Old Man Posted July 7, 2018 Report Share Posted July 7, 2018 Pariah, Spence, tkdguy and 4 others 2 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted July 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2018 England defeat Sweden 2-0 and advance. EDIT: I did not expect Sweden to be as vulnerable on set pieces as they showed today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted July 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2018 Russia and Coatia trade unstoppable thunderbolts, and it's 1-1 at the half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted July 7, 2018 Report Share Posted July 7, 2018 England 2-0 Sweden A nation weeps And I'm so sorry L Marcus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted July 7, 2018 Report Share Posted July 7, 2018 Ah, don't be! It was a fair result, from the little I caught of the match. And our boys has made us all proud, doing as well as they have! I mean, World Cup Quarter Finals? That's exceeding anyone's expectations, really. tkdguy and Spence 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted July 7, 2018 Report Share Posted July 7, 2018 Croatia are through on penalties. Two of the Russian players did not shoot straight. England players can sympathise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted July 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2018 Croatia eliminate Russia on penalty kicks. It endd 1-1 after 90 minutes, 2-2 after 120. Subasic, the Croatian keeper, wins massive stud points for staying in after yanking his hamsting late in the game. Hermit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Certified Posted July 7, 2018 Report Share Posted July 7, 2018 Those poor Croatian families. Anyone hear that there's been an outbreak of radiation poisoning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted July 7, 2018 Report Share Posted July 7, 2018 France vs Belgium and England vs Croatia are the semis Not exactly setting the World alight. The ideal would be Belgium vs Croatia as neither has won before. France vs England would be the big grudge match Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted July 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2018 22 minutes ago, Certified said: Those poor Croatian families. Anyone hear that there's been an outbreak of radiation poisoning. If England and Russia had played, there'd've been an outbreak of nerve gas deaths in the UK. Certified 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slikmar Posted July 8, 2018 Report Share Posted July 8, 2018 I can't really want, given stuff in the world, Russia to have won, so am glad Croatia did win, but that was truly a game where every player left everything they had and then some on the field. Amazing it basically came down to someone in PKs missing the net, the one thing you can't do. At least make the goalie stop it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted July 8, 2018 Report Share Posted July 8, 2018 7 hours ago, Cancer said: If England and Russia had played, there'd've been an outbreak of nerve gas deaths in the UK. There has already been an outbreak of nerve gas deaths in the UK. Also, credit for using "there'd've" properly. Certified 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted July 8, 2018 Report Share Posted July 8, 2018 9 hours ago, slikmar said: I can't really want, given stuff in the world, Russia to have won, so am glad Croatia did win, but that was truly a game where every player left everything they had and then some on the field. Amazing it basically came down to someone in PKs missing the net, the one thing you can't do. At least make the goalie stop it. The current England manager is one who knows about missing penalties in the World Cup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted July 8, 2018 Report Share Posted July 8, 2018 Go England! I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted July 8, 2018 Report Share Posted July 8, 2018 I am used to disappointment where the National Side are concerned. The Rugby team, the Cricket team and the Olympic teams have all triumphed and brought great joy. Not so the Football team. They have had a tendency to be a let down. In 1974 and 1978 we did not even qualify for the World Cup finals. Consistently they under perform at the European Championships despite how good individual players maybe. In 1990 they got to the semi-final only to lose on penalties to Germany. Portugal put us out on penalties in another World Cup Quarter Final So going to penalties is a thing the England team fear and the fans dread. Then there was the culture. Football fans for clubs an the National Team were thugs who would go out and try and beat up the opposition or worse. That was the situation in the 70s and even into the 80s. Certain clubs managed to change that around. It is much better than it was but it is one of the reasons that I never really got into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted July 8, 2018 Report Share Posted July 8, 2018 I remember hearing the saw that "Soccer is a gentleman's game played by hooligans, while rugby is a hooligan's game played by gentlemen". (Of course, that makes Handegg a hooligan's game played by hooligans, but that's neither here nor there.) A lot of working-class frustration gets vented in the stands, which the NFL avoids by pricing the working class out of attending their games. Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted July 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 France defeated Belgium 1-0 today, so France is into the final. Pity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted July 11, 2018 Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 Apparently the England coach's secret weapon is basketball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted July 11, 2018 Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 I'm a little disappointed that we haven't seen more of Croatia's red and white kit. I'm just sayin'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted July 11, 2018 Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 It has bad associations with World War 2. And not the best thing to raise in Russia of all places. I'm just sayin' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted July 11, 2018 Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 I'm surprised that Croatia are getting so many shots this late in the game. I can't help but feel like it's only a matter of time until one of them goes in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted July 11, 2018 Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 England are out 2-1 to Croatia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted July 11, 2018 Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 Whosajiggawah? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted July 11, 2018 Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 France play Croatia in the Final. And I want the French to win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted July 11, 2018 Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 But ... leading ... goal ... England ... had ... what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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