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Watching a few matches.
Peru and Mexico looked good. Brazil playing now against the Swiss army knights. :o
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I am a fan of Inter Milan. I was hugely upset when Argentina dropped the Inter Milan/ Serie A top scorer Icardi, under Messi's pressure. I was greatly entertained when Iceland shut down Argentina yesterday in a 1-1 draw. Serve you right, Messi... couldn't sore a penalty kick against a film director :rofl:
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Croatia did well!
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very well. chrono will be pleased
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I love the VW ad with the Swiss fans, saying "We gave you this!" showing a Vic Swiss Champ. ;)
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very well. chrono will be pleased
Oh YES :D
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Watching a few matches.
Same here. Will have to report back for comments :salute:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYrluj0IVYQ
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Surprised by the Swiss - I think Serbia after the goal did not take the match that seriously.
Also surprised by the surnames of the Swiss team's members :)
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yea we call the Swiss team either team Balkans or team Yugoslavia
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Match day for Belgium! Go Red Devils!
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I've got Belgium in the sweepstake at work :tu:
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I've got Belgium in the sweepstake at work :tu:
So far so good!
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Surprised by the Swiss - I think Serbia after the goal did not take the match that seriously.
Also surprised by the surnames of the Swiss team's members :)
yea we call the Swiss team either team Balkans or team Yugoslavia
Switzerland is an immigration country... we have over 20% foreigners here and have a high naturalization rate
Athletes are most commonly recruited from the poor, they have more to gain, so they are more willing to risk their health*. In Switzerland the "poor" are the newly immigrated (before it was the Turks and before them the Italians that made up the Swiss football team). Btw, you cannot only observe that in football. Go to any pizza place that delivers (not restaurants) and you will realize that they are run by people immigrated from the Balkan, they have taken over the business from the Turkish immigrants who have taken it over from the Italian immigrants. In 20 years the Swiss team will be dominated by Immigrants from Nigeria/Senegal or whatever and the Pizza Express will not only serve pizza/kebab but also couscous...
Oh, and Switzerland is ranked #6 in the FIFA world ranking. A big part is due to the high investment into young/future football players. So, all of them learned playing in Switzerland.
* To clarify. Sport is a high risk, high reward career... chances to get a decent to great living is much better in an office job. Problem often is that immigrants have trouble with the language, which of course results in a poorer education, which limits their chances at a career. In addition sports requires a degree of aggressiveness, something that wealth, comfortable living, and working in an office dampens.
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I think Rakitić was one of those cases where he needed to decide if he'll play for Croatia or Switzerland
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I wonder how many naturalised Swiss work for victorinox 😀
Germany played well right to the end
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I love good upsets, and frankly want to see the big guys like Argentina and Germany eliminated. Germany would have been as good to pack up and go home, but they somehow managed that last minute goal by Toni Kroos. It was a beautiful goal though, and I do not discredit the German spirit. Sweden is almost certain eliminated. I can't see them win against Mexico and Germany not win against Korea.
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Go Red Devils!! :ahhh
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I wonder how many naturalised Swiss work for victorinox 😀
Germany played well right to the end
Probably many... factory work, construction.. Switzerland would not work without immigrants.
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Go Red Devils!! :ahhh
Love to watch them...
Looking forward to the match against England.
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Me too! :ahhh
That'll be a nailbiting competition...
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Me too! :ahhh
That'll be a nailbiting competition...
just remember to sit down, no jumping when they score. no need to risk injury
and if you think i'm being facetious, my friends too have taken appropriate measures and started taking me to bars with rubber ash trays just in case one starts flying towards the tv
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Oh my God... what a game!
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The Panama supporters enjoyed 1 goal more than many teams enjoy 5
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I think there is still some concern about England's defense.
Royaume de Belgique may give them a better sense of where they are in this tournament, but well done England. :tu:
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yea we call the Swiss team either team Balkans or team Yugoslavia
Had a 2h train ride today so I did a bit of research (I only watch football during the World-/Europa- cup, so I don't know the players too well). Here is what I found out
Every single player on the Swiss national team was raised and trained in Switzerland. However, Croatia, Serbia and Albania (didn't check the other Balkan teams) have at least 1 player that was raised and trained in Switzerland. So, it is the other way round. Those teams are nothing but Switzerlands B-Selection 8)
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Ok, I have to admit the Croatian B-Selection is playing pretty fantastic :P
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the last game between Switzerland and Croatia I remember was a friendly in 2014 that ended 2-2
the scorers were Josip Drmić and Ivica Olić
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I'll spare you my thoughts on ball games :facepalm:
Absolutely LOVING the facebook memes about the fake injury dives :whistle:
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I dont watch. Living in SoCal with a very large Mexican population when Mexico wins I'm sure to hear about it. Their fans go wild with each second of play. Its pretty awesome how much passion is involved. Me, not so much passion with regards to any sports. I enjoy watching however I'm not someone who be giving high fives nor yelling at the top of my lungs or crying at a loss. Its great to see that passion tho.
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Rugby....almost a religion for some here.
I stopped playing when I was 15 when they put me in a team one age group up.....due to my size.
Neither myself or my new "team" wanted that,,,,thankfully.
Somebody my size no playing rugby was not very popular.
Occasionally I catch part of a game, might even get excited, but somewhere in that process I realise I'm looking at 30 grown men running after a ball......... :facepalm:
I do not get it :think:
Soccer makes even less sense :facepalm:
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I am seeing a lot of Brazilian flags this year, so I am assuming that Brazil is doing reasonably well.
It's times like this that I really miss living in Toronto- I don't think there is a nationality or ethnicity that isn't reflected there, and so Wold Cup time was always great. You could tell who's team was doing well by how many flags you saw in the streets and on cars, and what teams were doing even better by who was hanging out of those cars screaming as they drove down the street!
I have to wonder if the energy in Europe is the same as the energy in Toronto, as you can't simply drive two blocks from your neighborhood to rub the other team's nose in it!
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Rugby....almost a religion for some here.
Rugby is the best game ever invented.....after Baseball.
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Baseball may be a game. Rugby is most definitely a sport. ;)
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I am seeing a lot of Brazilian flags this year, so I am assuming that Brazil is doing reasonably well.
It's times like this that I really miss living in Toronto- I don't think there is a nationality or ethnicity that isn't reflected there, and so Wold Cup time was always great. You could tell who's team was doing well by how many flags you saw in the streets and on cars, and what teams were doing even better by who was hanging out of those cars screaming as they drove down the street!
I have to wonder if the energy in Europe is the same as the energy in Toronto, as you can't simply drive two blocks from your neighborhood to rub the other team's nose in it!
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Miss Living!
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Iran - Portugal is about to begin (1h45 away). It's going to be chaos getting out of work before 19h. I bet I'll get home in no time, with nobody in the bus/underground, when I leave at 19h05m.
8) 8)
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I, too, prefer rugby. The last World Championship was brutal!
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Well, someone start a rugby thread then
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Well, someone start a rugby thread then
Why don't we tackle this one and just derail it?...
