Football World Cup - Russia 2018

[philk56]

I still fancy Uruguay to shade it.

 

[Crackle]

I always imagined you as bald. Don't know why, but there you go.

grey and scruffy

 

[Reynard]

A bit late to the party... Uruguay v France... This should be an interesting one.

Uruguay are certainly a step up in class from a pretty dire Argentina side. This will be a stern test for the French.

 

[Tenacious Sloth]

Uruguay seem to get better with each game.

Difficult to call this one. I think the French have more class but Uruguay are a bit more ‘savvy’.

 

[Reynard]

I think you've got the right of it there.

Less individual flair than Brazil, but much more of a team. They're tough, physical and hard to break down. And there's a lot less of the fannying around.

Just hope Suarez doesn't get it in his head to bite anyone this time though...

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

The chat here is too much is expected of M'Bappe- he's more usually a headless chicken

 

[Reynard]

Well, Mbappe took advantage of holes the size of planets in the Argentinian defence. But then again, any half decent striker with pace would've done the same. There's nowhere near as much space for him to run into today.

 

[Reynard]

A yellow card for shirt pulling... Well, it was ripped good and proper.

I reckon they should make shirts more flimsy.

 

[Reynard]

Oooooooh, nice!!!

1 - 0 France (Varane)

Lovely set-piece, cracking header.

 

[matiz]

Looked like a O.G

 

[Reynard]

Fantastic stop by Lloris! That looked like it was going in.

Hasn't surprised me that the goal and the other good chances have come from set-pieces. Both teams are keeping it tight at the back.

 

[Reynard]

And that's half time. I've rather enjoyed watching that.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Hmm. I wonder if the wife would be happy with me travelling to various countries to watch their games in a bar? I'm in with a bunch of French Moroccans with barely a word in common between us but the language of football is universal.

I've managed to convey the idea that Giroud is a carthorse though

 

[rich p]

A note in my hairdressers said that due to England being better than they expected, they'll be closed at 2 on Saturday.

A certain Barfields Butchers is closing at 2 tomorrow too.

 

[Reynard]

That's my bread knocked back and shaped. Now for the second half