Group C
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Saturday 16th June
France v Australia 11:00 BBC1
Peru v Denmark 17:00 BBC1
Thursday 21st
Denmark v Australia 13:00 ITV
France v Peru 16:00 ITV
Tuesday 26th, 15:00 ITV & ITV4
Denmark v France
Australia v Peru
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Group C
https://i.imgur.com/FrTD7BN.png
Saturday 16th June
France v Australia 11:00 BBC1
Peru v Denmark 17:00 BBC1
Thursday 21st
Denmark v Australia 13:00 ITV
France v Peru 16:00 ITV
Tuesday 26th, 15:00 ITV & ITV4
Denmark v France
Australia v Peru
What a fucking group this is :drool:
This group is quite shit too. Can't get into this World Cup yet.
This group is great too. Peru. :drool:
Australia are the worst team in the tournament.
Wonder if Guerrero will make it.
Bit harsh to be banned just for drinking James’ tea.
France and Denmark not getting out of the group would be fucking hilarious.
Australia are consistently one of the worst 5 teams at every World Cup. They need to rethink Asian qualification, especially since New Zealand are essentially guaranteed a 50-50 shot at every World Cup. How's New Zealand for diversity huh FIFA?
It makes me so happy that our shit team is there again.
Asia/Africa/North America have all completely stalled, but then I guess they would as their players just don't get decent coaching ever, unless they are naturally talented/lucky enough to get picked up by European clubs.
The A League has definitely stalled.
And hugely unlikely.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pleb
You think they’d be better if they stuck to beating up New Zealand between every World Cup instead of needing to qualify against actual sides?Quote:
Originally Posted by mokbull
No...I think Oceania should play a playoff and the best team from that region joins the final Asian qualifying round of 10 teams or whatever, and instead of 4.5 teams they send 3.5Quote:
Originally Posted by Spoonsky
North America should also be sending 2.5 instead of 3.5. Give the remaining 2 spots to Africa and Europe.
Concacaf teams have been doing well in the last few cups. I don't think they deserve to lose a spot.
Don't worry mate, Mexico will always still qualify
EDIT: And lose 2nd round, but we all love that about you
Not worried about Mexico. Still, Costa Rica and the like have been doing well. Rather have them than another shit European squad.
The whole competition should be Europe and South America and capped at 16 teams.
I'd rather have a different mediocre European team each time than the same mediocre Costa Rica team every time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pepe
Costa Rica will probably still make it in any case, it's the Panamas and Hondurases I want to get rid of
South America is also full of trash.
Also, Jamaica. :cool:
At least keep it to one thread so the rest of us can enjoy the competition.Quote:
Originally Posted by Giggles
This is true, I forgot I'd posted in here too.Quote:
Originally Posted by ItalAussie
I'll stop banging that drum altogether so enjoy away.
France
Denmark
Peru
Australia
Reasonably predictable.
Peru got their captain back, which is nice.
We are going to be nowhere. Although if Peru aren't at their best, we could scrape something out of the match.
Watching the France - Italy game. The French team really is obscene. Also Dembele is unbelievably fast, holy shit.
What a calm strike that was.
We're lucky as fuck the pitch was a bog in Monday night or they'd have put double figures up (and Griezman not starting).
Australia won 4-0 today against a greyed out Czech Republic team.
Our worst defeat ever. It just keeps getting worse, you have no idea how closely i followed Patrik Schick’s season and how awful it was.
It's enough to make you Schick
Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi
Peru
Denmark
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France
Australia
Sorry Ital :(
Peru top? :harold:
Sure why not.
Peru is all very romantic, but they don't really have the players do they?
Scandis almost always punch in tournament football.
:D "I'm controversial, me".
No they don't. Scandis underwhelm more than even the BalkansQuote:
Originally Posted by Jimmy Floyd
Well that's fiction but you're only old enough to have seen about 3 tournaments I guess.
They were good in the early 90s. In the last 20 years completely irrelevant. Though i do suppose you live your entire life in the distant past
Waking up at 5am to watch Australia play. That's what the WC is all about.
In any case, this Denmark team have a solid chance of finishing in 4th place. They’ll mark Eriksen out and that’s that
Plus one for the Nordics wasting time. That 2-2 they cooked up to stuff the Italians in 2004 is the best thing they have done over the past twenty years.