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Not enough rugby fans to derail or start a thread, I think
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I dont watch. Living in SoCal with a very large Mexican population when Mexico wins I'm sure to hear about it. Their fans go wild with each second of play. Its pretty awesome how much passion is involved. Me, not so much passion with regards to any sports. I enjoy watching however I'm not someone who be giving high fives nor yelling at the top of my lungs or crying at a loss. Its great to see that passion tho.
I hear it when... Serbia wins, when Croatia wins, Spain and Portugal are quite audible as well... Brazil surprisingly too, Germany is audible but at a rather low level... oh and for some reason there seem to be lots of Swedish fans around... and finally I hear if Switzerland wins.
I have to wonder if the energy in Europe is the same as the energy in Toronto, as you can't simply drive two blocks from your neighborhood to rub the other team's nose in it!
No need to drive...
That is pretty common in Switzerland, everybody is barbecuing... and if you really want to provoke your Brazilian neighbor just bring some German sausages.
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Oh and this is the priest of "my" congregation with his wife.
Best part about it is, you cannot loose... just go to your neighbor and celebrate with them ;)
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to rub the other team's nose in it!
More likely smash your face in :facepalm:
Not sure if it's still a thing, but a Dutch girl I knew in another life told us about her brother who was a soccer hooligan.........they were just out to make smurf, running battles with police, and getting hurt was part of the game...
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Not enough rugby fans to derail or start a thread, I think
One is awl it takes...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8zxeZLi6WY
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Awesome.
Simply awesome.
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Awesome.
Simply awesome.
I remember seeing one game wher some guy "tackled" him. Lomu just ran for some 20 yards with the other player holding on to his leg like he wasn't there... until he scored and the other guy let go of him.
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And then there was the excitement of France vs Denmark today........... :whistle:
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Not having heard anything about the match, did the French team hold up any white flags? :D
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Not having heard anything about the match, did the French team hold up any white flags? :D
I see it ended up 0-0 and both went on to the next round.
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Not having heard anything about the match, did the French team hold up any white flags? :D
I see it ended up 0-0 and both went on to the next round.
:salute:
Maybe that's what she said, but I'm not sure...
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we basically closed down the IT department today with the outgoing message "The games are more important. Besides, did you try turning it off and on again?"
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Not enough rugby fans to derail or start a thread, I think
One is awl it takes...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8zxeZLi6WY
Jesus Christ. Those Rugby dudes deserve all the accolades, that's truly amazing!! I would watch that over American football any day! :SAKnight:
Oh and on a side note, I watched a World Cup match the other day for 90 minutes and nobody scored, that was cool too... :megaslap:
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Not enough rugby fans to derail or start a thread, I think
One is awl it takes...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8zxeZLi6WY
Wow, his hair :rofl:, reminds me of Ronaldo
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Not having heard anything about the match, did the French team hold up any white flags? :D
I see it ended up 0-0 and both went on to the next round.
Which is kinda why it ended up 0-0... :whistle:
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well ofc it ended that way
in other topics - i got no understanding of rugby rules but it looks like a cool sport
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Rugby should be a simple game but has too many (and some very complicated) rules.
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Rugby Life should be a simple game but has too many (and some very complicated) rules.
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Rugby Life should be a simple game but has too many (and some very complicated) rules.
Well, any rule breaking the referee doesn't see is allowed, so...
Game on!
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Curse of the World Champion strikes again... bye bye Germany.
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Rugby Life should be a simple game but has too many (and some very complicated) rules.
Well, any rule breaking the referee doesn't see is allowed, so...
Game on!
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it ain't cheating if they don't know you did it
Curse of the World Champion strikes again... bye bye Germany.
that was an interesting experience. it was their own fault
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I just saw today's results. Wow.
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I've been following NRL (Aussie) rugby matches, when I can catch them on Fox Sports Soccer Plus here. My fave team is the North Queensland Cowboys, followed by the St George-Illawarra Dragons.
It was kinda funny, cheering for the Cowboys when I've got the Dallas Cowboys here, then I discovered their mascot is a Bluey (blue heeler/ Australian cattle dog), and that made me a fan for sure. That breed is my favorite, smartest, most loyal, even if I don't have one right now.
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I've been following NRL (Aussie) rugby matches, when I can catch them on Fox Sports Soccer Plus here. My fave team is the North Queensland Cowboys, followed by the St George-Illawarra Dragons.
It was kinda funny, cheering for the Cowboys when I've got the Dallas Cowboys here, then I discovered their mascot is a Bluey (blue heeler/ Australian cattle dog), and that made me a fan for sure. That breed is my favorite, smartest, most loyal, even if I don't have one right now.
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texans fan?
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Rugby Life should be a simple game but has too many (and some very complicated) rules.
Well, any rule breaking the referee doesn't see is allowed, so...
Game on!
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it ain't cheating if they don't know you did it
Curse of the World Champion strikes again... bye bye Germany.
that was an interesting experience. it was their own fault
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I can't believe Germany is out this early. I heard they hadn't been eliminated this early since 1937 or something, and that didn't go well.
Polish members keep your eyes peeled....
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I can't believe Germany is out this early. I heard they hadn't been eliminated this early since 1937 or something, and that didn't go well.
Polish members keep your eyes peeled....
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There has been a lot of "strange" results. People who bet at random or against the odds must be making a bundle!
:o :o
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Any predictions for England vs Belgium today?
Both teams are in, so they don't have much pressure. Gives them room to experiment a bit. :think:
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They will have a picnic. :tu:
Much beer will be drunk, along with a truckload of shephards pie and Belgian chocolate
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They will have a picnic. :tu:
Much beer will be drunk, along with a truckload of shephards pie and Belgian chocolate
The english will probably drink a lot, too...
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Any predictions for England vs Belgium today?
Both teams are in, so they don't have much pressure. Gives them room to experiment a bit. :think:
Funny game, as the loser stands to gain the "better" knockout games. Two teams trying their hardest to lose with nothing to gain?
Only thing to gain is personal pride for the strikers going for the golden boot.
Will team orders come into play?
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Could be a very dull game. :-\
Or....very gentlemanly: "Please, go right ahead with your shot. Don't mind me, dear chap...." :rofl:
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Sweden is almost certain eliminated. I can't see them win against Mexico and Germany not win against Korea.
:D
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Could be a very dull game. :-\
Or....very gentlemanly: "Please, go right ahead with your shot. Don't mind me, dear chap...." :rofl:
"Oh, sorrie... We no take shots, we newtrol, we lowve piece..."
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Sweden is almost certain eliminated. I can't see them win against Mexico and Germany not win against Korea.
:D
Hope you didn't put any money on that...
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Interesting result.
I foresaw a whopping 0-0 finish.
Nice to see Belgium, at least, keep some momentum going into the next round. :salute:
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texans fan?
I prefer the Cowboys, have for a long time, even tho I live closer to Houston. I jokingly refer to the Texans as the "new Oilers," still a little bitter at the "old Oilers" packing up for Tennessee. I admire JJ Watt for everything he did to help folks out after Hurricane Harvey last year. Him and "Mattress Mac" should be Houston's Citizens of the *Decade* for all they did.
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texans fan?
