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

mmmfff did well to withstand that burst

Seems like Brazil have a habit of persisting with players who just aren't performing, the last WC it was the Old Fred, this time it's Gabriel Jesus.

this is as open as I was hoping. the goals will come. agree with Mexico waiting too long for uncontested opps

Brazil always have these guys tbf

Brazil terrible but luckily for them Mexico are pretty toothless. This isn't a good game

Suddenly Jesus rises

This is a dece to good game that could get great btw

Probably wouldn't have taken much to wash the taste of yesterday out of my mouth but this is two football teams playing football, would watch again

Pundits feigning bafflement at whether possession is good or bad just a backhanded reiteration of British distrust of being on the ball

this has waves of attacking moves, last ditch defending and plenty of things to bemoan

good game

It's drab come on

your moaning is drab mate, put some passion into it

I'm not your mate

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lads, lads etc

it doesn't have the inept speed-addled frenzy of your average Prem game but it's a sunny afternoon in July I just wanna watch people enjoy weaving combinations

both teams attacking, feinting, weakness to be exploited, nothing quite come off perfectly yet but in the balance

you dont like this imo you dont like football

Tomorrow shd bring back the frenzied stamina-ball tho if you like that kind of thing

yeah not a lot to not like about this tbf

can still see a mexico shock upset on the cards.

Fair enough I'm just finding it frustrating. (Darragh seriously)

Honestly tho yesterday was a bunch of cunts making the case for abolishing football, this is just fine

Mexico got a bit lost towards the end of the half, dunno what that was about. Too many second touches they might live to regret as Darragh said

I always enjoy Brazil not winning and Mexico not losing, which neither are yet.

early goal in second half i think will let it open

mex too much composure bra not enough, wouldve thought itd be opposite

lozano looks the likeliest

There was def a point around 25 minutes when I thought "Mexico are the Brazil here"

Strikers trying to near post the keeper when there are lads in the middle screaming for the cut back make my blood boil, looking at you Neymar ya dick

brazil has had way too much trouble scoring in this tournament

missed about ten minutes due to an idiotic work meeting going over shit that I explained clearly in email. annoyed but glad I didn't miss any goals.

I think we have a 1-0 match coming here, and am perfectly fine w/ that

i think first goal, coming before 55 mins, turns this into a heady mess

Only question for me is how much of a plan b Mexico have if they go behind, don't think they've got "overload" in them

I don't think that goal will come tho overjoyed to be proved wrong

There will be at least one goal this half

whatve brazil got if they go ahead tho

that centre mid isnt holding much

xp yeah you may be right, the game wants it but 1-0 could be a good shout

if a penalty comes i can see schmeichel coming from nowhere to save it tho

But I can watch this sort of game without worrying about goals too much tbh, it's only shitty matches where you absolutely rely on goals

sold my house, flew all the way from mexico to russia and i get stuck behind the bloke with the Montezuma head-dress...

Ochoa!

ochhhoooaaa

this is one of those matches I enjoy, just wondering where the first one's coming from

I went to a Mexico match once and a young fan in front of me had an Ochoa wig on

brazil’s only consistently useful offense is coutinho cutting across the box with the ball on his right foot

needed one more pass there, all that space

that was awesome

jeez my ears

well anyway

willian can fuckin *shift*

feel sorry for the teammate who is feeling Neymar's balls on the back of his head now

aww crap

neymar bailed jesus out there somewhat

mexico hitting first man like ashley cole was their fuckin coach

the fuck was Vela doing there