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Title: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on June 15, 2018, 03:14:39 pm
sodfkodskf

schedule:

https://www.google.com/search?q=world+cup+schedule+eastern+time&oq=world+cup+schedule&aqs=chrome.0.0l3j69i57j0l2.1950j1j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#sie=lg;/m/06qjc4;2;/m/030q7;mt;fp;1
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on June 15, 2018, 03:14:48 pm
nasty

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELxqKYjF108
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on June 15, 2018, 10:46:14 pm
what a kick.... unreal performance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur0aHcsABIA
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: LBSS on June 16, 2018, 02:22:11 am
poor morocco. heart goes out to that guy with the flawless header technique and terrible situational awareness.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on June 16, 2018, 09:49:30 am
poor morocco. heart goes out to that guy with the flawless header technique and terrible situational awareness.

i didn't see it damn.. will look it up.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on June 16, 2018, 09:50:04 am
tv schedule

https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/world-cup/news/russia-2018-world-cup-schedule-dates-start-times-scores-complete-fixtures-tv-channel-live-stream-info/

https://www.google.com/search?q=world+cup+schedule&oq=world+cup+sch&aqs=chrome.0.69i59l2j0l2j69i60j69i57.1510j1j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#sie=lg;/m/06qjc4;2;/m/030q7;st;fp;1
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on June 16, 2018, 10:23:48 am
iceland vs argentina, 1-1, 64th minute

go iceland!
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: LBSS on June 16, 2018, 11:06:21 am
argentina is like the cavs: a bunch of players waiting around for their superstar to do something awesome. when messi hits his spots that can work, when he blows big chances they end up drawing a country with half the population of washington, DC.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on June 16, 2018, 05:22:23 pm
argentina is like the cavs: a bunch of players waiting around for their superstar to do something awesome. when messi hits his spots that can work, when he blows big chances they end up drawing a country with half the population of washington, DC.

Messi should have hit that free kick, but:

Hannes Halldorsson (Iceland's keeper) is an absolute beast.

Iceland ftw.

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/world-cup-2018-iceland-argentina-lionel-messi-penalty-save-hannes-halldorsson-a8402631.html
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on June 16, 2018, 11:03:15 pm
poor morocco. heart goes out to that guy with the flawless header technique and terrible situational awareness.

damn!!

i love how the iranian player celebrates as if he made the goal, hah.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AhiqYMfDA4
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on June 17, 2018, 12:14:16 pm
MEX 1-0 over GER so far.

lucky to watch the first half at a spanish restaurant, people going nuts.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: LBSS on June 17, 2018, 12:55:15 pm
MEX 1-0 over GER so far.

lucky to watch the first half at a spanish restaurant, people going nuts.

update: they did it!
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on June 17, 2018, 01:23:13 pm
MEX 1-0 over GER so far.

lucky to watch the first half at a spanish restaurant, people going nuts.

update: they did it!

yes@!)#(!@$(!@)

what a great match.

tons of opportunities for both sides, lots of great saves.

happy for MEX!
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on June 17, 2018, 04:06:00 pm
SUI/BRA 1-1 tie!

this world cup has started off great.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: seifullaah73 on June 19, 2018, 12:26:35 pm
Great shot and goal by coutinho from brazil, the way it curved just amazing.

Goal is at 00:27 seconds.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dWrKNrWbWQ
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: seifullaah73 on June 21, 2018, 04:14:19 pm
 :uhhhfacepalm:    :uhhhfacepalm: :uhhhfacepalm:

Argentina just playing lazy I don't see the dynamic style they are used to playing and the goal croatia scored on extra injury time was just ridiculous I always am behind argentina but now this was torture to watch.

But croatia played well. still 2 mins left I doubt anything will happen.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on June 21, 2018, 09:13:21 pm
DIDNT READ ANY POSTS. WATCHING ARG/CRO replay right now.

wow. WTF.

i'm still yelling. that was insane.

what a mistake. what a shot.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on June 21, 2018, 09:51:35 pm
:uhhhfacepalm:    :uhhhfacepalm: :uhhhfacepalm:

Argentina just playing lazy I don't see the dynamic style they are used to playing and the goal croatia scored on extra injury time was just ridiculous I always am behind argentina but now this was torture to watch.

But croatia played well. still 2 mins left I doubt anything will happen.

I saw the face palms and realized what it was about.

WOW ARGENTINA GOT WRECKED.

insane.

happy tho, wanted Croatia to win.

some really dirty play by Argentina at the end.. garbage.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: LBSS on June 22, 2018, 12:51:45 am
from a commenter on deadspin, after the croatia beatdown: "they need to hide a few Germans on their team."
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on June 22, 2018, 12:14:15 pm
NIGERIA!! damn!! I mean I want Iceland but, could be a huge win for Nigeria. :wowthatwasnutswtf:
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on June 22, 2018, 12:34:21 pm
NIGERIA!@$@!@%!@
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: seifullaah73 on June 22, 2018, 05:13:48 pm
Man, who would have expected nigeria to play so well. Musa man of the match. He is so light on his feet and just out skilled the goal keeper and scores just amazing.

This actually is good for argentina too,  :trolldance:, they need to beat nigeria to stand any chance of making it to the knockout stages and iceland have no hope of winning against croatia.

come on argentina... plz  :ninja:
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on June 22, 2018, 09:09:50 pm
Man, who would have expected nigeria to play so well. Musa man of the match. He is so light on his feet and just out skilled the goal keeper and scores just amazing.

ya man, skills++

Quote
This actually is good for argentina too,  :trolldance:, they need to beat nigeria to stand any chance of making it to the knockout stages and iceland have no hope of winning against croatia.

come on argentina... plz  :ninja:

Argentina is toast.. lol. They look awful. We'll see tho.

I dno about no chance of Iceland winning against Croatia.



