wc QF 2 (friday 1pm) :: the klash in kazan

[Firemans4Horn 18052]

Wow what a shot/save

 

fun game

[Woodrow Call 494]

Lots of chances and creativity by the Brazilians. Maybe they can come back but down two to Belgium is a tall drink. 

[Firemans4Horn 18052]

Hazard just left fagner for dead. 

[AUS-97HORN 11765]

Belgium be fast, fast, fast

Edited July 6, 2018 by AUS-97HORN

[Captain Ron 12877]

Brazil attacks and gives Belgium a nice chance to counter.

[Jive Turkey 12603]

1 minute ago, AUS-97HORN said:

Belgium be fast, fast, fats

They look so scary on counters.  Helps that they are so unselfish. 

Edited July 6, 2018 by Jive Turkey

[sidis 9828]

belgium looks so freaking tired and lazy already. 

[Woodrow Call 494]

Just now, Jive Turkey said:

They look so scary on counters. 

Yep. Best I've seen. 

[PittsburghTiger 6187]

Uruguay showed Brazil how to hip check.

[AUS-97HORN 11765]

corner coming up

[PittsburghTiger 6187]

1 minute ago, sidis said:

belgium looks so freaking tired and lazy already. 

Jaguars fan gif....

[AUS-97HORN 11765]

oh wow, that was really close, great redirect

Edited July 6, 2018 by AUS-97HORN

[Firemans4Horn 18052]

Wow kompany! 

That would have been so sick. 

[Napoleon 8682]

11 minutes ago, AUS-97HORN said:

the crazy part is this game could still end up 2-2 or 3-2 pretty easily.

 

10 minutes ago, DanTheHorn said:

Well counter attack worked. Good bye America. Africa and Asia had been out since the last round.

 

10 minutes ago, Jive Turkey said:

Brazil will get one before half. 

I don't know if Brazil will score before the half, but I feel certain that Brazil will score at least one this game and maybe even 3.

Also, Belgium looks good on attack because they are on the counter and Brazil usually has even numbers vs when Belgium has 8 or more behind the ball on defense.

Belgium dropped another trailing player (Hazard?) on the last counter and the ref saw it, but allowed the advantage, however a yellow should have been awarded after the play. It absolutely affected the options of Belgium's attack.

Also, Courtois is playing well. The low shots are getting past him because they're being taken from distance, so he has time to get down. All of Brazil's close shots have been much softer/slower.

[PittsburghTiger 6187]

That flick would have been an awesome goal.

[Captain Ron 12877]

4 minutes ago, sidis said:

belgium looks so freaking tired and lazy already. 

Stoned_ice_t.gif

[Woodrow Call 494]

9 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said:

KDB is the best player in the world.

Fight me.

Maybe. At least #2. 

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

When did Nacer Chadli become good? He seems bang average for West Brom.

[Firemans4Horn 18052]

There haven’t been so many Afros in a game since the NASL dissolved. 

[AUS-97HORN 11765]

was about to give Neymar some credit for not flopping... but he then flopped 20 seconds later

[Firemans4Horn 18052]

Great through ball 

[InkaUtexas 25951]

Damn fine game so far. 

 

[AUS-97HORN 11765]

and give another roll for Neymar on that flop

[Captain Ron 12877]

1 minute ago, Cheeseweasel said:

When did Nacer Chadli become good? He seems bang average for West Brom.

Well compare the other 10 guys of West Brom vs that lineup that Belgium is running out there. He gets a lot of space to work.

[Huckleberry 32862]

So that's two goals for Manchester City already in this match. And Kompany had a nice redirect looking for a third.

What?

Edited July 6, 2018 by Huckleberry

[Napoleon 8682]

8 minutes ago, AUS-97HORN said:

was about to give Neymar some credit for not flopping... but he then flopped 20 seconds later

But he didn't cry and roll. 

#babysteps

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

1 minute ago, Captain Ron said:

Well compare the other 10 guys of West Brom vs that lineup that Belgium is running out there. He gets a lot of space to work.

