Jon in Pasadena Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 (edited) 45 minutes ago, row_33 said: imagine if in football you just punted on 2nd down the whole game, Or, god forbid, rest your starters in a meaningless NFL regular season ending game if you've already locked your best possible playoff berth. No NFL team would ever do that...? Edited June 28, 2018 by Jon in Pasadena Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 2 hours ago, Jon in Pasadena said: Or, god forbid, rest your starters in a meaningless NFL regular season ending game if you've already locked your best possible playoff berth. No NFL team would ever do that...? Or build an entire hockey team incapable of winning games to give you better chance of drafting 1st overall... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon in Pasadena Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 2 minutes ago, stony said: Or build an entire hockey team incapable of winning games to give you better chance of drafting 1st overall... And still manage, somehow, to !@#$ that up... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Just now, Jon in Pasadena said: And still manage, somehow, to !@#$ that up... Don't you worry, and I take no joy in saying this, England will find a way to fudge it up too. They'll beat a tough Colombia and then trip up against Sweden/Switz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon in Pasadena Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 (edited) 42 minutes ago, stony said: Don't you worry, and I take no joy in saying this, England will find a way to fudge it up too. They'll beat a tough Colombia and then trip up against Sweden/Switz. Well, I'm locked into Japan for family reasons, but they have a tough row to hoe with Belgium, and then if by some miracle they win, next facing the winner of Brazil/Mex... I think that this might actually be the year that England manages to make it to the finals and then break their fans' hearts. Edited June 28, 2018 by Jon in Pasadena Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 Belgium, Brazil, and England have looked the best to me. This world cup is wide open. It wouldn't surprise me to see a long shot win this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blokestradamus Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 11 hours ago, Pete said: It wouldn't surprise me to see a long shot win this year I've been on the verge of putting a bet on Croatia to win for a week or so. They've been mighty impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted June 29, 2018 Author Share Posted June 29, 2018 1 minute ago, Blokestradamus said: I've been on the verge of putting a bet on Croatia to win for a week or so. They've been mighty impressive. My money is on Belgium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Who Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 I am rooting for England and Croatia. Based on life experience, I advise no one to bet on either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cugalabanza Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 Brazil looked really good in their last group game. Something clicked for them and they looked like themselves again for the first time in a while. That's scary. That Brazil vs Mexico game on Monday is a must watch for me. I'm rooting for Mexico, but they will have to play at their absolute best to have a chance. I agree that quite a few teams have a real shot. It's interesting to see which teams get better as the tournament goes on and who's willing to give that extra effort and to grind out the close ones. I really can't guess who will win it. Brazil, Belgium, Uruguay, Croatia, Portugal, England. Spain,... who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Here’s to hopefully 15 good elimination games that don’t disgrace the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cugalabanza Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 1 hour ago, row_33 said: Here’s to hopefully 15 good elimination games that don’t disgrace the game. Oh good, a fresh perspective Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 On 6/28/2018 at 7:27 AM, teef said: i've heard you're not supposed to use your hands...is this true? Yeah, that's why they call it SOCK-er. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 On 6/28/2018 at 12:53 PM, Jon in Pasadena said: You should write to FIFA with your recommendations on the proper way to qualify teams for the WC. I'm sure they'll be very interested in your ideas. If you do you better send a check with it, otherwise it is guaranteed to be ignored. On the other hand, if the check is really big they will be glad to change the format to anything you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 1 hour ago, Greybeard said: If you do you better send a check with it, otherwise it is guaranteed to be ignored. On the other hand, if the check is really big they will be glad to change the format to anything you like. You can buy Paris St Germain and get your country to host the next WC although you have no stadiums and the temperature will be 50 Celsius. And take down the reputation of one of the most respected former players Of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Maybe about a minute too long but this is funny... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 i am a bit hung over and its already 100 out..so watching the France-Argentina match..very entertaining game. Amazing to think how close Argentina was to being eliminated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Am I watching a soccer game with actual scoring and excitement? Holy cow, now 4-2 Les Bleus! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 27 minutes ago, eball said: Am I watching a soccer game with actual scoring and excitement? Holy cow, now 4-2 Les Bleus! Seriously, I woke up for the second half and that was quite a treat. Can't believe Argentina had a final shot to tie the game. Glad they are done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Well done, both teams gave their all, could have been the Final but that’s how it goes Great things open up when a team tries and scores in the first 15 minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowgirlsFan Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Quite STUNNING France. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 (edited) 8 hours ago, B-Man said: . For sure, if there is one thing I can't stand about the game its the embellishing of fouls. They should institute a rule for that like they do in the NHL. And the begging after just about every tackle. There is more begging in a non-american football ( I didn't want to say Soccer) game than there is on the streets of Mexico City. Edited July 1, 2018 by Greybeard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 I think Portugal wasted too much in the meaningless Spain group game. and Uruguay played their first legit opponent today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 (edited) Got the official lipread transcript on CR7??? Those seemed like some not nice universal English words... he did a stint in the Premier League Edited July 1, 2018 by row_33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cugalabanza Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Wow, Russia just showed Spain what they can do with their tiki-taka. Huge upset! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Wow....can't really root for Russia but that was some upset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobobonators Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 (edited) 28 minutes ago, Cugalabanza said: Wow, Russia just showed Spain what they can do with their tiki-taka. Huge upset! Russia just showed the world how anti-football is played. 11 players in front of goal for 120minutes. Playing bunker ball as if they were a High School team playing Spain. Embarrassing display. Yeh, Spain didn’t play well (hard to do when there are 20 players in a 20yd space on the field) but at least they were trying. Russia’s game was simply to do everything except play football. And they got rewarded for it. Edited July 1, 2018 by bobobonators Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 (edited) Portugal and Spain go home as total stubborn fools you killed each other needlessly in your little group game and had nothing in the tank for Russia and Uruguay who tapdanced and coasted to the next round Edited July 1, 2018 by row_33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 ———————- Croatia wisely gave the stars time off in he last game, Rakitic played the last 25 and Modric came off a bit before that move Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrW Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 (edited) The bracket has now become severely unbalanced. One finalist will come from a tough group consisting of two pre-World Cup favorites, Brazil and France, plus Belgium and Uruguay which are playing quite well, and Mexico and Japan. The other finalist will be either Russia, Croatia, Sweden, Switzerland, England, or Colombia. England might have a good chance to emerge from the second group, but will have little chance in the final. Edited July 1, 2018 by DrW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 (edited) Often happens that way when you don’t reseed, for hoops and tennis and soccer Portugal was on the grossly weak side in Euro 2016 and won it all Germany and Italy and France were on the harder side But we are weighing team strengths based on past results which may mean nothing also why I hoped England tanked to Belgium to get to the weak side THe West overall is way stronger in the NHL for a long time now and the East wins the Stanley Cup the last 3 season Edited July 2, 2018 by row_33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 7 hours ago, bobobonators said: Russia just showed the world how anti-football is played. 11 players in front of goal for 120minutes. Playing bunker ball as if they were a High School team playing Spain. Embarrassing display. Yeh, Spain didn’t play well (hard to do when there are 20 players in a 20yd space on the field) but at least they were trying. Russia’s game was simply to do everything except play football. And they got rewarded for it. When the underlying sport is a hopelessly flawed pile of crap, this type of thing happens. College hoop before a shot click times 100. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cugalabanza Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 1 hour ago, 4merper4mer said: When the underlying sport is a hopelessly flawed pile of crap... That’s one way of looking at it. A boring, unnecessarily antagonistic way, but whatever... I don’t think I’ll ever understand why someone would waste the energy to try to make an argument to try to discredit something that people enjoy. Especially inside of a thread made for those who are fans of that thing. A discussion which you could so easily ignore. What an arrogant, ignorant, smug position. You’re right and millions of fans are wrong. I hope you’ll accept my apology for enjoying something that you consider unworthy. Aren’t you and row33 due back in PPP for a rally or something? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 1 minute ago, Cugalabanza said: That’s one way of looking at it. A boring, unnecessarily antagonistic way, but whatever... I don’t think I’ll ever understand why someone would waste the energy to try to make an argument to try to discredit something that people enjoy. Especially inside of a thread made for those who are fans of that thing. A discussion which you could so easily ignore. What an arrogant, ignorant, smug position. You’re right and millions of fans are wrong. I hope you’ll accept my apology for enjoying something that you consider unworthy. Aren’t you and row33 due back in PPP for a rally or something? Ok sorry dude. Seriously. I love baseball and lots of people hate it and call it boring. Most of their arguments are borne in lack of understanding of the game. I don't know a lot about soccer so maybe I'm guilty of the same thing, but if all the fans are complaining about something completely legal, then shouldn't a rule be changed like college hoop did? No shot clock in college hoop made it a hopelessly flawed pile of crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, 4merper4mer said: Ok sorry dude. Seriously. I love baseball and lots of people hate it and call it boring. Most of their arguments are borne in lack of understanding of the game. I don't know a lot about soccer so maybe I'm guilty of the same thing, but if all the fans are complaining about something completely legal, then shouldn't a rule be changed like college hoop did? No shot clock in college hoop made it a hopelessly flawed pile of crap. I only watch soccer for two weeks every four years, but seems to me it's primarily the casual fans complaining about a surprising outcome. But maybe I'm out of touch. I'm old enough to remember the days when people liked upsets and thought they made for a more interesting tournament. Edited July 2, 2018 by KD in CA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 9 minutes ago, KD in CA said: I only watch soccer for two weeks every four years, but seems to me it's primarily the casual fans complaining about a surprising outcome. But maybe I'm out of touch. I'm old enough to remember the days when people liked upsets and thought they made for a more interesting tournament. Mountains of stats and lack of context are the world of sports these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 —————— three good elimination games so far and one snooze to end it yesterday, Croatia and Denmark can’t play inspiring football should be a good one this morning and could not care less about the other game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 ————— another clinic of beautiful football by Brazil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon in Pasadena Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 6 hours ago, row_33 said: —————— should be a good one this morning and could not care less about the other game I care. ? Go Samurai Blue! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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