The World Cup discussion thread

[Tijn Von Ingersleben]

I have picked Croatia since the early groups to win it. I think they still have a chance. For Croatia to win Modric needs to create space and let his feet go which has been impossible of late as teams are keying in on him. Mandzukic has also been a catalyst for the squad and is in great form. For England, Sterling and Sturridge need to find a way to finish. I find Southgate's choice of Sturridge...interesting? Sturridge is a complete dumpster fire at the club level. He has injury issues, struggled to get first team time, and failed to score while loaned to West Brom. Raheem 'Machine Gun' Sterling has good ability but has failed to net one in the tournament. England cannot continue to bank on set pieces. Especially against teams like Belgium (my pick for final) with Courtois in net.

Sturridge isn’t in the side.

He scored two for Liverpool in a preseason match against Chester as the England match was going on.

Shit you are right...lol...WTF was I thinking? Maybe not. I could have sworn. That's weird. He has been capped though correct? Or am I just getting it all screwed up? Oh well...my bad. Corrected.

 

[Tilly]

I have picked Croatia since the early groups to win it. I think they still have a chance. For Croatia to win Modric needs to create space and let his feet go which has been impossible of late as teams are keying in on him. Mandzukic has also been a catalyst for the squad and is in great form. For England, Sterling and Sturridge need to find a way to finish. I find Southgate's choice of Sturridge...interesting? Sturridge is a complete dumpster fire at the club level. He has injury issues, struggled to get first team time, and failed to score while loaned to West Brom. Raheem 'Machine Gun' Sterling has good ability but has failed to net one in the tournament. England cannot continue to bank on set pieces. Especially against teams like Belgium (my pick for final) with Courtois in net.

Sturridge???
He’s not in the team.

 

[Tommy Tainant]

 

[Toro]

I have picked Croatia since the early groups to win it. I think they still have a chance. For Croatia to win Modric needs to create space and let his feet go which has been impossible of late as teams are keying in on him. Mandzukic has also been a catalyst for the squad and is in great form. For England, Sterling and Sturridge need to find a way to finish. I find Southgate's choice of Sturridge...interesting? Sturridge is a complete dumpster fire at the club level. He has injury issues, struggled to get first team time, and failed to score while loaned to West Brom. Raheem 'Machine Gun' Sterling has good ability but has failed to net one in the tournament. England cannot continue to bank on set pieces. Especially against teams like Belgium (my pick for final) with Courtois in net.

Sturridge isn’t in the side.

He scored two for Liverpool in a preseason match against Chester as the England match was going on.

Shit you are right...lol...WTF was I thinking? Maybe not. I could have sworn. That's weird. He has been capped though correct? Or am I just getting it all screwed up? Oh well...my bad. Corrected.

Yes, he’s been capped. He even underwent a loan move to West Brom during the January window so he could get some game time to enhance his chances for an England recall, but he wound up only playing about 70 minutes for the rest of the season.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Neymar is why the sport will never be big in the USA. It's just not masculine for a guy to lay on the ground pretend crying, we can't condone it.

In the 70's my family, die hard NY Rangers fans were watching a playoff game where Philly bad guy Ron Flockhart took an accidental stick across the face and bled all over the ice and went off to get medical attention. The ******* guy came back stitched up at the start of the next period and my family gave him a standing ovation for being a real man.

There are countless other American sports stories like this. So to watch supposedly the best offensive player crying like a school girl - no, just ******* no. MAN UP!

We got such stories in our sport history as well.
Fully agree! Sport is for the strongest!

 

[Tijn Von Ingersleben]

I have picked Croatia since the early groups to win it. I think they still have a chance. For Croatia to win Modric needs to create space and let his feet go which has been impossible of late as teams are keying in on him. Mandzukic has also been a catalyst for the squad and is in great form. For England, Sterling and Sturridge need to find a way to finish. I find Southgate's choice of Sturridge...interesting? Sturridge is a complete dumpster fire at the club level. He has injury issues, struggled to get first team time, and failed to score while loaned to West Brom. Raheem 'Machine Gun' Sterling has good ability but has failed to net one in the tournament. England cannot continue to bank on set pieces. Especially against teams like Belgium (my pick for final) with Courtois in net.

Sturridge isn’t in the side.

He scored two for Liverpool in a preseason match against Chester as the England match was going on.

Shit you are right...lol...WTF was I thinking? Maybe not. I could have sworn. That's weird. He has been capped though correct? Or am I just getting it all screwed up? Oh well...my bad. Corrected.

