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

Into the meaningful games already. Still think Russia beat a very poor Saudi Arabia and the scoreline flattered them, Egypt to win tonight.

Okay I just saw that second Senegal goal on replay and deep roffles, that was brilliant.

Senegal's Aliou Cissé with one of the great World Cup coaching celebrations. You may meme this if you would like, internets. pic.twitter.com/zVkaWiotky

— Miriti Murungi (@NutmegRadio) June 19, 2018

Cherchesov looking like you just tried to pay a tram fare with a 1000 ruble note after that last bit of defending.

Second Senegal goal was a goalkeeping error tbh

Of course, former Arsenal goalkeeper after all.

i wanna live with a senegal goal
i could be happy the rest of my life
with a senegal goal

Current match is kinda hmm.

Enjoying the extent to which the BBC are blatantly willing Egypt to win this. They're defending quite resolutely but Salah looks like he's playing with one arm.

Own goals are a thing

another weird assed own goal.

lol xpost

you're 0-1 for me, fathy

score in the goalbag fellas ffs

soccer is popular

дава́й!!!!!!!

damn

Roffle. Honestly Russia deserves to progress out of the group at this point.

ok now wtf

Looking forward to seeing them in the knockout sections

Artem!!!!!

Putin has done his work I see

fucking Kadyrov must have given the Egypt squad some fat briefcases t'other day!

egypt the second highest profile bedpisser on soviet soil lately

Passovotchka is back baby, awooga!

can't wait for the Japan - Russia WC Final

Winner gets the Kuril Islands.

going to assume based on these results and historical precedent that russia burned down the cities where their opponents were based just prior to the tournament

oh boy

Surely a penalty.

vvvvvaaaRRRRRRRRR

now then..

if Egypt manages to tie this one by some miracle, expect them to try and score 7 goals against SAudi

Never thought I'd say this, like really, never, but Russia up till now are the WCs best playing team. They're actually playing exciting, attacking football. I don't know what took them so long (last time was before the fall of the Soviet empire iirc, EC '88 runners up was a curse, not a blessing or acievement), maybe shame or a false sense of self-worthlessness, but they are showing up right now.

Gotta pour it on for the hometown crowd.

It's more than that Ned! They've been atrocious for decades. This really is something else.

(maybe you are right and it is just that, still though)

I think a lot of it is playing with no expectations behind them. The pressure is totally off. Everyone, in Russia and abroad, had written them off as hopeless.

xpost No I know they've been rotten, but first they got an even rottener team to beat, then they got a side with a recovering star, plus some good luck to start their goal run. It all helps.

You are both otm, Shari Vari and Ned.

Football wise, Russia for me is the surprise of the WC so far. They're really sinking their teeth into this, in an attacking way.

Dzyuba was excellent

Russia up till now are the WCs best playing team

you fancy them to win it then?

Enjoying the extent to which the BBC are blatantly willing Egypt to win this.

If anything is designed to get you supporting Russia...

No chance, they'll collapse sooner rather than later. But they *have* been playing the (imo) best, most attacking football. xp

ya but they played saudi arabia and egypt

Argentina played Iceland
Germany played Mexico
Brazil played Suisse

Point being?

A Brazil 2014 scenario where they get all the way to the semis and then annihilated in front of Putin would be sweet.

russia have played against saudi arabia and egypt on the counter and taken their chances

yeah, didn't see today but first game was least convincing 5-0 i can ever remember.

just saw the 2nd SEN goal a second time and larfed non-stop all over again

Argentina, Brazil, Ingerland, hell even Belgium all should have 5-0's in their first matches. But they didn't. Lame to discredit Russia bcz "KSA & Egypt" tbh.

You do know that I have played in these games right? https://t.co/dyzvsH9Olp

— Alan Shearer (@alanshearer) June 18, 2018