The Watford lads are doing well. Superb goal from Carillo.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Tuesday, 26 June 2018 14:19 (five years ago) link
that was a great volley
― ogmor, Tuesday, 26 June 2018 14:19 (five years ago) link
beautiful goal from peru, only costa rica haven't scored now!
― nxd, Tuesday, 26 June 2018 14:25 (five years ago) link
love a full stretch tackle like that
― ogmor, Tuesday, 26 June 2018 14:36 (five years ago) link
now this could be our first 0-0, we are blessed.
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 26 June 2018 15:09 (five years ago) link
Just got home in time to see Guerrero make it 2-0
― Swedes and Löw (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 26 June 2018 15:09 (five years ago) link
That’s a great story if nothing else.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Tuesday, 26 June 2018 15:10 (five years ago) link
he hooked that finish impressively
― ogmor, Tuesday, 26 June 2018 15:11 (five years ago) link
now they're dusting off tim cahill
Getting through because Peru wins is pretty much perfect.
― Frederik B, Tuesday, 26 June 2018 15:11 (five years ago) link
And now here's Cahill's swan song
― Swedes and Löw (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 26 June 2018 15:12 (five years ago) link
Nice deflection - anything to make aussies suffer more.
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 26 June 2018 15:21 (five years ago) link
Won't be sorry to see the back of this group. It might actually be worse than Group A.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 26 June 2018 15:26 (five years ago) link
xp ah was that what it was, ok. australia have been as expected this tournament but arzani looks good
― ogmor, Tuesday, 26 June 2018 15:28 (five years ago) link
Yeah weird little deflection.
Real shame Peru never had their finishing boots on against Denmark. My only joy out of this is seeing Aussies finish bottom.
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 26 June 2018 15:31 (five years ago) link
Peru should be given a wildcard "moral victors" pass to the next round
― Swedes and Löw (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 26 June 2018 15:33 (five years ago) link
hope Nigeria win the group if they still can, then beat Denmark (98 revenge)
― nashwan, Tuesday, 26 June 2018 15:33 (five years ago) link
why is the Aussie kit all yellow? There is no yellow in their flag I don't get it.
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 26 June 2018 15:35 (five years ago) link
Nigeria would have to overturn a five-goal deficit on Croatia, which seems unlikely unless we are due the most hilarious night of our football-watching lives.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 26 June 2018 15:36 (five years ago) link
Yellow and green are Australia's sporting colours - football, rugby, athletics...
― womp womp that sucker (Tom D.), Tuesday, 26 June 2018 15:38 (five years ago) link
... no idea why.
― womp womp that sucker (Tom D.), Tuesday, 26 June 2018 15:39 (five years ago) link
Tom D - just thought you'd be interested in this:
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/jun/26/the-surprise-team-of-the-world-cup-jon-champion-and-ally-mccoist
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 26 June 2018 15:41 (five years ago) link
Many xps All Platini admitted to was keeping brazil, champions, and france, hosts, apart until the final assuming both won their groups. I didn't realise any rigging was required, i thought it was standard operating procedure. Mexico 86, Italia 90, USA 94, euro 96, euro 2000, euro 2004, germany 2006, south africa 2010, euro 2012, brazil 2014, euro 2016 were all similarly rigged. I mean i could go on. The only times it hasn't happened have been when co-hosting has meant its been rigged to keep the hosts apart
― A Warning to the Karius (Bananaman Begins), Tuesday, 26 June 2018 15:42 (five years ago) link
nigeria-argentina is the game I've been most looking fwd to since the groups were announced and now it's even spicier
― ogmor, Tuesday, 26 June 2018 15:42 (five years ago) link
ok in Test match cricket its all white so you only notice the cap I guess.
This kit is such an eyesore.
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 26 June 2018 15:43 (five years ago) link
I was literally just thinking that as commentary teams go these are far from the worst. Still pretty bad objectively, but it's much more tolerable than your Pearces and your Lawrensons.
― Swedes and Löw (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 26 June 2018 15:44 (five years ago) link
Peru hit the post btw, shame.
