fans are a bunch of racist cunts too. Fuck Croatia.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Ref needs to start handing out yellows to the French.

They've surrounded him a few times.

[randomlegend]

I think that's a penalty.

[Max Power]

Of course France are gonna win this with an OG and a soft VAR pen

[Bernanke]

Yeah I'm leaning penalty as well...

[Jimmy Floyd]

It's not a pen. Where is he supposed to put his arm?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Is it fuck a penalty.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Ref is such a dick.

He's been bought.

[niko_cee]

And there it is.

You have to be fucking kidding.

[John]

The Croatian team has fascists in it and their fans are a bunch of racist cunts too. Fuck Croatia.

Fuck you and your weird obsession with Ashley Young's body.

[Waffdon]

That’s fucking bullshit

[randomlegend]

He moved his arm down to the ball, I think it's a penalty.

[Max Power]

Griezmann has form, he’ll miss.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Subasic's mind games :D

[Browning]

He couldn’t see where the ball was through Umtiti. Never a penalty.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Griezmann looks sick.

[Dark Soldier]

Its a pen, it stopped the flight of the ball.

[Byron]

I don't see how that's not a penalty, he's moved his hand down to block the ball.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

It's in no way a deliberate handball.

[Boydy]

Aux armes, citoyens!

[randomlegend]

He moved both his arm and his leg towards the ball, he clearly reacted to it.

[Lewis]

I'm almost supporting France over Mahow here.

[Pleb]

Thought it was a pen as well.

[Magic]

Yes it was a penalty.

Fuck the Frogs.

[Serj]

I think it's the kind of call that could go either way and still comply with the rules. Sucks for Croatia though, who have been better.

[Jimmy Floyd]

And there it is.

You have to be fucking kidding.

As soon as they refer it, it's an automatic penalty.

[Max Power]

I don’t think France have been as dull/uninspiring as some in this tournament but Jesus they’ve been poor today. Feel for Croatia.

[Yevrah]

To be fair to the referee that's an absolutely horrible position to be put in.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I'll be stunned if Croatia don't score from a corner.

France look nervy as fuck when they come in.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I have rarely seen anyone dive and feign injury as much as 'big' Samuel Umtiti in this match, who strikes me as a straight cheat. Any time anyone goes anywhere near him, he hits the deck.

[-james-]

The problem with these handball calls is that the defender gains an advantage from stopping the ball, but it is in no way deliberate. Shouldn't be punishable with a penalty.

[John]

How has Martin Keown watched five replays of that without noticing the player landing on Umtiti's knee? Christ he's a fucking trumpet.

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

First thought it wasn't a penalty but it does look like his hand makes a sudden move towards the ball.

[Trancemeister]

Did Strinic just grab him by the dick.

[Boydy]

Fuck you and your weird obsession with Ashley Young's body.

Fuck you?

[niko_cee]

He moved both his arm and his leg towards the ball, he clearly reacted to it.

It's easy to impose intention through slow-motion, in normal time/speed that's just the path he's taking and I doubt he really has time to react after it (unexpectedly) misses the first man.

[Shindig]

I'd not have given it. It hits his fingers and it doesn't look unnatural.

[mugbull]

Referees are told not to follow the “intentional” part of the rule, and instead impose the “unnatural position” rule, because it’s a fucking stupid rule

[ItalAussie]

I reckon his arm was just coming down for balance, but it looked like it was moving with the ball. That doomed him as soon as video replay came to the party.

[Pepe]

First thought it wasn't a penalty but it does look like his hand makes a sudden move towards the ball.

You can even tell that he is looking straight at the ball and moves the hand suddenly. Definitely a penalty. One that would never be given without VAR, mind.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Slow motion should be not be used, it's absolutely daft.

[Spikey M]

He brings his knee up to meet the ball at the same time as his hand comes down. That’s a penalty for me.

[SvN]

It's marginal, but I'd give it. The people say it's obvious either way are the wrong ones.

[Pepe]

France shitting their way through this one. Perisic's goal was class.

[mugbull]

Either way France have scored the two worst goals of the tournament and are up 2-1. Depressing.

[Spikey M]

It's marginal, but I'd give it. The people say it's obvious either way are the wrong ones.

It’s one of those you absolutely expect to get when it happens against you but you are seething if it’s given against your own team.

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

Judging from all the different reactions it certainly can't be classed as clear and obvious...

[Spikey M]

Pavards goal wins this or we riot.

[niko_cee]

Judging from all the different reactions it certainly can't be classed as clear and obvious...

That rule doesn't seem to apply because refs (by and large) refuse to give anything marginal and then just leave it to the VAR.

Have there been any really obvious ones that have been missed? Kane against Tunisia and that Serbian one, I guess, but nothing happened with those . . .

[Yevrah]

Judging from all the different reactions it certainly can't be classed as clear and obvious...

I'd agree, but I think those who are saying no are going with the deliberate thing, which Mokbull's nailed below.


Referees are told not to follow the “intentional” part of the rule, and instead impose the “unnatural position” rule, because it’s a fucking stupid rule

Unless the player is Suarez-ing it off the line how can you ever prove it's deliberate?

