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

What a tragedy for Pulisball on the international stage

it does. points then goal difference then goals scored THEN head to head

... then bookings and dismissals. I kid you not.

FIFA fair play baby

this might be Mexico's year

unless we have No Era Penal 2

i want v badly for mexico to do well

if they've stopped the "Puto!" chant I might be able to root for em

there is second, concurrent world cup, that of sports fan quality, and nobody wins

(i am winning the third world cup where commas count as goals)

Seven victories in the last eight matches and all of them to nil is another odd run of results.

I quite fancy Serbia tonight thought it could be another one where a set piece decides it.

Croatia are definitely top so why would they risk even a single first team player against Iceland?

You'd still think Argentina would be able to beat Nigeria but things are completely rancorous in the camp so who knows. And Nigeria clearly know how to deal with clownish keepers.

Just caught up with the Brazil game.

How many injury time winners have there been now?

i predict this next match is our first 0-0

I think Switzerland will win this tbh.

1-0. VAR set piece in the 91st minute.

Match abandonded after someone flies a drone with a Kosovo flag onto the pitch imo.

Barring that, idk 2-1 Serbia.

probably the 1st wc game I can see but not really feeling it..

I'm feeling it

Candy from a baby. A Swiss baby.

lol I am RONG xxxpost

Match abandonded after someone flies a drone with a Kosovo flag onto the pitch imo.

Indeed, a few Swiss players of Kosovan extraction I believe.

lots of falling the fuck over

Apparently a few of the Swiss have got the Kosovo flag on the back of their boots xp

And Seferovic is of Bosnian Muslim origin.

Serbia ain't playin around maaaaaaaan

game might be over by half-time

I wonder if Kevin Kilbane has any opinions as to how quickly Switzerland should move the ball.

the ball should move them

Serbia have been nice but I wonder if they'll regret not putting Switzerland away this half.

Who the fuck invited Derby County's Frank Lampard to the studio?

Been coming for a while.

beaut!

Boom

excellent - glad I was wrong about this match

That’s probably as close to the goal as I’ve ever seen him score.

omg

brushed the post!

fuckin Christ I went to the corner store and missed the Swiss goal. apparently all it takes for goals is me being away

record tied for most matches without scoreless draw in World Cup apparently

I wish I could get "Hips Don't Lie" out of my head

lol this is a pen!!

Determined to get the pen count down here.

Absolutely

Glad we have VAR to make sure every decision is correct

RIP the dark arts

damn Serbia on the up here - be something if this finished 1-1

Yeah it's a real cup tie now

just can't stop laughing at the slow mo replay of that takedown. Haven't seen wrestling in years

great end-to-end stuff. Shaqiri nearly in there

Maybe the ref couldn't see Mitrovic in between the two Swiss lads

Just had a thought, maybe there should be a panel of refs in a little room watching a video feed of the VAR room and they could give them a shout if they see an obviously wrong decision