South Korea vs Mexico tmw! Hoping to watch that.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on June 23, 2018, 06:08:50 am
Man, who would have expected nigeria to play so well. Musa man of the match. He is so light on his feet and just out skilled the goal keeper and scores just amazing.

This actually is good for argentina too,  :trolldance:, they need to beat nigeria to stand any chance of making it to the knockout stages and iceland have no hope of winning against croatia.

come on argentina... plz  :ninja:

btw, is this goal of the tournament?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9LxxjCiP_c

the skill of that.. is incredible.

also, performance of the tournament so far? probably not, Ronaldo gets that with the hat trick.. but man this comes close. Had some other shots on goal that were so close to hat-tricking him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXX5ciWRhUo


just incredible..
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: seifullaah73 on June 23, 2018, 07:31:01 am
Def not goal of the tournament, there was one goal similar to that when argentina's goal keeper made that silly mistake of passing it but croatia volleyed it in, which was amazing, but the goal's of the tournament are goals which have been from a distance or at a ridiculous angle, just coutinho's goal how it curved in and then you have rakotic goal, i think that was his name, where he curved it around the defender.

Spain vs portugal was performance of the tournament. such a great match.

But nigeria also performed very well.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on June 23, 2018, 12:09:44 pm
the croatia on argentina goal was mistake of the tournament :d


MEX 1-0!! 51st minute!
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on June 23, 2018, 01:52:36 pm
MEX!!!

GER/SWE next!
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: seifullaah73 on June 23, 2018, 03:55:43 pm
:wowthatwasnutswtf:   :wowthatwasnutswtf:   :wowthatwasnutswtf:

OMG germany risk going out of the world cup until 30 seconds left and a free kick and kroose saves them with a goal. especially with 10 men only.

such a great match. I was so hoping for germany another great team to go through.

now argentina.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on June 23, 2018, 03:58:39 pm
oh

my

god.

GER/SWE was INSANE. what a match. What a goal by GER in the 94th minute. That was magnificent.

Also, one awful missed call early in the game, that could have come back to haunt SWE, fouled in the box, no call.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on June 23, 2018, 03:59:14 pm
:wowthatwasnutswtf:   :wowthatwasnutswtf:   :wowthatwasnutswtf:

OMG germany risk going out of the world cup until 30 seconds left and a free kick and kroose saves them with a goal. especially with 10 men only.

such a great match. I was so hoping for germany another great team to go through.

now argentina.

ya and like you said, only 10 men.

incredible.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on June 23, 2018, 08:30:34 pm
highlights of GER/SWE.

huge missed call at ~27s :/

final goal by GER is magnificent.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl5eowSTZEo
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on June 23, 2018, 08:30:58 pm
MEX/SK highlights

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Buanb91xkVI
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: seifullaah73 on June 24, 2018, 08:11:44 am
Watching England vs Panama and it's a corner kick, what the fuk is wrong with panama, their idea of marking a man is have their arms around him and when the corner was shot they are literally holding their mark and one that got away SCOOOORREESS. LOL.

Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on June 24, 2018, 09:26:05 am
Watching England vs Panama and it's a corner kick, what the fuk is wrong with panama, their idea of marking a man is have their arms around him and when the corner was shot they are literally holding their mark and one that got away SCOOOORREESS. LOL.

damn. 6-0. lol.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: seifullaah73 on June 24, 2018, 10:09:03 am
When panama score 1 goal the whole crowd goes crazy as if they have already won the match lol.

6-1, good result, panama was just focussing on their tactics of holding.

belgium going to be tough for england. but england still go through.

the winner of group g will face the runner of group h and runner up of group g will face the winner of group h.

group h have japan and senegal on top so I don't see that big of a threat. but who knows when it comes to england.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on June 24, 2018, 12:32:15 pm
SENEGAL!! 2-1

What a mistake by Japan's goal keeper in the first half, tries punching it out instead of grabbing it .. punches it right to a Senegal player who bumps it in.

Great match so far.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on June 24, 2018, 12:35:33 pm
huge mistake from Senegal's keeper now I think.

great attack by Japan.

2-2.

great match.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: seifullaah73 on June 25, 2018, 07:24:02 pm
what a mess in the second half of portugal vs iran.

VAR mess. Iran almost knocked portugal out of the world cup. they got an undeserved penalty and so many things happened lol. but portugal managed to get through.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlPIrEKFCeo
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on June 25, 2018, 09:18:26 pm
what a mess in the second half of portugal vs iran.

VAR mess. Iran almost knocked portugal out of the world cup. they got an undeserved penalty and so many things happened lol. but portugal managed to get through.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlPIrEKFCeo

wow.

that must have been nuts to watch live.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: seifullaah73 on June 26, 2018, 09:26:45 pm
 :uhhhfacepalm:   :wowthatwasnutswtf:    :headbang:

OMG what a match argentina vs nigeria. argentina score a goal from messi and I am hoping for argentina to win until nigeria equalize and if nigeria draw or win argentina is out and it was equal up to the last few minutes and my heart is in my throat and argentina SCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEE.

ARGENTINA ARE THROUGH YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS. That game was nuts. nigeria had chances but luckily didn't make it  :ninja:.