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 26 June 2018 15:44 (five years ago) link
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, June 26, 2018 11:35 AM (eight minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
i like it when teams that use colors not in their flag, there'a fewitalynetherlandsjapanvenzuela
― mizzell, Tuesday, 26 June 2018 15:46 (five years ago) link
no blue in the English flag, but their home kit always has some.
― mizzell, Tuesday, 26 June 2018 15:47 (five years ago) link
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_colours_of_Australia
― mizzell, Tuesday, 26 June 2018 15:48 (five years ago) link
Italy, Japan and Netherlands have white shorts?
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 26 June 2018 15:48 (five years ago) link
no white on the german flag
― I'd Rather Kecak (NickB), Tuesday, 26 June 2018 15:49 (five years ago) link
Peru really should have had a third here
― Swedes and Löw (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 26 June 2018 15:49 (five years ago) link
But Germans have some black in their kit. The aussie kit has nothing to do with their flag its fucked.
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 26 June 2018 15:51 (five years ago) link
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_colours_of_Australia― mizzell, Tuesday, 26 June 2018 Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― mizzell, Tuesday, 26 June 2018 Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
lol, but why isn't it in their flag?
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 26 June 2018 15:53 (five years ago) link
Was hoping France would avoid a 0-0 in the group for the first time since 98. At least an Argentina win means they play each other for first time in the World Cup since forever
― nashwan, Tuesday, 26 June 2018 15:54 (five years ago) link
boo to these goalless gauls
― I'd Rather Kecak (NickB), Tuesday, 26 June 2018 15:54 (five years ago) link
some use flag colours, some use the colours of royal houses, some i guess other, there's no set must
― nxd, Tuesday, 26 June 2018 15:55 (five years ago) link
things i learnt today: australia wear yellow because of golden waffles
― I'd Rather Kecak (NickB), Tuesday, 26 June 2018 15:56 (five years ago) link
England use the colours of the British flag, of course.
― womp womp that sucker (Tom D.), Tuesday, 26 June 2018 15:57 (five years ago) link
I was literally just thinking that as commentary teams go these are far from the worst. Still pretty bad objectively, but it's much more tolerable than your Pearces and your Lawrensons.― Swedes and Löw (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 26 June 2018 Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Swedes and Löw (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 26 June 2018 Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Yeah its not too bad. I don't expect commentary teams to say anything interesting about the football (I know) so the least they could do is bring something else - like they are positive about being at a fkn world cup, the place.
I was thinking the only positive benefit of VAR is Lawro being so relentlessly negative it will be a turn off and they can use that as an excuse to get rid of him. If a heart attack doesn't do it first.
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 26 June 2018 16:07 (five years ago) link
I have to assume at this stage that a reasonable proportion of viewers hate football as much as he does.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Tuesday, 26 June 2018 16:10 (five years ago) link
Or at least hate the bits between goals.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Tuesday, 26 June 2018 16:11 (five years ago) link
football is bad and you should all feel bad
― mark s, Tuesday, 26 June 2018 16:12 (five years ago) link
i do, i do
― Cueva mutilation (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 26 June 2018 16:13 (five years ago) link
AUSPER total snore on the Aus front, ugh what a way to go out. Well played Peru tho. THAT BEING SAID IM STILL FPING ALL YOU CUNCE WHO HAVE BEEN RAGGING ON AUSTRALIA *flounces away on crying kangaroo*
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 26 June 2018 16:14 (five years ago) link
baffled that ilxors could be put off by lawro's relentless miserabilism
― ogmor, Tuesday, 26 June 2018 16:15 (five years ago) link
wd still love it if the Beeb ran, say, the last night of the Proms with a commentator who clearly hated it and sniped about the twats in union jack hats throughout the show
― Cueva mutilation (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 26 June 2018 16:16 (five years ago) link
green and gold australian colors represent green eucalyptus and gold wattle flower (wattle is national flower)
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 26 June 2018 16:17 (five years ago) link
sorry, to replicate the Lawro experience the union jack hats shd be the only bit the commentator likes, and they spend the night moaning about foreign composers they haven't learned the names of and how the violins need to play faster
― Cueva mutilation (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 26 June 2018 16:18 (five years ago) link