Fair.

[sidis 9828]

city definitely the mvp of this game so far. 

close second for chelsea.

[WBT 20579]

Lukaku and De Bruyne were damn impressive on that 2nd goal.  Belgium's counter is lethal.

[BERT 4359]

Just now, Firemans4Horn said:

There haven’t been so many Afros in a game since the NASL dissolved. 

Nobody can beat Valderrama's though. 

[Cameltoe 114]

1 minute ago, WBT said:

Lukaku and De Bruyne were damn impressive on that 2nd goal.  Belgium's counter is lethal.

And Mertens isn't even in the game.

[AUS-97HORN 11765]

3 minutes ago, Napoleon said:

But he didn't cry and roll. 

#babysteps

1 out of 2, he still got a roll in, just didnt cry about it

[InkaUtexas 25951]

1 minute ago, AUS-97HORN said:

1 out of 2, he still got a roll in, just didnt cry about it

maybe he is crying on the inside. 

[BigBenBamboozle 1952]

I truly hope everyone is savoring the absolute brilliance of the three-headed dragon of Lukaku-De Bruyne-Hazard.  My god.  Lukaku's acumen to free up space for other players is world class. 

[Captain Ron 12877]

Just now, BigBenBamboozle said:

I truly hope everyone is savoring the absolute brilliance of the three-headed dragon of Lukaku-De Bruyne-Hazard.  My god.  Lukaku's acumen to free up space for other players is world class. 

Imagine if he played on a team that tried some real offense?

[sidis 9828]

3 minutes ago, Captain Ron said:

Imagine if he played on a team that tried some real offense?

[Trey3216 15346]

3 minutes ago, BigBenBamboozle said:

I truly hope everyone is savoring the absolute brilliance of the three-headed dragon of Lukaku-De Bruyne-Hazard.  My god.  Lukaku's acumen to free up space for other players is world class. 

It’s fascinating and lovely to watch.  Lukaku May Single handedly be the most deadly and most unselfish player in the tourney.  Dude has the spatial awareness of de Grasse-Tyson 

[BigBenBamboozle 1952]

3 minutes ago, Captain Ron said:

Imagine if he played on a team that tried some real offense?

Do you mean at the club level? 

[Napoleon 8682]

I feel like most of the first half was spent wondering if Brazil's next shot was going to be a goal.

Brazil seems the more dangerous team and they are getting shots on goal, but Courtois is up to the task. 

Belgium seems like they have had only half the opportunities that Brazil has, but they happen to be winning 2-0.

SIDE NOTE: There is some fitness competition that Telemundo is pimping called EXATLON that is going to have some really hot female contestants.

[WBT 20579]

7 minutes ago, Captain Ron said:

Imagine if he played on a team that tried some real offense?

 

3 minutes ago, sidis said:

Pogba has looked good in the Cup too.  It's the damnedest thing

[HenryJames 66075]

8 minutes ago, InkaUtexas said:

maybe he is crying on the inside. 

[Horny Bull 2759]

Firmino on for Brazil. 

[Napoleon 8682]

^ WOW!! (HennryJames' post)

(Funny/ Not Funny/ Embarrassingly Funny...)

Edited July 6, 2018 by Napoleon

[PittsburghTiger 6187]

2 minutes ago, HenryJames said:

a fellow from our local paper is the one who took that picture.

[AUS-97HORN 11765]

almost a great flick on

 

and deserved yellow on Belgium

Edited July 6, 2018 by AUS-97HORN

[Fudge Nuggets 19190]

Lukaku is a grown ass man.

[WBT 20579]

Great defending there.  Lukaku coming at you 1-on-1 in the box has to be a little frightening

[sidis 9828]

great defense from old man kompany...

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

5 minutes ago, Horny Bull said:

Firmino on for Brazil. 

45 minutes too late.

[AUS-97HORN 11765]

good grief, another missed opp for Brazil