The same was said before the last one and it ended up being some bloke named Krohn-Deli who ran the team.Quote:
Originally Posted by mokbull
I'd fancy Dolberg to get one against each of Peru and Australia. He's a proper player.
Dolberg's coming off an awful season and hardly plays for the national team. Don't think so.
Must not have watched Denmark a lot if you think they're worse than Australia.
They're better than Australia. Fwiw I predict them to finish 3rd, but their total lack of striking options + Baldy Christian never performing at tournaments means they might easily ship a couple to Australia in a frustrating game
Almost everyone is better than Australia. It's not our strongest ever team, by any stretch.
I'm optimistic that a bunch of the players have real potential, and reckon we could even nick a win on our best day against one of the non-France sides. But realistically, any points is a good outcome.
They certainly don't have any strikers anyone has heard of, no.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimmy Floyd
We will be better under Dutch old mate than Ange. As long as they have a crack really.Quote:
Originally Posted by ItalAussie
We wont play like Arabs which is a moral victory.
Funnily enough I have heard of their strikers, as they both played handy roles in my Bundesliga-winning Schalke side on FM2008.Quote:
Originally Posted by dino
I'm going to be out while the Australia-France match is on, so I'm going to try and avoid news and watch it the following afternoon. We'll see if I can pull it off.
Pulled Peru in my sweepstake. Looking at them, Cocaine Guerrero seems to be the star. But he is 50 now. The team looks awful but they qualified .Quote:
Originally Posted by dino
That said, the Argentina-Iceland match is on a few hours after, and I'll be watching that. So it might not last beyond that, commentator-depending. :D
It's a real pity that Denmark-Peru is 2am here, because that could be a fun match too.
Going to watch every game today. And the rugby. What a fucking day.
I have a wedding today at 4.
I wonder if I can get away with watching the start of Peru/Denmark in the Church.
I don't know if they allow internet or smartphones in Ukraine, but I would watch via a stream in Gods House without hesitation.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir Andy Mahowry
I’m rooting for Tim Cahill.
The WiFi there is like dial up.Quote:
Originally Posted by SincereTheRebel
Luckily I'm in Poland.
Liking France so far.
The fullbacks have bottlers written all over them though.
The French are diving almost as much as the Spanish were.
The Aussies are bound to get something on set pieces if the French keep fouling them near the area.
France are utter pig filth, as they have been for a long time. Get laying that 1.1 TQ price.
People had this shower to win the whole thing too. :lol:
Who is this Hernandez, the French left back? Ive never heard of him in my life. Is he using a different name at club level or something?
1-0 late Giroud winner.
Theo Hernandez. Plays for Real Madrid.Quote:
Originally Posted by SincereTheRebel
Google tells me its Lucas Hernandez at Atletico Madrid. Confusion about Real Madrid here lads.
Genuinely never even seen either before in my life, not even on FIFA or FM...
Are France going to out-Belgium Belgium?
Well, that was bad.
I'm regretting that tenner I put on France to win it before it all started. They look fucking awful.
That's been awful from the Surrender Monkeys.
My eyes. :sick:
France will probably be better playing on the counter against good teams.
Drogba with no hair looks crazy.
Can we have all female pundits? Infinity more insightful than the likes of Neville.
The right back, Pavard, looks to be a shower.
Good to see Neville bringing his secretary along.
Both fullbacks complete shite.Quote:
Originally Posted by John Arne
Yup, my bad. Lucas, not Theo.Quote:
Originally Posted by SincereTheRebel
Turns out they are brothers. Completely missed me.Quote:
Originally Posted by John Arne
One went to real and the other replaced him in the starting line up at athletico.
Both are diving bastards.
France have been shit in every opening game I can recall, except for 3 minutes against England in 2004. This is no shock.
Well that was completely predictable.
Fuck that shit.
That looked a bit soft to bother with that.
What would have happened if Australia had gone a scored n the break then...?
Not to worry he'll miss it. Too big a moment.
Was there even contact for that?
Boooooooo.
Also, what's the point of those 6 odd refs in that room in Moscow if the ref just ends up making the decision???
They need to be quicker with this stuff. Wasnt even a penalty. It was a free kick.Quote:
Originally Posted by John Arne
That's more like it. Don't need the small fry messing up the knockout stages.
EDIT: Balls. What a fucking idiot.
