Football World Cup - Russia 2018

[Reynard]

Penalty shout for Senegal.

VAR shows it's a brilliant tackle by the defender.

Both games still at 0-0

 

[Reynard]

Nothing much doing in Japan v Poland - it's pretty stultifying.

Senegal have the upper hand over Colombia (thanks @smutchin - my bad)

James Rodriguez has gone off injured. That's a blow for Colombia.

 

[Dayvo]

Kangaroo?

The question mark was appropriate as it seems to be a myth.

Wiki (amongst others) enlightens us:

A common myth about the kangaroo's English name is that "kangaroo" was a Guugu Yimithirr phrase for "I don't understand you."[13] According to this legend, Cook and Banks were exploring the area when they happened upon the animal. They asked a nearby local what the creatures were called. The local responded "Kangaroo", meaning "I don't understand you", which Cook took to be the name of the creature. This myth was debunked in the 1970s by linguist John B. Haviland in his research with the Guugu Yimithirr people.

 

[AndyRM]

 

[Reynard]

And that is half time. Goalless in both games.

As it stands, Japan top the group, and Senegal also go through.

 

[smutchin]

"Managing Colombia? Hardest game in the world, 30 years man and boy..."

 

[Reynard]

Second halves, here we go. Hope they're better than the first - in both games.

 

[Reynard]

Poland have taken the lead against Japan. (Bednarek)

That changes the group completely. Senegal now top the group and Colombia in second on goal difference.

 

[Bollo]

It's Colombia.



It's Colombia.



It's Colombia.



It's Colombia.



It's Colombia.



It's Colombia.



It's Colombia.



It's Colombia.



It's Colombia.



It's Colombia.



It's Colombia.



It's Colombia.



It's still Colombia.



Yep, you guessed it, it's Colombia.

</flying monkey mode off>

Klumbya?

 

[rich p]

Klumbya?

...My Lord, Klumbya, My Lord...

 

[Reynard]

Colombia take the lead against Senegal from a wonderfully taken corner.

That changes the group yet again.

Colombia now lead the group, and Japan are second (as they have two fewer yellow cards than Senegal)

Neither game has been that good, but the group is so tight that all three teams who could go through have led it at one stage.

 

[Reynard]

Senegal are now throwing the kitchen sink at the Colombia goal... They have no other option, really...

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Penalty shout for Senegal.

VAR shows it's a brilliant tackle by the defender.

Both games still at 0-0

It was a splendid tackle, unfortunately the pundits were still blabbering on about "getting the ball first so that's the end of it..." No it's not you wallopers!!

 

[Reynard]

Into the last five minutes (plus added time).

Will there be another twist in this group?

 

[smutchin]

I can't compete with @Dayvo for trivia, but if anyone wants a taste of Senegalese culture, I can highly recommend the 1992 film Hyenas, based on the play Der Besuch Der Alten Dame by Friedrich Dürrenmatt.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyenas_(1992_film)