WC day 5

[ATLLonghorn 856]

4 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said:

Agreed. It's an average VH song at best.

The keyboard solo in Jump is my shit.

[WBT 20579]

I like Belgium's jerseys

[Guest]

Let's go Panama!

[Napoleon 8682]

If you turn your back at the last minute, so that a shoulder-to-shoulder bump because a bump in your back, it should NOT be a foul. The same as in American football.

But Hazard got away with it.

 

PS- Panama isn't going to score a bunch of goals (or any) by taking shots from distance on this keeper.

Edited June 18, 2018 by Napoleon

[Kringelbert Fishtybuns 943]

5 minutes ago, Napoleon said:

If it weren't for the U.S., they'd be speaking Spanish right now!

?Que cono?

 

[ScottishHorn 172]

10 hours ago, TexArcher said:

SK by 1.

Belgium by 3.

England by 3.

You haven't been watching this tournament 

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

1 minute ago, ScottishHorn said:

You haven't been watching this tournament 

Somewhere Mourinho is jealous of all the bus parking.

[Longhornfan1024 1707]

7 minutes ago, Napoleon said:

If you turn your back at the last minute, so that a shoulder-to-shoulder bump because a bump in your back, it should NOT be a foul. The same as in American football.

But Hazard got away with it.

 

PS- Panama isn't going to score a bunch of goals (or any) by taking shots from distance on this keeper.

I hope that the reffing improves over the course of the tournament.  Thus far it's been atrocious.  I don't know if they are being too dependent on VAR or are just bad, but it's affecting the quality of the play.   

[Firemans4Horn 18052]

Reffing has been fine

[Napoleon 8682]

7 minutes ago, Longhornfan1024 said:

I hope that the reffing improves over the course of the tournament.  Thus far it's been atrocious.  I don't know if they are being too dependent on VAR or are just bad, but it's affecting the quality of the play.   

I have a completely opposite opinion of the games I've watched. (Haven't seen them all.) I am loving the lack of whistles from all the dives and the occasional "hand ball" called after a player dives and then grabs the ball.

The Iranian ref for the Mexico/Germany game was the best so far.

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

2 minutes ago, Longhornfan1024 said:

I hope that the reffing improves over the course of the tournament.  Thus far it's been atrocious.  I don't know if they are being too dependent on VAR or are just bad, but it's affecting the quality of the play.   

I disagree. I think they've done a decent job of letting them play. I'm guessing some of the "no calls" in the box are due to dependence on VAR, but all-in-all, I can't think of a hugely controversial call that they've missed.

[mdmost 43003]

Well that was a pretty heads up strike. 

[RamjetFDO 10575]

Now can we unpark the bus, Panama?

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

Wow!

[Kringelbert Fishtybuns 943]

That was pretty pretty pretty pretty good.

It was either going into the net or row Z when he lined it up.

Edited June 18, 2018 by Kringelbert Fishtybuns

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

Looks like the Keeper pulled his hands back as if it was going wide. Weird.

[Napoleon 8682]

6 minutes ago, RamjetFDO said:

Now can we unpark the bus, Panama?

Unfortunately, Panama should never stop parking the bus this entire tournament. Especially not against the best team in their group. They weren't expecting "a result" in this match, but they want to limit the damage. I wouldn't expect them to change a thing. A 1-0 loss is basically a win for them.

[Kringelbert Fishtybuns 943]

Agree.

If you have to try and pick off one of either Belgium or England, you aren't picking Belgium.  Limit the damage and pray like hell to get a late chance to pick up a draw.  Don't throw away your whole tournament in the first game starting out at -8 goal difference.

[Firemans4Horn 18052]

Big miss. He didn’t look confident at all after bringing it down. 

Edited June 18, 2018 by Firemans4Horn

[Hagbard Celine 10867]

okay this is done

T-90 to engerland

[InkaUtexas 25951]

Nice header for sho. 

 

[RamjetFDO 10575]

Beautiful assist ... 2-nil.

[Firemans4Horn 18052]

KdB is the 3rd best player in the world IMO. 

 

just magical pulling the strings. 

[SimonBolivar 10958]

That was nice

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

1 minute ago, Firemans4Horn said:

KdB is the 3rd best player in the world IMO. 

 

just magical pulling the strings. 

