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

So I guess I'm just supporting of Japan now.

That was probably a red for the tread on Neymar Darragh so not really but I dunno man it's what teams do, judge a ref by his character in standing up to it but I can't get that offended by it or think it determines games tbh

thought Romania twenty years had taught players the lesson of never dying your hair blonde during the tournament

Mexico are probably the most weirdly consistent team in footballing history, out in the RO16 every single time.

i did say eversoslightly all in one word yknow

Lol fair

This is why Belgium should have brought Nainggolan. So he can break both of Neymars leggs as Belgium falter, again, to early.

Imo Mexico didn't do enough gaming the ref, I know they can do it

Japan, Croatia, Colombia

xxxxpost see the US just decided to spare us the same disappointment this year by not qualifying

Brazil v Japan and then a semi with Uruguay before Russia in the final. All is clear.

i know its logistically impossible otherwise but shit of this import being decided at 5pm on a monday is just wrong man its wrong

Anyway I'm the poor lad who's gonna have to read a bunch of Wolves fans dismissing Jimenez after they've maybe watched the highlights tonight, bad acting is the least of my worries

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xp it feels so right from my seat here in a quiet pub with a big screen

Irritated by tite not playing bobby innit

Anybody want to make the case for Japan *not* getting a battering tonight?

http://i68.tinypic.com/2d1lbp1.jpg

bobby is so good at what the brazilians would seem to be crying out for, that... coordinator role

LOL @ the totally unbalanced draw FIFA have manufactured for this tournament.

Lol at England fans constantly getting hype about how easy their draw might be because jamminess is an attribute worth following

lol when col beat eng

Yeah that too

Anybody want to make the case for Japan *not* getting a battering tonight?

― Kroos on first (Noodle Vague), Monday, July 2, 2018 11:59 AM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Lukaku and Du Bruyne oversleep

But really what kind of rationale is "I cheer for my nation because I admire our ability to get a soft draw"?

It's OK to think 'we'll never have a better chance to win it based on the draw on paper'. Of course every single team in England's bracket is thinking the same.

Of course it's OK, I just don't really understand a fandom based on "winning is more important than being good". It's my ish I know.

I think it's to do with the faultline between naturally supporting your national team and wanting your national team to deserve support

i support whoever is funniest to support on the day (where funny means it annoys annoying people)

Of course it's OK, I just don't really understand a fandom based on "winning is more important than being good". It's my ish I know.

― Kroos on first (Noodle Vague), Monday, July 2, 2018 12:39 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

man would you haaaaaaaaaaaaate American sports culture lol

where NBA fans root for their teams to tank their final three games to get a more advantageous first round matchup and call fans that call this rubbish "fake fans"

it's hard to counter the argument that playing Brazil in a World Cup QF is what it's all about to begin with and if you're not up for that then wtf are you even doing here

otoh if we do manage to get past Colombia then it'll undoubtedly be our best shot in my lifetime at making it past the quarters and tbh i am psyched at the prospect bcuz i (naively?) believe that it might actually put some smiles on some perennially miserable English faces

doesn't matter tho obv cause tomorrow will go to the penalties and this lot will turn out to be a bunch of choke artists, the country will stay miserable, round and round goes the great big wheel

doesn't exactly fill me with confidence that we're basically relying on Spurs players to get the job done, also

zzzz

Osorio en partidos de eliminación directa o tercer lugar con #MEX:

Chile, Copa América (0-7)
Alemania, Confederaciones (1-4)
Portugal, Confederaciones (1-2)
Brasil, Mundial (0-2)

0-0-4, 2 GF, 15 GC

— Eric Gomez (@EricGomez86) July 2, 2018

the swing from the love he was getting post-Germany back to even deeper depths of hatred than before is totally expected yet still amazing

Colombia relying on a Spurs player to keep England out tbf

that's true! that's an encouraging thought

if England do lose tomorrow then I hope it's Falcao that does it. spoken to too many twunts in the last few days who are convinced that he's worthless cause it didn't work out for him in England.

forgot about that hilarious 7-0 Chile drubbing in the Copa

Can't believe there are twunts who judge a player's ability on their performance in the Prem

this should be A Game

prediction: football

final score

Belgium: 3
Japan: Incomplete

Japan's anthem is my favorite.

Hate to say, or even think, Belgium are due to fuck up some time but...

Battering or go home

I keep thinking, "But Martinez is the manager and he's picked Boyata".

Nice kit contrast here, maybe the best in the tournament.

Yeah, I was just thinking something like that. Everyone stands out.