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World Cup Day 2 - England/Iran, Senegal/Netherlands


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Posted
1 minute ago, Longboard Horn said:

He's only 38?! Damn he looks a lot older. 

You're totally right though that that's a funny question. He hasn't played for ze Dutch in 5 years and last played real European football in 2019.

Posted
23 minutes ago, TexasHooch said:

Dammit, I zoned out after the 1st game and forgot to switch channels.  It's not that I missed anything, but I was forced to endure 15 seconds of Skip Bayless before figuring it out.

We'll add the channels to the threads from now on. 

Posted
2 hours ago, Napoleon said:

Iranian keeper has to have a broken nose. Probably a concussion too. 
 

England is tall AND fast. 
 

Iran 🇮🇷 is probably going to switch keepers. What a fucking bummer for the Iranian #1. He lasts about 9 minutes, if that. Less than that. 

The keeper smashed his face on his teammate’s forehead with 7:15 on the game clock.

He wants to stay in, but he had to change his kit.

His nose is huge… even without the smack.

The restart came at 15;38.

Hey man I usually consider lasting 9 minutes a resounding success.

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Posted (edited)
7 minutes ago, ztejas said:

Netherlands are by far the best team without a WC title.

Who is 2nd on that list? 

Belgium, and I'm not sure that isn't a 1/1A thing.

 

EDIT - with the Netherlands being 1A

Edited by Captain Ron
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Posted
5 minutes ago, Captain Ron said:

Belgium, and I'm not sure that isn't a 1/1A thing.

Netherlands is definitely 1. They have 3 runner ups and a Euro. Belgium has one 3rd place and a Euro runner up. 

Posted
3 minutes ago, alincoln said:

Netherlands are way in front of Belgium (7 more wins, +38 GD compared to -4 for Belgium and 4 podiums compared to 1 for Belgium).  

Fair.

 

Belgium has their golden generation right now and have been really good, just not able to put it together. I'm not the history buff you are.

Posted
1 hour ago, Captain Ron said:

Perfectly on display there, just brought in wholesale changes, and it was ANOTHER group of first team talent. And they just scored. 

Foden, Grealish and Rashford off the bench isn’t fair. 


Machester Shift

 

53 minutes ago, Dr. Teeth said:

I’m happy England has to play 24 extra minutes in this heat. 

 

It’s not hot there. 
 

 

7 minutes ago, ztejas said:

Netherlands are by far the best team without a WC title.

Who is 2nd on that list? 

 

4 minutes ago, Captain Ron said:

Belgium, and I'm not sure that isn't a 1/1A thing.

 

3 minutes ago, InkaUtexas said:

Hard question. Croatia? The Czechs? yes, and Belgium. 

Portugal says “Hello [in Portuguese]!”

In the past, Hungary 🇭🇺 was probably in this conversation, but they haven’t done shit for decades. 

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Posted
1 minute ago, Napoleon said:


Machester Shift

 

 

It’s not hot there. 
 

 

 

 

Portugal says “Hello [in Portuguese]!”

In the past, Hungary 🇭🇺 was probably in this conversation, but they haven’t done shit for decades. 

I was thinking Portugal as well. They just haven't had a good history at the WC - but they do have a Euro. 

Posted
Is this COVID spacing in the stands?
The attendance is maybe 50%.
I have never seen such shitty attendance at a World Cup.

It’s why they were offering some free conditional trips.
Posted
Fair.
 
Belgium has their golden generation right now and have been really good, just not able to put it together. I'm not the history buff you are.

I’ve got Sweden behind Holland. 1 runner up and 2 Third Place finishes.
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Posted
2 minutes ago, alincoln said:

This "feels" like a competitive match even without Mane

This is the first good match of the tournament. These are both well stocked teams with European playing talent. 

Posted
1 hour ago, alincoln said:

Per the Guardian:

79 min: The official attendance of this match is 45,334. The stadium has a 68,000 capacity. Oh Fifa.

 

Too bad that's not the revenue stream that FIFA cares about

Posted
22 minutes ago, tokamak said:

We're gonna pack a raucous 95k in to every single game in '26 and then FIFA will give the '30 tournament to fucking Belarus.

And the $12 domestics and $22 margaritas by the yard will be flowing. 

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Posted
36 minutes ago, tokamak said:

We're gonna pack a raucous 95k in to every single game in '26 and then FIFA will give the '30 tournament to fucking Belarus.

Saudi is preparing a strong bid.  [serious]

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