It's quite a turnaround considering Saudi teams of World Cups gone by. They're legitimately up for it.
It's quite a turnaround considering Saudi teams of World Cups gone by. They're legitimately up for it.
People cry about the ball every year. 2002 it was too light, like some Chad Valley plassie. 2006 it was too light and the seams were weird. 2010 it was too light and had a weird surface. 2014 it was too light. 2018 it was too light and too smooth. This one looks like it has quite thick, irregular seams, which I would imagine mess with its flight with it more than its weight.
Is the tie breaker H2H or GD? Class if the former and Saudis guarantee top with a win
Saudis looking tidy.
GD.Originally Posted by Waffdon
This ref loves showing a card.
Well that’s utter shite.
Poland look genuinely tragic.
Zielinski
Even that nearly went over the bar.
Hervé has captured my wife’s attention.
I didn't think that was a pen live but he clearly kicks him.
That's it, I'm afraid. You had a good run.
Penalty here I think. Clumsy.
Fucking hell what was that rebound.
These commentators are dreadful.
Why did they change takers during the break there?
He was off his line if you want to be anal about it.
Andros sounds like he's angling for a move (back?) to Newcastle.
Szczesny was off his line.
Even the linesman is on a yellow card at this point.
how are so many professional footballers so fucking bad at pens?
Peter Walton says no, and says no while dripping with such charisma that we are powerless to resist.
The money they're on they shouldn't be missing from there.
What the fuck is this idiot rolling around at?
Herve Renard shacking up with Bruno Metsu's widow is proper colonial matchmaking.
I swear if these mongs say Al-D'seery once more I'll kill them both. Al-Dawsari. Where is the e?
However tempting it might be, these Saudis really need to place this ball rather than smash it.
The only way you can hit the ball hard is by hitting down on it. If you smash through it in the normal way, it'll just go over the bar.
This has been a really good game.
It's not just pens. The quality of all set pieces is drastically lower than it was about 20 years ago. Just kicking the ball in general in fact.
Too much time pressing, not enough time kicking the fooking thing.
Harsh on the Saudi's.
One more beheading won't hurt I guess.
That's poor from Lewandowski, that should have been the game.
Sorry to hear that.
What a Man Souness is, sat there in his t-shirt calling Giroud shit. I bet he's done every single female pundit pretending to mistake them for hotel staff as well.
If they aren't going to start giving red cards for fouls like the one Christensen did, then they should be penalties instead.
Most penalties are already disproportionate so how is that going to improve things?
Mbappe wearing the number 10 is all kinds of wrong.
By disincentivising deliberate fouls. You're not fast or well-positioned enough to stop the guy fairly? Bad luck, it's a goal.
I'll make the penalty area smaller if you want something back.
Why does Ian Wright always work for ITV during international tournaments but rocks up on MOTD etc during the domestic season every week
Yeah it feels like they’ve added a load of things to make a yellow card, but haven’t really addressed the “that wasn’t even an attempt at football”. That being a yellow, being equal to a shirt pull 80 yards from goal or kicking the ball away doesn’t seem right.
Jimmy with another victory over the ball.
Dembele is a proper winger. Shame he’s made of cheese strings .
2 goals for a 30+ yard strike too, and infinite golden overtime so as there’s no more draws.
Half a goal for hitting the post and for every ten corners.
Nobody seems too arsed about these 2nd round games
This has been a great battle, proper contest. The only negative is that fucking growth on the side of Eriksen's head, Manc life taking its toll
Didier Hamann is some man. Suit jacket over a monster of a turtleneck and white runners.
A draw suits both of these so there’s no real reason for them to care.
A draw doesn't suit Denmark. With as little firepower as they have, needing to win vs a motivated Aus will not be easy. You'll see them give it a go if it remains at 0-0.
That was lovely.
What is Rabiot doing
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