Game Thread World Cup 2018

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Get Pickford in there for the final kick!!! Stupid decision England coach!

 

[GriLtCheeZ]

Dang. Croatia were the better team.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

I’m rooting for Croatia in the final... France really turned me off the last two games.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

England shouldn’t feel terrible, their future is so bright. It’s just that Croatia has great seasoned grizzled vets, at top form at the peaks of their primes, and some at the ends.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

 

[Rastapopoulos]

 

[Rastapopoulos]

If I'm honest, England didn't deserve to get as far as they did. It was luck, and they never looked particularly inspired doing it. Croatia were certainly better. It's frustrating that England can't produce world class players (like Modric, who is probably player of the tournament - he reminds me of Hagi for Romania in the '90s). Don't give me Harry Fucking Kane - I want a Pirlo or an Iniesta... or a Modric. Closest in my lifetime was probably Paul Scholes and he just didn't play his best for England. Our best player was almost certainly Jordan Pickford, the goalie.

Still, we won the 2017 U-20 World Cup, so maybe there'll be someone in the next generation.

 

[SIeepwalker]

I’m rooting for Croatia in the final... France really turned me off the last two games.

Fuck you too

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Fuck you too

Woah, woah, woah now fella... take that Frenchman’s wave and get on! Lol jk

I don’t mind France. Pogba, Kante, and Griezmann are awesome. It’s just that Mbappe’s flopping really upset me, and the excessive time wasting yesterday.

Plus I feel like France will win another WC in 2022 because they are all perfect age for it. Croatia is a last ride for most their stars, plus underdog story is amazing. Second smallest country to reach the final.

 

[DUB]

England shouldn’t feel terrible, their future is so bright. It’s just that Croatia has great seasoned grizzled vets, at top form at the peaks of their primes, and some at the ends.

I feel that Enland's youth is why they progressed so far in this World Cup, and also the reason they lost against Croatia.

Pogba, Kante, and Griezmann are awesome.

I think Pogba has been average this World Cup, not bad, but not great. Kante has been immense! If France win (which I think they will) he should win the Golden Ball. I haven't been impressed with Griezmann, he's been so lazy with his defensive duties.

 

[DUB]

Just as France initially struggled with Belgium's formation before adjusting, settling, then winning; Croatia also struggled with England's formation before adjusting. England's 3-5-2 left Croatia's fullbacks with not much to do. They didn't capitalise initially, but eventually they started pushing forward, and getting crosses into the box. England chose to let Croatia's fullbacks do this, and back their aerial ability; they lost that gamble.

 

[SIeepwalker]

I think Pogba has been average this World Cup, not bad, but not great. Kante has been immense! If France win (which I think they will) he should win the Golden Ball. I haven't been impressed with Griezmann, he's been so lazy with his defensive duties.

I mostly agree, Pogba has been average, but Kante is so fucking good. He might be the best player on the team. He seems like an intelligent and likeable guy too, which is always pleasant. Griezmann hans't done much, but I felt like he gave his all on both side against belgium. Well, the whole team did really.

 

[SIeepwalker]

Just as France initially struggled with Belgium's formation before adjusting, settling, then winning; Croatia also struggled with England's formation before adjusting. England's 3-5-2 left Croatia's fullbacks with not much to do. They didn't capitalise initially, but eventually they started pushing forward, and getting crosses into the box. England chose to let Croatia's fullbacks do this, and back their aerial ability; they lost that gamble.

Yeah, I felt like we struggled out of the gate, but from the 20' until our goal, we were more in control of the game. Then it got kinda ugly

 

[SIeepwalker]

I'm fucking hyped !!

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Griezmann dived so bad... game should be tied rn

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Can Croatia pull off the 2016 Trump play?

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Heavy legs taking their toll. France absolutely capitalizing.

 

[SIeepwalker]

WORLD CHAMPS BABY !!!

 

[DUB]

Australia got closer to France in their group stage match, than Croatia did in the Final. Clearly Australia should have been in the Final.

Disappointing that the Final was decided by two incorrect refereeing decisions, but that's soccer. Griezman took a dive, he was touched, but only after his legs were in the air, tucked under him, already going down. Apparently the ref also thinks that all players should have their arms amputated, because the only way Peresic could have gotten his arm out of the way, was to not have any. Diving, and crap VAR decisions, pretty much sums up my lasting memories of this World Cup.

Even more disappointing was that France was rewarded for playing in such a negative fashion. Counter-attacking even against much lower ranked, and less talented nations, when you have such an array of talented players, is almost shameful. I know everyone will say that the end justifies the means, but I think its emblematic of a larger problem in soccer world wide. That said, if I was French, I wouldn't care less.

Croatia was clearly exhausted, the result of playing multiple extra time matches. Their best effort was already given against England.

The France v Belgium match was the best match of the World Cup, and the de facto Final. Whoever won that match was always going to win the trophy.

 

[SIeepwalker]

The Daily Show's "Africa won the World Cup" bit was an absolute disgrace. I'm astonished that such blatant racism could be expressed on high audience televison.

I'm glad that a lot of French NBA players like Batum, Gobert, Fournier... expressed their discontentment towards it

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

The Daily Show's "Africa won the World Cup" bit was an absolute disgrace. I'm astonished that such blatant racism could be expressed on high audience televison.

I'm glad that a lot of French NBA players like Batum, Gobert, Fournier... expressed their discontentment towards it

Disgusting, it’s like saying Team USA basketball getting gold is a gold for the continent of Africa. These men are proud Frenchmen.