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Re: FIFA World Cup 2018 - OFFICIAL Thread
Posted: Fri May 18, 2018 5:13 pm
by englishchief
genghis khan wrote:englishchief wrote:genghis khan wrote:Just received my ticket for England v Tunisia in the post.
Too bad I won't be using it!
?
fudge Russia.
Will you sell it on? I'm sure you can fetch a very nice price
Re: FIFA World Cup 2018 - OFFICIAL Thread
Posted: Fri May 18, 2018 5:15 pm
by Sandstorm
englishchief wrote:genghis khan wrote:englishchief wrote:genghis khan wrote:Just received my ticket for England v Tunisia in the post.
Too bad I won't be using it!
?
fudge Russia.
Will you sell it on? I'm sure you can fetch a very nice price
Two camels and a PlayStation
Re: FIFA World Cup 2018 - OFFICIAL Thread
Posted: Fri May 18, 2018 6:17 pm
by Deadtigers
I am not sure how much I will watch. The time zone difference will be brutal, plus no USA, Ghana, or even my third team the Dutch. Not sure who to root for. I guess Mexico.
Re: FIFA World Cup 2018 - OFFICIAL Thread
Posted: Fri May 18, 2018 6:31 pm
by Wendigo7
Deadtigers wrote:I am not sure how much I will watch. The time zone difference will be brutal, plus no USA, Ghana, or even my third team the Dutch. Not sure who to root for. I guess Mexico.
What’s the difference for you guys?
9 hours at a guess?
Re: FIFA World Cup 2018 - OFFICIAL Thread
Posted: Fri May 18, 2018 6:50 pm
by Anonymous 1
Deadtigers wrote:I am not sure how much I will watch. The time zone difference will be brutal, plus no USA, Ghana, or even my third team the Dutch. Not sure who to root for. I guess Mexico.
Big football fan ?
Re: FIFA World Cup 2018 - OFFICIAL Thread
Posted: Fri May 18, 2018 8:42 pm
by genghis khan
englishchief wrote:genghis khan wrote:englishchief wrote:genghis khan wrote:Just received my ticket for England v Tunisia in the post.
Too bad I won't be using it!
?
fudge Russia.
Will you sell it on? I'm sure you can fetch a very nice price
Not sure if many England fans would want to risk it.
Re: FIFA World Cup 2018 - OFFICIAL Thread
Posted: Fri May 18, 2018 9:57 pm
by englishchief
genghis khan wrote:englishchief wrote:genghis khan wrote:englishchief wrote:genghis khan wrote:Just received my ticket for England v Tunisia in the post.
Too bad I won't be using it!
?
fudge Russia.
Will you sell it on? I'm sure you can fetch a very nice price
Not sure if many England fans would want to risk it.
If there ever was a tournament to allow all the England fans who aren't allowed to travel abroad to attend...
Re: FIFA World Cup 2018 - OFFICIAL Thread
Posted: Fri May 18, 2018 11:23 pm
by J Man
No Holland or Italy? This isn't a World Cup.
Re: FIFA World Cup 2018 - OFFICIAL Thread
Posted: Fri May 18, 2018 11:39 pm
by Tehui
The only time i genuinely watch football is when the world cup is on. I didn't realise that Italy & the Netherlands didn't qualify. What's the designated pool of death for this tornument?
Re: FIFA World Cup 2018 - OFFICIAL Thread
Posted: Sat May 19, 2018 3:14 am
by Flyin Ryan
Deadtigers wrote:I am not sure how much I will watch. The time zone difference will be brutal, plus no USA, Ghana, or even my third team the Dutch. Not sure who to root for. I guess Mexico.
C'mon. This time zone is nowhere near as brutal as New Zealand Rugby World Cup or this run of 3 Olympics in a row in South Korea, Japan, and China.
Re: FIFA World Cup 2018 - OFFICIAL Thread
Posted: Sat May 19, 2018 7:01 am
by Wendigo7
Tehui wrote:The only time i genuinely watch football is when the world cup is on. I didn't realise that Italy & the Netherlands didn't qualify. What's the designated pool of death for this tornument?