I prefer the Cowboys, have for a long time, even tho I live closer to Houston. I jokingly refer to the Texans as the "new Oilers," still a little bitter at the "old Oilers" packing up for Tennessee. I admire JJ Watt for everything he did to help folks out after Hurricane Harvey last year. Him and "Mattress Mac" should be Houston's Citizens of the *Decade* for all they did.
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I entirely agree with you
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For me, Awll-Blacks every time. If you can get them and South Africa together, you probably won't get bored.
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I thought France seemed pretty impressive today. Well done, Les Bleus. :salute:
And Uruguay deserved their win. Portugal seemed a bit lost out there. Uruguay made a couple of opportunities and took advantage, again, well done. :salute:
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I thought France seemed pretty impressive today. Well done, Les Bleus. :salute:
And Uruguay deserved their win. Portugal seemed a bit lost out there. Uruguay made a couple of opportunities and took advantage, again, well done. :salute:
Argentina could only ride on their luck for so long. Uruguay have a really good team with many well-known faces, while Ronaldo had to carry the whole Portugal team. The two Uruguay goals are beautiful. At the end of the day, the both results were just. If anything, I feel sorry for Ronaldo. He was born in a wrong country to have a realistic shot at the World Cup. Argentina and Germany have really expensive squads, but couldn't do jack. I hope Edinson Cavani's injury is nothing serious. This Uruguay team can go far.
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I was cheering for Uruguay in that one. It was a bummer that Nigera didn't go past group stage
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Doesn't seem like either Russia or Spain should win this one. :twak: :twak:
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Maybe Russia deserves the win. They've had a strategy and scored all the goals up until now. :rofl:
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PENALTIES!!! :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh
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Wow... Russia are through!
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In the end, I think Russia deserved the win. They stymied Spain and scored all the goals in regular time (+OT). Well done, Russia. :clap:
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I agree. :clap: It's also been a highly enjoyable world cup so far! :2tu:
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Go Croatia... I want a party :D
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I won 5 quid thanks to Russias win. :D
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Croatian strategy... slow down the game until Denmark is favorite, then hope Denmark gets the "Curse of the Favorite" :think:
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I won 5 quid thanks to Russias win. :D
Excellent :cheers:
... That'll pay for the Jaffas you owe me and Mags! :2tu:
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Gotta say, I have really enjoyed this World Cup so far, there have been some really great games and performances. A few highlights for me up to this point:
Spain v Portugal 3-3 was a classic. Spain had a 20-minute period where they’d have blown any other team away, but Portugal hung on, backed themselves, played their own game and took on Spain head-on.
Columbia turning it on against Poland. Falcao razor sharp again after his terrible injury, James Rodriguez different gravy with his passing.
Croatia making a very talented Argentina side look very ordinary.
England keeping their heads for once when time was running out in the Tunisia game and kept on probing & passing, not just lumping it into the box.
Today’s matches not so good to watch, but interesting to see two limited sides in Russia and Denmark putting the squeeze on Spain and Croatia.
And the video reviews seem to be working pretty well.
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Oh and I left off my list Suarez and Cavani absolutely running their nuts off in yesterday’s match, just great to see fantastic, talented players putting in that kind of graft, it must inspire their team mates.
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PENALTIES!!! :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh
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Croatian strategy... slow down the game until Denmark is favorite, then hope Denmark gets the "Curse of the Favorite" :think:
And it worked... by missing the penalty Denmark became favorite for the penalties and Croatia won :P ::)
Also, good job from the Swiss player keeping the nerves :D
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I think Croatia probably deserved the win in the end. Good effort from Denmark though.
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Fun game. Seemed to flow back and forth nicely.
Impressive performance by both goalies.
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Fun game. Seemed to flow back and forth nicely.
Impressive performance by both goalies.
Yes - absolutely! :tu:
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Oh and I left off my list Suarez and Cavani absolutely running their nuts off in yesterday’s match, just great to see fantastic, talented players putting in that kind of graft, it must inspire their team mates.
The best game Portugal played. The second goal from Uruguay was awesome! I think Portugal deserved the chance to at least have an overtime. It was at least some satisfaction to see the powerful uruguay having 11 men defending against Portugal.
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A small note to say the portuguese team had hundreds of supporters waiting at the airport in Lisbon when they arrived. They lost but they're not losers!
Well done, guys!
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Fun game. Seemed to flow back and forth nicely.
Impressive performance by both goalies.
Yes - absolutely! :tu:
Fun game. Seemed to flow back and forth nicely.
Impressive performance by both goalies.
Croatian strategy... slow down the game until Denmark is favorite, then hope Denmark gets the "Curse of the Favorite" :think:
And it worked... by missing the penalty Denmark became favorite for the penalties and Croatia won :P ::)
Also, good job from the Swiss player keeping the nerves :D
now if i could just get my voice and hearing back for the next game it would be great. had only three beers, tried to throw only 27 bottles (7 at the tv and 20 at hipsters). when did i become so civilized.
but yes the second half they played, i don't know what but it wasn't football. now i'm wondering if FIFA in its infinite wisdom will appoint Danish refs for the Russia game. that ref did us no favors
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now if i could just get my voice and hearing back for the next game it would be great. had only three beers, tried to throw only 27 bottles (7 at the tv and 20 at hipsters). when did i become so civilized.
but yes the second half they played, i don't know what but it wasn't football. now i'm wondering if FIFA in its infinite wisdom will appoint Danish refs for the Russia game. that ref did us no favors
That bad huh? I was a bit disappointed in the Croatian team but they pulled through... still hope to see them in the final.
Poor hipsters, now they don't just look like homeless, they also smell like them. They probably consider that a fashion statement.
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Some quite despicable behaviour from Columbia in the first half! :o
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If only it were more like basketball......
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVUth1m5Dvs
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now if i could just get my voice and hearing back for the next game it would be great. had only three beers, tried to throw only 27 bottles (7 at the tv and 20 at hipsters). when did i become so civilized.
but yes the second half they played, i don't know what but it wasn't football. now i'm wondering if FIFA in its infinite wisdom will appoint Danish refs for the Russia game. that ref did us no favors
That bad huh? I was a bit disappointed in the Croatian team but they pulled through... still hope to see them in the final.
Poor hipsters, now they don't just look like homeless, they also smell like them. They probably consider that a fashion statement.
yea it was that bad. now I'm wondering if this tournament is favouring defensive teams that use quick counters rather than more agile and open teams. spain and switzerland didn't do well against russia and sweden, we barely pulled through
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PENALTIES!!! :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh
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Oi! That gif’s not tall enough!
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That gif's soooooo me!
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So you’re a discretion shot?
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I am... if I knew what that meant?
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so 3 games ended with penalties
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now if i could just get my voice and hearing back for the next game it would be great. had only three beers, tried to throw only 27 bottles (7 at the tv and 20 at hipsters). when did i become so civilized.
but yes the second half they played, i don't know what but it wasn't football. now i'm wondering if FIFA in its infinite wisdom will appoint Danish refs for the Russia game. that ref did us no favors
That bad huh? I was a bit disappointed in the Croatian team but they pulled through... still hope to see them in the final.