Yes, he’s been capped. He even underwent a loan move to West Brom during the January window so he could get some game time to enhance his chances for an England recall, but he wound up only playing about 70 minutes for the rest of the season.

Yeah...I saw some stuff posted about him on a Rangers message board. Some guys were talking about how he really shit the bed last season. All good, thanks man!

 

[Stratford57]

Russia’s picturesque cities, warm people and delicious food made for a welcoming World Cup experience, BBC Sport pundit Chris Sutton tweeted in a heartfelt farewell to the tournament’s host country.

Even as the UK media howls about Russia – which has again been pre-emptively blamed for a curiously-timed “nerve agent” poisoning – Sutton expressed gratitude for the hospitality (and flattering haircut) he received while covering the World Cup. He even went so far as to note that the host nation had been unfairly maligned in the run-up to the tournament.

“Goodbye and thank you to Russia,” Sutton tweeted out on Sunday. “[Russia] portrayed negatively and unfairly before the World Cup.. we couldn’t have been made to feel more welcome!! Beautiful cities, friendly people, lovely food and world class barbers in Rostov.”

Dissuaded by factually dubious media reports of the horrors awaiting them should they brave a visit to Russia, many England fans chose against traveling to Russia to support their team. But the positive experiences of those who came out – not to mention England’s success on the pitch – has apparently debunked much of the slanted media coverage in the run-up to the event.

“Shiny happy people: England fans phone home from Russia with love,” The Guardian’s latest report on World Cup beams. The article highlights how one previously-deterred English fan had flown out to join his friends for the quarter-final, after being “persuaded by the positive reviews of those in Russia.” An English fan who spoke with the newspaper said he had “nothing but warm words for the host country and the reception they had received.”

Charmed: BBC Sport pundit tweets out farewell to ‘beautiful, friendly’ Russia

‘Expectations v reality’: England fans debunk fears of hostile Russian World Cup welcome (VIDEO)

 

[Tommy Tainant]

Russia’s picturesque cities, warm people and delicious food made for a welcoming World Cup experience, BBC Sport pundit Chris Sutton tweeted in a heartfelt farewell to the tournament’s host country.

Even as the UK media howls about Russia – which has again been pre-emptively blamed for a curiously-timed “nerve agent” poisoning – Sutton expressed gratitude for the hospitality (and flattering haircut) he received while covering the World Cup. He even went so far as to note that the host nation had been unfairly maligned in the run-up to the tournament.

“Goodbye and thank you to Russia,” Sutton tweeted out on Sunday. “[Russia] portrayed negatively and unfairly before the World Cup.. we couldn’t have been made to feel more welcome!! Beautiful cities, friendly people, lovely food and world class barbers in Rostov.”

Dissuaded by factually dubious media reports of the horrors awaiting them should they brave a visit to Russia, many England fans chose against traveling to Russia to support their team. But the positive experiences of those who came out – not to mention England’s success on the pitch – has apparently debunked much of the slanted media coverage in the run-up to the event.

“Shiny happy people: England fans phone home from Russia with love,” The Guardian’s latest report on World Cup beams. The article highlights how one previously-deterred English fan had flown out to join his friends for the quarter-final, after being “persuaded by the positive reviews of those in Russia.” An English fan who spoke with the newspaper said he had “nothing but warm words for the host country and the reception they had received.”

Charmed: BBC Sport pundit tweets out farewell to ‘beautiful, friendly’ Russia

‘Expectations v reality’: England fans debunk fears of hostile Russian World Cup welcome (VIDEO)

It sounds idyllic.
LGBT+ Campaigner's Arrest Highlights Concerns For Gay Fans At Russia World Cup

 

[Toro]

Does anybody know where Belgium actually is?

 

[Tommy Tainant]

Does anybody know where Belgium actually is?

Its the world capital of beer. Its a wonderland.

This is a fascinating game. Best of the tournament in my opinion.

 

[Stratford57]

Belgian royal family to attend semi-final showdown

Macron arrives in Russia to support national team during World Cup semifinals

Croatian president flies into Russia for World Cup match

3 from 4 countries in semifinals are supported by their high ranked representatives. Only stupid Teresa May is not coming to support English team in semis tomorrow. And only 5 thousands of the bravest English fans will be supporting their ream due to Teresa's scary fairly tales about Russia. What a shame...

 

[Tommy Tainant]

Belgian royal family to attend semi-final showdown

Macron arrives in Russia to support national team during World Cup semifinals

Croatian president flies into Russia for World Cup match

3 from 4 countries in semifinals are supported by their high ranked representatives. Only stupid Teresa May is not coming to support English team in semis tomorrow. And only 5 thousands of the bravest English fans will be supporting their ream due to Teresa's scary fairly tales about Russia. What a shame...