[-james-]

Keane. :D

[niko_cee]

Unless the player is Suarez-ing it off the line how can you ever prove it's deliberate?

See Umtiti's effort against Australia.

I'm not even sure you can say Perisic's arm is in an unnatural position. He's been done because, in slow-motion, it looks like the path his arm has taken has been designed to make contact with the ball, which, in reality, I don't think it has. But slow-motion is a cruel mistress.

[Jimmy Floyd]

The cricket laws use 'wilful' instead of deliberate for all these occasions, which I think is a much better definition.

[Yevrah]

Even if it was a penalty, I really feel for Croatia if they lose this, such a shit way to concede two goals.

[igor_balis]

fuck sake :D

[Trancemeister]

Enjoy russian prison

[Jimmy Floyd]

Bringing N'Zonzi on in the World Cup final, bloody hell.

[Waffdon]

I like Nzonzi but not much mobility through the middle for France now.

[Giggles]

Did he play for Portsmouth?

[randomlegend]

The cricket laws use 'wilful' instead of deliberate for all these occasions, which I think is a much better definition.

How is it any different?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Deschamps is just Allardyce with a beret.

[Jimmy Floyd]

How is it any different?

'Deliberate' handball would be that he meant to handball it. 'Wilful action' would mean that he didn't necessarily mean to handball it, but he meant to move his hand in that way.

[randomlegend]

As opposed to moving it under mind control?

[Pleb]

The French defence is a bit suspect.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Fuck :(

[Yevrah]

That's Blockbusters.

[Spikey M]

At least Mahow suffers, I guess.

[Giggles]

Him scoring in a world cup final is awful news for Man Utd.

[Boom-Boom-18]

This is so undeserved. Croatia have been by far the better team.

[SvN]

Souness just put his foot through this TV.

[Pleb]

Saying that, that third goal just killed the match.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

At least Mahow suffers, I guess.

I suffer everyday if that helps you.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Keeper completely monged out there.

[randomlegend]

Him scoring in a world cup final is awful news for Man Utd.

It is?

[Magic]

Bastards.

[SincereTheRebel]

Its good to see Pogba without all of the silly patterns and hair-dye in his head. Saying that I imagine they will return once he gets back to Manchester.

[Byron]

Keeper completely monged out there.

The entire defence monged out.

[John]

'I bet Mourinho would like to buy him now, even though he's already got him.'

There it is, gents. The worst sentence ever spoken aloud.

[Giggles]

It is?

He already walked around like a lazy self anointed superstar as it is. It'll be good news if they want to cut their losses maybe.

[Magic]

That was Pussy Riot, apparently. :D

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://i.imgur.com/d5lyLgR.png

I think I'm just missing one Perisic shot.

[randomlegend]

Told you France would smash them.

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

Oh fuck off.

[Dark Soldier]

Get it fucking up ya Mahow. France :drool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

On first view, keeper should have had that.

[randomlegend]

He already walked around like a lazy self anointed superstar as it is. It'll be good news if they want to cut their losses maybe.

He's been one of the best midfielders in the tournament.

The amount people get hung up on his colourful hair and languid walking/running style is bizarre.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Nope, looked closer to him in real time.

[Waffdon]

Hopefully Mbappe gets a few more to knock Kane off top scorer.

[Yevrah]

This is getting tragic now.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Has Subasic had some sort of seizure?

[niko_cee]

Either the 'keeper or the defender (or both) have had an absolute mare there.

Thought he was unlucky with the Pogba one, wrong-footed by the one-two off the defender.

[Pleb]

I'm already thinking of what Greek dish I should have for dinner :cool:

[Trancemeister]

They've had what 3 shots on goal and 4 goals.

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

What a fucking nonce.

[randomlegend]

Lloris :D

What was he thinking.

[Spikey M]

That was so shit it broke the fucking forum.

[Pleb]

That Croatian goal just broke TTH :D

[Trancemeister]

Lloris goes full Karius

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Lolris :harold:

He broke fucking TTH.

[Yevrah]

I've really enjoyed this World Cup, but in terms of quality it's not been great.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I've really enjoyed this World Cup, but in terms of quality it's not been great.

South America is on a long, slow permanent decline and I think it's shown, quality wise. Teams have been enterprising though which is great.

[John]

Who'd have thought Lloris would wind up being the star attraction of Dodgy Keeper Watch? Deschamps will be wishing there was another game to play so he could drop the twat for that.

[Spikey M]

It’s been the World Cup of ‘The System’.

[Yevrah]

South America is on a long, slow permanent decline

Why do you think it's permanent?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Likening Giroud to a basketball backboard, lovely.

0 shots on target this tournament.

[John]

Likening Giroud to a basketball backboard, lovely.

0 shots on target this tournament.

He used that one earlier in the tournament too. He's comparing him to something which does the precise opposite job to the one he's saying Giroud does.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Why do you think it's permanent?

Economics and just general globalisation of the sport. Other than those who leave for Europe at a very early age, their players are getting left miles behind - the domestic scene there is a total mess.

[Giggles]

He's been one of the best midfielders in the tournament.

The amount people get hung up on his colourful hair and languid walking/running style is bizarre.

I was more hung up on him being shit for the past year. I don't care if he dies his balls blue.