But for how long will argentina make me and the argentina fans suffer. man
and as well as croatia beat iceland as I knew but iceland got one goal. I watched the replay so am glad I didn't get any spoilers of this match. great game.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmlkAOwJ1gI

you should have seen the reaction of diego maradona lol. soo happy and the last final goal he is showing his middle finger both hands towards someone don't know who.

in the knockout stages argentina will be facing france.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: seifullaah73 on June 27, 2018, 12:00:42 pm
 :'(     :uhhhfacepalm:

Feel bad for germany. but south korea played well especially that first goal but the last few minutes of desperation where nuer came out of his position. germany were not able to even score one goal.

well played by south korea to beat germany 2-0.

feel bad for germany. But mexico even after losing 3-0, still made it through and south korea still don't qualify. but that doesn't take away from their major victory over germany.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: LBSS on June 27, 2018, 12:03:55 pm
GERMANY EXPELLED FROM RUSSIA ONCE AGAIN!
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on June 27, 2018, 12:42:01 pm
GERMANY EXPELLED FROM RUSSIA ONCE AGAIN!

hah.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on June 27, 2018, 01:15:01 pm
:uhhhfacepalm:   :wowthatwasnutswtf:    :headbang:

OMG what a match argentina vs nigeria. argentina score a goal from messi and I am hoping for argentina to win until nigeria equalize and if nigeria draw or win argentina is out and it was equal up to the last few minutes and my heart is in my throat and argentina SCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEE.

ARGENTINA ARE THROUGH YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS. That game was nuts. nigeria had chances but luckily didn't make it  :ninja:.

But for how long will argentina make me and the argentina fans suffer. man
and as well as croatia beat iceland as I knew but iceland got one goal. I watched the replay so am glad I didn't get any spoilers of this match. great game.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmlkAOwJ1gI

you should have seen the reaction of diego maradona lol. soo happy and the last final goal he is showing his middle finger both hands towards someone don't know who.

in the knockout stages argentina will be facing france.

will check this later!
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on June 27, 2018, 01:15:10 pm
damn @ MEX :( :( :(
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: seifullaah73 on June 27, 2018, 03:18:48 pm
damn @ MEX :( :( :(

But they still go through.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on June 27, 2018, 05:51:42 pm
damn @ MEX :( :( :(

But they still go through.

nice!!!!

MEX & SK?
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: seifullaah73 on June 27, 2018, 06:53:30 pm
damn @ MEX :( :( :(

But they still go through.

nice!!!!

MEX & SK?

Nope. Unfortunately for South Korea they didn't make it through.

Mexico and Sweden.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKjV2SQfKrw
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: seifullaah73 on June 28, 2018, 01:09:48 pm
Japan luckily manage to go through even during their match with poland, there was 15 minutes of nothing happening just nothing happening.

Columbia beat senegal, if they had drawed japan wouldn't have gone through.

but Japan and Columbia are through.

Winner of England and Belgium will face Japan.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on June 28, 2018, 01:14:14 pm
damn was pulling for Senegal!! fuh.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on June 28, 2018, 11:17:05 pm
Senegal bumped due to fair play points... :( some of those cards were complete bullshit too.

pretty pathetic imho. bleh.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: undoubtable on June 29, 2018, 12:13:22 am
Senegal bumped due to fair play points... :( some of those cards were complete bullshit too.

pretty pathetic imho. bleh.

Yea man, not the way you want to go out but to be fair there were no other categories left to judge by. You really want to take matters into your own hands and get the result (tie wouldve done it).

I really wanted African representation in the next round but it wasnt meant to be. Nigera especially i thought had the talent to make a run. The thing is they were also very young and inexperience hurts in key moments. The traditional powerhouse European and South American teams just have that extra edge in key games. They know when to foul, waste time, slow the game down, kill the game, etc. It sort of reminds of how good experienced boxers (ie floyd) clinch at the right times, preserve energy, and just generally keep the bigger picture in mind.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on June 29, 2018, 07:42:03 am
Senegal bumped due to fair play points... :( some of those cards were complete bullshit too.

pretty pathetic imho. bleh.

Yea man, not the way you want to go out but to be fair there were no other categories left to judge by. You really want to take matters into your own hands and get the result (tie wouldve done it).

I really wanted African representation in the next round but it wasnt meant to be. Nigera especially i thought had the talent to make a run. The thing is they were also very young and inexperience hurts in key moments. The traditional powerhouse European and South American teams just have that extra edge in key games. They know when to foul, waste time, slow the game down, kill the game, etc. It sort of reminds of how good experienced boxers (ie floyd) clinch at the right times, preserve energy, and just generally keep the bigger picture in mind.

great points at the end!

i personally hate the flopping/time wasting, i think most people do, but you definitely can see the "skill" in some of it when used to slow the game down/run the clock out. hah.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on June 30, 2018, 11:03:18 am
FRA/ARG 1-1!

go FRA!!!!!
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on June 30, 2018, 11:15:57 am
2-2 GOALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on June 30, 2018, 12:11:21 pm
FRANCE!!

what a match!!

some beautiful goals.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: seifullaah73 on June 30, 2018, 12:15:47 pm
WHAT An amazing match France vs Argentina, as much as I hate to say it, but it's the truth, Argentina were broken from the beginning and France were the better team from the beginning but those goals. OMG.
So close even just before the whistle when argentina were able to bring the ball up but flop at the chance.

4-3!!! France were good, argentina did well considering they were sh*t, a lot of fouling and yellow cards.
France vs Uruguay/Portugal

I now shift my support to England. Belgium are playing well.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: seifullaah73 on June 30, 2018, 04:01:02 pm
Now I don't feel that bad anymore for argentina going out, even though I would rather they continued.

But messi and ronaldo out of the world cup on the same day, the 2 best players, who's team just didn't utilize them effectively.

Uruguay vs France next as they beat portugal 2 - 1.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: seifullaah73 on July 01, 2018, 12:59:55 pm
Russia make it through to the quarter finals by beating spain!!!

1 - 1 (4 - 3 Penalty) that final save of the penalty with the foot. Happy for russia.

Denmark vs Croatia not that good, croatia are expected to win.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 01, 2018, 04:25:32 pm
^^ the most epic saves.

OMG CRO/DEN!!
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 01, 2018, 04:26:29 pm
how is that a foul?????????????
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 01, 2018, 04:27:16 pm
oh
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 01, 2018, 04:27:20 pm
my
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 01, 2018, 04:27:25 pm
god
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 01, 2018, 04:27:31 pm
what a save.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 01, 2018, 04:39:22 pm
omg @ these PK's.

unreal.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: seifullaah73 on July 01, 2018, 07:06:45 pm
Wow such a long match, but the penalty competition was awesome.

Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 01, 2018, 09:44:29 pm
REMINDER: post highlights of france/arg, and these other games. need those highlight videos in here. lol.

incredible matches.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 02, 2018, 12:01:28 pm
adios mex :(

brazil looked great.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: seifullaah73 on July 02, 2018, 01:08:09 pm
France Vs Argentina
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C6oOcDFmLY

Denmark Vs Croatia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_iIW2DZ8nc

Portugal Vs Uruguay
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auqyXFLZ_zw

Brazil Vs Mexico
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYIf8I1dvdo

Spain Vs Russia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHPke43iqNg
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 02, 2018, 02:08:23 pm
dude, thanks! lool.

 :highfive: :highfive: :highfive: :highfive: :highfive: :highfive: :highfive: :highfive:
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 02, 2018, 02:14:31 pm
LEGGO JAPAN!
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 02, 2018, 03:10:03 pm
2-0 JAPAN!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 02, 2018, 03:32:01 pm
2-2 OMG.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 02, 2018, 03:52:25 pm
oh
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 02, 2018, 03:52:29 pm
my
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 02, 2018, 03:52:34 pm
god
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 02, 2018, 03:52:39 pm
insane
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 02, 2018, 03:57:49 pm
mind
blown
.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: LBSS on July 03, 2018, 12:48:00 am
https://deadspin.com/romelu-lukaku-is-a-genius-1827298442

Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 03, 2018, 08:46:42 am
https://deadspin.com/romelu-lukaku-is-a-genius-1827298442

ya that was brilliant. I didn't notice the "luring his defender in to create space" part of it, but did notice that he purposefully did not touch the ball as it approached/passed him, allowing it to go to his teammate. thought that was incredible awareness.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: seifullaah73 on July 03, 2018, 10:07:24 am
OH MY GOD. I Had a feeling that belgium would win but the way Japan was ahead at the beginning. I wanted Japan to win but Lukaku baiting the defenders was clever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJeJuc27ggE
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 03, 2018, 01:19:37 pm
OH MY GOD. I Had a feeling that belgium would win but the way Japan was ahead at the beginning. I wanted Japan to win but Lukaku baiting the defenders was clever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJeJuc27ggE

so epic. so glad I got to watch that.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: undoubtable on July 03, 2018, 02:30:13 pm
Really sad about Japan yesterday blowing that 2-0 lead. They were just playing wonderful and continued to attack and take risks. My Europhile self was angry that they didn't sit back, defend the lead and slow the pace of play. After watching Sweden win with their boring and pragmatic style of play I took much greater appreciation for the show they put on. They stuck with their own style and really gave the world a memorable game. Also, there's no telling that they won't inspire the next generation to continue to further that style and be successful down the road.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: seifullaah73 on July 03, 2018, 03:59:49 pm
Omg Columbia just equalised against England on injury time.

One thing I am noticing is the theatrics of making it appear to the ref of a foul and just dive pathetic.

But England Vs Columbia is close
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: seifullaah73 on July 03, 2018, 04:57:04 pm
What a penalty showdown England have never won penalties and then when columbia saved one of england's attempts, everyone in england had their hearts in their throats prepared for another disappointment and then columbia mess up and then columbia's attempt saved and then VICTORYYYYYY.

Looking forward to Uruguay vs France and Belgium vs Brazil.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 03, 2018, 10:01:31 pm
Really sad about Japan yesterday blowing that 2-0 lead. They were just playing wonderful and continued to attack and take risks. My Europhile self was angry that they didn't sit back, defend the lead and slow the pace of play. After watching Sweden win with their boring and pragmatic style of play I took much greater appreciation for the show they put on. They stuck with their own style and really gave the world a memorable game. Also, there's no telling that they won't inspire the next generation to continue to further that style and be successful down the road.

ya, I like watching Japan, they bring it.

Japan seems to really go hard, in whatever sport they do. I mean i'm very interested in their running culture, they have faster half/full marathoners than the US. They risk alot.

I don't mind boring styles tho, whatever wins, as long as it's not cheating. I mean, i'm a Floyd Jr fan.. king of "boring styles" by most accounts :d
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 06, 2018, 11:48:23 am
FRANCE!! 2-0, 90th minute.

also, i can't recall seeing someone cry so hard during a match/sport event.. that uruguay player was crying pretty hard, during the game. damn... brutal.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 06, 2018, 03:13:27 pm
I'm so happy Neymar isn't getting the calls. Refs really treating him proper. He's such a phony with these flops, really hurts the sport.

On the other hand, Belgium's attack is absolutely incredible. They are the most creative team i've seen so far, for sure. Maybe France #2. But Belgium's passing on attack is just superb.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 06, 2018, 03:34:08 pm
Brazil has been on the attack for a while now.. huge goal. 2-1.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 06, 2018, 03:49:10 pm
incredible match.

Neymar is such a phony.. boy who cried wolf is getting NO CALLS.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 06, 2018, 03:55:15 pm
what a great match. incredible saves by Belgium's keeper.

wow.

FRANCE VS BELGIUM!!!!!

leggo FRANCE!
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: seifullaah73 on July 07, 2018, 10:18:12 am
Man what a match, that own goal by brazil is ajoke. It was soo frustrating to see brazil just throw every opportunity to waste.

Damn dem belgium wall of defence, but even though brazil was the stronger team but belgium were just so stubborn and just holding on and just so irritating, I was cheering brazil on hoping for them to score but they just couldn't score an equalizer.

Now I get to see two of the team I don't like cos they kicked my team out.