There isn't one really.
Group A and H are competitive, Group B is tasty and Argentina's groups could produce a few shocks but very few of the top teams have been paired together this time.
Re: FIFA World Cup 2018 - OFFICIAL Thread
Posted: Sat May 19, 2018 7:54 am
by genghis khan
Wendigo7 wrote:Tehui wrote:The only time i genuinely watch football is when the world cup is on. I didn't realise that Italy & the Netherlands didn't qualify. What's the designated pool of death for this tornument?
There isn't one really.
Group A and H are competitive, Group B is tasty and Argentina's groups could produce a few shocks but very few of the top teams have been paired together this time.
Yeah, it's a shit draw.
Re: FIFA World Cup 2018 - OFFICIAL Thread
Posted: Sat May 19, 2018 10:10 pm
by Deadtigers
Flyin Ryan wrote:Deadtigers wrote:I am not sure how much I will watch. The time zone difference will be brutal, plus no USA, Ghana, or even my third team the Dutch. Not sure who to root for. I guess Mexico.
C'mon. This time zone is nowhere near as brutal as New Zealand Rugby World Cup or this run of 3 Olympics in a row in South Korea, Japan, and China.
True and at least there are no people around to ruin the game, like how the Irish guys would show up at practice and tell you the score of the game you DVR'd.
Re: FIFA World Cup 2018 - OFFICIAL Thread
Posted: Sat May 19, 2018 10:14 pm
by Kahu
Let's go Perrrrrrrrrrrru!
Re: FIFA World Cup 2018 - OFFICIAL Thread
Posted: Sat May 19, 2018 10:22 pm
by maxbox
Iceland and their viking Haka for me!
Re: FIFA World Cup 2018 - OFFICIAL Thread
Posted: Sun May 20, 2018 2:37 am
by LandOTurk
Deadtigers wrote:I am not sure how much I will watch. The time zone difference will be brutal, plus no USA, Ghana, or even my third team the Dutch. Not sure who to root for. I guess Mexico.
In my experience, unlike Europeans, Africans support each other. So, Nigeria?
Re: FIFA World Cup 2018 - OFFICIAL Thread
Posted: Sun May 20, 2018 2:43 am
by LandOTurk
Can someone post Lallas 1 minute super rant at team US. Epic!
Re: FIFA World Cup 2018 - OFFICIAL Thread
Posted: Sun May 20, 2018 2:44 am
by kiap
LandOTurk wrote:In my experience
Tell us more ...
Re: FIFA World Cup 2018 - OFFICIAL Thread
Posted: Sun May 20, 2018 4:23 am
by LandOTurk
kiap wrote:LandOTurk wrote:In my experience
Tell us more ...
I would rather keep my personal life and experiences private from the bored, but is pretty diverse ..... genuinely.
Re: FIFA World Cup 2018 - OFFICIAL Thread
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2018 11:38 am
by Beaver_Shark
Gee, Leroy Sane hasn't made the cut in the German squad.
Re: FIFA World Cup 2018 - OFFICIAL Thread
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2018 1:53 pm
by Akkerman
good, he's never been that good for germany anyway
Re: FIFA World Cup 2018 - OFFICIAL Thread
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2018 1:58 pm
by earl the beaver
It's a huge omission given the season he's just had, without Sane they don't really have the pacy get out that most had been expecting them to have with Werner up front.
Re: FIFA World Cup 2018 - OFFICIAL Thread
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2018 2:58 pm
by Beaver_Shark
Akkerman wrote:good, he's never been that good for germany anyway
It's a very brave call, and I hope they don't regret it.
Sane's had an outstanding season, and you simply can't look past his numbers.
Re: FIFA World Cup 2018 - OFFICIAL Thread
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2018 3:00 pm
by Akkerman
it's true they're not looking great, but maybe world cup winning coach joachim low has some credit left in the bank
Re: FIFA World Cup 2018 - OFFICIAL Thread
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2018 4:04 pm
by Yer Man
maxbox wrote:Iceland and their viking Haka for me!