Poor hipsters, now they don't just look like homeless, they also smell like them. They probably consider that a fashion statement.
yea it was that bad. now I'm wondering if this tournament is favouring defensive teams that use quick counters rather than more agile and open teams. spain and switzerland didn't do well against russia and sweden, we barely pulled through
Greece 2004 yawn... not what we want to see...
Sadly, I sometimes get the feeling that those attacking teams do not really want to go for the goal, they seem to be more hoping for a corner or a foul resulting in a free-kick/penalty.
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“Sadly, I sometimes get the feeling that those attacking teams do not really want to go for the goal, they seem to be more hoping for a corner or a foul resulting in a free-kick/penalty”
Yeah there’s something in that. I read an article on Spain after they lost to Russia the other day, ‘Sterile Possession’ it was called; Spain had a period of more than 40 minutes with overwhelming possession but not a single shot on target, which is remarkable. If a team have an attempt on goal but do not score, then possession goes back to the other side, I think Spain in particular have got too obsessed with possession at all costs, above everything else, even above trying to score a goal because they see it as a risk to losing the ball, however briefly?
Even in 2010 when they won, they did so with four consecutive 1-0 wins (I think) in the knockout stages. They won through dominating possession, not through blitzing the other teams with chance after chance.
Spain are / were the most extreme example of that approach - and they were supremely successful with it, totally dominant in 08, 10 and 12, but I wonder if this lack of adventure, reluctance to take a risk in order to score, has become a problem.
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The "tiki taka" of Spain is not a bad thing, their failure was that it wasn't in movement as the past, only static passes and entirely too many minor ball corrections and that was their downfall since the opponents had loads of time to set up a defensive perimeter, preventing any chances of a clear shot. I honestly feel like this was coming anyways as Spain have always just scraped by with minimum goals, even when they won.
Firing the head coach who spent the last 2 years building the squad 2 days before the tournament started was also not the brightest of ideas.
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I missed a few days of matches but those I watched were interesting. A decade ago they were a lot more boring.
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I missed a few days of matches but those I watched were interesting. A decade ago they were a lot more boring.
A decade ago you were an impatient young lad...
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I can not be bothered to reply fully.......... :)
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I can not be bothered to reply fully.......... :)
Well, fully didn't say it, I did...
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I'm looking forward to the quarter finals. :cheers:
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I'm looking forward to the quarter finals. :cheers:
I bet awl games will be decided by penalties...
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That would be a shame.
Always sad to have a game decided by penalties.
I'd rather see the teams play on. No substitutions. Keep playing until a goal is scored or every player is passed out on the pitch. Let's put the "Death" into "Sudden Death Overtime". :gimme:
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That would be a shame.
Always sad to have a game decided by penalties.
I'd rather see the teams play on. No substitutions. Keep playing until a goal is scored or every player is passed out on the pitch. Let's put the "Death" into "Sudden Death Overtime". :gimme:
I believe it mwas like that some time ago. You went into overtime. If after 30min there was still a tie, the next one to score a goal would win.
This would make the games more competitive and fair. Penalties are like a lottery...
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One world, many reactions.
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One world, many reactions.
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I'm looking forward to the quarter finals. :cheers:
I bet awl games will be decided by penalties...
:facepalm:
for the love of my vocal cords, I hope not
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I'm looking forward to the quarter finals. :cheers:
I bet awl games will be decided by penalties...
:facepalm:
for the love of my vocal cords, I hope not
Again...
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Sad showing by Uruguay, especially the goal tender. Well done France! :clap:
Now.....I'm going to try to find a TV where I can watch Brazil and Belgium contest a spot in the semi-finals. :cheers:
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:woohoo:
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The match may be a little delayed.
Show content
Neymar is on the locker room, holding his knee and rolling around the floor, crying in pain...
:whistle:
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:popcorn:
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and i'm still only half sober
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:woohoo:
:drink:
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:facepalm: Saddens me to say that Brasil still haven't convinced me :-\
Belgium on the other hand have a very good team (and venomous counter attacks!). :salute:
Waiting for an interesting second half -and an even more interesting extra time if we're lucky :ahhh :cheers:
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Nice win by Belgium.
Smart game.
Well done. :clap:
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:woohoo:
:drink:
About time you dropped in to back me up! :salute:
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Yup, well done, les Belges! :tu:
:twak: Oooh, bugger, Brasil :rant:
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France v Belgium should be a titanic semi-final. Player-for-player so closely matched...maybe Belgium just shade it?
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Some brief remarks...
From the relatively few matches I've managed to watch, I'd say this isn't a terribly exciting World Cup.
However, no Italy nor Netherlands by default, no Germany, Spain, Portugal, Argentina later on, now that is noteworthy: this wasn't a good year for most usual suspects.
Morocco put up a good fight, they deserved better :)
Iceland didn't live up to 2016 induced expectations :-\
Uruguay, I almost put money on them - god thing I don't like gambles :whistle:
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belgium did goose work. congrads
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France v Belgium should be a titanic semi-final. Player-for-player so closely matched...maybe Belgium just shade it?
firiki not know what shade it means but agrees this should be a great match.
firiki forsees Les Bleus butts gettin' kicked :like: :gimme:
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The belgians almost lost the game. Instead of keeping the ball and make the brasilians run after it, they kept loosing it, either by very long and failed passes or by running to the goal and kick as soon as they got close.
:facepalm:
Awlmost gave me a smurfing heart attack!!
:rant:
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Oh wow, well done Belgium! Are they the most convincing team?
belgium did goose work. congrads
I wish I could have seen what their goose work was - I'm guessing it involved hissing and honking at the Brasilians. :pok:
From the relatively few matches I've managed to watch, I'd say this isn't a terribly exciting World Cup.
However, no Italy nor Netherlands by default, no Germany, Spain, Portugal, Argentina later on, now that is noteworthy: this wasn't a good year for most usual suspects.
The unpredictability makes it exciting for some people.
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... or by running to the goal and kick as soon as they got close.
That second goal was a fantastic long strike though.
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I don't watch a lot of
soccer football, but I've enjoyed the World Cup so far. :cheers:
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... or by running to the goal and kick as soon as they got close.
That second goal was a fantastic long strike though.
That was a beautiful shot and well deserved goal!
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The Belgian goalie was impressive.
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Courtouis showed once again he's one of the world's top goalies.
The Belgians lost the ball too much after their head start, but this just shows that we have a clean team!
No stalling, no acting.
Just playing the game as it should be and keep going for the opponent's goal.
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And that long shot goal was from De Bruyne.
Trained at a club 20min from me ^^
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Some brief remarks...
From the relatively few matches I've managed to watch, I'd say this isn't a terribly exciting World Cup.
However, no Italy nor Netherlands by default, no Germany, Spain, Portugal, Argentina later on, now that is noteworthy: this wasn't a good year for most usual suspects.
Morocco put up a good fight, they deserved better :)
Iceland didn't live up to 2016 induced expectations :-\
Uruguay, I almost put money on them - god thing I don't like gambles :whistle:
I would put my money on Uruguay as well. Unfortunately, without Edison Cavani, they were toothless.
