Paddington is from Peru, if you don't know. And wtf, those are two of the best movies of the last few years, they should at least be shortlisted ;)
― Frederik B, Thursday, 21 June 2018 17:19 (five years ago) link
peru keeper's gloves coated in marmalade
― scopin' VARs (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 21 June 2018 17:32 (five years ago) link
I've never really bought into the Let's Automatically Support the African/Latin American Team Over the European Team thing - possibly because Scotland have regularly lost to so many of them over the years and most of them are so much better than us I don't think they need my sympathy or support. Mexico have been at like 40 World Cups and they're about to host the thing for the 3rd time!
― womp womp that sucker (Tom D.), Thursday, 21 June 2018 17:33 (five years ago) link
Also they haven't failed to get out of the group stage since 1978!
― womp womp that sucker (Tom D.), Thursday, 21 June 2018 17:36 (five years ago) link
Pretty sure they got out of the group stage in 1998.
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 21 June 2018 17:38 (five years ago) link
my kids, who are French citizens, and both massively into football, stopped watching this after approx 40 minutes "because it was boring"v proud dad obv
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 21 June 2018 17:42 (five years ago) link
That's exactly what I'm saying, the last time they didn't qualify from the group stage was 1978. (The same year Peru beat Scotland 3-1). (xp)
― womp womp that sucker (Tom D.), Thursday, 21 June 2018 17:42 (five years ago) link
Iceland vs Argentina showed it isn’t about just cheering for non-Euro sides, it’s about resources and hoping that talent, teamwork, etc, can level the field.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Thursday, 21 June 2018 17:43 (five years ago) link
They qualified ahead of Belgium and South Korea from the group stage in 1998. (The year Morocco beat Scotland 3-0).
― womp womp that sucker (Tom D.), Thursday, 21 June 2018 17:44 (five years ago) link
Oh yes. Indeed. My bad.
But yeah generally the let's support african/latin american teams spirit is more for teams like Paraguay, Togo or Trinidad. I think people just like underdogs, which is far when speaking about entire nations battling each other, say you had hypothetical match between Iceland and Argentina and Iceland managed to get a draw out of it people would go bonkers over the Icelandic team.
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 21 June 2018 17:46 (five years ago) link
It's not about sentimental national stereotypes for me, I just wanna see ball-playing teams win
Not the best tournament for that so far
― The Savic Detectives (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 21 June 2018 17:51 (five years ago) link
And fuck an underdog if they succeed thru attrition. On some small theoretical level respect for maximizing your resources, I just don't wanna watch you do it
― The Savic Detectives (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 21 June 2018 17:52 (five years ago) link
9 of 21 matches with a 1-0 scoreline in this tourney so far
― fuck the NRA (Neanderthal), Thursday, 21 June 2018 17:56 (five years ago) link
Believe me, there's been worse than that over the years.
― womp womp that sucker (Tom D.), Thursday, 21 June 2018 17:57 (five years ago) link
messi looked so unhappy pre-game, I wld like this WC to have some therapeutic value for him at least
― ogmor, Thursday, 21 June 2018 18:01 (five years ago) link
that stat about messi covering less distance than any other outfield player in the first round (and less than two goalkeepers!) was depressing
― ogmor, Thursday, 21 June 2018 18:04 (five years ago) link
1978 was the year I watched the entire world cup with my gran (from glasgow) (lol actually from rutherglen, she was quite posh, she nearly became an opera singer)
anyway she was unimpressed at the skills on show from ally's tartan army, at one point screaming "I COULD HAVE STOPPED THAT" after a particularly egregious keeper's blunder
(many xps to tom, i've been making and eating supper)
― mark s, Thursday, 21 June 2018 18:05 (five years ago) link
it might have been the peru match in fact
― mark s, Thursday, 21 June 2018 18:06 (five years ago) link
Be a surprise if there weren't quite a lot of goals now. Argentina can't defend, and we'll see whether Messi is up for this.
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 21 June 2018 18:08 (five years ago) link
This match looks...promising. For all kinds of fuckups.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 21 June 2018 18:11 (five years ago) link
Maybe if Pochettino managed Argentina they'd win the thing.
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 21 June 2018 18:11 (five years ago) link
Too bad Croatia has the collective touch of an elephant in the box
― fuck the NRA (Neanderthal), Thursday, 21 June 2018 18:12 (five years ago) link
Couple of rough moments already - if we can't see goals maybe a couple of red cards would be nice.
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 21 June 2018 18:16 (five years ago) link
fuck lawro already
― In space, pizza sends out for YOU (Ste), Thursday, 21 June 2018 18:21 (five years ago) link
I'm in the theatre and can't watch the game but yes, always and forever
― The Savic Detectives (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 21 June 2018 18:22 (five years ago) link
you: prisons are bad and should be abolishedalso you after listening to Lawro for 5 mins: maybe...they are ok, sometimes.
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 21 June 2018 18:27 (five years ago) link
wtf!!
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 21 June 2018 18:29 (five years ago) link
sgotta be a contender for miss of the tournament
― ogmor, Thursday, 21 June 2018 18:30 (five years ago) link
fucking hell what a chance Croatia now
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 21 June 2018 18:32 (five years ago) link
another contender
― In space, pizza sends out for YOU (Ste), Thursday, 21 June 2018 18:33 (five years ago) link
So near and yet etc
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 21 June 2018 18:33 (five years ago) link
This is like watching two sides managed by Martin Allen.
― Tim, Thursday, 21 June 2018 18:35 (five years ago) link
Argentina are there for the taking but, not untypically, Croatia aren't looking like taking em
― i know kore-eda (or something), Thursday, 21 June 2018 18:37 (five years ago) link
VAR nearly looking at a red card there?
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 21 June 2018 18:40 (five years ago) link
ridiculous, what a waste of a killer pass by Modric
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 21 June 2018 18:47 (five years ago) link
lol @ this finishing 0-0
two gutless teams, each trying to hack the other to pieces. weird game
― Windsor Davies, Thursday, 21 June 2018 18:48 (five years ago) link
only half-listening as i blog abt punk but hurrah for the interstitial news story on "gareth southgate's revolution" setting it up with a reference and lightning sketch of reasons for the russian revolution in 1917 lol
― mark s, Thursday, 21 June 2018 18:59 (five years ago) link
Blokhin smoke up his arse, morelike!
― calzino, Thursday, 21 June 2018 19:05 (five years ago) link
lol
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 21 June 2018 19:10 (five years ago) link
fab
― In space, pizza sends out for YOU (Ste), Thursday, 21 June 2018 19:10 (five years ago) link
― mark s, Thursday, 21 June 2018 19:10 (five years ago) link
unbefuckingliveable
at least it wasn't a penalty
― ogmor, Thursday, 21 June 2018 19:10 (five years ago) link
Oh my
― Blandford Forum, Thursday, 21 June 2018 19:11 (five years ago) link
yaketysax.wav
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 21 June 2018 19:11 (five years ago) link
nice finish
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 21 June 2018 19:11 (five years ago) link
Lol forever.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Thursday, 21 June 2018 19:11 (five years ago) link
'kin hell!
― calzino, Thursday, 21 June 2018 19:11 (five years ago) link
Haha well
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 21 June 2018 19:11 (five years ago) link