World Cup 2018 Russia

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  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    CROJAM95 said:
    HRVATSKA!!!
    :-)
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Did anyone see Messi during the anthem, it looked like he had a serious migraine.
    Anyhow, Ronaldo > Messi.
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • Meltdown99
    Meltdown99 None Of Your Business... Posts: 10,739
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    Meltdown99 said:
    Is this sill going on....

    For another 3 weeks.
    Not a fan of football?
    I'll watch the championship game ... so I'm not totally turned off by the game.  Maybe if I understood the game better that would help.  The only position in football that I totally understand what his role is the goalkeeper...lol
    Give Peas A Chance…
  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 32,221
    Meltdown99 said:
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    Meltdown99 said:
    Is this sill going on....

    For another 3 weeks.
    Not a fan of football?
    I'll watch the championship game ... so I'm not totally turned off by the game.  Maybe if I understood the game better that would help.  The only position in football that I totally understand what his role is the goalkeeper...lol
    Pretty easy game to compare I’d say to hockey you have forwards midfielders & backline defenders .. 
    the team that scores the most wins ..
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    ^ ^ except there are no prolonged fist fights lol
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 32,221
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    ^ ^ except there are no prolonged fist fights lol
    Yes only balls kicked at your head lol 
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    josevolution said:
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    ^ ^ except there are no prolonged fist fights lol
    Yes only balls kicked at your head lol 
    Or a tap on the back causing you to fall in pain like this...
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63uV6WteLvE
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 32,221
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    josevolution said:
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    ^ ^ except there are no prolonged fist fights lol
    Yes only balls kicked at your head lol 
    Or a tap on the back causing you to fall in pain like this...
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63uV6WteLvE
    Yeah stage diving is not their best suit !
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    I really hate that about football. They should VAR that and red card anyone faking injury. It's a blight on the sport.
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,675
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    I really hate that about football. They should VAR that and red card anyone faking injury. It's a blight on the sport.
    A clear as a day dive should give an instant red card, yes.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,900
    The good thing about the sport is how continuous and quick the games are.  

    I see they have decided to bring video review in and start to ruin it though
  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,927
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    I really hate that about football. They should VAR that and red card anyone faking injury. It's a blight on the sport.
    Yep.  Neymar just had an awful flop...but VAR got it right and overturned the penalty.  He should have at least got a yellow card, but got nothing.
  • Hobbes
    Hobbes Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,438
    Indifference71 said:
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    I really hate that about football. They should VAR that and red card anyone faking injury. It's a blight on the sport.
    Yep.  Neymar just had an awful flop...but VAR got it right and overturned the penalty.  He should have at least got a yellow card, but got nothing.

    Perhaps why the ref was quick to given him a yellow only moments later.
  • Hobbes
    Hobbes Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,438
    Score does not reflect how well Costa Rica played.

    Neymar is a punk.
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,068
    Hobbes said:
    Score does not reflect how well Costa Rica played.

    Neymar is a punk.
    Only saw the 2nd half but how can you say this? Costa Rica got smoked.
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,068
    Counterpoint, I find there nothing more funny than when a dude gets barely touched and acts like he just got shot 4 times.
  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,864
    It was a penalty, because the defender stopped Neymar from getting to the ball. It doesn’t matter how slight the touch was. Neymar falling down so theatrically is probably the reason it was overturned. If he hadn’t overdone it I reckon it would have been given.
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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,068
    goldrush said:
    It was a penalty, because the defender stopped Neymar from getting to the ball. It doesn’t matter how slight the touch was. Neymar falling down so theatrically is probably the reason it was overturned. If he hadn’t overdone it I reckon it would have been given.
    I agree with this, Neymar had him beat.  Can't touch a guy once you're beat.
  • Hobbes
    Hobbes Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,438
    Cliffy6745 said:
    Hobbes said:
    Score does not reflect how well Costa Rica played.

    Neymar is a punk.
    Only saw the 2nd half but how can you say this? Costa Rica got smoked.
    Brazil is clearly the dominant team. Costa Rica's defense - specifically their keeper - kept them in the match for 90 minutes. I think Costa Rica deserves more respect for keeping Brazil at bay. I do not believe they got "smoked".
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,068
    Hobbes said:
    Cliffy6745 said:
    Hobbes said:
    Score does not reflect how well Costa Rica played.

    Neymar is a punk.
    Only saw the 2nd half but how can you say this? Costa Rica got smoked.
    Brazil is clearly the dominant team. Costa Rica's defense - specifically their keeper - kept them in the match for 90 minutes. I think Costa Rica deserves more respect for keeping Brazil at bay. I do not believe they got "smoked".
    I mean, yeah, the keeper had a good game, but 72% possession and 22 shots with 10 on target to 3 shots and none on target.  I'd argue Brazil deserved to win by 4 more than Costa Rica deserved any type of result.

    Reminds me of the US-Belgium game.

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