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[quote author=firiki link=topic=77727.msg1725326#msg1725326 date
firiki not know what shade it means but agrees this should be a great match.
firiki forsees Les Bleus butts gettin' kicked :like: :gimme:
[/quote]
Yes sorry I should not use lazy language.
Was just trying to say that to compare the French and Belgian teams, they are very close but maybe Belgium just have a little bit more. All over the pitch there are some real battles to be fought.
Can Varane and Umtiti cope with Lukaku’s pace, power & movement?
Can Alderweireld & Vertonghen deal with Mbappe’s pace, strength & finishing?
How about Pogba, Matuidi & Kante vs Dembele (the Belgian one), Hazard & De Bruyne?
Two of the very best goal keepers in Lloris vs Courtois.
What players are on the bench to come on and change the game? France have Dembele (the French one), Fekir, Belgium have Januzaj & Batshuayi.
Very close to call but should be a great game.
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racial stereotyping alert !!!
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Oh wow, well done Belgium! Are they the most convincing team?
belgium did goose work. congrads
I wish I could have seen what their goose work was - I'm guessing it involved hissing and honking at the Brasilians. :pok:
From the relatively few matches I've managed to watch, I'd say this isn't a terribly exciting World Cup.
However, no Italy nor Netherlands by default, no Germany, Spain, Portugal, Argentina later on, now that is noteworthy: this wasn't a good year for most usual suspects.
The unpredictability makes it exciting for some people.
that was just me trying to type with about 0.2% blood in my alcohol so...
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I feel slightly nauseous! :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh
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I think Sweden are playing now..... :cheers:
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From what little I've watched them play, I think team England are quite good on the offensive but could do with a better defence.
Foul weather is preventing me from watching Swe vs Eng undisturbed :rant:
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Err SWE 0-2 ENG so far
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England looking pretty good.
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Bit premature.......?
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Ahhhhhhh... HA HA HA HA HA! :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh
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Well done, England! :clap:
Some fine goal-tending. :tu:
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UK was better, the Swedish fans were cute
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UK was better, the Swedish fans were cute
cough cough ABBA cough
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Russia v. Croatia has turned into a game........
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UK was better, the Swedish fans were cute
Agreed! :tu:
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Russia v. Croatia has turned into a game........
Yes, but it's not a good looking game is it? Very clumsy.
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Brilliant goal from Russia there in the 24th minute of extra time!!! :hatsoff:
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This is dramatic.
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PENALTIES!!! :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh
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I hate penalties.
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Let 'em play on.....next goal wins.
They play on until all the players are passed out on the pitch and it's just goalie on goalie.
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Spare a thought for Styx
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I doubt we'll be hearing from him.
He voice is probably gone from screaming. :rofl:
I'm awlready looking forward to the Croatia v England game. :cheers:
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Indeed. Congratulations Styx!!! Where is he anyway... is he there? :think:
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Probably in the same mental state as I am!
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i'm only 14 beers in and still swinging. skin of our smurf people, and now srce vatreno
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofUm5g9ubYA
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I AM BEERCULES!!!!!!
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btw crushing a beer can on your head is ok. crushing a beer bottle on your head is not so much
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:drink:
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I AM BEERCULES!!!!!!
NO... I AM BEERCULES!!!...Actually, I'm more Bellante Vino Spumantecules, but there you go.
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I'm Limoncelloman tonight!
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:drink:
Mechy!!! I'm going to cook you a virtual massive greasy fry-up for breakfast first thing tomorrow! :2tu:
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I'll be a wreck tomorrow!
Dang, typing got hard.
Need to correct nearly every word!
:ahhh
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Let 'em play on.....next goal wins.
They play on until all the players are passed out on the pitch and it's just goalie on goalie.
Apparently there is suspicion in this World Cup over the Russian players' stamina.... players that have been on the whole game outrunning late subs.... :whistle:
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I AM BEERCULES!!!!!!
NO... I AM BEERCULES!!!...Actually, I'm more Bellante Vino Spumantecules, but there you go.
Ahhh, the ol' Spewmadly...
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I'll be a wreck tomorrow!
Dang, typing got hard.
Need to correct nearly every word!
:ahhh
no smurf. only thing i can spell is smurf. hell even missed the i there
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It still shows smurf though!
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I'll be a wreck tomorrow!
Dang, typing got hard.
Need to correct nearly every word!
:ahhh
no smurf. only thing i can spell is smurf. hell even missed the i there
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Let 'em play on.....next goal wins.
They play on until all the players are passed out on the pitch and it's just goalie on goalie.
Apparently there is suspicion in this World Cup over the Russian players' stamina.... players that have been on the whole game outrunning late subs.... :whistle:
Part of the reason I bet against Spain in Spain vs. Russia. :P
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ok since we have a lot of brits, a few belgians, not sure about french members and 1.75 active croatian members, i'm gonna adopt some of you as honorary croats, at least temporary
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuYvcWFYL4U
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you're in
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you've got it, kockice all around
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Better see a doctor then...
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means little cubes as a reference to the chess board pattern
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I'll be pulling for underdog Croatia when they meet the Three Lions on Wednesday! :ahhh :cheers:
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Defeat the Lannisters!
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So the national teams of England are known as The three lions and gordi albion, Belgium as the Red devils, France as The Blues (and I remember calling 'em Tri-colors) and Croatia as The Blazers (Vatreni) which is a bit of a clumsy translation since literally it would be the ones made of fire
Interestingly our national handball team has the nickname Cowboys and water polo team has the nickname Barracudas
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Who plans on watching tomorrow? :ahhh I'm looking forward to this match up.....
May the best Belgian team win! :cheers:
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I'll be pulling for underdog Croatia when they meet the Three Lions on Wednesday! :ahhh :cheers:
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Croatia vs. Belgian in the final!
:cheers: :drink:
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Who plans on watching tomorrow? :ahhh I'm looking forward to this match up.....
May the best Belgian team win! :cheers:
Belgians vs. Belgians, The sequel!
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Who plans on watching tomorrow? :ahhh I'm looking forward to this match up.....
May the best Belgian team win! :cheers:
Belgians vs. Belgians, The sequel!
Better than that only Holland facing the Netherlands. Or any of them playing against the Dutch...
:whistle:
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Who plans on watching tomorrow? :ahhh I'm looking forward to this match up.....
May the best Belgian team win! :cheers:
Belgians vs. Belgians, The sequel!
Better than that only Holland facing the Netherlands. Or any of them playing against the Dutch...
:whistle:
Stop with that double-dutch! :twak:
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Seeing the players in a few teams I think if Yugoslavia was still around they would have won the cup.
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Err SWE 0-2 ENG so far
They scored the second one less than a minute after I'd posted :facepalm: :D
Remains to be seen how they fare against more agile teams :cheers: :drink:
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Belgium looked a bit beaten up after the last match. I hope they've recovered! ???
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From the relatively few matches I've managed to watch, I'd say this isn't a terribly exciting World Cup.
However, no Italy nor Netherlands by default, no Germany, Spain, Portugal, Argentina later on, now that is noteworthy: this wasn't a good year for most usual suspects.
The unpredictability makes it exciting for some people.
