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

The US is good at basketball

the BEST

You're welcome to it.

https://www.ilxor.com/ILX/NewAnswersControllerServlet?boardid=68

AS ARE YOU, MY GUY

Here's the only hoops that interest me,

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/09/04/article-0-0645FD08000005DC-293_306x441.jpg

We yanks like sports where we can use our hands.

https://i.cdn.turner.com/nba/nba/.element/media/2.0/teamsites/celtics/media/history-championships-970x442.jpg

the only celtic(s) that has won anything meaningful tho

m bison is making some pretty solid points

got to say i agree with the direction of this thread

its pronounced celtic btw

There is also the return on investment relative to other athletic supremacy. Title IX in the US has helped lead to dominance in the Women’s World Cup; meanwhile Norway would rather outdo everyone at the Winter Olympics, and they do. Finns like to race rally cars. India cares a lot about cricket. Etc.

I feel like this could be a thread in itself.

fp m bison

There hasn't been a genuinely great Mexican footballer in my adult life I don't think. Lots of good ones but no one who's going to make the difference in a tough game or elevate them above competent.

presumably hugo sanchez is the last youd count

blanco prob the next and id agree that not-quite is a fair descriptor in the context

The little pea doesn't cut the mustard.

In 2003, Márquez transferred to Barcelona, becoming the first ever Mexican to represent the club. He would go on to play in over 200 games during seven seasons with Barcelona, and win numerous championships. In 2006, he became the first Mexican player to win the UEFA Champions League when Barcelona defeated Arsenal in the final. 

very good captain never rly a gamechanger tho

Maybe not genuinely great in inspiring a nation but he was still part of that remarkable Barca team

I remember watching a Vela/dos Santos-inspired Mexico murder Brazil in the u-17 World Cup Final. I thought they were both going to be superstars

also Anderson was Player of the Tournament

what's the breakdown of ilx rooting interests

CRO

CRO

Croatia mainly for the novelty. Hopefully Modric has read the French press to ensure he's sufficiently motivated :)

I was rooting for Croatia before all the babyish whining of this week, but I think I just like this French team more.

Don't feel strongly either way - whoever earns it

it's coming home

fp m bison

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fair, but i'm still RIGHT

i think this is a french team tahts hard to love because you can see em all playing well within themselves just to get the job done

croatia otoh have their balls pushed out their sacs to get this far and to see modric lift it would be incredible

still tho. mbappe.

vive le france

Prediction

Pain

love the reference man but you didnt

*licks lips*

first

Fuck

I think this is a one goal affair

well if france score first you best believe it

better get some good VAR

which channel shd i watfch it on

rte2

quite srs

(always think CRO anthem is going to be the gilbert & sullivan piracy song)

don't think i can get rte2 on freebox sadly

mobdro man mobdro

Paris is wild today, hoping for a wilder night

Whoever it is i want em to spray deep and spray hard cuz i wanna see them cum all over this pitch

rebic and especially perisic have impressed me a lot this tournament. these two teams feel appropriately patient and unflustered for a WC final. I like a lot of the french players individually but croatia are underdogs and more interesting to me as a team

The telly happened to be on ITV when I turned on for the anthems. I only noticed when they thanked everyone for choosing to watch it on ITV, at which point I immediately switched over to BBC1.

BBC is about 8 seconds ahead. people's streams being behind has created a lot of whatsapp drama this WC

You missed the BBC guy say it was the 4th final in a row to be all-European. Xp

Let's get this done in normal time for a change. Unless it turns out like FRAARG.

sudden death

Hernandez such a shithouse

xp ogmor i havent been impressed by perisic but obv killed england

giroud's the guivarc'h

frankly

id be delighted for the ref to swnd off a few croats for their constant badgering

its long overdue and fuck them