Football World Cup - Russia 2018

[Andrew_P]

I quite enjoyed it

 

[Reynard]

Tunisia are the top rated African team. They were made to look very ordinary by a good England side

Other countries will not look forward to playing us after that

IIRC we're ranked 14th, Tunisia 20th or something of that ilk...

 

[Grant Fondo]

Tunisia are the top rated African team. They were made to look very ordinary by a good England side

Other countries will not look forward to playing us after that

Agree. They were better organised than Panama from where I was sitting and will give Belgium a game for sure.

 

[Beebo]

IIRC we're ranked 14th, Tunisia 20th or something of that ilk...

And they only had one shot on target. Which was the penalty.
They came for the draw and got nothing.

 

[Levo-Lon]

Classic England ,that needs to improve a lot.
As for the Ref and VAR ,that was terrible

 

[Lonestar]

Thank god we didn't get Spain and Portugal in our group.We'd be straight back on the plane home.

 

[Accy cyclist]

I'll hang on to it if that's ok, for sentimental reasons.

Of course it's ok. I was only joking,hence the at the end.

 

[steveindenmark]

Is it just me that thinks it odd that if a player gets slightly nudged by another play, he acts as though he has been shot.
Yet if he scores a goal it is fine for 10 grown men to jump on top of him.

If they want to use those instant replay screens in the stadium. They should start screening the divers and fakers.

England were dismal. Again.

 

[Levo-Lon]

Is it just me that thinks it odd that if a player gets slightly nudged by another play, he acts as though he has been shot.
Yet if he scores a goal it is fine for 10 grown men to jump on top of him.

If they want to use those instant replay screens in the stadium. They should start screening the divers and fakers.

England were dismal. Again.

Agree for the scoring distance free kick and a penalty call..
It's the modern game unfortunately, you just cant touch them.
However judo is making a comeback in Tunisia it seems

 

[Dave 123]

Is it just me that thinks it odd that if a player gets slightly nudged by another play, he acts as though he has been shot.
Yet if he scores a goal it is fine for 10 grown men to jump on top of him.

If they want to use those instant replay screens in the stadium. They should start screening the divers and fakers.

England were dismal. Again.

Yes, the piling on top of the scoring player is idiotic. "Harry Kane, England hero injured with broken ribs and ruptured spleen. Out for 6 months!" isn't a good headline.

 

[TVC]

I think England Ladies could do a better job than this...

If you mean the England Women's team who are currently ranked second in the World and have a much better set of results in top level competition then I agree.

https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/women/index.html

 

[SteveF]

Well, there is one positive for Tunisia, they should do well in the next Olympics as they have the nucleus of a decent wresting team.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Yes, the piling on top of the scoring player is idiotic. "Harry Kane, England hero injured with broken ribs and ruptured spleen. Out for 6 months!" isn't a good headline.

I just wouldn't want to be at the bottom of this! I think if i was going to dive on the floor after scoring,i'd take a very deep breath first.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Not being a tv fan these days,i put the thing on just before a match kicks off then turn it off soon after it's ended. Can any of you remember the 70's when you could hire a colour tv for the world cup, then hand it back after the event had ended? I remember my mum and dad buying a colour tv for the 1974 world cup finals. That tv lasted right up to and beyond the 1990 finals. They don't make 'em like that anymore!

 

[Archie_tect]

I got France, Croatia and Poland in the Sweep in the office... come on Poland!