France vs Belgium - It will be interesting they are soo similar in players too.

good job belgium. brazil you need more work.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 07, 2018, 03:49:46 pm
omfg. this is BAD.

croatia's goalie just fucked his hamstring.

can't sub him.... and he looks like he really pulled it bad.

wow this is crazy.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 07, 2018, 04:20:53 pm
Incredible match.

CRO up 2-1 going into the 2nd OT. CRO keeper wrecked at the very end, hamstring. Incredible how he's staying in there, he's def hurting. He has a defender kicking the ball for him...

Just so much passion in this game.

Russia's coach yelling at the fans to make more noise.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 07, 2018, 04:28:54 pm
CRO's keeper is a monster.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 07, 2018, 04:30:23 pm
oh

my

f'n

god.

2-2.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 07, 2018, 04:37:45 pm
both teams are so exhausted. damn.

penalties!
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 07, 2018, 05:12:10 pm
incredible match.

can't believe the russian player missed the entire goal, crazy too because he was the "hero" until that point.

world cup is always awesome, absolutely love it.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: LBSS on July 08, 2018, 02:46:11 am
that guy also scored the goal that brought them to 2-2. he's brazilian and apparently has several screws loose. acquired russian citizenship two years ago on a personal decree from putin.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: seifullaah73 on July 08, 2018, 11:30:42 am
Lol. That match was epic, especially when the coach keeps telling the fans who was indicating to the fans to give support every time, they be thinking we can't any more crazier then we are.

but that 2-2 equalizer was just brilliant and then they go a fuk it up in the penalties.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjU8j2bj3RY

The england match wasn't that special but reaching to the semi finals, i think it's been 28 years since they made it to the semi final's.
But england were smart to go this route instead of the route taken by belgium = brazil, japan.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8IK0ZqfxNI
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 09, 2018, 10:53:06 pm
^^^^ still can't get over how good those games were. so epic.

so amp'd for France/Belgium tomorrow.. getting off work early to watch it at home, probably with a nice cheeseburger :D
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: undoubtable on July 10, 2018, 08:00:17 am
^^^^ still can't get over how good those games were. so epic.

so amp'd for France/Belgium tomorrow.. getting off work early to watch it at home, probably with a nice cheeseburger :D

I'm jealous man, it should be a great game. I'll be sure to pull it up on my phone though.

Right now I'm cheering for any of the teams that's not England. I don't even mind the players but the fans are an absolute nightmare. Plus they've had the easiest road known to man. Two potentially first time winners in Belgium or Croatia would be cool. I also really like France and their chances, probably the most talented team left in the tourney.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 10, 2018, 03:00:11 pm
any of the teams that aren't England hah.

i'd love to see France/Croatia.

great match so far, both teams with some solid opportunities, lots of action. loving it.

FRANCE leggo!
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 10, 2018, 03:19:31 pm
France's passing is incredible.

beautiful stuff so far.. still only 1-0 tho.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 10, 2018, 04:01:37 pm
FRANCE!

Man o man what a match. Belgium had some great opportunities. Definitely think they should have gotten a few more calls, specifically on Hazard. He definitely got fouled on a few of those shots outside of the box. Bad no calls.

France missed golden opportunities though. This game could have "easily" been 3-1 FRA. Giroud will get his goal in the final, he's playing too well not to.

FRA FRA FRA!

Hoping for FRA/CRO!
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: seifullaah73 on July 11, 2018, 09:03:46 am
+1 great match, they were so equally talented but france/belgium was like an attacker vs counter attacker, france were just too good, belgium had alot of chances but there were also so many missed calls by the ref.

I used to like mbape but I hated those antics of his such as when it was belgium's free kick or throw in I don't remember he takes the ball away and starts to run away with it as he knows yellow card wouldn't do much for him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntQsMSuEbyg

Im hoping for England vs France FINAL.

"Football's coming home.." lol
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 11, 2018, 03:51:47 pm
just checked to see what was going on between CRO/ENG... 1-1 @ 93'!!!

GO CRO! :D :ninja:


+1 great match, they were so equally talented but france/belgium was like an attacker vs counter attacker, france were just too good, belgium had alot of chances but there were also so many missed calls by the ref.

I used to like mbape but I hated those antics of his such as when it was belgium's free kick or throw in I don't remember he takes the ball away and starts to run away with it as he knows yellow card wouldn't do much for him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntQsMSuEbyg

Im hoping for England vs France FINAL.

"Football's coming home.." lol

ya Mbappe's antics sucked yesterday, didn't like that at all - the way he was stalling. He needs to chill w/ that garbage.

aside from that, man he had some incredible passes & ball handling..
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 11, 2018, 03:58:20 pm
based on the stats, seems like CRO is in control.

sux that i'm missing it, dammit!
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 11, 2018, 04:48:11 pm
Croatia!!!

I know seifullaah isn't too happy, i'm def happy for CRO tho.

They had a very hard road to get to the finals.. well deserved.

Don't think they will be able to defeat France but who knows.. I'm hoping for FRA tho :D My dad & dad's side of the family is from France so, always rooted for them. leggo!!
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: seifullaah73 on July 11, 2018, 09:08:05 pm
Croatia!!!

I know seifullaah isn't too happy, i'm def happy for CRO tho.

They had a very hard road to get to the finals.. well deserved.

Don't think they will be able to defeat France but who knows.. I'm hoping for FRA tho :D My dad & dad's side of the family is from France so, always rooted for them. leggo!!

 :(    :(

Aww man. I am finding it hard to be happy for croatia, but it seems to be the same old problem with poor calls and no calls when a call was supposed to be made. annoying. Croatia play well against some and do badly against others. But their aggression is their strength.

England's idle walking that caused their second goal against them by croatia 2 defenders only reacting once mandzukic was one on one with the goal keeper.

England will play Belgium for third place, don't know how good that position is in the world cup lol.

France vs Croatia, I am 70% sure that France will beat them easily. I would be happy if croatia win their first world cup.

Hard to enjoy a match when you are rooting for one side, so you don't see the skills of the other side.

But england made it to the semi finals is a good thing I guess, which the last time was 20 years ago.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 11, 2018, 10:07:09 pm
just seeing the highlights now..

WOW AT SOME OF THESE SAVES. INCREDIBLE.

what a match.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 11, 2018, 10:08:20 pm
damn at the injury for ENG at the end.. dude must have tore some adductor :/
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 11, 2018, 10:10:03 pm
ENG: 1 shot on goal....

c'mon now. :/

Not sure about the missed calls, but it seems CRO dominated the match.

FRA/CRO going to be sick.

ENG/BEL going to be good also.. playing for 3rd should matter. I'll root for ENG on that one :D
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: LBSS on July 12, 2018, 02:29:37 am
england got outplayed and deserved to lose. they just didn't seem to have the skill to keep the ball up high, passing the ball to pickford so much that it got ridiculous. when they did get the ball toward the box they just couldn't seem to make any kind of meaningful connections. bad movement or something, i don't know. it wasn't very fun to watch.

i was watching in the british high commission bar with a bunch of english diplomats, a few pakistanis, and few scots and welsh who were quietly rooting for england to lose. place got real quiet as the second half and extra time wore on.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: seifullaah73 on July 12, 2018, 10:05:25 am

ENG/BEL going to be good also.. playing for 3rd should matter. I'll root for ENG on that one :D

Lol, thanks. The more support the better. But it's like a match for the bronze medal.

It will be England vs Belgium, so this match is a rematch to show if England can beat belgium. And also England get to play again. It's like a mini final.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: seifullaah73 on July 12, 2018, 10:09:55 am
england got outplayed and deserved to lose. they just didn't seem to have the skill to keep the ball up high, passing the ball to pickford so much that it got ridiculous. when they did get the ball toward the box they just couldn't seem to make any kind of meaningful connections. bad movement or something, i don't know. it wasn't very fun to watch.

i was watching in the british high commission bar with a bunch of english diplomats, a few pakistanis, and few scots and welsh who were quietly rooting for england to lose. place got real quiet as the second half and extra time wore on.

They were better than the previous england squad, but I don't see much dynamic play from England or dynamic passing. They need to build that relation with each other so they can understand when their team runs what they are asking like a 1-2 pass or quick passes to move the ball forward. They got this far because they got the better end of the deal facing sweden and columbia and if they had faced brazil they would have lost.

Their hopes were raised when they got far facing lower quality opponents but once you reach towards the end, competition increases so their chances becomes low.

England becomes lazy when they keep on passing the ball back to the goal keeper and the opponent comes close and they almost conceded another goal but it hit the post.

It's like watching amir khan fight a top power puncher people are hoping he wins but in the back of their mind there is a chance of being knocked out.

So people they watch england play and hope they get through, once they scored that goal in the 5th minute, everybody is hoping the clock runs down quick before other scores because that is innevitable, so england changed to defending until when croatia scored they couldn't change their game plan, while croatia decided keep on the aggressive.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: undoubtable on July 12, 2018, 11:15:21 am
Yea LBSS said it perfect, they were just outclassed. It's a young team and a young manager. It seemed like they just didn't want to make mistakes (hence passing back to Pickford) when they were pressed. If they could've connected on a few passes through the midfield they could've used their advantage in speed and athleticism to catch Croatia on a quick counter. I mean one shot on goal says it all. Also, Harry Kane looked beat down, he just wasn't his normal confident, technical, and strong self. I've never seen him go down on slight contact like that, I think it was just a sign he was worn out. Had he scored on the one opportunity to put England up 2-0, VAR would've overturned the offside and it would've been a different game.

On another note, Luka Modric is amazing, like beyond belief. He needs to win best player for the World Cup and Ballon d or since he won the Champions League with Real Madrid. He's controlled 3 games that went 120 minutes, how nuts is that. I've never seen a player like that, running all over the place then connected on nearly every pass perfectly with either foot and all parts of his foot. Usually teams have a midfielder who runs all over and makes tackles and another who keeps his legs fresher to make accurate decisive passes. He does both consistently and itsss absolutely nuts.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 14, 2018, 11:31:35 am
what a save by the Belgium defender.. absolutely incredible.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: seifullaah73 on July 14, 2018, 11:44:40 am
dier almost scored but defender kicked it away. Belgium score 2-0. Just humiliating for England.

This is exposing England's real ability.

Also a side note, the people in the final are the only ones to defeat argentina no one else has defeated argentina.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 14, 2018, 05:21:06 pm
On another note, Luka Modric is amazing, like beyond belief. He needs to win best player for the World Cup and Ballon d or since he won the Champions League with Real Madrid. He's controlled 3 games that went 120 minutes, how nuts is that. I've never seen a player like that, running all over the place then connected on nearly every pass perfectly with either foot and all parts of his foot. Usually teams have a midfielder who runs all over and makes tackles and another who keeps his legs fresher to make accurate decisive passes. He does both consistently and itsss absolutely nuts.

Agreed, he is relentless, so much heart. Even when he ends up looking a bit tired at the end of some match, he finds another gear & still has his technique/precision.

Can't wait to see the match tmw, and can't wait to see what Modric can do. I also feel like Giroud will have a big performance.

France is my team tho, other than the US soo.. FRANCE!!!!
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 14, 2018, 05:23:55 pm
dier almost scored but defender kicked it away. Belgium score 2-0. Just humiliating for England.

This is exposing England's real ability.

Also a side note, the people in the final are the only ones to defeat argentina no one else has defeated argentina.