Refs needs to understand what “clear and obvious” means.
That took over 4 minutes from start to goal. Too long, barely any of it will be made up in stoppage time.
Good old France :D
They'll miss, but still.
:harold:
Lol.
Australia deserve something from this match, to be fair.
What’s gone through his mind there?! :D
What a twat. Giroud should be starting too.
Lawro is killing it today. National Treasure.
Umtiti is shit.
'He almost ran out of Leckie didn't he'. Stop the tournament. We have a winner.
Why on earth is he keeping two sitting midfielders on? :D
Tolisso still on is mad. He’s a nothing player.
Pogba has been complete trash.
Why change the habit of a season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pepe
And they probably got it wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by thommo
When it's in for offsides. :drool:
France look like England at a major tournament, the shame.
Matiudi on for Tolisso? What's the point of that?
Ffs.
Ugh fuck off.
:cool:
You brilliant useless cunt.
VARmania :drool:
Australia getting fucked by it twice :(
VAR are checking for offside after the goal's been given on the scoreboard? This is fucking shit.
Two penalties and that, I'm not sure you'll see a shitter selection of goals in a 3+ haul.
If this load of dross go on to take the tournament...
I'd like to see a zoomed in video of that ball crossing the line....
First game of the tournament and all that but France look like complete toss.
Pogba. :face:
Hernandez has some serious phantom pains in his head.
Just got this game on in the background, but I'm not a fan either. Preserving the feeling a goal being scored should be their number one priority.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yevrah
I don't understand why it's so slow to make decisions?
Yep, anything that takes longer than the goalscorer glancing at the linesman is too long.Quote:
Originally Posted by Reg
Err, okay. Goodbye BBC feed.
Is a drunk in charge? First the blackouts and now no subtitles on this.
This World Cup is bonkers.
Trump trying to shut it down.
V.A.R. has become sentient and has had enough of Lawrenson. Also, he wants to know your likes and dislikes so it can market decisions accordingly.
I love Lawro. Deadpan as fuck.
He's one of the biggest cunts the earth has ever witnessed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Magic
He's Alan Green levels of cunt. Always fucking miserable.
Clowns.
So what is the rule about getting a smidge of the ball and then cleaning out the forward? On the last day of the season some Brighton dude did it to Salah and apparently it was 100% not a penalty, but everyone is falling over themselves to say this one was - is it because the defender is adjudged to have caught him again after the original tackle is 'completed'? Personally I think it is a penalty, but previous interpretation seems to have been that once the ball has been contacted first then a follow through which would otherwise be a foul is ok.
As predicted, the spectre of VAR is already looming over (and ruining just a little bit) every goal.
1-0 to the Iceland here.
Lawro is better than fucking Hoddle.
France will improve as they always seem to do. Once Giroud starts as well they’ll flourish.
Trent Sainsbury could play at a proper European side.
They need a classier midfield. Kante, Pogba, and Tolisso is lacking.
Someone should tell Denmark that Norway are supposed to be playing this game.
EDIT: Commentator did it too, so he must have the same set of notes as Rio.
Guys Orlando City's one world cup player is playing :drool:
YOSHIMARRRRR <3 <3 <3
The ref shouldn't even have needed VAR for that.
:harold:
What a fucking terrible penalty.
To be fair, it felt to me like he started falling before contact was made, at first glance.
That was a quite horrible penalty kick.
Nice pen :D
Fucking lol.
Fuck sake had over 0,5 FH goals.
VAR is so bad. I think it needs to be a challenge system or nothing. Fuck refs bottling every penalty call and letting play continue for 30 seconds then randomly blowing the whistle to go watch a video.
Cover your post ffs.
I Claudio Pizzaro still playing?
Showing them how it's done after their 3 stooges impression a few minutes earlier up the other end.
Did they give a decent reason for letting Guerrero back in? (Other than 'we don't really care about doping' obvs)
There's some preposterous story on BBC sport at the minute about child mummies and tea.Quote:
Originally Posted by Disco
I decided not to read that because I thought it would (be bollocks and) make me angry.
Essentially, according to CAS/Wada, the 500 year old mummified children were also on coke.
Couldn't watch those mummified children, the little feckers. Blasting the coke into them.
This has been good. Peru deserves the draw.
They've been the better side even. Their finishing has let them down quite a bit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pepe
Yeah I've enjoyed this. Poor finishing and some farting about at key moments has cost Peru but they've been good value.
Best shirts in the competition too.
Thatd be Nigeria vs France (away)Quote:
Originally Posted by Disco
Ach, Peru deserved something there.
Australia have managed an England-esque day, losing at football, rugby and cricket.
That was a bit good.
RIP Ital.
That was an very nice goal. It's clear that Australia is set out here to try and close down Eriksen, but he got through us. Beats going down to a jammy penalty.
At our absolute best, we could challenge Denmark. And we haven't been awfully bad or anything. We're not out of it, but it'll take a lot.
Not sure about the yellow there, but maybe it's a specific rule?
Jedinak is 'square jawed and swarthy' according to our man on comms. Also has an iron stare.
I think someone might have a little candle burning.
Yet more VAR nonsense. The ball was headed at him from a yard away. Is he supposed to jump with his hands behind his back? Why was that overturned and not about 10 others in the competition?
Pleased for the Sheilaroos but it's a total farce.
The guy on my stream keeps calling the Denmark goalkeeper 'Kaspermeichel'
Jon Champion and McCoist as a duo are absolutely donning it. McCoist the only pundit with a sense of humour.Quote:
Originally Posted by John
We've shaded this since Denmark's goal. The penalty call was touch and go, but we deserved something to fall our way at some stage.
Our players need to work on their first touches.
Have to agree. That dumb bitch and Keown were worse than the vuvuzelas.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimmy Floyd
I don't think it's a penalty. And if it is, it's a stupid rule. The problem is that once the ref goes to review it, he is going to give it.
Keown is a joke. He seems to find out what he thinks of an incident at the same time we do.
That is a bizarre one for VAR to overrule. Fair enough, the Tunisian run into the arm rule would keep with the ref if he gives it, but to not give it, and then say it's a deliberate handball on review is bonkers. Probably makes for a better game though. Maybe the lower ranked team should get a penalty chip they can cash at any point in a match.
That looks like a dislocated shoulder.
So I'm obviously not remotely neutral, but this has been a really good match to watch.
This and then Peru doing France would set the group up nicely.
Observations:
- We were the better team, but the VAR did us a huge favour, so it evens out.
- Australia's first touch needs to be a little bit better, to put away the chances we create.
- We clearly went out to close down Eriksen, and after the first ten minutes, we succeeded.
- Sisto is fast, and goes from nothing to full speed in no time. He should find himself at a big team sooner rather than later.
- Leckie sliced through their backline at will, which was nice to see. Our attack really clicked.
- Arzani is the most promising youngster in Australian football since forever. He definitely got fouled right at the end, too. Which we definitely 100% would have scored from, so there's that.
If France beat Denmark and we beat Peru, I think this probably puts us through, unless Denmark score a bunch and still lose. I'd have taken that at the start of the day. The worry is that France could secure qualification tonight, and then might not care too much what happens in the third match.
Always nice at a World Cup to be impressed by players you’ve never heard of/never seen play before, although it’s rarer these days with all the football on tv. However I have been really impressed by Sainsbury and Behich for Australia. Sainsbury especially looks a top drawer defender, nice on the ball as well.
i only saw the incident once while i was driving but i felt like it was a pen for me. Had his arm up even above his head in the box, not sure that's a "natural" position? Maybe i don't understand the rule that's probably the case.
Sainsbury is the one established Australian player who I legitimately think could slot in in most teams in the world. There's reports he got a bunch of enquiries after the France game, so he could be on the move.Quote:
Originally Posted by Max Power
Spent time at Inter, so there's clearly something about him. Mind you, he does look a bit like he had a teen goth phase and never fully left it behind.
1st place would still be up for grabs in the last game.Quote:
Originally Posted by ItalAussie
Incidentally, I don't particularly like goal difference as the tie-breaker in a 3-game group. It's fine in like a 38-game season, but in 3 games I'd rather have head-to-head as a first tie-breaker.
If France win today I can see them playing out a drab draw with the Danes. A draw today is probably Australia's best result.
For some reason I had Denmark at 3 points and not 4 which would mean they'd have to win to go through, but obviously that's not the case. Drab draw it will be (if France win today).Quote:
Originally Posted by niko_cee
:nono:Quote:
Originally Posted by bruhnaldo
I think you can probably give the penalty (although given the range and the fact his arm is behind him rather than in an outstretched 'saving' position it would be harsh) but I don't think you can say it is an obvious error and change it on review. It's going to be interesting when a game that matters is settled on that sort of thing.
This makes mathematical sense but reduces DRAMA considerably.Quote:
Originally Posted by Adramelch
Pogba is fucking useless.
Who is this on co comms? He's just confused 'iconic' and 'quite nice' when describing the Peru kit.
Mbappe is a diving twat.
All Giroud, that.
Too much like Balotelli that celebration.
Is it just me or have there been a lot of lucky (massive deflections or just plain awful) goals so far for the big teams? Ronaldo, Costa, Mbappe, ‘Pogba’... All those coupled with the own goals and penalties have made it probably the worst tournament in terms of quality in my lifetime I reckon.
Been some crackers as well. Very small amount of “normal” goals.
France so much better with Giroud as a focal point.
Kante, Mbappe, and Giroud looking good. Everyone else might as well not be there.
The average number of goals scored is at 1990 levels (i.e. very low), and that's with the traditionally low-scoring knockout rounds left to play. I'd agree - shooting and passing has been totally amateurish so farQuote:
Originally Posted by CJay
I'd be lying if I said that I remember every match of every WC I have ever seen, but I remember the one where the Netherlands made the final being incredibly boring all throughout.
Yeah 2010 was mediocre. This one is more frustrating than boring, good teams constantly just fucking up their approach play or scuffing shots.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pepe
Just tuning in. Good to see team are wearing their proper colours. Too many times this tournament ive saw a team where their away colours which is the same colour as their opponents, usual home colours. It causes me an embarassing amount of confusion.
That 'Wish' app must be making an obscene amount of money for something that seemingly only sells things for under a tenner. They have about fifteen high profile footballers involved in their adverts and they've had one at half time and either side of every game ITV have showed so far.
They get a lot of people coming from YouTube too. A lot of the most watched people will review their products with a good million or more views per video.Quote:
Originally Posted by John
What is it?
Fuck, if that had gone in
Based on what I've seen on Facebook it's an app that sells tat for pennies, but the level at which they're advertising suggests they must have something else going on.Quote:
Originally Posted by dino
I got a wireless mouse and a laptop bag off it for absolute buttons and they've been bang on. Ordered in January and got them in April though.
It's basically AliExpress or Joom.
Matuidi is trash.
Peru are lovely tee to green but their final ball is fucking dreadful.
I will LOVE IT when this French team gets knocked out. LOVE IT.
All (well, a good many of) the bigger teams getting lucky goals and then shutting the game down has made most matches a bit shit. Really need the luck to go the other way, or an underdog to manage a goal at some point.
This ref has been very poor.
I fear Peru and their fans think Guerrero is a lot better than he actually is.
That was worse than just blasting it over the bar.
You mean like Australia, Iceland, Mexico, Switzerland or Tunisia?Quote:
Originally Posted by niko_cee
Imagine the alternatives.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimmy Floyd
They should have kept his ban, for Peru's sake.
France timewasting. :face:
Only one of those has taken the lead in a game, but yeah, go literal.
I think I'm only not really appreciating the potential dreadfulness of the tournament as I'm not watching every game intently and/or I'm old and really don't care all that much.
Is the bursting ball veering into Jabulani territory yet?
France have been properly cynical in this half. Running the clock down from the word go. Giroud was holding it in the corner on 73 minutes.
Can't wait for Messi to cunt four past them in the 16s.
They won though. I'd run it down from 10 minutes in if it meant a win.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimmy Floyd
If they qualify.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimmy Floyd
The Peru manager looks like an absolute bin man.
France really are boring, yet they could easily shit their way to a final here.
I get the feeling that they'll do better playing on the counter against proper teams.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Sacamano
Iceland maybe?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimmy Floyd
Yeah, their team is far more suited to that style. They’ll go far.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pepe
John Obi Mikel ghosting in at the back post perhaps.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pepe
Why was Evra dressed like Carlton Banks today in the ITV studio?
When a team utilizes the strengths of Giroud, he really is effective in a sort of rubbish way.
He's the joint fourth highest goalscorer for France at the moment, level with Zidane, and will almost certainly be the clear third before long.Quote:
Originally Posted by SincereTheRebel
He can look a bit clumsy at times but he's a genuinely good player, not some lanky whopper who shines when it suits him.