Oh yes, by all means I agree :tu:
I meant to say not exciting in terms of pure football madness (full offense, long distance shots, creative passing game, stuff ike that). What we get instead is, I feel, mostly a heap of tactics were teams try to win that free kick, corner kick or penalty and get the opponents carded and miserable stuff like that. :twak: :rant:
Hoping to see some good football even now at the end :multi:
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[quote author=firiki link=topic=77727.msg1725326#msg1725326 date
firiki not know what shade it means but agrees this should be a great match.
firiki forsees Les Bleus butts gettin' kicked :like: :gimme:
Yes sorry I should not use lazy language ...
Very close to call but should be a great game.
[/quote]
Thank you for clarifying and please excuse my ignorance :)
I'm afraid I cannot really make an in-depth comparison as I have pretty much lost touch with contemporary football these last ten years and rely on what I see to stay somewhat informed. Another reason for me to like these international tournaments.
Other people's educated opinions do help a lot :cheers:
Mbappe I can't say I like or think of as a great player? I might be dead wrong though.
Looking forward to a very promising game tonight :drool:
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Me too! :cheers:
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Put the beers cold!
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I would put my money on Uruguay as well. Unfortunately, without Edison Cavani, they were toothless.
Absolutely true and proof that Suarez is a temperamental player (good or bad performance depending on the day he's having, the phase of the moon etc) which is not good.
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Me too! :cheers:
:cheers:
Nice to see Northern Americans interested in football, the one with the round ball :D It always seemed strange to me how this game never got popular over there! It can be a fascinating game and very instructive for children too!
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Put the beers cold!
Tepid is fine for me, thank you :drink:
Stella? Duvel :drool: ? Something even better?
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:crash: :bnghd: I hate typing on touch screens!
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Better see a doctor then...
:rofl:
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Big match kicking off soon, am really looking forward to it, promises to be a classic and has all the ingredients to be a great game :tu:
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Put the beers cold!
Tepid is fine for me, thank you :drink:
Stella? Duvel :drool: ? Something even better?
Cornet is brand new and even better IMHO.
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beeeeeeeer
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These two sides are so evenly matched, maybe too evenly matched...
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France played a nice match but their stalling of the game at the end is a little pathetic though...
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Congrats France.
Cleverly played, a little dirty too, but clever.
Well done. :cheers:
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I didn't see it, but I was rooting for Belgium.
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Sorry to see Belgium go down. It was a good match.
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Oh well. Congrats to France for beating the best team out there.
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damn. well played Belgium. not overly excited about France winning
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You too eh?
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damn. well played Belgium. not overly excited about France winning
Don't worry England will wipe the floor with them in the final :D :pok:
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damn. well played Belgium. not overly excited about France winning
Don't worry England will wipe the floor with them in the final :D :pok:
And I thought you was a nice guy ?
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Pardon my french,
but is this a forum about swiss army knives :climber: or am I mistaken ? :rofl:
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Sometimes it is hard to tell....... :facepalm:
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damn. well played Belgium. not overly excited about France winning
Don't worry England will wipe the floor with them in the final :D :pok:
So... you just assume Croatia will roll over and play dead?!...
:think: :think:
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We've seen so much unexpect results in this World Cup. I wouldn't be (overly) surprised if Croatia got the title!
:o :o
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3.5 hrs till the match starts and already I’m racked with tension. And to make it worse, I’m having a ‘dry July’ so can’t even take the edge off it with a few ales!
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I'm stoked for today's game.
I'd bet that England takes it, but I'm going to root for Croatia. :cheers:
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3.5 hrs till the match starts and already I’m racked with tension. And to make it worse, I’m having a ‘dry July’ so can’t even take the edge off it with a few ales!
I keep telling myself, whatever happens, it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter... but it does!!! :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh
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:popcorn:
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3.5 hrs till the match starts and already I’m racked with tension. And to make it worse, I’m having a ‘dry July’ so can’t even take the edge off it with a few ales!
I keep telling my self, whatever happens, it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter... but it does!!! :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh
Half the u boat crew are croatian so whatever happens tonight there'll be a big fight. I'm going to hide in the bilge.
Good luck both teams :tu:
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I bet there will be no winner!
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GOOOOAAAAOOOOAAAAA... OOOOOOOOO... AAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLL..... AAAAALLLLL!!! :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh
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ENGGGGGGERRRRRRLLLLLAAAANNNNNNNND
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3.5 hrs till the match starts and already I’m racked with tension. And to make it worse, I’m having a ‘dry July’ so can’t even take the edge off it with a few ales!
I keep telling my self, whatever happens, it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter... but it does!!! :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh
Half the u boat crew are croatian so whatever happens tonight there'll be a big fight. I'm going to hide in the bilge.
Good luck both teams :tu:
... just a normal night then?
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SCOOOTTTTLLLLLAAAANNNDD...??... ?... ENNNNGGEEERRRRLLLAAAAANNND
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3.5 hrs till the match starts and already I’m racked with tension. And to make it worse, I’m having a ‘dry July’ so can’t even take the edge off it with a few ales!
I keep telling my self, whatever happens, it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter... but it does!!! :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh
Half the u boat crew are croatian so whatever happens tonight there'll be a big fight. I'm going to hide in the bilge.
Good luck both teams :tu:
... just a normal night then?
Except with extra Monster Munch and Um Bongo. Back of the net!
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3.5 hrs till the match starts and already I’m racked with tension. And to make it worse, I’m having a ‘dry July’ so can’t even take the edge off it with a few ales!
I keep telling my self, whatever happens, it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter... but it does!!! :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh
Half the u boat crew are croatian so whatever happens tonight there'll be a big fight. I'm going to hide in the bilge.
Good luck both teams :tu:
... just a normal night then?
Except with extra Monster Munch and Um Bongo. Back of the net!
And TWO potties.
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:rofl:
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...
:facepalm:
:think:
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damn. well played Belgium. not overly excited about France winning
Don't worry England will wipe the floor with them in the final :D :pok:
And I thought you was a nice guy ?
Je capte pas la blague mais de toute facon bienvenue chez l'asile MTO :D
:cheers:
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Yesterday's match didn't turn out to be the great game I was hoping for. Let's say that the best team won. Too bad for Belgium, I quite liked their style.
On tonight's front, things don't seem so good for the Croats so far. Poor Mandjukic is isolated waiting for a good ball.
Let's see what happens.
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:facepalm:
:think:
Google It. :whistle:
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CROATIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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CROATIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
:woohoo:
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I've run out of Monster Munch! :ahhh
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:popcorn:
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:ahhh
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Who do you all think will win?
I reckon on Croatia.
000001. Mags - Croatia.
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000001. Mags - Croatia.
000002. Pabs - Croatia.
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000001. Mags - Croatia.
000002. Pabs - Croatia.
00000003. Miss - Croatia
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:facepalm:
:think:
Google It. :whistle:
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?? :think: :D
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000001. Mags - Croatia.
000002. Pabs - Croatia.
000003. Miss - Croatia
000004. firiki - England
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Hey firiki! Great to see you :salute: I was hoping you'd be back. I made that Kraken you sent to get me into a nice pair of shoes and matching luggage for you. :tu:
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OUCH
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000001. Mags - Croatia.
