No Irish, No Yanks, No Clogs - FIFA World Cup 2018

I think he's trying to pull his hand away if anything, that is well dodgy.

And O'Neill is right, the act of referring it to VAR influences the ref's decision every time.

TS: Glad its not another fucking 1-0 vs Getting sick of penaltyball

Heartily sick of penaltyball

Sick of penaltyball and not at all biased

VG joins the team, scores eight goals, Fred despairs.

What ref is going to dare to disagree with a VAR call?

I guess it takes a lot of weight of the referee's and other official's shoulders, if they're not now, even in theory, meant to see and catch everything that goes on on the pitch- if the weight of the decision is shared by the guys in the studio in Moscow, who the players can't surround and intimidate.

We don't really deserve to win, but I'm still really rooting for us, because otherwise I would kinda have to root for France tonight, and I really don't want to do that.

Denmark fortunate that scoring goals is basically impossible now

yeah they've really laboured this half

draw suits them better than Aus tho so

And now for a glorious Peruvian victory. Uh, maybe.

Deep sigh

happy with that! not over the moon, lot of almost-shots that didnt get there. we sorely need a striker to really capitalize.

Thanks for the match, VG, and wishing you all the best against Ned.

cheers Fred! It was a good game to watch! I am glad I didnt regret dragging myself out of bed at 5am

Cheers! I'll say that missing the first half hour was not optimal from my viewpoint, but oh well :)

If France and Peru draws tonight, then France and Denmark will both make it through if we draw in the final match.

Sorry Ned and VG :)

nice dive in the box there from france

Fred what is there not to like with this french team? A bunch of black muslims representing France, that’s the dream.

Sorry Ned and VG :)

peruvuvus!

don't really know much about soccer but idk why these guys don't just blast it at the goal as hard as they can when they get a look like that

did mbappé just nick that goal off griezmann?

Man rootin so hard for Peru cos they have Orlando City's Yoshi Yotun but huge uphill climb now :(

Lol i feel like it was a "just in case" tap so goalie had no shot at sVing it

man this mbappe kid is fun

I assume the hanson jokes have all been made a by this point

It's a pity Giroud is (still) such a carthorse though.

Pauvre Paddington :(

Seriously, VHS, how can you even ask.
https://giphy.com/gifs/paddingtonbear-paddington-2-the-bear-xUNda2Ir1KQpHrfIpG

Sad for Peru but hey

Lotta folks in the pub rate Giroud more than I do

I approve of Giroud in this French attack which can otherwise be disjointed. he suits slower edgier games which you normally get in the WC & I wld have started him against Australia but this is more frantic and you cld make a stronger case for Dembele

oof

Don’t know Fred, maybe there’s an event I don’t remember?

Cmon Peru. No more almost

Tournament of crushed fairy tales

this is pathetic from france

Senegal and Mexico fairy tales still ongoing.

France has been boring and closed since Schumacher ice hockey-ed Battiston. If football champagne couldn’t win in 1982, then the world doesn’t deserve it.

Basically this world cup, first goal goes in and that's that, unless var takes a hand. Don't think there's been any come from behind wins. Euro 96, another disappointing tournament also had none, other than the final (and golden goal made that a farce)

Golden goal was 2000, no?

Even if Prue score, it'll get disallowed by var

Both. But iirc flag was up for germany winner in 96, referee bottled it

1-0 to one of the teams
1-0 to one of the teams

Wish I wasn't too hopelessly amoral to boycott this piece of shit tournament

You guys will all be proven wrong when Senegal score their 3rd goal in a come from behind victory against Mexico in the semifinals.

boo and pah

sorry that was to peru going out not aimed at VHS

save your moral outrage for 2026 when it will enable you to skip watching far more terrible teams