I'm incredibly nervous. Hopefully France can do a job for us.
I think I’ll watch Australia because I can’t stand 90 minutes of France and Denmark playing for a draw.
From what I've seen of Denmark, they are shit enough that they will lose even with France playing for the draw.
A good target man is still a very effective tactic. His one touch vision and passing is key to his succses really.Quote:
Originally Posted by John
Carillo with a lovely volley 1-0 to Peru.
RIP.
Unless Australia can VAR their way to two penalties.
There have been some lovely goals in this tournament so far. That Carillo one is up there for me. Can’t see Australia coming back here.
Honestly, Peru is one more team that actually played good football but lacked in terms of finishing. The lack of quality strikers is apparent in so many teams.
Guerrero looked offside for that Peru goal in the build-up.
This is the 0-0
Was just about to say the same. The dream ends here.
Double post
This France side look so uninspired and the two fucking defensive mids throughout this shit group. They're going to win the tournament aren't they.
World football is so tactics truck now that I can't see that changing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Adramelch
Australia have been miles better, but our finishing and first touch in the box have let us down. Rogic has been fantastic, and almost scored a blinder. Leckie needs to practice hitting targets - he's great at running and crossing, but useless in front of the goal itself.
Peru very lucky to get a goal that was probably offside in the buildup, which sucks.
Mind you, none of it matters, because Denmark-France is the most nailed on 0-0 ever.
I wouldn't say you've been miles better. You don't deserve to be losing but that's about it.
That's that.
Australia wouldn't score (without a penalty) if this game lasted 3 months.
Denmark should really have a bang here. Free hit to win the group. And more importantly open the game and save the no 0-0s.
I was about to say unless this twat brings on Cahill at last.
Too little far too late though surely. Should have been involved in both the other games.
That wall was awfully close.
It would be poetic if fucking France were the team to collapse the edifice.
Dembele isn't very good really is he. He looked ace at Dortmund but now he just minces about and plays shite passes.
We definitely were in the first half. We've been much more pedestrian since the break though. Cahill's a desperation move, despite always being on the cards. He's about a hundred, and moves like it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Adramelch
You were mediocre at best. You had more of the ball but your attacking seemed, let's say, "random" for the most part.Quote:
Originally Posted by ItalAussie
We were great at setting up opportunities, and terrible at doing anything with them. But we created a lot more than them, even though the volley they scored from was lovely. Rogic was the best player on the pitch in the first half, although ran out of steam a bit in the second.Quote:
Originally Posted by Adramelch
Even betting on this game has done nothing for me. This has been awful (FRA-DEN).
I need a Frenchman named NOT Giroud to score plz.
Denmark clearly happy to take their chances against whoever, while France are wasting this set of talent as only they can.
RIP the dream. It was fun while it lasted.
It's going to be the same with Mbappe, which will end PSG.Quote:
Originally Posted by Raoul Duke
Half a good season in a bobbins league does not a £150m player make.
Unless it's Salah, of course.
N'Zonzi looks legit.
Peru had our number in the second half. And looked better then than Denmark ever did aside from the first ten minutes against us, to be honest.
Denmark v Croatia, what times we live in.
Makes me hate France more.
Frog cunts.
Did you get a decent replay of this? There was zero coverage of it here (thanks ITV) but it did look offside in the one replay I saw. Looked a classic case of the VAR twats also looking at the wrong thing on replay immediately afterwards (a la the Tunisian's wrestling Kane when all they were looking at was the goal line clearance).Quote:
Originally Posted by ItalAussie
Really don’t understand Denmark playing for a draw with Australia 0-2 down. Unless they’re banking on Argentina coming good.
Hopefully Nigeria get through. Don't they have previous with France from the last one?
Nigeria threw that I think, and they have also thrown a second round game with Denmark before (both in protest about bonuses/whatever) so I'm sure it'll be great.
France beat them 2-0 in the Round of 16 last time, it would probably be similar again.
France Vs Argentina would be tasty, but I still want Argentina to be sent packing tonight, preferably by Iceland.
Croatia should be playing a second string team for sure. Nigeria aren’t winning by 5 so they’re guaranteed Denmark in the next round. Resting players and eliminating Argentina in the process who do have at least some potential to do anything.