[Football] World Cup - Day Seventeen

[boik]

There's a certain irony in people complaining how many times Ronaldo is mentioned mentioning him so many times!

 

[Randy McNob]

The Ronaldo offside goal...... wasn't the pass from inside their own half?

 

[KZNSeagull]

The Ronaldo offside goal...... wasn't the pass from inside their own half?

Ronaldo wasn't though (in their own half).

 

[Driver8]

The Ronaldo offside goal...... wasn't the pass from inside their own half?

What difference does that make?

 

[KZNSeagull]

6-1

 

[Randy McNob]

What difference does that make?

I thought the rule was offside doesn't count if it's in your own half

 

[Pogue Mahone]

I thought the rule was offside doesn't count if it's in your own half

It's the player being passed to who has to be in his own half.

 

[Dave the OAP]

Mr bloom….please ask whoever is our talent spotter to go and get Breel Embolo.

he looks like the forward we have been looking for.

thanks

 

[hart's shirt]

I hope Morocco are still enjoying their evening...

 

[Marty___Mcfly]

 

[ROBS BROTHER]

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I'm intrigued to know what final folk would like to see
Portugal v Brazil - old country v colony

Argentina v England for all the reasons we know

 

[birthofanorange]

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I'm intrigued to know what final folk would like to see
Portugal v Brazil - old country v colony

Argentina v England for all the reasons we know

Brazil v England...couldn't care less about Argentina.

 

[BN41Albion]

I'm intrigued to know what final folk would like to see
Portugal v Brazil - old country v colony

Argentina v England for all the reasons we know

Well surely most folk on here would rather England be playing in the final than Portugal, apart from those on here who love at any given opportunity to tell us that they aren't supporting England for whatever reason

England v whoever - don't care who but would obviously love to see us in the final

 

[hart's shirt]

I'm intrigued to know what final folk would like to see
Portugal v Brazil - old country v colony

Argentina v England for all the reasons we know

If England get there, then Brazil would be great for purists if not for chances to win. To beat Brazil in a WC Final though...

If England don't make it, then I'll happily take Argentina v Morocco for plenty of reasons.

As well as African / Arab success, it's the chance for a current Albion player to become a World Cup winner.

25 years on from the end of the Goldstone, that would be quite something.

 

[Triggaaar]

I'm intrigued to know what final folk would like to see

England vs Croatia please

 

[GT49er]

I'm intrigued to know what final folk would like to see

England vs. anybody from the left hand side of the draw ......... or ...................
.... Argentina (with Mac) vs. anybody from the right hand side of the draw.

Any other combination ..................... I couldn't give a flying f ............................

(and genuinely probably won't watch)

 

[Quebec Seagull]

France vs Brazil or Argentina would likely be the prettiest final since 1998.

I'm sure I'm not the only Brighton fan here who's not pro-England... Am I? Surely our fans from Ecuador, Argentina, Belgium have their own favourites outside their own countries? Will anyone from this board beat me to a bloody virtual pulp if Les Bleus defeat The Lions Saturday?

 

[Hugo Rune]

Shocking penalties from Spain

Not shocking at all, in any way what’s so ever.

Spain took their penalties like they normally do. They now have a 20% penalty shootout success rate in World Cups. Played 5, lost 4 (the one win was against little Ireland in a 2nd round match 20 years ago).

Penalty shootout records just don’t change over time. Brazil’s WC 100% record is very unlikely to change because of the historical confidence they have, they know they always win them whilst the likes of Spain and England know they mostly lose them.

Just like opponents of England, Morocco knew they only needed a draw and Spain would crumble in the shoot-out. Portugal will be praying for England in the semifinals knowing they just need a draw.

 

[McTavish]

Penalty shootout records just don’t change over time...England know they mostly lose them.

Except that having lost 6 of their first 7, England have won 2 of the last 3...over the last 4 years, England have moved from a 14% record to a 30% record.

 

[drew]

I thought the rule was offside doesn't count if it's in your own half

Do you mind me asking how long you've been following football?