death tribble Posted June 19, 2018 Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 Japan win. China distraught. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted June 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 Not to mention Colombia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted June 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 Senegal look to be handling Poland comfortably, up 2-0 in the 86th minute. And as soon as I type that, it's 2-1. Very late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted June 19, 2018 Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 12 hours ago, Christopher R Taylor said: Yeah but I think that's less due to excessive interest than that it's cheap and easy for the school to set up and parents to buy gear for. Women's soccer also allows a college/University to recruit a large number of female athletes for Title IX purposes. Christopher R Taylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted June 19, 2018 Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 Russia win 3-1. They are in the next round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted June 19, 2018 Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 1 hour ago, death tribble said: Russia win 3-1. They are in the next round. While listening to that game on TuneIn, one word came to mind, and it started with "F". I would not put it past the Russian government to take whatever measure are needed to make themselves look good, and the second-half collapses by both the Saudis and the Egyptians seemed - well, I'd better not say anymore, because the hackers are listening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted June 19, 2018 Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 If it were Brazil, France or Germany then you might have a point. But Egypt and Saudi Arabia ? No Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted June 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 We'll see if the fix is in after knockout play starts; with the group A draw as it is, I don't see the first two match results as requiring the individual matches per se to be gaffed.. Saudi Arabia was widely expected to be the single weakest team in the tournament. A month ago it was publicly admitted that the draw in the 1998 World Cup was fixed to give France an advantage; you will note that I all but explicitly accused this Cup draw of being fixed in post #4 in this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted June 20, 2018 Report Share Posted June 20, 2018 Portugal beat Morocco who are now out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted June 20, 2018 Report Share Posted June 20, 2018 And Uruguay beat Saudi Arabia 1-0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted June 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2018 ... so Russia and Uruguay will advance to the knockout round, and Saudi Arabia and Egypt will go home, independent of what happens in the 3rd day of group play. In that 3rd day we will see the Russia-Uruguay and Saudi Arabia-Egypt matches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted June 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2018 Spain breaks the shutout in the 54th minute, now up 1-0 against Iran. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted June 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2018 If all the fans go home early, here's why Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted June 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2018 Panic ratings (a little late, sorry) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted June 21, 2018 Report Share Posted June 21, 2018 Looks like Portugal are out if they lose their next match, and a draw may not be enough. They need to beat Iran, period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spence Posted June 21, 2018 Report Share Posted June 21, 2018 The only thing I hate about this World Cup are the times. I can listen to about half of the first game of the day on my drive in. And I get about 30 minutes of the last game during lunch. It's a bummer, I see most of the action after it has been spoiled..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted June 21, 2018 Report Share Posted June 21, 2018 Australia draw with Denmark 1-1. That is a good result for the Soccerroos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted June 21, 2018 Report Share Posted June 21, 2018 France win and are through against Peru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted June 21, 2018 Report Share Posted June 21, 2018 Croatia beat Argentina 3-0. So Croatia are through and Argentina are in trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted June 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2018 37 minutes ago, death tribble said: Croatia beat Argentina 3-0. So Croatia are through and Argentina are in trouble. In this spirit, I see a fellow manager in my electronic football league cackling with satisfaction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted June 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2018 Costa Rica holds clean for 90 minutes, and then folds, giving up a brace in stoppage time to lose to Brazil 2-0. Pity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted June 22, 2018 Report Share Posted June 22, 2018 Nigeria beat Iceland 2-0 which means the game against Argentina is the Game of Death. Nigeria only need to draw but Argentina have to win. Croatia are through regardless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted June 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2018 Well, I'll be pulling for Nigeria, though I admit my heart was with Iceland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted June 22, 2018 Report Share Posted June 22, 2018 21 hours ago, death tribble said: Croatia beat Argentina 3-0. So Croatia are through and Argentina are in trouble. Has Argentina's goalie been executed yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted June 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2018 Grumble. I go have lunch and watch the last 40-minutes plus of the first half of the Serbia-Switzerland match, go back to the office, and miss the 2nd half, when Switzerland scores two to come back to win 2-1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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