wc semi 2 :: spear! O clouds, unfold!

[GabrielsHorn 2186]

This is why England is UGA. Good thing the core is relatively young.

[mdmost 43004]

Dejan F'ing Lovren has a chance to win a World Cup. 

[SimonBolivar 10958]

England will travel to Croatia on October 12th and Croatia to London on November 18th for the Nations League.

[JimmyHoffa 1188]

1 minute ago, mdmost said:

England has no one to blame but themselves. That 2nd half was terrible.

 

And Harry Kane for not passing to Sterling who would have had a fucking tap in to make it 2-0. His selfishness to score cost them big time. 

[Spartan52 151]

How many Brits get arrested in Russia tonight? 

All of them

[phdhorn 6224]

1 minute ago, Eastwood said:

London is burning.

That was a given either way.

[SpiralOut 1813]

If you'd told me before the WC that France would be in the final I'd have been like, yeah, that sounds right.  But Croatia? 

[ClubWhatever 12144]

Yeah didn’t expect to be rooting for France. Battle of the noses

[Fudge Nuggets 19195]

2 minutes ago, SimonBolivar said:

Their midfield is up there with Belgium's for best in the tourney, but man three straight extra time games has to take something out of you.

And France made Belgium’s midfield a complete no factor.

[Huckleberry 32882]

I wanted England/Belgium. They're still gonna play I guess, so I got that going for me. Question is whether or not I'll watch it.

[Okie State 3821]

A country with fewer people than Houston is in the final.

Yeah...well...just think if LeBron played for the US!

[youdunnf'dup 2147]

1 minute ago, Dutchrudder said:

Croatia should have had a red card in the first half though. The one guy committed several yellow card fouls and only had 1 called. 

I agree, but even with that being said, you can’t expect to win if you have ONE shot on goal in 122 minutes 

[achooloco 1072]

4 minutes ago, Woodrow Call said:

Croatia is just better. They’ll beat France.

I hope, go under dog!!

[Jive Turkey 12609]

two best midfields will meet in the final.

[MNLonghornFUKM 8817]

get that kid off the pitch!

[phdhorn 6224]

Somewhere in here there's a joke about Brexit.

[Okie State 3821]

Croatia was always the better team out of these two. I was hoping the two extra time games would be too much to overcome. Oh well, good for them.

[Fudge Nuggets 19195]

5 minutes ago, Firemans4Horn said:

Outside of the Panama game England’s attack/offense has been a dumpster fire. 

Funny what happens once England had to play a real team with all their top players.

[Firemans4Horn 18077]

3 minutes ago, JimmyHoffa said:

 

And Harry Kane for not passing to Sterling who would have had a fucking tap in to make it 2-0. His selfishness to score cost them big time. 

 

Is there a different sterling that plays for England?

[hayden_horn 11362]

4 minutes ago, Dutchrudder said:

Croatia should have had a red card in the first half though. The one guy committed several yellow card fouls and only had 1 called. 

yeah, the ref set the pace early one with a lot of no calls and no card calls. 

however, england lost the plot there in the middle of the second half. maybe they scored too early in the game.

[MoJames 8244]

Way to go Spurs. smh

[Okie State 3821]

I wanted England/Belgium. They're still gonna play I guess, so I got that going for me. Question is whether or not I'll watch it.

Me too so naturally it would end up France/Croatia.

[GabrielsHorn 2186]

3 minutes ago, youdunnf'dup said:

I agree, but even with that being said, you can’t expect to win if you have ONE shot on goal in 122 minutes 

And if you get out hustled by a team that's playing in it's third consecutive game to go to ET. I was amazed that Crotia was able to turn the heat on so significantly later on in the game when they should be the ones collapsing. 

[ScottishHorn 172]

I'd like to see Croatia beat France, I just dont know how their going to do it.  They cant have much left and they might go in with mentality they are happy to be there and get rolled.

[achooloco 1072]

So who everyone going for? I’d think Americans root for the underdog (refs not withstanding) but seems like this thread is all about The Surrenders

[WBT 20586]

@Hagbard Celine We still get a Chariot of Fire thread for the 3rd place game?  I've been enjoying the William Blake series.

[Hugo Stiglitz 23367]

 

[sidis 9828]

6 minutes ago, mdmost said:

Dejan F'ing Lovren has a chance to win a World Cup. 

the only consolation i will receive if les bleus blow it in the final again (euro 16) will be the fact that maninblack's head will spontaneously combust if lovren wins the world cup.

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

1 minute ago, achooloco said:

So who everyone going for? I’d think Americans root for the underdog (refs not withstanding) but seems like this thread is all about The Surrenders

Modric. 

[achooloco 1072]

1 minute ago, ScottishHorn said:

I'd like to see Croatia beat France, I just dont know how their going to do it.  They cant have much left and they might go in with mentality they are happy to be there and get rolled.