Maybe if Russia stopped murdering British citizens ???

 

[Tilly]

Congrats to France!

 

[Tommy Tainant]

I think we saw the winners tonight.

 

[Eugene]

Russia’s picturesque cities, warm people and delicious food made for a welcoming World Cup experience, BBC Sport pundit Chris Sutton tweeted in a heartfelt farewell to the tournament’s host country.

Even as the UK media howls about Russia – which has again been pre-emptively blamed for a curiously-timed “nerve agent” poisoning – Sutton expressed gratitude for the hospitality (and flattering haircut) he received while covering the World Cup. He even went so far as to note that the host nation had been unfairly maligned in the run-up to the tournament.

“Goodbye and thank you to Russia,” Sutton tweeted out on Sunday. “[Russia] portrayed negatively and unfairly before the World Cup.. we couldn’t have been made to feel more welcome!! Beautiful cities, friendly people, lovely food and world class barbers in Rostov.”

Dissuaded by factually dubious media reports of the horrors awaiting them should they brave a visit to Russia, many England fans chose against traveling to Russia to support their team. But the positive experiences of those who came out – not to mention England’s success on the pitch – has apparently debunked much of the slanted media coverage in the run-up to the event.

“Shiny happy people: England fans phone home from Russia with love,” The Guardian’s latest report on World Cup beams. The article highlights how one previously-deterred English fan had flown out to join his friends for the quarter-final, after being “persuaded by the positive reviews of those in Russia.” An English fan who spoke with the newspaper said he had “nothing but warm words for the host country and the reception they had received.”

Charmed: BBC Sport pundit tweets out farewell to ‘beautiful, friendly’ Russia

‘Expectations v reality’: England fans debunk fears of hostile Russian World Cup welcome (VIDEO)

It sounds idyllic.
LGBT+ Campaigner's Arrest Highlights Concerns For Gay Fans At Russia World Cup

Any protests while Cup is officially forbidden.
If he decided to violate the law why police was so soft to him?

Gays are not persecuted in Russia by law but they are strictly not welcome by society. So it is usual lie in the article.

 

[Eugene]

Does anybody know where Belgium actually is?

I do. Can easily point any european country at the map without signs and can name every capital.

 

[Toro]

I think we saw the winners tonight.

England didn't play tonight, Tommy.

 

[Eugene]

Belgian royal family to attend semi-final showdown

Macron arrives in Russia to support national team during World Cup semifinals

Croatian president flies into Russia for World Cup match

3 from 4 countries in semifinals are supported by their high ranked representatives. Only stupid Teresa May is not coming to support English team in semis tomorrow. And only 5 thousands of the bravest English fans will be supporting their ream due to Teresa's scary fairly tales about Russia. What a shame...

Maybe if Russia stopped murdering British citizens ???

May be you'd better stop blindly believe lies of your propaganda? Have any proves?
What if I say you're a pedophil and will say it in every place you visit? Soon all people who know you will think that you are...because it is said everywhere.
That is theory of propaganda described by Goebbels and it is widely used by west

 

[Eugene]

Funny!
None of Belgian leaders met Trump in the airport as he arrived there for NATO summit at the same time as semifinal match...

 

[Stratford57]

Maybe if Russia stopped murdering British citizens ???

May be it's somebody from Porton Down is murdering British citizens? Of-course, it's a lot easier to blame somebody else than to take the blame and to tell your citizens: your secret chemical lab has been leaking or its crazy employee is wondering around with poison. Anyway, Salisbury, and Amesbury are situated 5 and 6 miles away from Porton Down. Coincidence?

Independent:
The major incident in Amesbury saw two people poisoned by the same nerve agent that almost killed the Skripals, government scientists have confirmed. The attack turns attention once more to Porton Down, the mysterious laboratory that has unintentionally become central to the response to the attacks.

The secretive government facility at Porton Down has been used for experiments involving deadly and often undisclosed weapons, and in the wake of the Salisbury attack has become indelibly associated with the nerve agent used in the attack.

Porton Down would be notable in any use of nerve agent on British soil, given its importance in testing and understanding such deadly weapons. But it is also by coincidence literally close to the two attacks: Salisbury, Amesbury and the facility are all just a few miles apart, in a triangle that has now become central to the attacks and the fallout from them.

Everything you need to know about the secretive Porton Down facility

I wonder why it has to be my job to educate some ignorant and hateful Brits? They have their mother Teresa for that. BTW, Toro will be mad at you, dear Tommy, because you are involving politics into your own World Cup thread.