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

Surely its not even in dispute that croatia were good second half, and were somehow even the stronger in extra time

they're gonna get dismantled but I'll be cheering for em

A terrifying gigantic statue of Modric MUST be built one day.

Allez les bleus!

Well done Croatia now do it one more time.

fellas it was a good run

ok i have a question: the various ppl who said around or before HT "if ENG don't get a second before 60 mins, they will lose" -- julio, neanderthal, a couple others i think -- is this judgment based on knowing who is going to get tired first, or on something else?

given modrics endurance lately I'd say that it'd be based on the fact that cro are on PEDs

I imagine based on the assumption that Croatia classier midfield were going to start playing eventually. (xp)

Well done Croatia now do it one more time.

― shaqiri tip (nashwan), Wednesday, July 11, 2018 1:50 PM (one minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

cue Croatian Electronic music duo's hit "one more time" gang

England were playing such a high tempo game first half they were bound to tire. And replacements from the bench not nearly as effective- ie rashford for sterling

lol England actually tried the old kick off while they're celebrating trick

Hrvati so blizu finala pic.twitter.com/vJMuRSLdYf

— Vlasta Jeseničnik (@VJesenicnik) July 11, 2018

England were playing such a high tempo game first half they were bound to tire. And replacements from the bench not nearly as effective- ie rashford for sterling

third place match being presented by rte's in-house (shite) comedic impersonators

Apres Match?

LOL Lukaku to score hat trick and snatch the Golden Boot from Sir Harry.

xp ya

fingers crossed xpost

lol tbf im sitting here snickering at their rte presenters do love island sketch

hmm maybe i just misheard. is it likely theyre going to present third place match. idk.

dont care abt wc anymore tbh

I think they've done it before actually

Yep.

Has been a few years since I saw any of their stuff but they used to be pretty good.

or maybe I'm mixing it up with that weird period where Barry Murphy did serious punditry

need to see the pictures from the fan parks around england pls ITV

third place match being presented by rte's in-house (shite) comedic impersonators

torn between disgust and resignation here. amazing to think they’ve kept it going twenty years, pretty difficult when dunphy is dunphy.

They did 3rd place playoff last World Cup!

their el tel is p good tbfttal

otm, the laugh is perfect

a stadium full of sad men singing oasis songs and thinking baout things

England get to play Belgium again and maybe this time both teams can at least try and play like they want to win.

teams are still unlikely to be full strength

Yes, Stones and Walker will be playing again (thought I'd get that in before deems).

hurrrahh

Keane killing it in the ITV studio.

Slapping Wrighty down.

Well done ITV having Keane there at all, as opposed to the BBC's wall-to-wall cheerleading squad.

Man I thought keano was going to nut ian wright

Fair enough result in the end, England all over Croatia for most of the first half but clearly ran themselves out by the second half. England had everything except a proper creative midfielder but it's a fantastic achievement nonetheless.

Croatia clearly better over two hours. I hope they destroy France in the final.

Have to say for about an hour or so Kyle Walker was a fucking colossus. Maguire too.

Any middling Premiership club that tries to come in for Southgate can fuck off imo.

Preserved for history

Roy Keane and Ian Wright having a barney 😂 pic.twitter.com/hFjo4tVNEl

— Josh Curtis (@JoshCurtis16) July 11, 2018

classy from Wright at the end there

guys the winner of the wc is total shit

Someones jelly

look anyway commiserations and well done etc lads

Just came from Sheffield city centre to get a bite to eat and the town was buzzing. Loads of police ofc.

ok i have a question: the various ppl who said around or before HT "if ENG don't get a second before 60 mins, they will lose" -- julio, neanderthal, a couple others i think -- is this judgment based on knowing who is going to get tired first, or on something else?

― mark s, Wednesday, 11 July 2018 Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Shape of the match and what I've seen of both teams throughout (with a bit of luck lol). Croatia got nervous and tight after the early Eng lead but even in the first half they were putting bits and pieces together. Eng's approach is a couple of passes crash bang wallop in a set piece. Works with any team bar the ones that can play the stuff for any length of time. Thought the break would re-energise Eng to have a go and kill Croatia off but as long as they weathered this they had the game, composure and experience (they knew they could play the ref and they play him alright, so some extra physicality to keep Eng down) to see it through.

I think many ppl here knew this tbh(?) but I really don't care for this Eng side or Southgate and it helps when making the call.

I said Belgium last night (and said so here) but my head was France. I really wanted a Croatia - Belgium final. Guaranteed first time winner.

i dont

i dont think theres too many of the 98 team kitting out on sunday tbh

Head says France but the heart is Croatia. I don't think it matters they played 3 period of ET, even if it was all 90 France have too much for them and I think they played their bad final in Euro '16. Mixture of enough bursts of flair but that conservatism through experience that actually gets the job done.

yet again its time to put fwd the next big wc suggestion

wildcard team of a nominated managers picks of 23 players whose countries didnt qualify.

lets say the manager that finished highest in the last fifa world club cup or whatever the fuck its called.

or just hiddink

yeah, just hiddink

mbappe will destroy these dirty croats

started to throw up. world cup is over. death to manu.

cannae help but think croatia will get a doing from france. hope not though, macron will be insufferable.