Scared you are correct. I’m out of rep otherwise wouldn’t be replying so much. And drunk...

[David Dennison 18879]

[Firemans4Horn 18077]

2 centerbacks got bitched for goals today and neither of them were Lovren. 

[phdhorn 6224]

Hey Croatian dude, speak English! This is America!

[LongestHorn 759]

Croatia beats frawnce.

[PencilPusher 454]

Croatia are tough hombres.....after watching the first 45 minutes I thought England would sail through, then England turtled up and Croatia owned the second half and extra time. When you get outshot 2 to 1 and only have 2 shots on goal (according to the stats I see), you ain't gonna win much. Officiating may have been poor (this is FIFA after all), but if the last 75 minutes of this game were the first 75 minutes of the game, we would all be saying how much England was getting whupped. 

Les Bleus will be the overwhelming favorite Sunday and they certainly have the better talent. However, I haven't seen a single France match in the WC where said talent has produced at the level they should be expected to and even against Belgium, other than a brilliant set piece and a few moments of individual brilliance (like Mbappe), they just look content to get a goal here or there and choke the life out of the game. France likely wins but I will be rooting for Croatia. Yes Croatia have effectively played an extra game, but they look like they got the tiger blood. 

[SimonBolivar 10958]

I like France a ton, but damn if I don't love an underdog story too.

[sidis 9828]

Just now, PencilPusher said:

 However, I haven't seen a single France match in the WC where said talent has produced at the level they should be expected to and even against Belgium, other than a brilliant set piece and a few moments of individual brilliance (like Mbappe), they just look content to get a goal here or there and choke the life out of the game.

go back and watch the argentina game again from the moment argentina took the lead.

[Kringelbert Fishtybuns 943]

Now I can go back to liking the Brits again.

Just now, Firemans4Horn said:

 

Is there a different sterling that plays for England?

No shit.  

Assuming a high pressure game and not a Sunday friendly

If you were the opposing team and had an Englishman running one on one vs your keeper, who would you be most scared of?

A. Kane

B.  Sterling

C.  Lingard

D.  Inanimate Carbon Rod

[Kringelbert Fishtybuns 943]

1 minute ago, sidis said:

go back and watch the argentina game again from the moment argentina took the lead.

They looked really good during the first ~ 35 minutes or so too.  

[Dutch 4472]

10 minutes ago, youdunnf'dup said:

I agree, but even with that being said, you can’t expect to win if you have ONE shot on goal in 122 minutes 

Yep. England had their chances in the first half. Didn’t take them and got burned. 

 

Damn impressed with Croatia. Fought back and dominated after half time. 

 

Hopefully we’re in store for a great final. 

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

England tried to run out the clock in the 6th minute. 

[hayden_horn 11362]

okay, i keep seeing one shot on goal. well, that would be the goal. then there was the harry kane mess but that still was asave by the keeper, arguably twice, and then there was the header on a corner which was headed out by a defender. what am i missing?

[hayden_horn 11362]

also this fox post game and half time coverage could not be more emotionless and uninteresting.

it reminds me of "he passes it to the man...and boom goes the dynamite."

[JNip 132]

Very happy with the result. 

[Captain Ron 12883]

20 minutes ago, mdmost said:

Hey look on the bright side England, you get to play Belgium again!

This time it's really means something!

[Huckleberry 32882]

Now that I have no rooting interests left my mind goes back to World Cups the USA was in. And after another decade-and-a-half of following these things I realize that I didn't appreciate our 2002 performance enough. And I also don't hate Torsten Frings or Hugh Dallas enough. I will redouble my efforts on both accounts.

Fuck Torsten Frings.

Fuck Hugh Dallas.

[Fudge Nuggets 19195]

19 minutes ago, SimonBolivar said:

England will travel to Croatia on October 12th and Croatia to London on November 18th for the Nations League.

Riveting stuff I’m sure.

[phdhorn 6224]

1 minute ago, Dutch said:

Hopefully we’re in store for a great final. 

As long as it bears no resemblance to the last 1-0 borefest France played, it will be.  Please God, no early leads.

[AUS-97HORN 11791]

4 minutes ago, hayden_horn said:

okay, i keep seeing one shot on goal. well, that would be the goal. then there was the harry kane mess but that still was asave by the keeper, arguably twice, and then there was the header on a corner which was headed out by a defender. what am i missing?

the Kane double shot was nixed by the (totally bullshit) offside call by the ref that came AFTER he kicked the 2nd shot... but he counted it like the first shot was offside.

and I guess the deflected header save was missed?  maybe because it wasnt saved by the keeper?    it was still a save, but I dont recall how field players saved goals count in the process.

Edited July 11, 2018 by AUS-97HORN

[Fudge Nuggets 19195]

20 minutes ago, JimmyHoffa said:

 

And Harry Kane for not passing to Sterling who would have had a fucking tap in to make it 2-0. His selfishness to score cost them big time. 

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