000002. Pabs - Croatia.
000003. Miss - Croatia
000004. firiki - England
000005 Syncop8r - Croatia Show content
(although I don't have any kock itch)
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CROATIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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our commentator is crying
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YES!! :woohoo:
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Everyone is cramping up...
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Looks like firiki was wrong :pok:
2 minutes left.
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:woohoo: That was exciting even just following it in text format.
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Congratulations Croatia. They played well. You must be proud of them, Styx.
Now go and beat France on Sunday!
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Yes, go the underdog! :drink:
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actually this was more to prove Beckham wrong. we're a hardheaded nation
what I find interesting is that Croatian players have played an extra game at this point with all the over time. and there is only one question remaining - did the sofa survive this time?
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Croatia!
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Well done Croatia!
Pabs, be a dear and put some jaffa cakes on a plate please.
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Pabs, be a dear and put some jaffa cakes on a plate please.
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000000000001 - magentus
000000000002 - Syncop8r
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Well done, Croatia!!! :clap:
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Puts the plate down in the centre of the table.
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Did Styx survive the OT and game finish? :drink:
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Sorry England but I also want Belgium to win.
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Nom nom nom nom nom nom.
Any more Pabs?
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Did Styx survive the OT and game finish? :drink:
yes I'm alive. although by the amount of flares and other shenanigans going on it is a fair question
and if anyone is wondering why I mentioned a sofa before, this is what happened after the Russia game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3El0WY8udM
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Nom nom nom nom nom nom.
Any more Pabs?
I brought a pallet.
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... and there is only one question remaining - did the sofa survive this time?
Sofa so good....
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Nom nom nom nom nom nom.
Any more Pabs?
Hey, I didn't get any! :cry:
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Nom nom nom nom nom nom.
Any more Pabs?
Hey, I didn't get any! :cry:
Nom nom nom nom nom nom.
Any more Pabs?
I brought a pallet.
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Stuff like this is being shared on FB:
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Seems everybody was a little upset with that game...
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a little? remember that hatchet Sparky sent me? it almost got a new patina. and i might have a talk in human resources today about the way i was doing support for a french woman (to be fair everyone in my department is agreeing with me)
to make things better, the owner of the company is english
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That's hardly dignity, over here that's called "being a sore loser" :pok:
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^^ Got to agree with Alephy there :shrug:
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CROATIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
MANDZUKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIC :cheers:
Fair is fair, England got what they deserved in the end :twak:
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Congratulations Styx - I really hope you lot go on to win it! :cheers:
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Greece 2004 yawn... not what we want to see...
Got to agree (but that was the best those guys could do - and even then we got lucky against the Czechs with that silver goal shenanigan).
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Hey firiki! Great to see you :salute: I was hoping you'd be back. I made that Kraken you sent to get me into a nice pair of shoes and matching luggage for you. :tu:
Hi magentus old boy :cheers: I really should try to pop in more often :-[
Are you sure you want me back to haunt your nightmares?! >:D
About the Kraken, here' s a hidden message in this song:
https://youtu.be/mf_UaPZ6Y4s
:whistle:
:drink:
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That's hardly dignity, over here that's called "being a sore loser" :pok:
^^ Got to agree with Alephy there :shrug:
Only losers love losing!
A competition is joined to win, not "to be there"
:D
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well we didn't get in trouble. fortunately our manager is more of an NCO than a CO to put it in military terms, so he's been here and done that too
and the owner of the company is getting trolled
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... and there is only one question remaining - did the sofa survive this time?
Sofa so good....
(http://www.dumpaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/I-see-what-you-did-there.jpg)
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... and there is only one question remaining - did the sofa survive this time?
Sofa so good....
(http://www.dumpaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/I-see-what-you-did-there.jpg)
Well, it could have been Sofa King good... :pok:
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... and there is only one question remaining - did the sofa survive this time?
Sofa so good....
(http://www.dumpaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/I-see-what-you-did-there.jpg)
Well, it could have been Sofa King good... :pok:
Nah... he doesn't look like royalty...
8) 8)
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:rofl:
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Belgium takes third!
Well done Belgium! :clap:
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Hooray!
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missed the game but I'm glad for Belgium. sorry Mechy, had a date with a blonde bombshell
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missed the game but I'm glad for Belgium. sorry Mechy, had a date with a blonde bombshell
Male or female?
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missed the game but I'm glad for Belgium. sorry Mechy, had a date with a blonde bombshell
Male or female?
And, please dear god, tell us he/she was human.
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missed the game but I'm glad for Belgium. sorry Mechy, had a date with a blonde bombshell
Male or female?
And, please dear god, tell us he/she was human.
Ah, good point - could be Golden Retriever?
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missed the game but I'm glad for Belgium. sorry Mechy, had a date with a blonde bombshell
Male or female?
And, please dear god, tell us he/she was human.
she was and still is human. still not at that point where i'm putting wigs and make up on actual bombs
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missed the game but I'm glad for Belgium. sorry Mechy, had a date with a blonde bombshell
Male or female?
And, please dear god, tell us he/she was human.
Ah, good point - could be Golden Retriever?
actually she is a dog trainer. although she prefers border collies, while I'm partial to rough collies, boxers, huskies, hunting breeds and cross breeds
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Gotta be careful with dog trainers.....
If she starts giving you commands like 'sit' and 'stay', you may want to rethink the relationship.
Is she going to watch the game tomorrow?
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missed the game but I'm glad for Belgium. sorry Mechy, had a date with a blonde bombshell
Male or female?
And, please dear god, tell us he/she was human.
she was and still is human. still not at that point where i'm putting wigs and make up on actual bombs
Ahh... so disappointing. :facepalm:
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Beats watching a game Styx :salute:
You are forgiven because of your valid reason.
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Gotta be careful with dog trainers.....
If she starts giving you commands like 'sit' and 'stay', you may want to rethink the relationship.
Is she going to watch the game tomorrow?
she better. actually she and i go back a few years and use each other as a pallet cleanser after horror story dates (mostly mine) and what the smurf were you thinking breakups (mostly hers)
missed the game but I'm glad for Belgium. sorry Mechy, had a date with a blonde bombshell
Male or female?
And, please dear god, tell us he/she was human.
she was and still is human. still not at that point where i'm putting wigs and make up on actual bombs
Ahh... so disappointing. :facepalm:
are you cheering for me to blow up?
Beats watching a game Styx :salute:
You are forgiven because of your valid reason.
thank you
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missed the game but I'm glad for Belgium. sorry Mechy, had a date with a blonde bombshell
Male or female?
And, please dear god, tell us he/she was human.
she was and still is human. still not at that point where i'm putting wigs and make up on actual bombs
Ahh... so disappointing. :facepalm:
are you cheering for me to blow up?
Good God no! I'm just disappointed you're not doing surreal mental stuff with make-up and explosives.... and just doing normal stuff.
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missed the game but I'm glad for Belgium. sorry Mechy, had a date with a blonde bombshell
Male or female?
