World Cup Thread

[Runt#1969]

Mbappe 7
Messi 7
Haaland 7
Kane 5
Dembele 4

(Mbappe leads due to having 2 assists)

What a World Cup. The stars have shown out brightly.

 

[Starrcade]

Where is that ref from? If I'm running this country, I personally call the rules committee to appeal that BS.

BUMP.

 

[Smeegs]

Making Soccer Great Again

There is a certain irony to Trump going to bat for Balogun given why he’s American.

He’s never actually lived in the US and is only a citizen because he happened to be born here while his mom was here on a tourist visa. In other words, a classic “birthright citizenship” case of the sort Trump hates and has been trying to get rid of.

Seems those anchor babies ain’t so bad when they’re helping us win World Cup games.

 

[Henogee1975]

England vs. Mexico should be very good.

 

[StuBlue270_uk]

England vs. Mexico should be very good.

Agreed. Stupid rain delay.
Been a pretty damn awesome world cup thus far, all the stars are showing out. I'm hoping Flo/Pulisic do so Monday night!!!

 

[Starrcade]

^ Yea, I wonder if Belgium is helped more by being POed than we are by having him back.

I knew you'd be salty after your BFF stepped in.

 

[FactsOrOpinions]

So the red flag got overturned right?

 

[MidseasonTweak]

So the red flag got overturned right?

Yes, he will now be playing

 

[FactsOrOpinions]

Yes, he will now be playing

Hell yea Mericahhh fck yeaaa

 

[Dead Cat Bounce]

Hell yea Mericahhh fck yeaaa

Technically, the disciplinary measure, the one-game suspension, was itself suspended. FB is now on probation and the suspension can be reinstated in the year ahead v

 

[MidseasonTweak]

Technically, the disciplinary measure, the one-game suspension, was itself suspended. FB is now on probation and the suspension can be reinstated in the year ahead v

Either way it is a big boost to our chances

 

[Hitman206]

England is showing their quality

 

[Dead Cat Bounce]

I’ve been sleeping on England. Kane still strikes me as very punchable but they’ve got great speed on the wings.

 

[Dead Cat Bounce]

Either way it is a big boost to our chances

No doubt. I’m only clarifying that the call on the field was not repudiated exactly. The punishment was held in abeyance. I wish the rules allowed for the former.

 

[Dead Cat Bounce]

The keepers in this tournament have been as impressive as the scoring superstars. The Norway keeper was fantastic today and this England keeper has made a couple of brilliant saves.

 

[StuBlue270_uk]

Helluva game so far. Would love to see England hand Mexico the L

 

[MidseasonTweak]

Helluva game so far. Would love to see England hand Mexico the L

I would much rather watch Mexico send England packing

 

[Dead Cat Bounce]

I would much rather watch Mexico send England packing

You may get your wish after that card.

 

[MidseasonTweak]

You may get your wish after that card.

I don't agree with that card, but you may be right. Brutal for England

 

[Dead Cat Bounce]

You may get your wish after that card.

Didnt age well.

 

[MidseasonTweak]

Ugh

 

[MidseasonTweak]

This is absolute cinema

 

[MidseasonTweak]

Kane needs to stop flopping. It is embarrassing

 

[Runt#1969]

England up 3 - 2 but down to ten men, 74:21 and counting

just an insane atmosphere at the Azteca tonight, nobody is sleeping in England right now.

High Drama

 

[Starrcade]

11 extra minutes, lol. They've pullled every lever to try and get Mexico across the line.

 

[FactsOrOpinions]

11 extra minutes, lol. They've pullled every lever to try and get Mexico across the line.

They just ran out of time

 

[StuBlue270_uk]

Damn good game!!

 

[entropy13]

11 extra minutes, lol. They've pullled every lever to try and get Mexico across the line.

Mexican't. Good riddance to the horde of cretinous scum otherwise known as "El Tri."

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

I wonder if that red card was part way influenced by the crowd and/or the cartels. I know I would be concerned if I was the lead ref. Same for the 11 minute extra time.

 

[Starrcade]

That toilet country should never be allowed to host anything. Prayers that no England fans got hit over the head with a bottle last night. Wait until they see all the bogus charges on their final hotel bills.

 

[mjj_2K]

I wonder if that red card was part way influenced by the crowd and/or the cartels. I know I would be concerned if I was the lead ref. Same for the 11 minute extra time.

That red card was pretty standard. You go in that hard with your foot and get the guy's shin you have a problem. The Kane penalty and the 11 minutes were sketchier. I guess the Kane penalty is a by the book rules' thing, but it still seemed cheap. He didn't even see the guy he accidentally kicked, the guy just happened to get his foot higher than Kane's.

And I know England had its back to the wall and it worked out, but I still question the tactics the last 20 minutes. Yeah, you want everyone back deep, but they didn't even attempt to possess the ball. It was kick it way down field and hand it right back to Mexico over and over and over again, and at least 3 or 4 near misses from Mexico because they had so many opportunities.

 

[Starrcade]

World Cup serenade: Mexican fans blast horns outside hotel to disrupt England players' sleep

Dozens of Mexican fans gathered outside the England squad’s hotel with loudspeakers, horns and fireworks in the early hours of Sunday morning, aiming to disrupt players' sleep before their World Cup round-of-16 match against Mexico.

apnews.com