The actual I am watching the World Cup thread. No, non World Cup watchers please. Spoilers.

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  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,269
    BloodyL. 😳🤭😊
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,610
    Croatia only have played 50 tournament matches, and now 2 World cup semis.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,593
    Brazil, the very essence of a team living off past reputation.
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,610
    Pross said:

    Brazil, the very essence of a team living off past reputation.

    A long time since they won their 5th World Cup.
  • MattFalle
    MattFalle Posts: 11,644
    Tbf, they had to play 18 qualifying games to get to the group stages and I think they won every one of them?

    They're fairly tasty.

    but not tasty enough it seems....
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    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • MattFalle
    MattFalle Posts: 11,644
    Right fellas, Argentina vs Holland?
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    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,593
    MattFalle said:

    Tbf, they had to play 18 qualifying games to get to the group stages and I think they won every one of them?

    They're fairly tasty.

    but not tasty enough it seems....

    Suggests the South American qualifying isn’t up to much. Africa is probably a bigger test these days.
  • MattFalle
    MattFalle Posts: 11,644
    Pross said:

    MattFalle said:

    Tbf, they had to play 18 qualifying games to get to the group stages and I think they won every one of them?

    They're fairly tasty.

    but not tasty enough it seems....

    Suggests the South American qualifying isn’t up to much. Africa is probably a bigger test these days.
    More names than substance?
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    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • Dan Roan saying ‘Brazil had been in scintillating form’. What utter sh1te. They only played well against Korea.
  • MattFalle
    MattFalle Posts: 11,644
    Ooooh.... here we go!
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    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • Blimey, wow, what a great goalie.
  • Looking forward to seeing Messi mull about for 85 minutes then explode into greatness.
  • MattFalle
    MattFalle Posts: 11,644

    Looking forward to seeing Messi mull about for 85 minutes then explode into greatness.

    10 yard toe punt in that takes a deflection.
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    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,593
    Still don’t know why the keeper bothers moving with penalties, I reckon nearly half would be saved by just staying in the middle of the goal.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,227
    edited December 2022
    MattFalle said:

    Right fellas, Argentina vs Holland?

    I suspect we will see an all European semi finals line up.
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,610

    MattFalle said:

    Right fellas, Argentina vs Holland?

    I suspect we will see an all European semi finals line up.
    Why have you jinxed it?
  • DeVlaeminck
    DeVlaeminck Posts: 9,108
    Bolox my recording stopped half way through the shootout - I did record the programme after but not the one after that !

    Actually thought Brazil played pretty well there but sometimes your performance doesn't get the win. Credit to Croatia.
    [Castle Donington Ladies FC - going up in '22]
  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,269

    Bolox my recording stopped half way through the shootout - I did record the programme after but not the one after that !

    Actually thought Brazil played pretty well there but sometimes your performance doesn't get the win. Credit to Croatia.

    You can get the missing bit on BBC iPlayer
  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,269

    MattFalle said:

    Right fellas, Argentina vs Holland?

    I suspect we will see an all European semi finals line up.
    I would lurve Morocco to send me-me-me little Ronnie home.
  • MattFalle
    MattFalle Posts: 11,644

    Bolox my recording stopped half way through the shootout

    Brazil won 11-10,

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    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • I would lurve Morocco to send me-me-me little Ronnie home.


    Same here, I just have a horrible feeling of an Eng v Portugal semi final with Ronaldo scoring a late winner! After all this talk of Messi's glorious swansong, it wouldn't surprise me if it ended up being Ronaldo that won a WC.
  • MattFalle
    MattFalle Posts: 11,644
    edited December 2022
    orraloon said:

    MattFalle said:

    Right fellas, Argentina vs Holland?

    I suspect we will see an all European semi finals line up.
    I would lurve Morocco to send me-me-me little Ronnie home.
    i want Portugal to win it but Ronnie doesn't play another minute and warms the wood while they new young fella scores the winner with a mega overhead kick from 40 yards like Ibra did against Ingerrrrland.
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    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • His runs do light up a game.
  • MattFalle
    MattFalle Posts: 11,644

    His runs do light up a game.

    are we back on the colonoscopy thread?
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    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    This short arsed number 10 for Argentina seems alright.
  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,269
    This crowd is weird. Given the economic status of Argentina, just how many of the blue & white striped are real, how many are paid for stooges? It's FIFA, it's always all about the money, money, money, in a rich man's world.
  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,269
    When I were lad, I remember playing a series of mixed hockey matches, the games were meh but the post match showers were much better, wearing Argentina tops. Would have been post 1978 world cup and pre 1982 you know, that wee bit of bother in S Atlantic. Memories, memories...
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,593

    This short arsed number 10 for Argentina seems alright.

    Are you watching the 1986 replay?
  • This short arsed number 10 for Argentina seems alright.

    That pass was something else.
  • MattFalle
    MattFalle Posts: 11,644

    This short arsed number 10 for Argentina seems alright.

    He's actually 7ft tall its just a massive kit that makes him lok small.

    small
    small
    s-m-all
    small
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    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.