No doubt. 

Messi, Salah, KDB

 

[SimonBolivar 10958]

I can't ever decide if I like Blas Perez or despise him. The same goes for Jaime Penedo.

[ATLLonghorn 856]

I got into an argument years ago on Shaggy because I said KdB was the best player in the Bundesliga his last year there and feel super vindicated rn

[Napoleon 8682]

Lukaku was offside by a smidgen, but I'll allow it due to the dives the Panamanian players are making, like that one a minute ago where the guy realized that he was surrounded in his own end, so he fell down and the ref blew the whistle.

[Firemans4Horn 18052]

Great counter. Lukaku looks on point. 

[mdmost 43003]

Lukaku has decided he wants to kickass. Nice to finally see a break away goal in this WC. I can't think of one I've seen so far. 

[Napoleon 8682]

1) That keeper took forever to come off his line. (Neuer would have had the ball across midfield by the time Lukaku could even get to the ball.)

2) Exhibit A of why Panama should have continued to park the bus.

Edited June 18, 2018 by Napoleon

[SimonBolivar 10958]

haha pendejos 

[InkaUtexas 25951]

Damn Panama, game plan ain't working! 

I think Belgium is a real contender and I think they are going to take the group. Team is just gelling at the right time. 

 

Plus. 

Edited June 18, 2018 by InkaUtexas

[Jive Turkey 12603]

This could be the year for a little country to break through. 

[ScottishHorn 172]

11 hours ago, TexArcher said:

 

Panama closing the canal for all Belgium ships

[SimonBolivar 10958]

2 minutes ago, InkaUtexas said:

Damn Panama, game plan ain't working! 

That said, I called Belgium to be a real contender and I think they are going to take the group. Team is just gelling at the right time. 

Belgium/England being on the final day is going to make for some great drama hopefully.

[Napoleon 8682]

6 minutes ago, SimonBolivar said:

Belgium/England being on the final day is going to make for some great drama hopefully.

Hopefully there is a difference in goal differential or we could see a very defensive match... with minimal risk taking for the first 80 minutes.

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

6 minutes ago, SimonBolivar said:

Belgium/England being on the final day is going to make for some great drama hopefully.

It's always fun to watch the best players in the EPL play England.

[Napoleon 8682]

That was a yellow card... at least. 

[CurlyDumps 4471]

“De Bruyne!” Is fun to say.

[ATLLonghorn 856]

13 minutes ago, Napoleon said:

Hopefully there is a difference in goal differential or we could see a very defensive match... with minimal risk taking for the first 80 minutes.

The interesting thing is that winning that group may not be the best path. Right now it looks like the winner of that group is going to get Brazil or Germany in the quarterfinal whereas when the group started it looked like the winner would get Brazil and the runner up Germany. Winning this group may not end up being ideal.

[Napoleon 8682]

12 minutes ago, CurlyDumps said:

“De Bruyne!” Is fun to say.

The irony is that...

"De Bruyne is a Dutch surname meaning 'the brown one'."

Because he is the whitest guy on the team.

[ATLLonghorn 856]

3 minutes ago, Napoleon said:

The irony is that...

"De Bruyne is a Dutch surname meaning 'the brown one'."

Because he is the whitest guy on the team.

De Bruyne isn't white. De Bruyne is clear.

[SimonBolivar 10958]

28 minutes ago, InkaUtexas said:

I think Belgium is a real contender and I think they are going to take the group. Team is just gelling at the right time. 

 

I'm gonna hold off a bit. Panama is good at making you look like a great squad...unless you are the USMNT.

[crash_davis 23113]

4 minutes ago, ATLLonghorn said:

De Bruyne isn't white. De Bruyne is clear.

ghosts are jealous of how white de bruyne is.

[HenryJames 66076]

De Bruyne is Tintin.

[Napoleon 8682]

I was away from the TV. Who is the brunette model in the Mexico jersey and the yellow pants?

My mouth is watering.

[CurlyDumps 4471]

A mosquito infestation, lol.  God is trolling England.

[ATLLonghorn 856]

31 minutes ago, SimonBolivar said:

I'm gonna hold off a bit. Panama is good at making you look like a great squad...unless you are the USMNT.

The United States beat them 4-0 in the second to last qualifying game.

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

Scotland is ready: