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

Sorry, that's not the same thing at all but a rebuttal of the guardian article

I've just found out that Mbappé isn't his surname (Lottin is apparently) so am going back to my fantasy theory his parents named him after the Hanson hit from the year before he was born.

lol

i believe i made a particularly oblique onomatopoeic post referring to this only recently

also lol koogs i made that up but also *serious academic pushes glasses up nose* it is in my experience true

In which case soz for biting yr joek but I am only skimming this thread at the moment.

Both winners tonight had the least possession - Uruguay 33% France 39%. They keep telling me possession is 9/10ths of the game - so how does that happen?

— Richard Keys (@richardajkeys) June 30, 2018

absolutely smashed that insight

you'd think that a lifetime of watching the game might have prepared him for this "mindblowing anomaly"!

just want to give a shout out to the ppl who are apparently fucking with richard keyes

9/10ths of the laws of the game trevor

France made up for that disgraceful 0-0 draw with seven goals in their next match. I fully expect Denmark to do the same, though probably without scoring that much. Sigh.

fernando what is this starting eleven all about?

I feel like Russia are about to get a serious butchering. Hope I’m wrong

about a large amount of money nah only joking

lol here we go

PWN GOAL

oops

controversial demand from Kilbane for a penalty *and* a goal.

Lol Spain should have gotten a penalty either way. Crazy looking goal.

lol @ mugging the opponent in the box and own goaling anyway

Spain looking like they might actually try to score more goals instead of just passing the game out.

I'm enjoying seeing this russian team disgrace themselves with the second bit of ridiculous wrestling leading to a goal in two games

My wife and I now giggling madly every time Zhirkov’s name is spoken.

so it's not just me!

Russia depending on the counter is gonna be pointless at this point cos their counter is inert against Spain. just get forward and go for broke, make it fun.

Dzyuba is going to win any number of balls in the box but there is hardly any point if he’s the only one there.

Have there been more crappy short corners than usual this tournament?

this around the horn shit is getting tiresome

corner quality is at a historic low imo

almost a defending disaster for Spain there

I wonder if Cheryshev will make an appearance at all. There’s no pace without him.

lol

w...t...f

Definitely

"furthermore, referee,, "

piCAN'T

Not sure Artem is the best choice.

YES!

great now Russia will probably try to keep it 1-1 for another 75 minutes

ref needs to control the game better, play shouldn't stop while people are bitching

the pointless factoids on Fox drive me nuts.

"Spain - First knockout round appearance since WC 2010"

wow, been so long! ....wait, all you're saying is THEY MISSED KNOCKOUTS IN 2014 AND THEY MADE IT THIS YEAR.

I have a feeling that enrollment in Spanish language classes spikes every time Fox covers an important soccer match.

Doesn't look good for Russia does it

ive decided the only spanish player i like is Isco, that dude can fuckin ball

corner quality is at a historic low imo

― Number None, Sunday, July 1, 2018 10:33 AM (forty-two minutes ago)

how can one even tell, teams score like <3% of the time off of corners to begin with

england's corners are going to take them to the final

koke and asensio are dead weight

Huge cheer for Cheryshev.

I thought they might have benched him permanently after the press reported his father said someone had given him growth hormones before the tournament (which both Cheryshevs deny).

ive decided the only spanish player i like is Isco, that dude can fuckin ball

― 21st savagery fox (m bison), Sunday, July 1, 2018 10:14 AM (six minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

for real

went for a cycle instead good call y/n?