I mean, fuck, like we have a surplus if fucking goals at this tournament
― A Warning to the Karius (Bananaman Begins), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:26 (five years ago) link
The entire tournament is ruined.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, June 20, 2018 9:24 PM (one minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:26 (five years ago) link
If Spain win by more than one it means Iran would have to beat Portugal by at least a couple to finish 2nd I think.
― The Savic Detectives (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:27 (five years ago) link
lol if it was the other way round we'd all be loving it.
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:27 (five years ago) link
If Iran beat Portugal they will have six points and Portugal will have four.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:28 (five years ago) link
Nah, Iran have three points already, if they beat portugal they go through
― A Warning to the Karius (Bananaman Begins), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:29 (five years ago) link
Still prefer VAR over these kit rules in a choose your own torture way. Too many cagey first halves also killing the vibe (makes #PORESP seem even better I guess).
― nashwan, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:29 (five years ago) link
Xpost
Thanks I fucked up my maths
― The Savic Detectives (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:30 (five years ago) link
wow
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:30 (five years ago) link
that was almost an orgy in the box
― fuck the NRA (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:30 (five years ago) link
Lol @ the Iran players just throwing themselves onto the goal line.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:30 (five years ago) link
Somehow decided Portugal had 6 already, and I'm sober.
Fuck rooting against Spain unless you're actually Iranian btw
― The Savic Detectives (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:31 (five years ago) link
What’s VAR got to do, got to do with it?The goal wasn’t given to begin with it, it was flagged offside. VAR just confirmed it was the right decision. (Still wish it would have counted obviously)
― breastcrawl, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:32 (five years ago) link
Fuck Spain
― A Warning to the Karius (Bananaman Begins), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:33 (five years ago) link
Fuck hating football
― The Savic Detectives (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:33 (five years ago) link
(I don't really mind spain, but i'm down with the uh indefatigability of this iran side)
― A Warning to the Karius (Bananaman Begins), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:34 (five years ago) link
I think we're doing about average for goals so far btw. 2014 was unusually goalsy, 2010 unusually ungoalsy
― ogmor, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:34 (five years ago) link
Fuck football
aw man
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:34 (five years ago) link
some bruce lee henchmen opponent throwing bodies at the problem there
― tired culché (darraghmac), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:34 (five years ago) link
(I'm v impressed with this Iran performance but I love Iniesta with all my heart)
― The Savic Detectives (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:35 (five years ago) link
Only watched the 2nd half and Iran are playing well enough to get something out of this game.
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:35 (five years ago) link
― The Savic Detectives (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, June 20, 2018 9:35 PM (one minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
This is me basically. I need Iran to beat Portugal though, like badly.
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:37 (five years ago) link
I think it could happen.
― A Warning to the Karius (Bananaman Begins), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:39 (five years ago) link
Yeah if Iran are going to send one Iberian team home then let it be Portugal.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:39 (five years ago) link
On tonight's performance, they're capable, and Portugal would be much less of a loss to the tournament
― The Savic Detectives (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:41 (five years ago) link
what a chance!
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:41 (five years ago) link
Iran have been great since going behind
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:41 (five years ago) link
holy shit arrrrrgggghhhhh
― I'd Rather Kecak (NickB), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:42 (five years ago) link
oh man what a cross
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:42 (five years ago) link
lol commentator switching from "so easy for Spain now" to "they're not there yet"
― The Savic Detectives (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:43 (five years ago) link
seeing pique get diddled like that
― I'd Rather Kecak (NickB), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:43 (five years ago) link
Waiting for Ghodos.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:46 (five years ago) link
Ghoddos in the detail.
― Tim, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:46 (five years ago) link
Hahaxp
limited sample size obviously but
Only 36% of goals scored have been "normal" this World Cup. If you think that's weird it's because it is. Very weird actually. pic.twitter.com/vIWwLxpXeH— Alex Olshansky (@atosoccer) June 20, 2018
― Number None, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:53 (five years ago) link
loooool throw
― tired culché (darraghmac), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:54 (five years ago) link
Iran deserved something out of that game, I feel comfortable saying now
― The Savic Detectives (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:55 (five years ago) link
Man that was something. But yeah, should have been at least a draw.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:55 (five years ago) link
seems questionable to start calling goals from open play "normal" at the exact point they stop being normal. but yes, it's odd, I don't know how much of it is VAR
― ogmor, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:56 (five years ago) link
kevin doyle is something on rte lads
daytime gameshow host is the least of it
― tired culché (darraghmac), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 19:57 (five years ago) link
god bless Doyler <3
― The Savic Detectives (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 20:01 (five years ago) link
61m: GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...... oh wait. Not a goal yet. A darkness falls over the stadium. It’s the spectre of #VAR arriving like Dracula. It proceeds to suck the fun out of the game, then leaves. Disallowed.#IRN 0-1 #ESP#IRNESP#WorldCup— Reykjavík Grapevine (@rvkgrapevine) June 20, 2018
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 20:05 (five years ago) link
a kid was actually offside with a ball in the street
― scopin' VARs (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 20:15 (five years ago) link
― ogmor, Wednesday, June 20, 2018 12:34 PM (forty-two minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
currently on course to be marginally ahead, on average goals, of 2010 and a little more ahead of Italia 90 but literally below every other world cup ever
― ( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 20:19 (five years ago) link
every game I've caught much of has had lots of goals thankfully
I have no way of quantifying this at all but from the little I've seen I feel like goaltenders have been ~really good.
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 20:22 (five years ago) link
Feels rare to get through the first week without a single 0-0 too.
― nashwan, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 20:25 (five years ago) link
It's less to do with VAR and more down to a lot of teams being very well-organised defensively. Even if they're going to lose against the big teams, a lot of the groups are evenly matched enough that even less prominent footballing nations stood a chance of sneaking through if they were capable of preserving their goal difference. Unfortunately a lot of them also lack any kind of goal threat.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 20 June 2018 20:26 (five years ago) link