ENG looked bad :(

They just don't look good on the attack. They make so many mistakes, seem too afraid to take risks/shots, pass up great opportunities etc. I mean, that's versus tough opposition. Against easier opposition they look very different.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: undoubtable on July 14, 2018, 05:40:28 pm
On another note, Luka Modric is amazing, like beyond belief. He needs to win best player for the World Cup and Ballon d or since he won the Champions League with Real Madrid. He's controlled 3 games that went 120 minutes, how nuts is that. I've never seen a player like that, running all over the place then connected on nearly every pass perfectly with either foot and all parts of his foot. Usually teams have a midfielder who runs all over and makes tackles and another who keeps his legs fresher to make accurate decisive passes. He does both consistently and itsss absolutely nuts.

Agreed, he is relentless, so much heart. Even when he ends up looking a bit tired at the end of some match, he finds another gear & still has his technique/precision.

Can't wait to see the match tmw, and can't wait to see what Modric can do. I also feel like Giroud will have a big performance.

France is my team tho, other than the US soo.. FRANCE!!!!

Hahaha I saw you got all that France gear! I really like them as a team, but I'll be mostly neutral while leaning for the underdog. The only thing I want is for it to be a good game. Realistically I think Croatia has played their best soccer and then some, I'm not sure how much they have left. With France, they've been so solid and in control of their matches and I don't even think they've quite peaked as a team yet. I'm really hoping its not a 2-0 or worse result with France in control. You never know though, lets just hope for a good game.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 14, 2018, 06:12:06 pm
On another note, Luka Modric is amazing, like beyond belief. He needs to win best player for the World Cup and Ballon d or since he won the Champions League with Real Madrid. He's controlled 3 games that went 120 minutes, how nuts is that. I've never seen a player like that, running all over the place then connected on nearly every pass perfectly with either foot and all parts of his foot. Usually teams have a midfielder who runs all over and makes tackles and another who keeps his legs fresher to make accurate decisive passes. He does both consistently and itsss absolutely nuts.

Agreed, he is relentless, so much heart. Even when he ends up looking a bit tired at the end of some match, he finds another gear & still has his technique/precision.

Can't wait to see the match tmw, and can't wait to see what Modric can do. I also feel like Giroud will have a big performance.

France is my team tho, other than the US soo.. FRANCE!!!!

Hahaha I saw you got all that France gear! I really like them as a team, but I'll be mostly neutral while leaning for the underdog. The only thing I want is for it to be a good game. Realistically I think Croatia has played their best soccer and then some, I'm not sure how much they have left. With France, they've been so solid and in control of their matches and I don't even think they've quite peaked as a team yet. I'm really hoping its not a 2-0 or worse result with France in control. You never know though, lets just hope for a good game.

yup well said. also hoping for a great match, but hoping FRA pulls it out.

ya I have french roots.. lulz. I raced the mile today one of my france shirts I got yesterday, hah. :ninja: :trolldance: :ibrunning:
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 15, 2018, 11:27:03 am
beautiful goal from france. really sux that it came from a dive by grizemen tho :/

great match so far.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 15, 2018, 11:29:53 am
1-1

that goal from france was dirty.

CRO's goal was magnificent.

glad it's even.. now come on FRANCE get it done.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 15, 2018, 12:19:09 pm
HUGE goal for FRANCE.

POGBA.

3-1.

CRO still controlling the match but FRANCE making good on the opportunities.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 15, 2018, 12:20:07 pm
FRANCE, full on assault mode right now.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 15, 2018, 12:20:50 pm
Giroud bicycle kick pass, almost converted. that would have been incredible.

Griezmann is so smooth man. he impresses me more than most, just so much control, so relaxed, so effortless.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 15, 2018, 12:24:06 pm
4-1.

Mbappe.

Game.

Over.

Folks.

FRANCE)!@(!@)(%!@)%(!@)%(!@)^(#)%(!@)
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: seifullaah73 on July 15, 2018, 12:26:28 pm
Man o man france pulling it up a notch and croatia are starting to fade.

France is going to take the cup home. croatia should be happy as runner ups. second place.

France responding to croatia's aggressive play with their own aggressive play. just an awesome match even though i want croatia to win but france are playing very well.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 15, 2018, 12:27:28 pm
oh

my

fucking

god

4-2 on an insane blunder.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: seifullaah73 on July 15, 2018, 12:27:54 pm
lol at the blunder.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 17, 2018, 08:45:06 am
oh ya highlights. :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrsEAvRerTg
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: seifullaah73 on July 17, 2018, 09:26:05 am
A lot of opinions around the handball that gave france a penalty, which var is used but used incorrectly as some people have said that why they show it in slow motion when you are looking to see if hand ball was intentional I don't think it was intentional so penalty was not right decision.

VAR is a good thing for football for there is also room for improvement from ref's who analyze it and how it should be analysed to stop making mistakes like the penalty given to iran against portugal I think the one that nearly kicked portugal out of the tournament.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 17, 2018, 10:46:37 am
i dno tho, have to tuck your arm .. can't let it flail out there hoping to accidentally block the ball. it also prevented the ball from getting through, and there was another attacker on the other side, potential connection.

doesn't have to be intentional, can be an intentional accident or just a true accident, need to tuck the arm as far as I know.

to me it was the right call for sure.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: LBSS on July 17, 2018, 11:47:11 am
i was wondering about this so i looked it up. FA rulebook (bolds mine):

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Handling the ball involves a deliberate act of a player making contact with the ball with the hand or arm.

The following must be considered:
-the movement of the hand towards the ball (not the ball towards the hand)
-the distance between the opponent and the ball (unexpected ball)
-the position of the hand does not necessarily mean that there is an offence
-touching the ball with an object held in the hand (clothing, shinguard, etc.) is an offence
-hitting the ball with a thrown object (boot, shinguard, etc.) is an offence

so it's ambiguous. the hand moved toward the ball (slapped it down) but it's not clear, to me anyway, that it was a "deliberate act." also apparently it doesn't matter where your hand is.

the ref was in an impossible position, where either way he chose the other team would have a legitimate argument that he was wrong. in other words, not even an ounce of improvement on not having VAR, plus we all had to sit around and wait for a few minutes while he saw the same 50/50 replay we did. strike against VAR imho.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 17, 2018, 01:04:02 pm
^^ nice. good info.

