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

Russia's slow-assed, Keystone Kops kounterattak

Don’t know if I have yet put forward my theory, which is mine, that the Continent Advantage, as in 2002, is weakened in this tournament, which may contribute to why we are seeing so many big teams knocked out early.

Why are there so many Americans watching this,game? In particular, I mean.

Or is it the Hemisphere Advantage, can’t recall

its sunday and ppl arent at work
xp

also we suck at soccer but are good at BANTZ

because it’s a normal time of the morning idk

Were we not watching the others?

the game starts at 10 am ET, when most of us wake up, and it's like "oh hey there's soccer on"

and some of us like soccer

can only watch "Hello Dolly" on AMC so many times

not enough PEDs

ATHPATH

i was, but im off for the summer. cant speak for anyone else.
xxxxp

I’m surprised Spain haven’t been shooting from distance given how error-prone Akinfeev can be.

Actually watching this in a new place 1/3 owned by a a half-Spanish/half-Scottish *tips hat* guy who decided to stay home and watch the game in peace.

Spain are such tedious cunts

thank God, if this game was decided on a PK I would have shit on my television

Michael B otm

Not nearly as big a crowd here as in the Latino place for Mexico-Germany a few weekends ago

omg shots! on goal!

Who’d a thunk?

leave it to Russia to make the one terrible pass that would ruin that counter

This game. Like the World Cup has morphed into the Simpson's Continental Soccer Association. It's all here—fast-kickin’, low scorin’. And ties? You bet!

— Men in Blazers (@MenInBlazers) July 1, 2018

this game is going to end off of a goal that bounces off someone's ass

pic.twitter.com/AUqTDK9lfe

— David Chaffin (@P1s4SoccerTalk) July 1, 2018

lol VG I've had that same thought

this is like watching a kid play FIFA18 right after taking it out of the box and before he's had time to properly learn the controls

that joke has definitely never been made about Spain before

is there a simpsons BANTZ gif

bears repeating

yay 30 more minutes

im going to the market fuck this

omg that shot of Alba on the ground

So this 4th Sub thing is new, innit

yup

Is this game part of the kremlin's non-linear warfare or what

4th sub seems like a good rule, subs should be unlimited imo

who does Spain sub at this point? assuming they're waiting for 2nd extra time period.

if subs were unlimited it'd basically be like hockey, first and second lines

they should also make people run off the field for subs no more of this walking stuff

russia look so inept who tf did they beat to get here

Koke has been useless

Um...

Saudi Arabia and Egypt - not exactly worldbeaters xpost

for as much as people have made out of the "Russia's surprising run" narrative, FiveThirtyEight had their odds as the favorite to advance from their group from the beginning. they beat up on other bottom feeders, and once you're in the 40s-70s in FIFA's rankings, it means very little.

Spain 1-1 Russia - end of 90’

It’s there! Russia centre back Vladimir Granat came on at half time and didn’t attempt a single pass in the entirety of the second half. A hero of our time. pic.twitter.com/0hdl7sWd3n

— Archie Rhind-Tutt (@archiert1) July 1, 2018

plus they’re on PEDs

its pretty lame they didn't let the US play this year not sure if this point has been made yet

not sure I'd want to watch a US National team that can't defeat Trinidad and Tobago

using PEDs to play entirely defensively is good and correct football