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Re: FIFA World Cup 2018 - OFFICIAL Thread
Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2018 7:11 pm
by Wendigo7
Bump!
One week away and I can't wait.
Re: FIFA World Cup 2018 - OFFICIAL Thread
Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2018 7:16 pm
by tiddle
Russia will win it.
Re: FIFA World Cup 2018 - OFFICIAL Thread
Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2018 7:16 pm
by Akkerman
odds after the team announcements
Re: FIFA World Cup 2018 - OFFICIAL Thread
Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2018 7:52 pm
by Wendigo7
Looks about fair - maybe Portugal ahead of England due to winning Euro 16.
Spain and Brazil my standouts.
Think England will have a great tournament.
Re: FIFA World Cup 2018 - OFFICIAL Thread
Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2018 7:57 pm
by tiddle
Wendigo7 wrote:Looks about fair - maybe Portugal ahead of England due to winning Euro 16.
Spain and Brazil my standouts.
Think England will have a great tournament.
every time
Re: FIFA World Cup 2018 - OFFICIAL Thread
Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2018 8:22 pm
by FullbackAce
Rooting for Uruguay.
Re: FIFA World Cup 2018 - OFFICIAL Thread
Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2018 8:28 pm
by englishchief
It means objectively England have got a better chance of winning the 2018 WC than Portugal. The bookies operate in cold hard statistics rather than nationalistic pride. Looks about right. But no team has ever won a WC in recent years that wasn't a favourite in recent years, you probably need to be in that top 4.
Re: FIFA World Cup 2018 - OFFICIAL Thread
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2018 2:15 am
by LandOTurk
In no particuar order, I will be supporting Egypt, Nigeria, Mexico and Iceland.
I'll be heading south of the border during June/July for a cuple of business trips, so hope to sync it with the El Tri.
Re: FIFA World Cup 2018 - OFFICIAL Thread
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2018 2:16 am
by LandOTurk
Is there a WC comp going on for Plan et rugby in Superbru?
Re: FIFA World Cup 2018 - OFFICIAL Thread
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2018 9:36 am
by Nolanator
englishchief wrote:It means objectively England have got a better chance of winning the 2018 WC than Portugal. The bookies operate in cold hard statistics rather than nationalistic pride. Looks about right. But no team has ever won a WC in recent years that wasn't a favourite in recent years, you probably need to be in that top 4.
Eh, are the odds not based on betting patterns?
Re: FIFA World Cup 2018 - OFFICIAL Thread
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2018 9:48 am
by iarmhiman
Will I set up that world cup flag avatar draw again like I did for the Euros two years ago? I see Bullet still has the Ukraine flag avatar.
Re: FIFA World Cup 2018 - OFFICIAL Thread
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2018 9:48 am
by iarmhiman
c69 wrote:France, Brazil and Germany are the stand out teams for me.
England well, they will be typically England. Nuff said.
Spain
Re: FIFA World Cup 2018 - OFFICIAL Thread
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2018 9:49 am
by Diego
France have a very young squad. They certainly have the talent to win it but not sure if they have the fortitude.
Re: FIFA World Cup 2018 - OFFICIAL Thread
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2018 9:52 am
by earl the beaver
Diego wrote:France have a very young squad. They certainly have the talent to win it but not sure if they have the fortitude.
They utterly bottled the home Euros, it will take some time to get over that.
Re: FIFA World Cup 2018 - OFFICIAL Thread
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2018 9:56 am
by eldanielfire
earl the beaver wrote:Diego wrote:France have a very young squad. They certainly have the talent to win it but not sure if they have the fortitude.
They utterly bottled the home Euros, it will take some time to get over that.
However the issue with France I see is they don't have many natural leaders to create a team identity around. There isn't a Zidane, Vieira, Blanc or Henry who led or where mature from an early age. They are all Anelka's. It's IMO a regular problem in football, it's all prima donna's, the self-centered and man-children.