I still think it was more clear than not.

I remember there was another hand ball by Croatia in that game, in the box, but the FRA player kicked it towards the sideline instead of at the goal, and it hit the CRO player's hand. Ref didn't entertain it for a second, which was great.

VAR should have overturned that free kick early on where Griezmann flopped. That was a deliberate flop that lead to a goal. I was happy to see CRO equalize it soon after. The match might have been a little different if that flop got overturned. IMHO, that was the real mistake of the match. That gave FRA an early 1-0 lead on a complete b.s., obvious flop. I'd personally feel ashamed of myself if I did something like that in competition, lmao. Not sure how these guys live with themselves.. I guess the money/prize/trophy is worth the dishonor to most people. Just play straight up don't fu*king do cheap, weak, dirty sh*t. /rant :ninja: :derp:
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: seifullaah73 on July 17, 2018, 04:19:12 pm
There was another situation where in Argentina Vs Nigeria I think where it appeared to come off someone's hand but after checking var it came off head then hit hand so ref didn't give penalty.

Also in this game Croatian player was behind and close to pogba when the handball happened so it is coming fast and slow motion doesn't help. Croatian players hand was at the side but ball was coming that way too so it hit his hand.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 17, 2018, 05:01:28 pm
the worst call in history is still goes to the 2018 NBA Finals, overturned LEBRON taking-a-charge call. :uhhhfacepalm: :raging: :uhcomeon:
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: undoubtable on July 17, 2018, 05:05:14 pm
I know I was disappointed by the call and it partly has to do with the Griezmann play before and also the fact that it was the world cup final... Rule of thumb is if it's 50/50 and you're not sure, don't call it. Especially if it's a decisive call in the final. Thing I don't understand about VAR, the ref is already going over to make the decision, why doesn't someone in the booth mention, "hey you fd up on the free kick it was a dive, just know if you give this call as well, you're massively influencing the game in one teams favor. Two calls of that caliber are almost impossible to overcome.

It could've been an epic game, Croatia was dominant on the ball for 60 minutes but chasing two goals, especially ones off bad calls is nearly impossible to do at that level. I stopped watching after the third France goal. Croatia had spent all their energy through previous games then trying to play catch up was too much. I thought they deserved more of a chance and I wanted to see France tested but everything went their way. I think they would've had the better chance to win either way but Croatia was really bringing it, it was sad to watch them go down that way after all that effort.

Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 17, 2018, 10:35:35 pm
I know I was disappointed by the call and it partly has to do with the Griezmann play before and also the fact that it was the world cup final... Rule of thumb is if it's 50/50 and you're not sure, don't call it. Especially if it's a decisive call in the final. Thing I don't understand about VAR, the ref is already going over to make the decision, why doesn't someone in the booth mention, "hey you fd up on the free kick it was a dive, just know if you give this call as well, you're massively influencing the game in one teams favor. Two calls of that caliber are almost impossible to overcome.

ya exactly.

and don't even let it get to that "you messed up the dive/free kick" part of it, that should have been fixed by VAR. that is what i'll remember tainting that match, not the handball. that dive/free kick was truly awful officiating.


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It could've been an epic game, Croatia was dominant on the ball for 60 minutes but chasing two goals, especially ones off bad calls is nearly impossible to do at that level. I stopped watching after the third France goal. Croatia had spent all their energy through previous games then trying to play catch up was too much. I thought they deserved more of a chance and I wanted to see France tested but everything went their way. I think they would've had the better chance to win either way but Croatia was really bringing it, it was sad to watch them go down that way after all that effort.

ya well said. CRO really controlled most of that game, the goals got easier towards the end once those 2 goals happened from the awful call & questionable call.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: LBSS on July 17, 2018, 11:39:59 pm
can't knock griezman for flopping, he got what he wanted. when people (mostly americans IME) whine about flopping in soccer i usually say something to the effect of, don't hate the player hate the game. classic instance of that. if the powers that be wanted to discourage it, they'd give yellow cards for it.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 18, 2018, 12:17:23 am
can't knock griezman for flopping, he got what he wanted. when people (mostly americans IME) whine about flopping in soccer i usually say something to the effect of, don't hate the player hate the game. classic instance of that. if the powers that be wanted to discourage it, they'd give yellow cards for it.

true. i mostly fault VAR/refs.
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: LBSS on July 18, 2018, 01:19:59 am
that said, this is hilarious (sound on):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_7JskPDjWY
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 18, 2018, 10:59:33 am
that said, this is hilarious (sound on):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_7JskPDjWY

lol.

I really hate to see anyone get injured, but i imagine all of these are fake.

I'd like to see him interviewed by James Lipton.

(https://images-cdn.9gag.com/photo/aGjNb4Z_700b.jpg)

(http://newswirengr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Neymar-in-pains.jpg)

(https://images.latintimes.com/sites/latintimes.com/files/styles/large/public/2014/07/11/did-neymar-fake-injury.jpg)

(https://www.thehindu.com/migration_catalog/article11226706.ece/alternates/FREE_660/IN05_BRAZIL)

(http://s18694.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Neymar-writhing-in-pain-holds-the-injured-ankle.jpg)

(https://s.ndtvimg.com/images/content/2014/jul/806/neymar-falls-injured.jpg)
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: adarqui on July 18, 2018, 11:04:34 am
tried to find the actual clip of it, but couldnt. it's in the beginning of this video.. man that was just crazy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5nNHEF80JU
Title: Re: 2018 World Cup
Post by: seifullaah73 on July 18, 2018, 03:22:07 pm
This is the flopping of football.  :uhhhfacepalm:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5OrTUWnXyU