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

I find it sad watching Messi in this team. Like a magnificent animal in a shitty concrete zoo.

Argentina still going to win this WC. Messi top scorer, too.

― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, June 26, 2018 9:11 PM (thirty-seven minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

There is absolutely no way Argentina win this World Cup

lol BF

Stay classy, Maradona.

Probaly, but their chances are a bit better than 'no way'. No outstanding team. xxp

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— Bankrupt (@bankruptspurs) June 26, 2018

I can see them beating France though.

They will though. It's called "gaining momentum". It's the ultimate story. Bad for two games, half-good in the third group game, on fire for the next games until the end. Lord know Spain and Germany and Brazil aren't up to much.

xxxp

I find it sad watching Messi in this team. Like a magnificent animal in a shitty concrete zoo.

lol & otm

balls to all this

Croatia shitting the bed against Denmark on penalties is a vision I cannot now disperse

Given how thoroughly rested France are after today's showing vs. Denmark, they'll trounce Argentina.

croatia putting spain out on penos in the cuartos, u read it hear first

I’ll take Germany’s gained momentum over Argentina’s xps

they won't have a Swede defending like a twat against them from now on

Given how thoroughly rested France are after today's showing vs. Denmark, they'll trounce Argentina.

Except they've been garbage so far, rested or not rested.

No idea on France tbh, they haven't had to play well - and why would you try against Austrlia and Denmark?

Argentina could be on a France 06 tip if Messi is now sufficiently debugged. Messi and Ronaldo on the same pitch in a WCQF still has some appeal.

Messi vs Suarez though.

Much better.

with the close disappointment with portugal yday and arg today, serbia beating brazil is our best shot at the tournament being saved

unruined is the best we can hope for

do you guys just root for the best players to not play on the biggest stage? why?

top nations going out in the 1st round is the peak world cup experience. you will never understand

Assuming South Korea beating Germany is out of the question?

Of the pre-tournament favourites, only Belgium look really convincing right now.

do you guys just root for the best players to not play on the biggest stage? why?

The joy of football is in its sheer unpredictability. It's also funny to watch complacent teams get punished for it.

what about SKorea holding Germany to a nil-nil and Mexico-Swe finishing 6-6, doesn't that do the job?

plus also messi has played in like 20 to 30 world cups and has never done it

kor getting a point is unlikely but possible, whereas i can only see mexico giving sweden a preseason friendly drubbing

do you guys just root for the best players to not play on the biggest stage? why?

It's fun. Fuck a star player.

Apart from Messi.

with the close disappointment with portugal yday and arg today, serbia beating brazil is our best shot at the tournament being saved

― Roberto Spiralli, Tuesday, 26 June 2018 Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Nigeria and Iran had their chances.

I root for the most noble teams

The camera on Messi tending his forehead looking utterly miserable while the anthem played before the Croatia game still haunts me so glad he scored but would still prefer France to step up for that one.

plus also messi has played in like 20 to 30 world cups and has never done it

He was really unlucky to be injured in 1978.

Bit weirded out that we're past the halfway mark and the four best teams so far are probably Mexico, Belgium, Croatia and England. Might begrudgingly give you Uruguay as well, joyless as they are. Can see none of them making it past the QFs.

Tax evasion bound to win regardless of guise.

everyone's inability to really take opposition into account when assessing performances is a sweet mixture of frustrating and amusing

Of that lot only Belgium and England haven't yet played anyone especially decent.

guys i think the teams who have played against deep, compact defenses are frauds and the teams that have been able to play on the counter against more expansive & aggressive teams are much better

Yes, England and Belgium having an easier time of it than anyone else except Uruguay. Big chance of neither making the QF as a result.

rooting for columbia

xxp so weird when ppl are oversimplistic in their analysis right?

anyway, let's dream a little, whomst does not salivate at the thought of croatia vs whoever loses out of belgium and england in a WC semi?

we saw this proved when the insipid, uncreative uruguay were crushed by russia's scintillating, incomparable attacking play

Liked the way Argentina came through this really tough evening. I think if Colombia goes through, and with Uruguay in and Brazil bound to be in South Americans looking good, and hopefully one of them can make the final. xps

Uruguay are way ahead of Iceland imo.

brazil-germany looks set to be the choice last 16 game

for funnies, yes

do you guys just root for the best players to not play on the biggest stage? why?

i root for them to baggio

The piece from Valdano on Argentina and Messi is spot on. They have no composure. Half of the defense seems to care more about going hard on the man than winning the ball. The AFA is lightyears behind all other great football nations.