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

Danish commentators sure that Sweden played really well today and that Scandinavia in general is doing a great job so far. Lol.

they probs said the same in the 40's!

Penalties at World Cups:
1994 - 15
1998 - 18
2002 - 15
2006 - 17
2010 - 15
2014 - 13
2018 (first 12 of 64 games) - 7#VAR

— Andrew Beasley (@BassTunedToRed) June 18, 2018

It'll go higher

But who cares lads ENGLAND are on soon. We'll show em how its done against *checks notes* Tunisia

not sure where in wales giggsy is from but i'm gonna guess mumbles

they probs said the same in the 40's!

― calzino, 18. juni 2018 15:59 (two minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Well, yeah, but Scandinavian teams did pretty well in the 40's. Helped not having all young men killed in war.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics

Belgian press are already going "maybe we'd better lose this one because in the next round we might have to play against..." :-/

Lose this one and your out mate

Mark Clattenburg in the 'Analysis Truck.' pic.twitter.com/DYjukOTKRy

— Balderdash (@notDcfcBoss) June 18, 2018

soz about Cavaleiro, NV. But I'm totally psyched!

this time last year i'd've said he wasn't Prem class tbh, but he dug in and contributed a lot last season, i'll miss him if he goes but it's not like he won't be replaced and he deserves regular game time wherever he ends up

when he's on it he totally adds excitement to the team

Armando Cooper = another one to add to ogmor's list of class footballer names

looks like the Cav deal has moved on from rumours to realness tho

Hoping Belgium will be the first team to really show it's class. It's been a classless tournament so far, at least from the big guns.

*cough* Spain - Portugal

didn't see that one tbf ;)

it's the one exception

Mexico were pretty class

Spain and Portugal had to play one another, which must've helped them to wake up.

Too many of the major countries are doing *checks notes* though I am enjoying all I've seen because its the world cup after all.

really looking forward to this one

harold cummings is on the panama bench, is he some sort of embedded poet?

Someone said it's already the longest we've gone since '86 without a red card yet. Usually had at least one 0-0 by now too.

P sure this won't be 0-0 by the looks of it

i think VAR should give yellows for schwalbes too.

Strong possibility this group could be decided by goal difference so I can see Belgium being relentless.

Won't need GD with 9 points

Axel Laurent Angel Lambert Witsel is, I think, an abysmal real name

haha

this could be an absolute thrashing if belgium remember how to finish

OK LOL Belgium are actually playing Boyata, he'd struggle to get in the Scotland team.

Love to see some of these folks learning about the magic that is Blas Perez.

Get Dembele on for the second half.

Martinez is trolling us.

Gonna Wigan this

Martinez looks at Boyata and sees Gary Caldwell.

The population of Belgium is only 11m, idk if Panama having 4m is a stat that bears constant repetition.

Fuckin Lawrenson again

Should be euthanized

“They scored 43 goals in qualifying - against better opposition than Panama”

They scored eight in one game against Estonia and fifteen across two legs vs Gibraltar ffs.

No easy games in world football.

tbf Gibraltar have been unlucky to have missed out on playing in the World Cup finals.

Penalties at World Cups:
1994 - 15
1998 - 18
2002 - 15
2006 - 17
2010 - 15
2014 - 13
2018 (first 12 of 64 games) - 7#VAR

— Andrew Beasley (@BassTunedToRed) June 18, 2018

― ogmor, Monday, June 18, 2018 7:04 AM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

a varnacle on the world cup

Travelling home so my knowledge is gonna be patchy for the evening, but lol Belgium

Bosh

Nice

Cue rout

loved that