And, please dear god, tell us he/she was human.
she was and still is human. still not at that point where i'm putting wigs and make up on actual bombs
Ahh... so disappointing. :facepalm:
are you cheering for me to blow up?
Good God no! I'm just disappointed you're not doing surreal mental stuff with make-up and explosives.... and just doing normal stuff.
well you have a point there, i've stopped playing with explosives for some time now. to be fair i don't count minor explosive devices and road flares in that category as that is a part of our heritage and cultural identity
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tis a shame, really wanted to see a France vs England final... that would have been quite the battle royale...
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Fortnite reference!
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missed the game but I'm glad for Belgium. sorry Mechy, had a date with a blonde bombshell
Male or female?
And, please dear god, tell us he/she was human.
she was and still is human. still not at that point where i'm putting wigs and make up on actual bombs
Ahh... so disappointing. :facepalm:
are you cheering for me to blow up?
Good God no! I'm just disappointed you're not doing surreal mental stuff with make-up and explosives.... and just doing normal stuff.
well you have a point there, i've stopped playing with explosives for some time now. to be fair i don't count minor explosive devices and road flares in that category as that is a part of our heritage and cultural identity
Good luck with your fellas today - may the best team win... (cough) that discounts the French then (cough)... :2tu:
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What Fuzzy said!
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That French player that "took the L" after the penalty kick. ::)
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No, Croatia.... :cry:
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Magnifique! Les Bleus! :serverloft: *hums La Marsellaise*
:pok:
>:D
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Congrats Les Blues... Good game Croatia :cheers:
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Congratulations Frenchies and commiserations Croatia - you fought a hard fight! :tu: :cheers:
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It's been an excellent World Cup! :2tu:
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Pffff
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3rd place isn’t bad at all, right?
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Crazy game.
France did well to beat a tough Croatian squad.
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3rd place isn’t bad at all, right?
No, it isn't.
But I keep wondering what would have happened if the ref would have called that foal on Hazard within the 16m, which WAS a definite foal.
I also wonder what would have happened if the French would have played football that day.
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3rd place isn’t bad at all, right?
No, it isn't.
But I keep wondering what would have happened if the ref would have called that foal on Hazard within the 16m, which WAS a definite foal.
I also wonder what would have happened if the French would have played football that day.
Please, just get over it... The French were better :pok:
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I wil refrain from entering this rabbit hole...
Nobody could've watched that game and call it "a good game".
I can live with loosing, just not with injustice.
Out.
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Injustice? :facepalm:
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As I said, get over it ::)
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so here is the tally:
- apart from 10 minutes combined throughout the game the French squad were more akin to fussball figurines
- Croatia beat itself
- the most honest question one could ask is if the best team of this world cup finished second or third (oddly, I'd say third)
- some time ago there was a Croatian FB page about cussing the Danish refs regarding a handball game. wouldn't surprise me one bit if the same happened with those Argentinian refs
- I didn't get hit with a road flare
- I didn't hit anyone with a road flare
- managed to smurf off 3 husbands and one boyfriend. tights, skirts, booze and me apparently make for a combination similar to bulls and red whatever (oddly enough all the skirts and tights were red as well)
- I move that we start using something more noticeable than rings to avoid problems such as the ones I involuntarily caused
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so here is the tally:
- apart from 10 minutes combined throughout the game the French squad were more akin to fussball figurines
- Croatia beat itself
- the most honest question one could ask is if the best team of this world cup finished second or third (oddly, I'd say third)
- some time ago there was a Croatian FB page about cussing the Danish refs regarding a handball game. wouldn't surprise me one bit if the same happened with those Argentinian refs
- I didn't get hit with a road flare
- I didn't hit anyone with a road flare
- managed to smurf off 3 husbands and one boyfriend. tights, skirts, booze and me apparently make for a combination similar to bulls and red whatever (oddly enough all the skirts and tights were red as well)
- I move that we start using something more noticeable than rings to avoid problems such as the ones I involuntarily caused
As usual, best team finished first :)
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How Europe was cheering for the finals:
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180715/94d779b1ebc3e9eb39983b7284dba24d.jpg)
I understand that you support the French team, Aleph. It's your right to do so :cheers:
However, the fact that Mbappe got messages from all over the world telling him how disgusted they were by his behaviour after the France - Belgium match, means something. Wheter France or it's supporters are willing to see it or not.
I'm not interested in a full scale brawl here, but stating that the French team played like a team of professional, sportive guys, is rather short turned.
And yes, I would have loved seeing the Belgian team 1 or 2 places up the list. Duh!
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I would have loved to see the Dutch win in 1974. It didn´t happen, we ended second. We felt it was unfair, and some of us were traumatized even to this day. Don´t let it happen to you, Nick.
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No you don't get it...
I was all over Croatia, until you people started talking smurf about France :pok:
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And France played professional and they were better, period
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I watched the game in a local pub. The place doesn't usually open until 10:00 on Sundays, but they opened an hour early for the game. The place was packed!
I'd say there were 3 or 4 people cheering for Croatia for every France supporter in evidence. It was a fun atmosphere, although there was a lot of groaning.
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And France played professional and they were better, period
In the second half, yes, but Croatia dominated the first half.
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And France played professional and they were better, period
In the second half, yes, but Croatia dominated the first half.
It doesn't matter, more goals means win! :pok:
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:rofl:
Yeah, I think that's how it works........ :think:
:rofl:
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Don't forget acting, gymnastics and stalling :pok:
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All part of the game.
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Don't forget acting, gymnastics and stalling :pok:
O FFS
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:rofl:
You're easily lured Aleph!
And I even added the :pok: guy...
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Ok i'm done, obviously theres no way of discussing this with any respect...
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What? :O
C'mon :(
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so here is the tally:
- apart from 10 minutes combined throughout the game the French squad were more akin to fussball figurines
- Croatia beat itself
- the most honest question one could ask is if the best team of this world cup finished second or third (oddly, I'd say third)
- some time ago there was a Croatian FB page about cussing the Danish refs regarding a handball game. wouldn't surprise me one bit if the same happened with those Argentinian refs
- I didn't get hit with a road flare
- I didn't hit anyone with a road flare
- managed to smurf off 3 husbands and one boyfriend. tights, skirts, booze and me apparently make for a combination similar to bulls and red whatever (oddly enough all the skirts and tights were red as well)
- I move that we start using something more noticeable than rings to avoid problems such as the ones I involuntarily caused
As usual, best team finished first :)
yea, the refs even got medals for their part
if you want to talk about talking smack, you should have seen the insults French were hurling at us
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No you don't get it...
I was all over Croatia, until you people started talking smurf about France :pok:
And France played professional and they were better, period
Nick ... :pok:
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Hey!
You're alive! :ahhh
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No you don't get it...
I was all over Croatia, until you people started talking smurf about France :pok:
(https://media.giphy.com/media/rnLwidothf81G/giphy.gif)
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Belgium coming 3rd has won me 20 quid in the work sweepstake :D
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Nice one! :tu:
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I really hoped Croatia would win, I spent a lot of time there in the early to mid 90's.The French will be unbearable (as usual) :facepalm: :rofl: