The Football.....

[Seevio]

Now that I've heard DR Congo pronounced as Doctor Congo it's now permanently stuck in my head.

 

[No Ta Doctor]

Now that I've heard DR Congo pronounced as Doctor Congo it's now permanently stuck in my head.

Over here in Denmark, DR is the Danish equivalent of the BBC

 

[Seevio]

Meanwhile at the world cup, people are concerned that Edward Norton is having a full conversation with himself.

 

[Dorset Boy]

It's a world game. The Olympics and the world championships in various sports including cycling have competitors from nations with zero chance but they still love taking part ahnd no one resents them being there.

All the FIFA member countries enter the World Cup but not all qualify for the finals. It would be crazy to have 1/3 of the countries qualify for the finals.
For the Olympics, atheltes in all sports still have to qualify to reach the games

 

[Beebo]

Japan have 40 mins left to make a huge upset.

 

[Beebo]

Japan have 40 mins left to make a huge upset.

Oh well I cursed Japan.

 

[No Ta Doctor]

Oh well I cursed Japan.

They really ran out of steam in the 2nd, and Martinelli made a huge difference when he came on

 

[midlandsgrimpeur]

I have realised after that game, all those occasions in the Champions League where Madrid pulled it out of the bag at the death. It is the Ancelotti effect, nothing to do with the players! 😂

 

[Accy cyclist]

Now that I've heard DR Congo pronounced as Doctor Congo it's now permanently stuck in my head.

This so reminds me of when I spotted a sign on top of a car during my window cleaning days. The sign said 'DR VING'. The owner of the car was a customer of mine from the Indian sub continent, so my thoughts were mmm, maybe he's some kind of guru who practises herbal medicine etc.🤔 After a few months I had to ask him what the sign meant. He told me it meant DRIVING instructor, but the letter I had fallen off and the 'instructor' was in so tiny letters it/they were hardly noticeable!🤭

 

[Accy cyclist]

Germany have at last just lost a world cup penalty shoot-out!😁👍

 

[Seevio]

Germany out on penalties. Not words I thought I'd be writing.

 

[Dorset Boy]

And Morocco beat Netherlands on penalties.
Both shoot outs had loads of missed or saved spot kicks apparently.
Japan have now led 3 WC knock out games at HT and lost them all.

 

[Beebo]

Just shows you can’t leave it to penalties.
You have got to get the game won in 90+30.
Penalties are such a lottery.

 

[midlandsgrimpeur]

Germany have been awful since 2014, they used to have a conveyor belt of top class players which has dried up for some reason.

Surprised at Netherlands, they seemed like a strong dark horse, even against a strong Morocco.

Japan missed a huge opportunity to beat a very average Brazil team.

 

[Dorset Boy]

It sounds like the Dutch failed to show any of the flair and attacking intent from their demolition of Sweden.
Japan not fit enough?