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

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

I dread to think what Gareth's Boys would have done to the US

spain on the passing PEDs

half-expect Russia to stand singlefile in the box in the next period.

hoping Pulisic is our savior, cos its' always a good thing when your entire national team's hopes rest on one guy who isn't old enough to drink

also fuck the Wayne Rooney signing by LA

ref letting russians away with a lot

the kind of catch-up mode reffing between a good team and a shit team that should see officials executed

Don't Bogart that ball.(xps)

which is the good team

they're trying to avoid being executed obv

it's almost like the football Gods saw that they gave us too much yesterday

I’m glad I’m watching this with my sis and some of her friends because otherwise I would have died of solitary boredom by now.

it's almost like the football Gods saw that they gave us too much yesterday

this game requires a Rifftrax

Lollazo!

Since this tournament is taking place in Russia perhaps we should be referring to them as the Football Bogs.

this game requires a Rifftrax

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQqecjd4vdA

score goals ffs ye cunts

just

score goals

have Spain never encountered a team that parks the bus before, I mean....

Lol mark

at this point Russia has gotten off the bus and taken a bathroom break

this is the question

how have decent teams gotten so easy to stymie at club and country levels

obligatory fuck jose btw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzmI3vAIhbE

as punishment for this, they should be denied PKs and forced to play endlessly until someone scores

if stymied, not decent

as punishment for this, they should be denied PKs and forced to play endlessly until someone scores

which is "they"

ITSA VAR

both teams...and throw Portugal in as well

Ignashevich again.

xxpost

Lol

Spain will still score in the next five minutes I think.

"storms are forecast and would be absolutely in keeping with this climactic end"

hm

and to think people said VAR would reduce mistakes and controversy

The rain is God’s tears. God is a guy who likes good sports.

The VAR room is not secure enough to give a 114th minute penalty against Russia, no

— Bill Barnwell (@billbarnwell) July 1, 2018

like why is Spain afraid of Russia's counterattack

they can't stay upright half the time

have unambitious lesser teams tended to sit deeper in recent years? were there teams playing like iceland or whatever in the 70s?